Microsoft cans indie development suite
Microsoft has announced that it will no longer be supporting the XNA development suite for video game development
Lumi wins Dream.Build.Play for 2010 – Nets $40 000 for it’s effort
Every year Microsoft offers up $75 000 in it’s Dream.Build.Play competition for semi-pro and indie developers to vie for by submitting titles developed on it’s XNA platform. This year Microsoft received 350 valid entries from 110 countries and has whittled that down to 4 winners. Last Updated: May 5, 2010
Harmonix and MTV tout Rock Band Network
Harmonix, further differentiating themselves from Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise, have announced what may be the most revolutionary service to impact the music rhythm game genre – the Rock Band Network. Set to launch sometime this year, Rock Band Network will allow large-label music artists, indie musicians and end-users alike to submit their own master songs to "Harmonix-trained freelance game developers" …
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai out tomorrow
It’s been a long time coming but The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai is finally ready to be unleashed on the world. The Dishwasher has already been released once as a trial example of what can be developed on the XNA platform and was entirely developed by one man, James Silva. It was picked as a shining example and promoted to become …
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