The mysterious XNA curtain has been pulled back revealing not only a new community friendly XNA / Xbox Live service, but also seven XNA game demos for everyone to enjoy. But you don't have to be on the GDC show floor to try out these little XNA gems, no sir. All you need to do is hop onto Xbox Live and get your download on. Though, the process for downloading XNA games is a bit different, so let us break it down for you.First, you'll have to download the XNA Game Launcher off the XBLM. You can find the this little doodad by going to New Releases > Game Content > XNA Creators Club. Once that 7MB file downloads, make your way to your XNA Game Launcher by heading to your Games blade > Games Library > My Games > XNA Creators Club. Here you'll be able to press "Y" and download all seven XNA trial games for free. Once you find a game and download it, you'll then be able to launch your demo from the same location. That's it, all done. And to get you started, we've posted a description of all seven downloadable XNA game demos after the break. Find something that appeals to you and give 'er a download. Oh, and have some fun too.
- Free XNA Downloads
- JellyCar: Created by Walaber from the United States, this game is about driving a squishy car through squishy worlds, trying to reach the exit.
- Little Gamers: This is a 2-D high definition action side-scroller based on the famous Web comic "Little Gamers" created by Loïc Dansart, a 24-year-old software developer from Belgium.
- The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai: An intense 2-D action platform game created by James Silva from the United States, "The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai" has a unique, highly stylized look and fast and fluid action.
- TriLinea: This puzzle game created by Edison S. Prata Jr., Renato Pelizzari da Silva and Davi da Silva Prata from Brazil mixes fast-paced action with strategy.
- RocketBall: Created by Tyler Wanlass, Patrick Murty and Todd Barrons of the United States, this neighborhood game of dodgeball explodes onto the street with fast-paced multiplayer action.
- ProximityHD: This game, created by Brian Cable from the United States, takes the essence of strategy games - battles for control of territory and armies - and distills it down to a simple, easy-to-understand set of rules for casual players.
- Culture: Created by independent game development company Hidden Path Entertainment from the United States, "Culture" contains challenging games and puzzles based on beautiful flowers.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
2-20-2008 @ 6:30PM
ScottyGEE32 said...
Either its taking awhile to come up in Australia, or that Australia isn't deemed special enough to recieve XNA material...It better not be the latter case.
Sure I have my American account...But signing in and out for things that should be there in the first place gets me a little annoyed..
I guess I'll wait and see if it pops up in Australia else, well, whats the point in me getting the XNA creators club license?
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2-20-2008 @ 6:32PM
Magic Whiskey said...
I've downloaded all of them and so far played Little Gamers and Dishwasher. I'll be buying Dishwasher on day one, and seriously considering Little Gamers for purchase if it becomes available. Both rock, and I fully support the XNA Game Studios concept. Indy gamers unite! :) Hell, maybe someday I could make up something!!
I can see spending 800 for Dishwasher and somewhere around 400-600 for Little Gamers. Next up to test, Jellycars and RocketBall!
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2-20-2008 @ 7:08PM
Homer 918 said...
Availability: Not available in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan
Sorry :(
2-20-2008 @ 6:33PM
Sam said...
the Y button isn't pressable. wtf are you talking about?
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2-20-2008 @ 6:42PM
FatalisticDread said...
You're not doing it right. Start over.
2-20-2008 @ 7:14PM
alex b said...
yah i had to start over as well and now it works fine :)
2-20-2008 @ 7:20PM
Sam said...
yeah yeah i got it too. ok.
2-20-2008 @ 6:42PM
xenocidic said...
do these leave any sackful entries behind on thy gamercard?
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2-20-2008 @ 6:44PM
asmonius said...
Nope, they just show up as XNA Creator's Club in your status (which doesn't show up in your played games).
2-20-2008 @ 6:45PM
xenocidic said...
thanks for the quick response
2-20-2008 @ 6:52PM
Destroyer88 said...
Little Gamers is awsome. I'll definatley be getting that. Had me cracking up so much but it was fun.
Rocketball is also pretty sweet.
Jelly Car looks like it was made by using that line rider game, and its really fun. :D
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2-20-2008 @ 10:09PM
Chris said...
hehe i love jellycar its hysterical, i wish the demo was longer though i wanted to really test out the shrink grow stuff and its funny when you flip over i was laughing my a$$ off at the sounds
2-21-2008 @ 5:48AM
Demolition Elmo said...
Jellycar = best non-retail game of the year
2-20-2008 @ 6:55PM
aeron said...
well, I dled the launcher, put it said I had to have a membership, and there was no (press y for store) option. So I went to all games and DLed the game player.
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2-20-2008 @ 7:18PM
Daniel said...
Little Gamers is awesome! Very pro style!
I like Jelly Car but it's definitely on the weird side.
As far as The Dishwasher, didn't really like the style but again very professional and I can see it being popular, just not my style. I'm going to try the rest.
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2-20-2008 @ 7:19PM
Jonah Falcon said...
Please let people know that you can only play them for 17 days, it seems.
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2-20-2008 @ 7:22PM
Sathan said...
I liked chainsawing zombies in Little Gamers. The Dishwasher demo was pretty awesome. I am happy I finally got to play it.
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2-20-2008 @ 7:39PM
Gamer90 said...
These are really time limited huh, Jellycar just told me (1st game I'm trying) that 17 days are remaining, that's trash! :(
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2-20-2008 @ 7:40PM
Nathan said...
I hope when I get my system back I can still try these games out... It's scheduled for Friday.
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2-20-2008 @ 7:46PM
Xav de Matos said...
Playing through them all now. You know that I only got to watch the Gears 2 trailer a few minutes ago?! Busy day at the X3F Tower.
Look for my impressions of The Dishwasher - Dead Samurai tomorrow.
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