Wow! Microsoft is releasing an express version of the XNA Game Studio. For those of you not familiar with XNA, it's the gaming studio that Microsoft Studios uses to build games for Windows and the XBox. Previously, developers would have to pay a fee and become approved to develop content for either. Now, Microsoft is allowing developers to build their games for Windows for free and for $99/year on the XBox 360. The full announcement can be found
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