November 2008
Intermediate to advanced
512 pages
12h 6m
English
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Xbox 360 and Zune Support
If you have an Xbox 360 with a Creator's Club Account or a Microsoft Zune device, we can take this game to the next step and run it on either device.
Xbox 360
Creating the Xbox 360 version of this project is quite simple. By right-clicking on the AlienAttack project in the Solution Explorer, you should see an option labeled "Create Copy of Project for Xbox 360," as shown in Figure 1-9.
Figure 1-9. Create Copy of Project for Xbox 360 menu item
This will, as it says, create a brand-new project, link your existing code files and content, and put it in the same solution. If you build this new project, you will now have an Xbox 360 version ready to deploy to your console.
If you haven't already done so, you will need to install the XNA Game Studio Connect application on your Xbox 360 from the Games Marketplace. Once logged in with the Gamertag associated with your Creators Club Premium membership, enter the Games Marketplace area and select All Games→Browse→All Games→XNA Creators Club. From here, download the XNA Game Studio Connect application.
Next, you will have to connect the Xbox 360 to your PC. Run the XNA Game Studio Connect application on your Xbox 360. Run the XNA Game Studio Connect application on your Xbox 360 by navigating to the My Xbox channel→Game Library→Community Games→XNA Game Studio Connect.
When it starts, you will be presented with a screen that ...
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