XNA Creators Club - News List

One Week to Register! February's Developer Talk Series

Registration closes on February 16th for our second session in our Developer Talk Series!

Dream.Build.Play Spotlight: Sol Survivor

Cadenza Interactive shares their Dream.Build.Play experience as a finalist, and how they took their tower defense games to a new level.

Scheduled Maintenance: XNA Creators Club Online

Creators will experience connection problems during this time.

Around The World In 80 Games: Mad Ninja Skillz

The Creators of the EZMuse series come from two different parts of the world!

Save the Date! Developer Talk Series for February

The dates and times have been set for our second session in our Developer Talk Series!

Now Available: January’s Developer Talk

The recording is now available from January's Developer Talk Series, Getting Started with Custom Shaders by Shawn Hargreaves.

Contest Finalists Channel on Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Information regarding how and when contest finalists are added to Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Open Letter to our Creator Community (January 2010)

A reminder regarding conduct and behavior.

Academic Spotlight: Alexander Backenhof

We kick off the Academic Spotlight series with the Student Creator of Velocity!

Global Game Jam 2010

Find a location near you and join in on the fun!

Synapse Gaming opens up SunBurn Framework

Synapse Gaming opens up SunBurn Framework to students, educators, and hobbyists!

Rock Band Network Beta Now Available!

Start making tracks for Rock Band 2 for the Xbox 360.

Community Spotlight: Hoyle Texas Hold 'em

Try out your betting skills in this Hoyle poker game!

Update to Peer Review for Avatar Usage

We’ve made an update to our Peer Review guidelines.

Download History Repaired

Top Agents Have Repaired the Issue

Live Meeting Invites for January’s Developer Talk

Invites have been sent out to all registered attendees

Update to Peer Review

We’ve made an update to our Peer Review guidelines.

Dream.Build.Play Spotlight: Creed Arena

Safari Studios gives us insight into their adventures competing in Dream.Build.Play 2009.

Download History Temporarily Unavailable

Creators Please Pardon the Interruption!

Scheduled Maintenance: XNA Creators Club Online

Some Creators may experience some connection problems during this time

Save the Date! Developer Talk Series for January

The dates and times have been set for our first presentation in our Developer Talk Series!

Around the World in 80 Games Series Kicks Off!

Our worldly visits start with Arkedo Studios in France!

Developer Talk Series Launches!

See who’s presenting and what topics will be discussed.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from the IDN Team…

Meet Our MVPs!

We’re launching a “Meet the Team” page, which includes bios on our MVP’s.

New Academic Page on CCO

We’ve added a new page to our site for students and faculty.

Dream.Build.Play Spotlight: Mirror

David Flook from Silver Dollar Games chats about his experience competing in Dream.Build.Play 2009.

IDN Team OOF

The IDN team will be out of office for the holidays; requests will be delayed.

New Developer Education Sample

New: Inverse Kinematics Sample for use in XNA Game Studio 3.1, plus two updates!

Farewell Jenkmeister!

Sean “Jenkmeister” Jenkin leaves for new adventures!

FAQ: Dream.Build.Play / Old Spice Challenge

An FAQ has been posted for the Dream.Build.Play Old Spice Challenge.

3 Days Left to Take Survey

The Product Feedback survey will close on December 11th.

Dream.Build.Play / Old Spice Challenge Launches TODAY!

Purchase History Limited to One Year

Creators with games on the Xbox LIVE Indie Game Channel should take note.

Imagine Cup 2010 and XNA Game Studio

Students from all over the globe can enter this competition

Product Feedback Survey

Give us your feedback on XNA Game Studio 3.1!

Dream.Build.Play Top 20 Spotlight Series

Starting December 15th, 2009, we’ll be highlighting some of the top 20 games from this year’s competition.

Australia's First Imagine Cup Game Development Camp!

Find out how you can join students for a game development event down under!

One Week Left to Take Survey

The “Get to Know the Developer” survey will close on November 26th.

We’re Turning One!

A look back at the last year for Xbox LIVE Indie Games.

Indie Developer Survey

Help us get to know you better!

Introducing the IDN Team

We’re not new, just newly named! Get to know the team behind XNA Creators Club Online.

Amendment to Rules Regarding Mixed Language Games

Traditional Mah-Jong Games Can Be Submitted to Xbox LIVE Indie Games

Indie Games May Not Include Unsupported Languages

Additional clarification and action has been required

Getting Started Section Updated

Check out the latest updates to the Getting Started page!

Xbox Dashboard Halloween Promotion

See how Indie Games are being featured on the Xbox console for Halloween

New DevEd Content Available!

Two new content items have been added to our Education Catalog.

Updated Video Content

We’ve updated videos in our Education Catalog and the 2D tutorial videos for XNA Game Studio 3.0

Community Spotlight: School's In

See how students are turning their school projects into real consumer products!

Why is my W8 form invalid?

Learn why some Creator's W8 forms are coming back as rejected.

Reminder: Price Structure is Changing

Final phase of price structure takes affect October 22nd.

An Open Letter to Creators

We clarify a few points for our creators regarding our community.

Updates to Peer Review Guidelines

Please review the latest updates to the Peer Review guidelines regarding trial modes.

Toon Boom: Try Before You Buy

Take Toon Boom Studio for a test spin, and read a review by one of our MVP's!

PAX 2009 Wrap-Up

Get the scoop on Xbox LIVE Indie Games at PAX!

Great Opportunity Not To Be Missed!

Don’t miss your chance to win $100,000 and get your game in front of the top publishers in the world by entering your game into the Indie Game Challenge (IGC).

Community Spotlight: Hot Potato Online

Check out a new game doing good for Child’s Play Charity!

Dream.Build.Play 2009 Winners Announced!

Check out who won this year's Dream.Build winners!

Brief Downtime on XNA Creators Club Online

We’re tidying up and leveling up!

Yo-Ho Kablammo now on Xbox LIVE Arcade

Dream Build Play 2007 finalist sails into Xbox LIVE Marketplace!

Keep up with us at PAX!

Xbox LIVE Indie Games is ready to rock Penny Arcade Expo 2009!

Videos on XNA Creators Club Online

Please pardon our dust!

New Xbox 360 Dashboard Launched!

Learn about user ratings, submitting your XNA Game Studio 3.1 games, and more.

Visit us at PAX

Stop by the Xbox LIVE Indie Games booth, and check out what we’re up to!

Changes to Peer Review

Clarifications and stricter guidelines have been implemented.

Tokens Are Live!

Premium Creators now have 50 copies of their game to give!

New Partner: Toon Boom!

Exclusive discount offered to Premium members for Toon Boom Studio!

Welcome to Xbox LIVE Indie Games!

Check out our new additions – countries, reputation, tokens and more!

New! Custom Avatar Sample, Rig, and Animations

New Custom Avatar Animation Sample, Rig, and Animations for use in XNA Game Studio 3.1.

Downtime Coming to CCO

On 7/23, CCO will be down for updates in response to your feedback!

Rock Band Network and XNA Creators Club Online

Harmonix is revealing a way for you to release your inner rocker!

Rocket Riot Breaks Out on Xbox LIVE Arcade!

XNA Game Studio is enabling studios to make games!

New Partner: Synapse Gaming!

Synapse Gaming brings exclusive discounts on SunBurn products for Premium members!

Changes to the My Business Section

Premium Creators will notice some new features, updates to their profiles.

SoundLab Assets Now Available!

Premium Creators now have access to over 170 audio files!

XNA Game Studio 3.1: New and Updated Samples!

The XNA Team has provided updates to a number of educational resources for XNA Game Studio 3.1, as well as new samples for one of our latest features, Avatars!

Kodu Now Available on Xbox LIVE Community Games!

The pick-up-and-create tool set arrives on Xbox LIVE Community Games!

We’re Back - For real!

Please pardon our dust as we work to return to all systems normal!

Downtime Tomorrow on CCO and Xbox LIVE!

We’re going a bit dark, but don’t fear! We’ll be back!

XNA Game Studio 3.1 is here!

Check out what’s new in XNA Game Studio 3.1, download it today and take your game to the next level!

Downtime Coming to CCO, Xbox, and Xbox.com

We're making some updates, changes, and tweaks in response to your feedback!

User Ratings are Coming to Xbox LIVE Marketplace!

All sorts of awesome news for our Creations from Microsoft from this week at E3...

E3 Microsoft keynote is TODAY 6/1 at 10:30am PST

E3 is finally upon us! As the show progresses, you can stay in loop with all the happening right at your fingertips. Find out where you can watch for the latest and greatest updates!

GarageGames Torque X for Game Studio 3.0 Now Available

GarageGames' Torque X for XNA Game Studio 3.0 is now available for Premium members!

Blazing Birds Now Available on Xbox LIVE Arcade!

Another Dream Build Play Winner Makes it to the Marketplace!

Autodesk's Softimage Mod Tool Pro 7.5 Now Available

Autodesk's Softimage Mod Tool Pro 7.5 is now available to Premium members! This new version is built on the Softimage 7.x core, which includes ICE (visual programming), new real-time shading API, support for Windows Vista, and many other improvements.

Brief Creators Club Outage and Downtime

Please pardon our dust while top agents make some repairs.

GDC 2009 Presentations Now Available

Several exciting presentations around XNA Game Studio were shown at this year’s Game Developers Conference. Many of these presentations are now available for download, providing a great resource to game developers interested in using XNA Game Studio.

Spaceshooter Minigame Now Available!

Super sweet Spaceshooter Minigame Just for Premium Creators Club Members!

It is Time to Get Paid!

Premium Creators should start seeing their bank accounts getting something special soon!

IGN Picks Now Available!

The gaming site picks their favorites and shares them with you!

XNA Creators Club Maintenance

Please pardon our dust as we make some adjustments.

Where to Find Reviews of Xbox LIVE Community Games

Opinions about your incredible creations are just a click away!

The Dishwasher Hits Xbox LIVE Arcade!

The Dream-Build-Play Winning Game is Now Available to Purchase!

Download History Now Available!

At last Premium Creators can learn how many of their creations have sold!

Dream-Build-Play 2009 begins April 6th!

Build the game of your dreams and compete with other game developers from around the world!

Dream Build Play '09/XNA Game Studio 3.1 Announcement

We announce this year's competition and reveal what's to come with XNA Game Studio 3.1!

200 Games and Counting!

Xbox LIVE Community Games has more than 200 games available for sale on Xbox LIVE Marketplace!

What's an RSS Feed?

XNA Creators Club Online now has RSS Feeds! What the heck does that mean?!?

Downtime on March 5, 2009

Changes coming to XNA Creators Club require brief downtime this week.

Changing the Price of Your Game

Creators will soon have the ability to change the price for their approved games. Get more details on how to do that here!

New Features Coming to XNA Creators Club!

New ability to change the price of your game, RSS Feeds, and new rules regarding Peer Review are coming soon!

Official XNA Logos Now Available!

Premium Creators can now use these Official Logos on their own websites!

New Dev-Ed Content: Input Sequence Sample

All Creators Can Learn More About Input with this Input Sequencing Sample!

My Business Section Update

Creators in New Zealand, Australia and Singapore can now submit personal information!

New XNA Game Studio Connect

Your feedback has helped us figure out how to make XNA Game Studio Connect be even more awesome.

Gamefest Moves to 2010

Due to overwhelming feedback from our partners, we are going to move Gamefest to a new date.

Where's My Money?

The When, Where, Why, and How of Getting Paid for Your Xbox LIVE Community Game

Kodu Coming to Xbox LIVE Community Games

It is sort of like XNA Game Studio "Junior" edition!

Trial Mode Increasing From Four Minutes to Eight Minutes

Attention Creators! Gamers will get more time to check out your game!

XNA Creators Club Online Downtime

We’re always improving!

My Business Section Downtime

Please pardon our dust!

All New Mod Tool Available

New Content for Premium Members!

CG Development Now in Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia

We're gaining ground globally!

Xbox LIVE Community Games is LIVE!

Check out the games that made the Xbox Community Games LIVE launch!

You are Open for Business!

Creators! Be sure to update your profile so you can get paid!

The New Xbox Experience Begins Tonight!

It’s the final countdown!

Three New XNA Game Studio 3.0 Samples

Learn all about Localization, Safe Areas, and Invites!

Playtesting: How to Break Your Game to Make it Better

We sit down with resident wizard and wiseman, Frank Savage, to learn more about Playtesting.

XNA Game Studio 3.0 is Here!

Everything you need to know about XNA Game Studio 3.0

Xbox LIVE Community Games Launch Party

We shipped it! We really shipped it! Time to celebrate!

Dream.Build.Play 2008 Winners Announced!

The winners of Dream.Build.Play 2008 were announced at our Launch Party. Check out the details!

Please Pardon Our Dust

Some parts of the site are still under construction...

Taxes and Community Games

A Guide to Taxes and Xbox Live Community Games.

XNA GS Goes Live October 30th

XNA Game Studio 3.0 Coming October 30!

Best Practices Guide

In anticipation of the upcoming release of Xbox LIVE! Community Games, the XNA team is pleased to announce the Best Practices Guide.

New Content: Waypoints, and 2D Tutorial Extra Credit!

Announcing a new set of XNA Game Studio content: a new AI waypont navigation sample and a new set of community video tutorials showing how to extend the 2D Getting Started tutorial!

Gamefest 2008 Presentations Now Available

Get on the cutting edge of game development with this year's Gamefest presentations, now available for download!

New Content: AI, Shadows, and Shaders!

Announcing a new set of XNA Game Studio content: a new AI flocking sample, a shadow mapping sample, and multipass lighting with the Shader Series!

New Content: SpriteBatch and BasicEffect Shaders

Announcing a new pair of utilities for XNA Game Studio: the SpriteBatch and BasicEffect shaders, which allow you to customize the default 2D and 3D drawing routines in the XNA Framework with your own shaders.

Movipa Mini Game Released!

The XNA Team is excited to announce the release of the mini game, Movipa. It is available for download now!

Caligari Announces TrueSpace 7.6 for Free

Earlier this month, Caligari announced the free release of TrueSpace 7.6, the latest version of the TrueSpace 3D modeling tool.

New Spotlights: Schizoid, Imagine Cup, Community Games

Announcing three new spotlights: Schizoid, the first Xbox LIVE Arcade game made in XNA Game Studio, a Community Games interview with XNA Group Program Manager Albert Ho, and a profile of Mother Gaia Studio and their game City Rain, this year's Imagine Cup winner!

Join the Community: Make Games, Make Money

Starting this holiday, release your game creations to millions of Xbox LIVE users with Community Games on Xbox LIVE...and make money doing it.

3D Game Creation Video Tutorial - Now Available!

The XNA team is pleased to announce the release of the 3D Game Creation video tutorial. All creators can access this in-depth video tutorial to take their game development skills into the third dimension.

2D Game Creation Video Tutorial - Now Available!

The XNA team is pleased to announce the release of the 2D Game Creation video tutorial. Over 2 hours of in-depth video tutorials is now for all creators.

Robot Game is now available!

The XNA Team is excited to announce the release of the mini game, Robot Game. It is available for all XNA Creators Club Premium Members to download now!

New Installer for Starter Kits Now Available

We have replaced the Visual Studio Installer (.vsi) files with Microsoft Installer (.msi) installers for all of our starter kits. This should address many of the issues that have been reported with starter kit installation.

XNA Creators Club Online Updated!

Today, the XNA Creators Club Online web site was updated, exposing new features and responding to feedback from our community based on our release in May. Read the news item for a list of updates!

Game On! Sweepstakes now available!

The XNA team has just launched XNA’s Creator Club Online Game On Sweepstakes. Join in for a chance to win $9650.00 in prizes including a grand prize of $5000.00!

Dream-Build-Play 2008 now available!

Today the XNA Team has launched Dream-Build-Play 2008. $75,000 in prizes and the chance to receive an Xbox Live Arcade Contract. Everyone who registers will also receive a FREE 12-Month Trial Creator Club Membership!

Download the XNA Game Studio 3.0 CTP

Introducing the XNA Game Studio 3.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP), your chance to get an early look at the upcoming version of XNA Game Studio, featuring Zune game development and support for Visual Studio 2008.

GDC 2008 Presentations Available

This year’s Game Developers Conference witnessed an impressive lineup of presenters on behalf of XNA Game Studio. Many of these presentations are now available, providing XNA developers with a valuable set of resources to learn more about making games with XNA Game Studio.

Democratizing Game Distribution: The Next Step

Read all about community games with a Gamasutra article written by our own Dax Hawkins; learn about the philosophy and history of community games, and discover how your game creations can reach Xbox LIVE Marketplace with the community games Beta.

New Content: Role-Playing Game Starter Kit

We are pleased to announce the new Role-Playing Game Starter Kit for XNA Game Studio. With a variety of customizable features, this Starter Kit provides you with everything you need to begin developing your very own RPG.

Game Development for Zune Interview

Watch Dan Fernandez, of “This Week on Channel 9” fame, interview our own Michael Klucher, grilling him on the details of the upcoming Zune device support in XNA Game Studio 3.0.