Turn your retail Xbox One into a dev kit to create games and apps for free

  Developers no longer need a developer kit to create games on their Xbox One. Microsoft has opened the platform to all developers now, and anyone can get started for free, with their retail Xbox One. @ShahedC Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/shahedC3000/xbox-one-dev-mode More Content Step-by-step instructions for activating developer mode How do I get my game on Xbox One?…

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Unity is coming to Philly, May 19 & 21

On May 21 Pipeine Philly will be hosting the Unity Roadshow (Multiplayer) from 10:00 am – 3 pm and also the Unity Certification from 4pm- 6pm. Unity will also be partnering with the folks at The Philly Game Forge on Thursday May 19 from 7-10pm, so stop by there, too! Schedule: 10:00am- 10:30am: Check-in & Registration…

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Indie Dev Podcast: Ep 29 – Ska Studios

Michelle and James Silva are a duo of developers based out of the Pacific northwest, perhaps best known for their work on the Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Arcade, through their Dishwasher titles, as well as Charlie Murder. Before that however, Ska Studios created the infamous  I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1, using Microsoft’…

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Game Dev Show 05 – Polish and Particles in Unity

Welcome back for another episode of the Game Dev Show. In this episode, Katherine “Kat” Harris talks about polishing your game by showing you the ins and outs of Unity’s Particle System. The Particle System within Unity is a powerful tool able to create a bunch of effects, from rain and dust to explosions and acid fog. @KatVHarris http://Unity3d.com/learn Topics…

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Indie Dev Podcast Ep 28 – Nick Robalik, PixelMetal

Nick Robalik is an independent Game Designer & Developer who started the NYC-based game studio PixelMetal in 2012. His goal is to make fun, entertaining games for people of all backgrounds and ages. His professional career spans over 15 years of Art & Creative Direction in the advertising and marketing industries, including work for Audi,…

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Welcoming the Xamarin team to Microsoft

As part of this commitment I am pleased to announce today that Microsoft has signed an agreement to acquire Xamarin, a leading platform provider for mobile app development. In conjunction with Visual Studio, Xamarin provides a rich mobile development offering that enables developers to build mobile apps using C# and deliver fully native mobile app experiences…

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Game Dev Show 01 – Which language should I program my game in?

Hello and welcome to the first episode of the Game Dev Show, I’m @DaveVoyles. Throughout this series we’ll have several Microsoft Technical Evangelists, as well as some guests, to introduce you to the concepts behind game development from a number of angles, including the programming, art, and business aspects of game production. Every Wednesday we’ll…