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I've been pretty busy lately, chugging away at Castle Crashers. It's finally starting to shape up, thanks to Tom's awesome gameplay and Dan's crazy art. Check out the shot I've attached -- it's only a tiny bit of the world map!

I came across this today, and I thought I'd pass it around. If you're a student, check this out:

Microsoft DreamSpark

Free and legit Microsoft development software, including Visual Studio! I hope some of you programmers out there will find this really useful. It also includes a subscription to the XNA Creators Club, which lets you build games onto your Xbox 360.

It's a shame that Office isn't included. Of course, Office + college students is probably one of Microsoft's biggest cash cows.

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Feb. 19, 2008 | 6:29 PM Vndgl says:

Sounds great!

Feb. 19, 2008 | 7:27 PM FrozenFire says:

So the world map is similar to Mario?
That looks neat, I doubt color has been included yet?

Feb. 19, 2008 | 7:53 PM WritersBlock says:

Sweet. That game will be epic. I want to buy a 360 just for that game.
You guys are doing some great work.

Feb. 19, 2008 | 8:33 PM Zailotech says:

looks good so far, & hope it goes well :P

Feb. 19, 2008 | 8:33 PM jmtb02 says:

Given that the XNA membership is a $100 a year otherwise, it's a fantastic incentive for students. Nice find!

Feb. 19, 2008 | 8:38 PM PinballWizard976 says:

Looks awesome!

Feb. 19, 2008 | 9:28 PM Imacow says:

How old must one be to be considered "a student".

Feb. 19, 2008 | 11:58 PM Goat-Man says:

The world map looks sooo cool!!
I love the random drowning dear!

Feb. 20, 2008 | 2:25 AM Rig says:

They're GIVING AWAY Visual Studio???

Feb. 20, 2008 | 4:29 AM xass says:

cool! and dreamspark is a cool name ^^

Feb. 20, 2008 | 6:11 AM Nuttro says:

will it be on newgrounds as well as 360?

Feb. 20, 2008 | 11:42 AM dank says:

Thanks for the info! I'm going to try now.

By the way, students can get Office extremely cheap now. Microsoft has The Ultimate Steal where college students can get Office Ultimate for only $60. It's at http://www.theultimatesteal.com

Feb. 20, 2008 | 1:21 PM TjA says:

this is a brilliant find

Feb. 20, 2008 | 8:03 PM liquidfire666 says:

Wish i could see a little more of it but it looks pretty good

thanks for the website link i gota try that stuff out

Feb. 22, 2008 | 6:52 AM Kangman says:

....how did you get in his house...Magic?

And is that a reindeer-fish?

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