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Andrew Russell
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Hi! I am Andrew Russell. I'm an indie game developer from Australia. I'm a Microsoft MVP for XNA/DirectX.

Visit my blog at AndrewRussell.net or follow me on Twitter @_AndrewRussell.

I am currently lead engine developer for River City Ransom: Underground.

My other game dev project - currently on hold - is Stick Ninjas, a 2D multiplayer platformer-shooter. There is a weekly DevLog video series about it, which you can watch on YouTube.

My previous projects include:

  • ExEn, a cross-platform port of XNA that runs on iOS, Android and Silverlight
  • Light Blocks: cross-platform falling-block game to demonstrate ExEn
  • Dark: A 2D physics-platformer with fancy lighting effects (PC and Xbox 360)
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What things should an indie game developer never do?
Jul 19, 2010
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Optimizing an XNA 2D game
Mar 4, 2011
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C++ low-level optimization tips
Jul 21, 2010
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Implementing a wrapping wire (like the Worms Ninja Rope) in a 2D physics engine
Jul 16, 2010
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Multithreading 2D gravity calculations
Nov 7, 2013
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How do I disable texture filtering for sprite scaling in XNA 4.0?
Dec 26, 2010
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Rendering SVG art directly in XNA
Aug 5, 2010
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Target Tracking: When to accelerate and decelerate a rotating turret?
Jul 30, 2010
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Feasibility of an XNA game on PC
Jul 15, 2010
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Is C++ necessary to learn if I ever want to get a job in the game industry?
Mar 31, 2013
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