<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
XNA	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
for	O
building	O
video	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
XNA	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
video	O
games	O
can	O
run	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
is	O
targeted	O
at	O
hobbyists	O
and	O
experienced	O
programmers	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
primarily	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
various	O
Microsoft	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
games	O
can	O
be	O
published	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
using	O
an	O
XNA	B-Device
Creator	O
's	O
Club	O
membership	O
,	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
yearly	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
versions	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
so	O
far	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
cease	O
support	O
for	O
XNA	B-Device
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
any	O
further	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
Express	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
,	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
students	O
,	O
hobbyists	O
,	O
and	O
independent	O
(	O
and	O
homebrew	B-Application
)	O
game	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
could	O
create	O
Windows	B-Application
games	O
for	O
free	O
with	O
the	O
XNA	B-Device
Framework	I-Device
,	O
but	O
to	O
run	O
their	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
they	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
an	O
annual	O
fee	O
of	O
US$99	O
(	O
or	O
a	O
four-month	O
fee	O
of	O
US$49	O
)	O
for	O
admission	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
XNA	I-Device
Creator	O
's	O
Club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
had	O
no	O
way	O
of	O
shipping	O
precompiled	O
binaries	O
to	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
players	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
"	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
Express	O
1.0	O
Refresh	O
"	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
compile	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
binaries	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
other	O
Microsoft	B-Device
XNA	I-Device
Creator	O
's	O
Club	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
Express	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
called	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
Express	O
1.0	O
Refresh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
2.0	O
features	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
2005	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
free	O
Visual	O
C#	O
2005	O
Express	O
Edition	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
networking	O
API	O
using	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
both	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
better	O
device	O
handling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
3.0	O
(	O
for	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
2008	O
or	O
the	O
free	O
Visual	O
C#	O
2008	O
Express	O
Edition	O
)	O
allows	O
production	O
of	O
games	O
targeting	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
platform	O
and	O
adds	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
community	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
3.0	O
now	O
supports	O
C#	O
3.0	O
,	O
LINQ	O
and	O
most	O
versions	O
of	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
more	O
new	O
features	O
of	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
3.0	O
also	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
trial	O
Mode	O
added	O
to	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
3.0	O
that	O
will	O
enable	O
creators	O
to	O
easily	O
add	O
the	O
required	O
trial	O
feature	O
to	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
multi-player	O
features	O
like	O
in-game	O
invites	O
,	O
create	O
cross-platform	O
games	O
that	O
work	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Zune	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
3.1	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
API	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
video	O
playback	O
,	O
a	O
revised	O
audio	O
API	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
Party	O
system	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Avatars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
4.0	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Community	O
Technical	O
Preview	O
"	O
at	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
GDC	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
its	O
final	O
form	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
platform	O
(	O
including	O
3D	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
)	O
,	O
framework	O
hardware	O
profiles	O
,	O
configurable	O
effects	O
,	O
built-in	O
state	O
objects	O
,	O
graphics	O
device	O
scalars	O
and	O
orientation	O
,	O
cross-platform	O
and	O
multi-touch	B-Application
input	O
,	O
microphone	O
input	O
and	O
buffered	O
audio	O
playback	O
,	O
and	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
2010	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	B-Device
"	O
Game	O
Studio	O
4.0	O
Refresh	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7.5	O
(	O
Mango	O
)	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
,	O
and	O
also	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
