XNA Framework

Software entity

Made with and uses the XNA framework by Microsoft, a set of tools and a runtime for game development. Or the Mono.XNA open-source and cross-platform re-implementations of the API.

76
games
7
platforms

Alternate names: Mono.XNA, Microsoft XNA, XNA Game Studio

Cross-platform support for Windows, X360, Zune, and Windows Phone 7.

Mono.XNA is an open-source implementation of the API for other platforms.

Originally XNA stood for `Xbox New Architecture´, but has since been redefined as `XNA is Not an Acronym´.

Games coded with XNA are either in C# or VB.NET.

FNA is a free cross-platform runtime library to replace XNA runtimes now that Microsoft has clarified that it has no interest in supporting independent developers who use XNA.
Implied:
* .NET framework
* C# language

Similar:
* SlimDX - a more general purpose library with similar feature set.
* MonoGame

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Parent groups

Game libraries, Programming libraries

Child group

FNA

Games by year

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A2004 - XNA toolset announced
B2006 - XNA tech preview released
C2007 - XNA Game Studio 2.0 released
D2008 - XNA Game Studio 3.0 released
E2009 - XNA Game Studio 3.1 released
F2010 - XNA Game Studio 4.0 released

The first XNA Framework video game was released on March 11, 2008.

Cellar Door Games, Spooky Squid and HeartBit Interactive published most of these games.

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Platforms

Windows 44
Linux 22
X360 6
Mac OS X 1
PS3 1
PS4 1
PS Vita 1