Die nächste Version von XNA Game Studio steht zum Download bereit[1].
Die neuen Features sind:

• XNA Game Studio Express
  • Windows Vista is now fully supported
  • You can now add icons to XNA Game Studio Express Games.
  • Incrementally deployment of Xbox 360 projects now works for all your projects (not just the last one loaded)
• XNA Framework
  • Added Bitmap based font support
  • Added XACT 3D Audio support
  • Improvements and additions to the Math framework API’s
  • BasicEffect now supports per-pixel lighting
  • Many more changes based on your feedback!
• XNA Framework Content Pipeline
  • Added support for Volume Textures (Texture3D)
  • Content builds can now be canceled
  • Support for “clean” builds
  • Added the ability to read vertex and index buffer information from Model types
  • Many more changes based on your feedback!
• XNA Game Launcher (Xbox 360)
  • Game thumbnails are now displayed for your games
  • Improved connection-key connectivity experience between the Xbox 360 and the PC
  • The ability to test and diagnose the connection between the Xbox 360 and the PC

• Developer sharing of packaged XNA Game Studio Express Games
  • Users can now package their binary games into a single file to share with other users of XNA Game Studio Express.
  • These files can be emailed or hosted on websites like any other files.
  • To run a game double click a file and it will unpack to your Windows based PC or Xbox 360 console, it’s that easy!

Nun ist also auch unter Vista Spieleentwicklung für die XBOX360 möglich ;-)

Des weiteren gibt es eine ganze Menge an neuen Inhalten, Tutorials und Beispiele sowie ein neues RacingGame StarterKit auf der XNA Creators Website [2].

[1] Download: Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh
[2] http://creators.xna.com