Get ready to jump into games! In this video, Charles Cox outlines the game you’ll create, the platforms you can choose from, and the toolset you’ll use. Watch this video, then follow the tutorial at https://create.msdn.com/education/tutorial/2dgame/getting_started.

We will be featuring a new XNA Game Development video each Monday for the next ten weeks. If you simply can't wait and would love to jump ahead, here are the links to the videos for the entire series.

XNA: Game Development Intro

XNA: Game Development - Designing the Game

XNA: Game Development - The Game Loop

XNA: Game Development - Creating Player Animation

XNA: Game Development - Creating a Beautiful Background

XNA: Game Development - Introducing Debugging

XNA: Game Development - Making Games Respond with Collision

XNA: Game Development - Loading Content Into Your Game

XNA: Game Development - Playing Sounds

XNA: Game Development - Creating a User Interface

XNA: Game Development - You did it! Now what?

