REMEMBER 'BLADE3D'?

And no, I'm not referring to a 3D representation of the Marvel's hero.

I mean this upcoming XNA-based framework. Today, Zyggy has informed us that the first open beta is now available for testing.

Check out this screenshot:

Worth testing, imho ...

[Note: in order to receive the beta you must register here.]

XNA & WINFORM

Ziggy has published a tutorial (sample included) that shows how to combine the XNA Framework with WinForm's elements.

From Ziggy's post: "In this example I have created a simple application that creates an XNA Device object and renders a triangle on the screen. This sample supports screen resizing and uses a scroll bar to rotate the triangle around in a circle."

Nice one!

[For those that want to dig into this subject, don't forget to check this post by Shawn Hargreaves on the matter].

"GETTING STARTED"

We have a new member that a couple of days ago decided to join the ring of XNA bloggers: "TehOne.com".

Eric has kicked off with a couple of posts with source code:

• Enabling-Disabling GameComponents when a game is Activated-Deactivated, and
• Framerate GameComponent.

C'mon, let's all say hello to Eric and welcome!