And the winner is..... The XBox team and XNA!

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!

Thanks all! Catch you on the next wave.

Thanks all but I will be moving on to a different job within Microsoft shortly. It was great to be a part of the Spoke community and I appreciate everyone's ongoing support in helping this grow.

davemi_ms

And the winner is..... The XBox team and XNA!

Thanks all! Catch you on the next wave.