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XNA Game Studio 3.1

Microsoft® XNA® Game Studio 3.1 enables hobbyists, academics, and independent game developers to easily create video games for Xbox 360, Windows, and Zune by using optimized cross-platform gaming libraries based on the .NET Framework in the C# programming language.

XNA Game Studio 3.0 or 3.1 is required to create games for Xbox LIVE Indie Games.

Ready to get started? Follow the easy instructions found in the readme to get started with the XNA Game Studio 3.1.

Download XNA Game Studio 3.1.

XNA Game Studio 3.1 Product Documentation

Developer documentation for XNA Game Studio 3.1 is available online at MSDN®. Browse the entire reference for the XNA Framework and XNA Framework Content Pipeline, follow along with how-to documentation in the Programming Guide, or explore step-by-step tutorials in the Getting Started section.

View XNA Game Studio 3.1 documentation.

Visual C# 2008 Express Edition

The Microsoft Visual C#® Express Edition is an IDE that combines ease-of-use and power into a free and convenient package that includes Microsoft IntelliSense® technology, code colorization, syntax checking, refactoring, and much more.

Download Visual C# 2008 Express Edition.

DirectX Software Development Kit

The Microsoft DirectX® SDK offers developers access to the latest tools, samples, and libraries necessary to build and deploy native Windows games and applications written in C++.

Download the latest DirectX SDK.

DirectX Runtime Web Installer

The Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime provides updates to 9.0c and previous versions of DirectX—the core Windows technology that drives high-speed multimedia and games on the PC. You must have the latest DirectX runtime updates in order to run games built with XNA Game Studio 3.1.

Download the latest DirectX End-User Runtime updates.


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