content catalog

This utility provides detailed information about hardware capabilities for XNA Game Studio projects.

Games: Graphics, Performance & Optimization

This utility contains three code tools that you can use to debug and optimize your game: a profiler, a frames-per-second counter, and a customizable debug console.

These OpenType fonts, created by Ascender Corporation and licensed by Microsoft, are free for you to use in your XNA Game Studio game.

The avatar rig is a model and animation rig setup for authoring custom avatar animations.

This pack includes 21 custom avatar animations.

A collection of 170 audio files for use in your games and apps, including body hits, UI sounds, and ambient outdoor noises.

This utility provides the HLSL source code for the BasicEffect shader that comes built into the XNA Framework. You can use it to extend the simple 3D transform and lighting capabilities of BasicEffect and add your own 3D effects.

This utility provides the HLSL source code for the SpriteBatch shader that comes built into the XNA Framework, so you can make your own improvements and additions to the sprite drawing process.

Games: 2D Graphics, Networking & Web Services

This set of images is designed for displaying status within a networking game, including voice-chat and readiness.

This tool provides an easy-to-use visual editor for creating curves for use with the XNA Framework Curve class.  The curve control used to display and edit curves inside the editor can also be imported into your own applications.

This tool displays input data for all controllers connected to the system. It supports multiple controller types, including flight sticks, dance pads, and guitars.

Games: 2D Graphics, Input, Touch & Gestures

This pack is a set of images that represent the buttons, thumbsticks, and triggers on the Xbox 360 Controller.

This tool converts Windows TrueType fonts into .bmp files.This enables you to modify the rendered font .bmp file before loading it into your game, including adding effects such as drop shadows.

Games: 2D Graphics, Input, Touch & Gestures

This pack is a set of Xbox 360 controller graphics that you can use in your games.