As many of you may already know, there is a new Zune device model which supports high definition video, named “Zune HD”.
This model brings, among other very interesting features, a touch screen and an accelerometer.
Today, the XNA team has released an add-on for XNA GS 3.1, in order to support this new device.
You can download the extensions from here and or read more about the release on this page.
Enjoy!
~Pete
> Link to Spanish version.
The winners of this year’s DBP compo have been recently announced:
From the announcement:
Dean Dodrill of the United States earned the grand prize of $40,000 for “Dust: An Elysian Tail” a side-scrolling, action role-playing game in which the player controls Dust, a man searching for himself. Set in the beautiful yet mysterious world of Falana, this game chronicles Dust’s journey to liberate an oppressed village and rediscover his past. Meticulously hand-animated and painted, “Dust: An Elysian Tail” welcomes exploration, action, and above all else, mastery of a fighting system that rewards skilled gamers.
Panya Inversin and his team from the United States took home second place and $20,000 for their stunning 3-D, four-player brawler/space-shooter, “Max Blastronaut”.
Nivel21 Entertainment, led by Mauricio Garcia from Spain, received third place and $10,000 for the challenging puzzle game “Rotor’scope – The Secret of the Endless Energy”.
China’s Hu Ling and his team came in fourth place and received $5,000 for the stylish martial arts action game “HurricaneX2 Evolution”.
Congrats to the winners! (and of course, to all of the six finalists)
You can check the official announcement here and or visit the DBP website. For trailers of all the finalists you can check this site or this other site.
Cheers!
Pete
> Link to Spanish version.
A couple of days ago I received, on behalf of MSFT Technet & MSDN Team for Argentina and Uruguay, the distinction of “Microsoft Active Professional”.
The award is granted to those professionals who are considered to be among the top 5% of most active contributors in the community.
Thanks a lot to Microsoft for honoring me with this award!
Cheers!
~Pete
> Link to Spanish version.
