Hey Nick Are you actually pointing to http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US? That means that it is forcing en-US onto folks.  It works just as well without the en-US and will then pickup the appropriate setting for the user. Joe

Not sure if anyone knows the answer, but is the DrawableGameComponent really heavy weight? For example, in the Game State Manager (http://creators.xna.com/en-us/samples/gamestatemanagement), I noticed it doesn't implement Screens as DrawableGameComponents (other samples do something similar). Is the DrawableGameComponent heavy ...

A small group (2 dev/design, 1 studio musician) is looking for a UI/Graphic Asset Designer for a Dream-Build-Play entry. Specifics: Assist in game UI design and layout Build graphic elements for UI/Game (buttons, borders, heads-up display, game logo, etc) To be clear and up-front, as with all team members there is no payment, ...

[quote user="Jim Perry"][quote user="Talvish"] • Don't require games to be in a final state before it can be downloaded; hobbyists need feedback for incomplete games. Introduce the idea of a 'feedback' (think alpha/beta) release that is available to premium members. In this state premium members ...

Hey Nick, my further comments... [quote user="Nick Gravelyn"][quote user="Talvish"] Don't require games to be in a final state before it can be downloaded; hobbyists need feedback for incomplete games. Introduce the idea of a 'feedback' (think alpha/beta) release that is available to premium members. In this state ...

Sure, I expected that. I'd be more than happy to file a bunch of suggestions but my first goal here is to initiate a discussion. There is nothing better than putting some things down and letting the community discuss. Singular ideas from a person may be good but with feedback and discussion from others, it can grow into something bigger and ...

I thought I would put thread up discussing feedback on the Creators Club. I put a post up on my blog here:  http://blog.spouting-tech.com/thepensivegamer/2008/06/xna-creators-cl.html But I've posted it below as well. ------------------------------------------- My immediate suggestions: Don't require games to be in a final ...

I read today that the DreamSpark participants aren't included at this point. I hadn't read when/if it would happen either. Reference:http://www.thezbuffer.com/articles/536.aspx