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• Zune Game Development using XNA 3.0

  

  Dan Waters

  Discover the Zune mobile platform and use practical, step-by-step examples to build complete, working XNA 3.0 games to download and play. From the simple to the complex, you'll learn to develop content and design games for Zune, enrich them with music and sound, and use Zune's wireless system for multi-player games.

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• XNA 3.0 Game Programming Recipes

  

  Riemer Grootjans

  Completely updated for XNA 3.0, expert Riemer Grootjans brings together a selection of the hottest recipes in XNA programming for the Xbox 360, PC, and Zune.

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• XNA 2.0 Game Programming Recipes

  

  Riemer Grootjans

  XNA expert Reimer Grootjans brings together a selection of the hottest quick-start recipes in XNA games programming for the Xbox and Windows PC.

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• Windows Phone 7 Game Development

  

  Adam Dawes

  Learn to develop fun and sophisticated games for the Windows Phone 7 platform using C# and Visual Studio 2010.

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• Windows Mobile Game Development

  

  Adam Dawes

  This book will provide you with a comprehensive guide to developing games for both the Windows Mobile platform and the Windows Phone using the industry standard programming languages C# and VB .NET.

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• Windows 8 Application Recipes in C#

  

  Jit Ghosh, Ian N. Bennett

  Metro Style Application Recipes for Windows 8 in C# is your practical companion to developing "immersive" applications on Windows 8 utilizing XAML, C# and the new Windows Runtime (WinRT).

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• The Game Maker's Companion

  

  Jacob Habgood, Nana Nielsen , Kevin Crossley, Martin Rijks

  The Game Maker's Companion is the long-awaited sequel to The Game Maker's Apprentice: the beginner's guide to game development that has become a staple of the bedrooms and classrooms of hobbyist game developers all around the world.

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• The Game Maker's Apprentice

  

  Jacob Habgood, Mark Overmars

  The Game Maker's Apprentice shows you how to create nine exciting games using the wildly popular Game Maker game creation tool. It discusses game design theory and features practical examples of how this can be applied to making games that are more fun to play. Game Maker software is also provided on the included DVD.

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• The Essential Guide to Flash Games

  

  Jeff Fulton, Steve Fulton

  The Essential Guide to Flash Games is a unique tool for Flash game developers. Rather than focusing on a bunch of low-level how-to material, this book dives straight into building games, covering everything from old classics such as a Missile Command-style game, to hot new genres such as tower defense.

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• The Business of Android Apps Development

  

  Mark Rollins

  The Business of Android Apps Development shows how to incorporate marketing and business savvy into every aspect of the design and development process, giving your app the best possible chance of succeeding in the the various Android app stores and markets.

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