Fresh out of GDC, the XNA team announced XNA Game Studio 4.0, which they say will be released within the coming month.
There are some interesting additions to the API this time around, and some changes that existing creators will need to take note of:

Windows Phone 7 Hardware Support
Visual Studio 2010 Integration
Microphone Input
Dynamic (Unbuffered) Audio [...]

 
Robbie Bach, President of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division, will be giving a talk at the University of Sydney on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010.
For those who do not know, the E&D division handles products like the XBOX 360, Zune, Windows phone, all of the Microsoft hardware like Keyboards + Mice, and the Surface.
I personally hope [...]

Happy New Year everyone, lets hope that 2010 is a great year for the tech industry.
CES has reminded us that some great things are coming out this year from many companies, but of course the focus here is on Microsoft.
This year we can expect to see Natal hit shelves, one of the most interesting [...]

Just a reminder to everyone who registered for the XNA Game Camp in Wollongong this Friday.
Registration is open from 10:30 to 11am, but trains take ~2hrs to get there, so be sure you know what train you need.
Let me know if you are going to the camp!
 
-Michael

The ODSTs will be dropping into Cockatoo Island, Sydney next Thursday (6/8/09) and they will be bringing the famous WETA Warthog, as well as a bungie staffer along with them to show off the game to a select group of people.
Microsoft Australia is offering students an extra chance to attend, by providing two VIP tickets [...]

XBOX Australia is currently running a promotion where AU Silver members can get 1 month of Xbox LIVE Gold for $1. To get it, login to your Silver account and choose the 1 month membership option.
http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/pm/goldoffer1dollar
Note that after the month it will auto-renew at standard rates, but you can of course cancel or change your [...]

For those who develop in XNA, you will want to head to the Creators Club website and download the newest version of XNA Game Studio, XNA GS 3.1.
Please note that if you are making a game for the Community Games service, you will only be able to submit a 3.1 game from July 23rd.
If you [...]

This time around it is a pretty good deal, the Xbox Live Arcade game, Bionic Commando Rearmed is 50% off, for 400 points instead of the usual 800 points.
I will probably grab this deal myself, seems pretty good, and the demo was fun.
Remember that you have to be a gold member to see and [...]

(via Major Nelson)
So for those of you unlucky enough to have encountered this new issue, Microsoft has extended the warranty on your Xbox 360 just like they did for anyone who gets a Red Ring of Death. As well as that, if you have already paid for repairs for an E74 error, you will [...]

About 2 years ago the first Dream Build Play contest was held by Microsoft, with the intent of finding the best XNA games the public could create for the Xbox 360. I went into greater detail in my previous post on Dream Build Play here.
Just announced, The Dishwasher Dead Samurai, winner of the first [...]