XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh

XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh is a programming environment that allows you to use Visual Studio to create games for Windows Phone, Xbox 360, and Windows. XNA Game Studio includes the XNA Framework, a set of managed libraries designed for game development based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. This documentation collection contains technology overviews, tutorials, and reference material related to XNA Game Studio.

In This Section

• Introduction to XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh
  Provides helpful prerequisities for installing and using XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh
• Getting Started with XNA Game Studio Development
  Provides introductory information about developing games with XNA Game Studio.
• Writing Game Code
  Describes how to use XNA Game Studio and the XNA Framework to develop multiplatform games for Windows, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone.
• Adding Art, Music, and Other Game Assets
  Describes game assets, such as bitmaps, models, textures, and sounds. These assets, a collection of data files used to support gameplay, are managed by the XNA Framework Content Pipeline.
• Packing and Distributing Your Game
  Describes how to share and distribute your game to XNA Game Studio users and others.
• Advanced Topics
  Describes how XNA Game Studio provides numerous feature extensions to Visual Studio and Visual C# Express to help create eye-popping games.
• XNA Framework Class Library
  The XNA Framework class library is a library of classes, interfaces, and value types that are included in XNA Game Studio.
• Content Pipeline Class Library
  The Content Pipeline class library is a library of classes, interfaces, and value types that are included in XNA Game Studio. This library provides access to XNA Framework Content Pipeline functionality and is designed to be the foundation on which Content Pipeline–related applications, components, and controls are built.
• The App Hub Website
  More samples and tutorials, as well as developer community forums, are available at App Hub.