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    G.O.B.: Come on!: Good shit. The colors on the iPhone look like balls when compared to the Zune HD when playing the same game. more »
    FritzAlcaeus: Hello from Foundation 42 Although it is a fairly simple game, there is quite a lot going on behind the scenes and also quite a bit that we don't show... more »
    TheWerewolf - Sotto voce: Hold on now... the original app was done using MonoTouch - which is the .Net platform for the iPhone. That means that most of the code was already IN ... more »
    Victor Zarza: Wow, colours on the Zune look so saturated and rich. Notice the orange interface of the game. Big difference between iPhone and Zune. more »
    snitch: I think that the Zune HD is amazing but I have 1 question, why if the Tegra chip is so powerful, why does it take 15 secs for the calculator app to op... more »
    Christopher Cox: This doesn't mean porting apps is easy. That is a simple game. Simple games are extremely easy to port over. Port a complex game and we will be more i... more »
    AaronC-T: Isn't the Zune's eventual app store going to be the same one Mobile 7 uses? Maybe that's why. more »
  • #zunehd

    Game Ported From iPhone to Zune HD in 12 Hours

    Game maker Foundation 42 is one of the first developers to get an app working on the Zune HD, and it looks like it wasn't too difficult a process, taking only 12 hours. This is a good sign. More »
  • #zune

    Put Games On Your Zune Now: XNA 3.0 Preview Arrives

    XNA 3.0 tech preview is out, and with it, you can dev or install some homebrew games on your Zune right now, like Alien Aggressor and Galactic Wars 3. The directions are at [Zuneboards, thanks IPXX]
  • #announcements

    XNA Hits The Zune This May

    Our wait for games on the Zune is slowly coming to an end, as Microsoft has announced that XNA (an Xbox 360-light game platform) will come to the Zune this month. Not every title will be supported—Microsoft only has four XNA titles running on the Zune at this very moment—but those that arrive will support up to 8-player ad-hoc wireless gaming (as we mentioned before). Also of note, developers can use the Xbox 360 controller with the XNA software development kit and to map Zune actions to the controller. More »
  • #zunegaming

    Video: Zune Multiplayer Games In Action

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  • #zune

    Video Tour and Details of Zune Games and SDK

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  • #microsoftzunegames

    Xbox 360 XNA Arcade Games to Come to Zune

    Microsoft just announced that the XNA Game Studio, the user-created games program for the Xbox 360 is coming for the Zune. The demo shown at Game Developer's Conference shows a person controlling the game with the Zune pad, pausing the game, going out and switching music on the Zune, then going back into the game. Very neat. More »
  • #gaming

    Microsoft Xbox 360 XNA Game Studio 2.0 Available, Adds Multiplayer Support

    Microsoft XNA Game Studio, the user-creation tool that allows you to make Xbox Live Arcade-quality games for the Xbox 360, has just been upgraded to 2.0. The most interesting improvements in the new version are the multiplayer networking APIs, which means you can actually create games like Jason Chen's Big Boob Robots that take advantage of Xbox Live's network support. Other than this, it's mostly improvements for developers that aren't that exciting for people who just want to play homebrew games. [MSDN]
  • #homeentertainment

    How to Play NES Games on Your Xbox 360

    Tired of waiting months and paying $5 for NES games like Contra to appear on Xbox Live Arcade? A coder has made a quick-and-dirty port of a PC NES emulator onto the Xbox 360 XNA platform, which you have to pay $99 a year (or $49 for four months) to access. More »
  • #homeentertainment

    Make Your Own 360 Games With XNA Game Studio Express

    After a few months of beta testing, the release version of XNA Game Studio Express is finally available for download. Prospective game designers anywhere can get a year's subscription for $99, which allows them to make games on their Windows PCs and play them on their Xbox 360s. More »
  • #homeentertainment

    Microsoft XNA Home Game Developer Kit Available For Download

    The XNA Game Studio Express, a developer pack that will allow you to make home-brew games for the Xbox 360 and the PC, is available for Beta download. Unfortunately this version only supports Windows XP SP2 and not Xbox 360 or Windows Vista. But, it's a good start to get your feet wet with game development, gearing up for the Xbox 360 compatible version at the end of the year. More »