Wed 20 Feb 2008
Microsoft Lets Users Create Games for Xbox 360
Posted by Jason T. under Microsoft, User generated content, Xbox
Using games developed using it’s XNA Game Studio 2.0, Microsoft announced today in a press release that users will be able to create, play, and peer review games developed by Xbox 360 users.Developers can download the XNA Game Studio 2.0 toolset for free. In order to submit the games for distribution on Xbox Live, developers will have to join the XNA Creators Club ($49 for 4 months or $99 for 12 months). Seven games created on the XNA platform were announced and should be immediately available for download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Other developers will get their chance to try out the release process in a beta starting this Spring. It appears that games created by developers will be first peer-reviewed the game and content rated for appropriateness and conformance to the Terms of Service. Once it passes, it would then be added to the Marketplace.