'Windows gaming is one of the most exciting and fastest-growing areas of computing today,' said Brian Keller, product manager in the Developer Division at Microsoft Corp. Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition, currently available in beta, is due to ship this fall and will be compatible with the next release of Valve's Source software development kit (SDK).
Hobbyist developers will also be able to learn more about how to create modifications for 'Half-Life 2' on Microsoft's Coding4Fun Web site, which features a new 'Half-Life 2' Mod Corner. Microsoft's Visual Studio Express Edition products, including Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, will offer developers a low-cost tool to explore game 'modding' on Windows.
