XNA Creators Club Premium membership

Why you need an XNA Creators Club Premium membership

The Premium membership gives you updates to your Xbox 360 so that you can create, debug and play games you have written for the Xbox 360 using XNA Game Studio Express. Over time, membership also grants access to additional premium content, resources and partner offerings that will further help you to successfully learn and build your very own games.

How to get an XNA Creators Club Premium membership

To purchase an XNA Creators Club Premium membership, you can choose to either watch this instructional video or follow these 6 easy steps.

1. Power up your Xbox 360 and ensure that it is connected to the Internet. Sign in to Xbox Live with your Xbox Live Silver or Gold membership.
   
   Note:
   

   • The Creators Club is only available to countries with Xbox Live (excluding Korea).

   • While you are using the XNA Game Launcher or playing an XNA Game Studio Express game, you must remain connected to Xbox Live.

   
   

2. Go to the Xbox Live Marketplace and Select Games, and then All Game Downloads.
   
   

   
   
   

3. Scroll towards the bottom of the All Game Downloads list to XNA Creators Club and click button to select this offering.
   
   Note: If you do not see the XNA Creators Club category, please navigate to the Xbox 360 Dashboard and navigate to Family Settings, then Console Controls, and finally Game Ratings. Select Allow All Games. This will allow you to see the XNA Creators Club category in the marketplace and download the XNA Game Launcher. Once you have downloaded the XNA Game Launcher and have joined the XNA Creators Club, you can activate any prior restrictions you had in the Game Ratings system.
   
   If you would like more information on Parental Controls and the XNA Creators Club, please see the following blog entry: http://blogs.msdn.com/xna/archive/2007/01/16/parental-controls-and-the-xna-creators-club.aspx.
   
   

4. In the XNA Creators Club screen, click on the membership option
   
   

   

5. You will be given the option of purchasing a 4-month trial or annual membership (4 months for $49 or 12 months for $99). You need to input a valid credit card number and confirm the transaction.
   
   

6. From this point on, assuming you’ve downloaded XNA Game Studio Express and the XNA Game Launcher, you can now create, debug and play games on your Xbox 360. To get started, begin by going to the getting started page.
   
   Don’t forget to make use of tutorials, samples, utilities and starter kits as well as the helpful community available at creators.xna.com. These resources can make your path to a finished game quicker and easier.