Well the real winner is me of course for the opportunity to join Microsoft's XBox division and help drive the success of XNA. What is XNA you ask? Here's a brief exerpt from our
XNA site and you can find more answers to questions in the
FAQ at the same location.
Q: What is XNA?
A: XNA is Microsoft's next-generation software development platform, focused on enabling developers to make better games faster.
- Smart alignment - bringing together the best of Windows and Xbox software development tools
- Team Collaboration - With XNA Studio we will deliver a common file format, build process and integrated tool suite to optimize process and workflow for all team members.
- Pluggable components - Throughout the HD era, it's our commitment to improve all aspects of cross-platform development including building a game framework with the industry, and better integrated testing tools
Its going to be a lot of work and yes - a lot of fun too! :) I'm super excited to be joining a team at one of the epicenters of gaming and helping to shape how that will be done in the future. I'll have a lot more interesting stuff to talk about there and I'll try to share with all you great folks here at the Spoke. I won't be in my new role for a few weeks yet but stay tuned folks!