Microsoft Announces XNA Game Studio Express
Independent developers given an easier way to enter into Xbox360 development.  August 14th, 2006 (1:07pm) - At Gamefest 2006, Microsoft has announced a new set of tools, called the XNA Game Studio Express, based on the XNA platform.
XNA Game Studio Express aims to appeal game development to hobbyists, students, indie developers and studios to help them bring creative game ideas to existance. Chris Satchell, general manager of the Game Developer Group at Microsoft, announced details of the new technology, which will be broadly available this holiday season. XNA Game Studio Express will be available for free to anyone with a Windows XP-based PC and will provide them with Microsoft’s next-generation platform for game development. By joining a "creators club" for an annual subscription fee of $99 (U.S.), users will be able to build, test and share their games on Xbox 360 and access materials to help speed the game development progress. This represents the first significant opportunity for novice developers to make a console game without a significant investment in resources. Satchell also mentioned academic institutions that are going to include XNA Game Studio Express in their course offerings. Reported by David Amirian on August 14th, 2006 (1:07pm)
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