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What's the best .NET game development framework?

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I have dabbled in the Microsoft XNA game development framework which seems quite good and just wondered if anyone has had any experience with the Dark GDK.NET from The Game Creators, or any others for that matter.

Any advice on which to get started with would be great.

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cyberbobcat Avatar asked Mar 07 '09 18:03

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2 Answers

I would say stick to XNA. It integrates well with VS, it has great community support, and you can also develop for the Xbox and the community games program.

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DMMcKinnon Avatar answered Sep 25 '22 02:09

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Check out Unity3D. It supports three scripting languages:

  • JavaScript
  • C#
  • Boo (a dialect of Python)

All the game logic runs on the open Source .NET platform Mono. Your game will work on a Mac, Windows, Wii, or even an iPhone.

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Protagonist Avatar answered Sep 26 '22 02:09

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