Last week Microsoft held an event at Warwick University to promote the launch of XNA Express, its easy access development platform for Windows and Xbox 360, aimed at academia and the amateur coding scene.
At the event, Chris Satchell, general manager of the Game Developer Group, spoke about his ambitions for XNA - in particular Microsoft's desire to foster a community that will share its home-made games through a YouTube-style content portal.
Legendary game designer Peter Molyneux - whose Lionhead studio was recently acquired by Microsoft - followed up by offering advice and encouragement to budding young coders.
GamesIndustry.biz caught up with them both afterwards to find out more about how XNA will change the development landscape. In part one of our interview, Satchell and Molyneux discuss the possibilities - and potential pitfalls - of opening up console development to all comers. Part two will be published tomorrow.
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Loud minority. I get VERY excited and so do the ppl i play with. We get together and play test the items and just have a good time about it. Not sure where youre getting your info lol, seems so exaggerated…there are like 4 angry man-children complaining about the update’s items.
Everyone is voicing their concerns with nerfs, buffs, updates, and making the game not fun to play. This is a major problem with this game and that's why arrowhead admitted that they have made bad decisions when it comes to nerfs, buffs and updates. They said that they are having meetings all next week on this very topic so it's not fake news like some people are trying to make it out to be.
The new warbond is garbage but luckily you can at least play the game for in game currency to buy it. I have barely played the game because the updates are ruining the game for me but hopefully they can fix the problems. As soon as they do I'll jump back in for sure.
