PSA: Kodu Game Lab is now live

by Justin McElroy { Jul 1st 2009 at 12:40PM }

Just a quick reminder from your friends at Joystiq, if you wanted to try your hand at the totally cool visual game programming of Kodu Game Lab, the title is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace (though you'll have to navigate over to the Community Games section to find it).

For just 400 MS points ($5) you can build your very own game from the ground up, all the while being reminded that no matter how hard you work at it, Sparrow still owns you. If you manage to make anything cool (though admittedly never as cool as what Sparrow makes) let us know in the comments below.

Tags: community-games, kodu, kodu-game-lab, xblm, xbox-live

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Tony @ Jul 1st 2009 12:45PM

I can't seem to get anything at all off of Live today. Nothing but errors on the 360 and "not founds" on the site.

Aero @ Jul 1st 2009 1:07PM

I managed to download the demo on the 360 earlier but while I was doing so I got a mess of "Information cannot be retrieved from Xbox Live" errors too.

TroubleMaker @ Jul 1st 2009 12:50PM

Where is the screaming Dead Space chick?

RonaldoMoon @ Jul 1st 2009 1:19PM

Will playing this make me want to always wear sunglasses indoors?

RonaldoMoon @ Jul 1st 2009 1:26PM

Oh wait, this is called "Kodu", not "Kudo".

Saihna @ Jul 2nd 2009 5:52PM

He has a medical condition.

SecretAgentHam @ Jul 1st 2009 1:41PM

Live took my MS points but didnt give me the liscense to play the full version. WTF.

so now i'm down on MS points without this. great. now i have to call customer service. what a great morning. cant even get a community game out without a hiccup. *facepalm*

RonaldoMoon @ Jul 1st 2009 2:11PM

The Marketplace is acting up for me as well. I was able to successfully purchase and download this, though. Sorry about your luck, but I'm sure it will work itself out.

SecretAgentHam @ Jul 1st 2009 2:20PM

i'll give it till 6pm tonight (when i return from work)

if it isnt in my license by that time, i'll give a call. just cant beleive they took 400 points from me with nothing in return. its infuriating.

RonaldoMoon @ Jul 1st 2009 2:29PM

Same thing happened two weeks ago right after the downtime. I purchased Sam & Max, points were deducted but the game didn't download. If what's going on now is anything like that, and it seems to be, then you'll be able to download it either late tonight, or tomorrow and no extra points will be deducted. I guess it still wouldn't hurt to call MS though. Better safe than sorry.

RonaldoMoon @ Jul 1st 2009 2:34PM

You can keep an eye on Major Nelson's blog also. I'm sure he will mention something about it since it seems to be a widespread issue. I was able to get Kudo but I've run across quite a few errors as well. Looking at new Rock Band content was impossible.

jimmcq @ Jul 1st 2009 6:11PM

There is a new wiki dedicated to Kodu Game Lab at http://koduplayground.com

It is just ramping up, but the site will soon contain reference materials relating to Kodu and its programming language including tutorials and how-to guides.

Angryhead @ Jul 1st 2009 3:23PM

Random fact: Kodu = Home in Estonian.

Rhamsey @ Jul 1st 2009 4:29PM

this is great for kids and such, but if you really want to learn how to make xna games, you need to know c# (thats sharp).

i recommend this guide: http://www.robmiles.com/c-yellow-book/
(its not for xna specifically, but xna is built on c#)

cuteSAVAGE @ Jul 1st 2009 5:01PM

Why lead kids down that path of evil?

http://www.python.org/
http://www.ruby-lang.org/

Programming fun for the whole family!

AnnoyingPoster @ Jul 1st 2009 6:32PM

because unlike you, some people like to make money.

learn c# kids

Shadow Hog @ Jul 1st 2009 5:13PM

I made a level where a tree shoots at an evercoming onslaught of Kodus. Eventually the tree keeps missing one Kudo, leading them to all gang up on it and beat it to a pulp.

400 MS Points well spent, even if C gives me more freedom.

K1LLER HORNET @ Jul 1st 2009 5:20PM

"Server is Unavailable"

Bravo Microsoft, Bravo.

AnnoyingPoster @ Jul 1st 2009 6:34PM

will someone post a useful comment about how it is rather than bashing microsoft for their shitty internet connection going out?

djbuhhda @ Jul 1st 2009 7:12PM

i really like it, it takes some getting use to but i really like the way it looks and how the stuff works and stuff, wish i could buy it but no $$ right now, 5 mins at a time isn't gunna cut it for me LOL

AnnoyingPoster @ Jul 3rd 2009 8:52PM

sweet, $5 is one drink at the bar, sold.

Dan @ Jul 1st 2009 11:29PM

Its a lot of fun to tinker around with. Its probably not going to create the game you ultimately want to end up with, but its a nice exercise in entry-level game programing that can yield some interesting results. Worth the price in my opinion, and hopefully the start of something more.