How do you get your WP7 app to show up in the Games Hub?

Question

I've made a simple game for WP7 but apparently simply using the XNA template isn't enough to get your game to show up in the games hub. What code do I need to make that happen?

Also, can I get games made in silverlight to show up in the Games Hub as well? If so, how do I do that?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You need to edit the WMAppManifest.xml file (in Properties [C#] or My Project [VB.NET]) to set Genre="apps.normal" (in the <App> element) to Genre="apps.games". This will work for both XNA and Silverlight apps. See Application Manifest File for Windows Phone for more details.

Give it a try and side-load it to your phone for testing - it's pretty cool to see it show up in the Games Hub.