More Free Tools

Good news, trueSpace 7.6 has been released for FREE !

trueSpace is a complete 3D Authoring tool, I haven't tried it yet so can't comment on how good or bad it is for helping with making games.

Here is a video I found on You Tube showing animations:

Sell your games on XBox 360 Community Games!

Finally, Microsoft has announced that this year they will be launching the ability for anyone with a Creators Club Membership to upload and sell there games on XBox 360.

Microsoft will give you up to 70% of the revenues and send you a cheque every quarter.

Fur more detailed info and a list of FAQ check out the creators club website over here.

NVidia Tools

NVIDIA Shader Debugger has been released

It a fully-featured pixel shader debugger that allows shaders to be debugged just like CPU code. A free license for non-commercial use is available.

FX Composer 2.5 has also being released.

FX Composer 2.5 Overview:


FX Composer New Features:


New Features:

# Cross-API Support
* New! DirectX 10
# New! Support for Shader Debugger plug-in
# New! Particle Systems
# New! Visual Models and Styles
* Ability to create, define, and export multiple looks for a model
# New! Remote Control Service over TCP/IP
# New! Shader Perf with GeForce 8 Series Support
# New! Improved User Interface
* Unified project model
* Reduced user interface clutter
* Single-device operation
* Enlarged icons with captions
# Full-featured Code Editor
* New! Automatic, Customizable Code Snippets