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XNA is a framework for C# to simplify working with DirectX and XNA 3.0 recently came out. You'll have to download Microsoft C# Visual Studios 2008 and XNA Game Studio to get it all set up and going. It won't give you much premade high level stuff like RPG Maker such as resources, engines, or map editors+players and the developer is resonsible for high level stuff like that.

Its free (Visual Studios and the XNA framework) and you don't have to become a member to use XNA so try it out before you risk throwing money away on something that you don't like.


Personally I've messed around with C#+XNA and I prefer it over everything else available because the IDE is actually useful and I like C# over the other languages other tools use. It has some missing features such as universal Gamepad support (XNA only supports 360 controllers to simplify porting a Windows game to the 360) and there's no way to call a message box (again since the 360 couldn't support it) although there's simple work arounds for those issues. I do have some stuff I'm working on using XNA but its hardly playable.

Yeup, its Europa Universalis 3 (Featuring Super France!). Balls in your court

DemonDestiny: Nope, different genre.

author=SuicideAngel link=topic=973.msg45964#msg45964 date=1227153039
Kings of Europe 2?
Random guessing based on linknames ftw lol

There is no game called Kings of Europe :P

It is a hint though, the game is from a series and the title has a word similar to 'Kings' or 'Europe' in it

The problem is that the DS market is pretty much at its saturation point. Everyone who wants one already does (at least in Japan, I don't remember if that extends into NA/EU) and the DS isn't printing money for Nintendo anymore. The solution is just to make a new iteration of the DS and hope it keeps the DS the most sold console/handheld for another year or two.