There were a lot of incredible games released by the huge game developers this year, just as there were Arcade games by the smaller developers.  But what about the micro developers who worked away in their underground bunkers, testing and twisting the possibilities of game design for no...

Get an insider’s look at breaking into the game industry with a focus on XNA Game Studio and other platforms from PAX 2009.  We chose part 2 of 5.  Unfortunately the audio leaves much to be desired, but hoepfully you can get some ideas from this clip in approaching your dream of...

Title: ZP2K9 Developer: Jamezila / Ska Studios Players: 1 Online Multiplayer: 2-10 Genre: Platformer Price: 200 Points Countries: Canada, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States Languages: English Developer Summary: ZP2K9 is a super-crazy multiplayer sidescroller. Play...

Creator: Jamezila Genre: Top Down Shooter Players: 1-4 Price: 80 Points Countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States Languages: English Developer Summary: This video game product represents a culmination of years of intensive...

IndieGameReviewer.com talked about a new RPG featuring PvP, advanced character development and some really good looking graphics for Xbox 360′s Indie Game marketplace designed on the XNA Game Studio Framework. Could Masters of Belial by Brian Seal prove to be the RPG fan’s...

Avatar Support: Render and animate Avatars to use in your game to represent gamers and other characters within your game. Xbox LIVE Party Support: Enabling gamers to communicate, even when each gamer is not playing the same game in the same multiplayer session. LIVE Party supports up to...

Microsoft is pushing it community games development angle hard with the release of Kodu  (formerly known as Boku) – a code-free game development tool available for US$10 from the XBLA marketplace that allows players on an Xbox or a PC to design and develop complete games that can be...

By Herb Peterson Xbox 360 homebrew games are something that most 360 owners have never even heard of. A homebrew game is a game created outside of the normal realms of development, and as such is available as a free download. If you like the sound of homebrew games, check out the rest of...

Title: In The Pit Creator: luvcraft Genre: Action & Adventure Price: 400 Points Countries: Canada, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States languages: English description An “audio-only” stealth action game. Control a horrible monster who lives at the bottom of...

Here is a popular video showing what is possible with Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio, in this case a very cool-looking third-person shooter (TPS)  The author states: “For those of you interested in XNA TPS, the creation of this game is completely covered in the book:...

Microsoft’s Charles Cox demonstrates 3D scene rendering in 5 minutes with XNA Game Studio Express. Taken at the XNA Game Studio Express Open House Launch Party, December 11th 2006.