Xbox Live on Windows Phone 7: looks cool, but is it enough?

August 17, 2010 by Xbox News  
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Ever since it was first shown off , we've known that Windows Phone 7 would include a games hub that integrated with Microsoft's Xbox Live and offer a range of games using Microsoft's XNA game development framework. At the Gamescom 2010 conference this week, Microsoft announced the first wave of games that would ship for the platform at launch or soon after. Fifty games were named, with titles ...

The Behemoth – Game #3 – Development Video

August 12, 2009 by Xbox News  
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The Behemoth are currently developing their 3rd game which for now is only called, Game #3. Just because it doesn’t have an official title yet doesn’t mean they can’t show us a little multiplayer gameplay. Now personally, I didn’t like what Castle Crashers offered in terms of competitive gameplay and I’m not really loving the multiplayer gameplay for Game #3. I’m more interested in the single player experience, which they mention will be shown at a later date. Either way, I sorta wish more devel

Game Programming Golden Rules (Game Development Series)

June 29, 2009 by Xbox News  
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