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Calling all Zune owners: Homebrew games are ready for play
3:16 PM on 05.08.2008, Jordan Grim Devore 24 comments

Calling all Zune owners: Homebrew games are ready for play photo
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With the release of XNA Game Studio 3.0 CTP yesterday, the Zune community was quick to start tinkering around with putting games on the multimedia device. One such enthusiast was even kind enough to release a guide on installing homebrew games, which can be found here.

The process itself involves downloading and installing a couple of programs, among other things, but the guide is chock-full of helpful pictures, so it’s nothing you shouldn’t be able to handle.

Here’s hoping that XNA’s best and brightest games get ported over to the Zune.

[Via Gizmodo]


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PaperBowser0's Avatar
PaperBowser0 at 05/08/2008 15:29
Man, I'm surprised they still make that, and that tattoo.......ugggghhhhh!
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-PL- at 05/08/2008 15:34
I love my zune. 80 bucks for a 30gig mp3 player with a semi-big color LCD and software that keeps track of all my favorite Destructoid podcasts? Yes, please. Best 80 bucks I ever spent actually.
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king3vbo at 05/08/2008 15:41
ZUNE SUCKA
PaperBowser0's Avatar
PaperBowser0 at 05/08/2008 15:44
@-PL-: I guess if that's how you roll.....
Def JM's Avatar
Def JM at 05/08/2008 16:06
I've had my ZUne for awhile now, I love it, but I dont see the need for games on it.
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Holyetheline at 05/08/2008 16:17
Big smelly man.
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Vitamin Awesome at 05/08/2008 16:17
@Alpha- It's certainly not Temporary, and he has two other Zune inspired Tats. One is this guy petting a rabbit that they used during their earlier days of promotion, and there's another one on his shoulder that uses the "Welcome to the social" tagline. He's also looking to change his name to Mike Zune. I kid you not.

Getting back on the topic though, I have to say one thing. Hexic. Oh yes.
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Aertyr at 05/08/2008 16:17
That guy is sooooooo hardcore.
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mistic at 05/08/2008 16:57
that guy looks like he's regretting the tattoo on that pic :-)
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Alpha 87655320875 at 05/08/2008 17:10
@Vitamin Awesome

This guy is so sad[/violin]
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adultswim810 at 05/08/2008 17:16
FUCK YEAH ZUNE FO LIFE!! btw u guys knocking the zune should check the new one (the old one actually did suck)
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Buster at 05/08/2008 17:18
woo, games on my 80 gig zune
micropizzle's Avatar
micropizzle at 05/08/2008 17:38
I tried it out, and while it's still pretty new and untapped, I see some cool possibilities. Why limit it to games? Interesting apps could be developed too.
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Monte at 05/08/2008 17:39
Heh, at my last Game dev club meeting, some one mentioned developing games to play on the Zune... my first reaction, "will it work on my ipod?" XD
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 05/08/2008 18:37
iPod + Peggle = good times.
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bluemeep at 05/08/2008 18:42
Hooray, I can use it for more than pornography now!
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vexed alex at 05/08/2008 19:43
Yay?

I'll try this.
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Brandon Undead at 05/08/2008 20:41
Zune is sweet. Don't be a hater.
Sindicate's Avatar
Sindicate at 05/08/2008 22:52
i love my zune..i don't go anywhere without it.

mmmmmmmm.
Eques-Ardor's Avatar
Eques-Ardor at 05/09/2008 00:16
I don't know what the Zune hate was ever about. Apple is way overrated. I've played around with 4 different iPod models (3rd gen, 4th gen Video, 2nd gen Nano, and iPod Touch) and I didn't like any of them, ESPECIALLY THE TOUCH, ironically.
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AgentMOO at 05/09/2008 06:39
game studio 3 is out? Sweet!
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