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C++ game development workload in Visual Studio 2017

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Rong Lu
Visual Studio 2017 introduces a new "Game development with C++" workload, making it easy to get tools you need for building high-quality games with C++. Whether you’re using DirectX or powerful game engines such as Unreal Engine or Cocos2d, Visual Studio can install everything you need all at once to get you started quickly. In this blog ...

Cocos2d-x Visual Studio Android Project

July 12, 2016 Jul 12, 2016 07/12/16
IanHuff - MSFT
In the world of game development , Cocos2d is one of the biggest names out there. The open source Cocos2d framework has been the backbone of a vast number of top selling apps and games, provides support for a number of programming languages, and targets a massive variety of devices. Currently, Cocos2d-x (the C++ version of Cocos2d) provides...