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Cool tools to streamline your XNA Game Studio game development are available from several of our partners. Check out the information below on downloads available to App Hub members, and follow the links to download these powerful tools. Note that these tools are for use in creating XNA Game Studio games for Xbox LIVE Indie Games only.

Synapse Gaming

Synapse Gaming

The SunBurn Lighting and Rendering Engine, by Synapse Gaming, brings the latest AAA game technology to XNA Game Studio.

As a natural extension of the XNA framework, SunBurn’s familiar design is easy to integrate into XNA games and projects. And with full support for the XNA Game Studio content pipeline, SunBurn is compatible with the top modeling, animation, and texture applications.

App Hub members receive an exclusive $50 discount on Synapse Sunburn Pro. If you are an App Hub Member, you can get your discount code here.

Visit Synapse Gaming's site to learn more!

Toon Boom

Toon Boom

Toon Boom Animation Inc. (toonboom.com) is the worldwide leader in 2D animation software solutions and carries user-friendly animation applications ideal for game developers.

Toon Boom Studio Toon Boom Studio is ideal for developers looking for an easy-to-use entry-level animation software, from sketching to final publishing. Developers can export their projects as independent layers with alpha channel enabling them to create games with eye-catching animated elements.

Toon Boom Studio is exclusively offered to App Hub members for $299.99 USD $239.24 USD. Purchase with your App Hub member discount code, and download Toon Boom Studio today.

Visit Toon Boom for a full range of animation solutions including Toon Boom Storyboard and Toon Boom Animate Pro.

Pro FX

Allegorithmic

Allegorithmic is the company behind ProFX Online, a professional texturing middleware. A key component of ProFX Online is MaPZone Pro, an authoring tool designed specifically for editing and managing procedural textures for AAA games. To assist you in your game production tasks, Allegorithmic has developed a special version of MaPZone Pro for members of App Hub - free!

Download MaPZone Pro.

Turbo Squid

Turbo Squid

The Turbo Squid library of compatible 3D models provides Microsoft XNA Game Studio developers with the high-quality 3D art assets that they need to bring their video games to life. Turbo Squid proudly hosts a community of the world’s finest 3D artists, and through a partnership with Microsoft, these artists’ game-ready models are available to XNA Game Studio developers.

The library includes a growing supply of both free and competitively priced models in file types compatible with Microsoft XNA Game Studio (.fbx and .x files) that developers can incorporate into their games.

More information on the Turbo Squid library.