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11.22.09

Create Videogames Without Crunching Code

Kodu lets you roll your own Xbox fun

By Sean Portnoy Posted 06.11.2009 at 10:57 am 6 Comments

From Second Life to The Sims to Spore, games have long encouraged users to develop content, such as fashions or creatures, and share it online. But Microsoft has taken creativity to the next stage with Kodu, a program that allows players on an Xbox 360 or a PC to craft entire games using just the controller to select icons.

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READ MORE ABOUT > content producers, june 2009, kodu, second life, videogames

Make Your Own Game

Microsoft’s Kodu lets you create without coding

By Scott Steinberg Posted 02.06.2009 at 12:34 pm 11 Comments

Developing PC and video games is a crapshoot at best. My own self-published Heavyweight Thunder took a year to build, cost a small fortune, and ultimately tanked with critics. But if Microsoft has its way, literally anyone, regardless of technical know-how, will soon have the opportunity to create jaw-dropping digital diversions.

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READ MORE ABOUT > kodu, microsoft, VIDEO GAMES, videogames, xbox 360