Andrea Ciolini

It has been argued that videogames are becoming “more of the same” with little creativity and only business profits in mind. XNA gives an opportunity to the “lone wolf” or a small group of friends to finally express something new with little profits but a lot of passion in mind. My question would be: “How did you come up with your idea?”. It could be brainstorming, or something that came to you when you played X or experienced Y in your life, etc. As far as I am concerned my current project, a puzzle game, is based on a few sketches on mechanics and rules I created few months back:)

Microsoft has released the latest version of its game development suite targeted to Xbox 360, Windows PC and Zune. C# 3.0 is now supported as well as several key functionalities that were badly needed by hobbyist developers such as “Trial mode” releases, “in-game invites” using the Xbox LIVE multi-player platform, and “1-click installation” of Windows games with automatic asset compression of content to improve download times.

Download XNA Game Studio 3.0 here

Some users have noted that Google Chrome assigns a unique Client ID at every installation so each copy can be identified and tracked.

If you wish not to disclose your ID, Stefan Bauer has created a small Google Chrome launcher that automatically deletes the unique Client ID before each run. It basically scans the “Local State” file inside the Chrome directory and removes all the info related to the Client ID before starting the actual browser.

Google Chrome Anonymizer is available here

Ok, I did it! It seems System Mechanic Professional processes were causing Chrome not to start. I’ll wait a few days and then try to reinstall IOLO’s application.