• more about #popfly
    stranger: Popfly's lack of success might have something to do with the fact that I'd never even heard of the initiative until today. I wish I had though. I'd h... more »
    Protector one: I wish I could TRY Kodu. Stupid Community Games still aren't available in my region. :/ more »
    jimpower: I have never even heard of Popfly until today, however I am thoroughly enjoying Kodu and they will probably be focusing their efforts towards that, yay. more »
    kobeashi: I haven't even heard of Popfly, although I did enjoy XNA. I haven't really worked with it since 2.x, though :( more »
    methinkso: I have never even heard of popfly before now. Oh well though, doesn't affect me since I know C# and should easily be able to pick up XNA if I ever fel... more »
    ZephyrzeBunny: i have never heard of it, but i only really dabble in game programming *raises brandy glass* :D more »
    NecronomiconUK: Such a shame, I had a fanny around with it a while ago and was really impressed with what I saw. If only it had got more publicity. more »
  • #microsoft

    Microsoft Closes Game Development Program

    Microsoft have been getting into user-created gaming in a big way of late. First Xbox LIVE Community Games, then Kodu. Which means they have little use for their original games creator, Popfly. More »
  • #popfly

    Microsoft Releases PopFly Game Creator Beta

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    Microsoft Unveils PAX Schedule

  • #casualgaming

    Microsoft Release Free Game Creator

    Last week, Microsoft announced the release of PopFly, a simple program that allows users to create games without the need to know any code. Taking a number of genres as a foundation, PopFly offers a range of templates based on classic arcade games, upon which you can import your own characters, backgrounds, etc. Once done, the games can then be hosted, on stuff like websites, blogs, Facebook pages or even your Vista sidebar. It' Silverlight-only, which is a slight hassle, and is fairly basic, but hey, who said everything on this world had to be perfect? More »