DBP: WARM-UP ENTRIES?

XNAMatrix has published a list of entries to the "Warm-Up" phase, which so far amount to 20 games in two categories: 16 of them are 2D, and the remaining ... well, let me see ... hum, I think is ... 4! Yes 4; ... ahum! ... well, the remaining 4 are 3D ... (sorry for the delay but I had to open 'calc.exe').

The page provides links to creator's pages, download sections as well as screenshots.

If you want to submit a link to your entry just contact them.

See ya.

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].