Posted on 08/14/2006 4:31:28 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- Hoping to spur interest among video game enthusiasts, creative types and students, Microsoft Corp. said it plans to offer a consumer version of the professional software tools used to create video games for its Xbox 360 console.
The XNA Game Studio Express program, an offshoot of the company's more robust XNA Framework, will be available August 30 for a $99 annual subscription, the company announced Monday.
The software, which requires a Windows PC to operate, will let anyone with the desire create their own video games and then share them on Microsoft's Xbox Live online game service, said Peter Moore, a Microsoft vice president.
"It's our first step of creating a YouTube for video games," Moore said, referring to the wildly popular free online video sharing Web site. "It will give you everything you need to bring your game to life on Xbox 360."
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I like the premise, but I'm almost certain the execution will be a problem.
Hey what about, Whack-a-Hezz-a-mole?
Sorry, I'm saving my money for Nintendo's Wii.
oh yeah I love the idea of designing my own game, it's just that every hacker in the world is going to mess with this one....
When does that come out?
Nintendo hasn't announced the release date yet. It's expected to do so in a little over a week at a big game convention in Germany. (If the date doesn't leak sooner.) Based on the fact that Nintendo's already manufacturing the suckers, an October or early-November release is expected.
yeah....sounds like a Christmas-time release to me....
I can't wait to get a PS3, but the price will have to come down either way.
Heck yeah ... the first guy to make up a non-PC version of the Modern Crusades as an FPS is going to make a MINT!!!!
Especially if the climax of the game shows Mecca and Medina taken out with a pair of ICBM's.
yep
Maybe it's because Microsoft is pushing this that there will be a couple thousand holes that people can work through and exploit.....
You can do that now with Civilization II :)
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