F14 XNA Scroller Xbox 360
It's only been a week or so since MS released its XNA beta, a game development tool for at students and hobbyists (aka homebrew developers) and look what we have here.
ARogan has released his homebrew 2D vertical scrolling shooter, F14 XNAScroller, which he says is similar to 1942 and Raiden
Simply Explosion Maker (SEM)
Looks like PSP and NDS homebrew masters need to make some space for Xbox 360 homebrew developers. Since the very recent release of XNA beta, we've already got our hands on a couple of them. The first one was FX14 XNA by ARogan (BACKLINK TO FOLLOW)
And now here comes Xbox 360 homebrew application no
MC360
Team Blackbolt has updated MC360 for XMBC to Beta 0.98748.
According to the team, the update fixes a number of incompatibilities without a release of the skin. The MC360 Beta 0.98748 for XMBC changelog includes:
* New Login Screen
* Gamercard now directly selectable as a button. (gamer card only not info or weather)
Schtrom360Xtract
Schtrom360Xtract V3.0Schtrom360Xtract has been updated to v3.0. This app is used to backup Xbox360 and Xbox1 game discs in just one step
XNA SiteStrip Composer Tool
John Harding has a nifty tool out for people who would like to churn out things for Microsoft's XNA. The app basically does what it says - it helps you create(yeah I know the name of the thing says compose, but it's all in the same baskey you know? Create, compose, boink... it's a long list) Sprite Strips a bit faster
Schtrom360Xtract
Schtrom360Xtract, the one-step Xbox 360 and Xbox game disc back-up app has been updated by Schtrom. Schtrom360Xtract v3.1 isn't only convenient (it's one-step , you can't go lower than that!) but its also fast. Extraction speed on SH-D162C for Xbox 360 discs has clocked at 10 minutes.
The changelog for Schtrom360Xtract v3
360 Firmware Toolbox 3.0
It's been quite a while since we heard anything new on the Maximus Release of the 360 Toolbox. But not to worry, 'cos you can now update your version 2.0 with the new version 3.0.
For those of you uninitiated, the 360 Firmware Toolbox is basically a grapichal tool to handle several common DVD-drive firmware tasks. What makes version 3
Encode360
Okay, so this one's a wee bit late for Xbox360 and Zune fans, but we're sure you guys will like it. For those who do more than just play games on the Xbox 360, Encode360's an app that allows you to convert most existing video formats into WMV - hence making it playable on either the 360 or Zune
