Xbox 360 Game Creator Kodu Coming This Spring

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Microsoft has confirmed that its extremely accessible "visual programming language," once known as Boku, is coming to Xbox 360 later this spring under the name "Kodu."

The game has drawn numerous comparisons to Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet (PS3) due to its reliance on users taking the initiative to create and share their own content. Along with creation tools, Kodu packs several pre-created levels and games.

A demonstration of Kodu during Microsoft's CES keynote presentation saw "actual 12-year-old girl" Sparrow take the stage to demonstrate the simplicity of its use.

"Since Kodu's interface is intuitive and prevents common programming mistakes, we're making it easy for everyone to enjoy the magic of game creation," explained lead designer Matt MacLaurin.

"We've done everything possible to make sure that creating a Kodu playground is not only easy, but that it is also fun and engaging for people of all ages and backgrounds."

"What I love about Kodu is that I can do everything myself," added Sparrow. "It's fast to build and different from the other games I play. I can do cool, silly things in it!" Kodu will be released as a download found in the Xbox 360's online Xbox Live Community Games Channel later this spring. No pricing details were provided.

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    January 8, 2009 9:38 AM

    Who names a child sparrow i mean seriously, but at least shes "actually" a 12 year old girl not one of those fakes

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      January 8, 2009 9:45 AM

      Or she could be 30.

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      January 8, 2009 9:46 AM

      Sparrow sounds more like the codename for a software project or something, like Windows Sparrow. Ergo, it's not really a girl, it's a prototype of an android MS is secretly working on.

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        January 8, 2009 9:50 AM

        you could well be right i think the use of the word actual is more important than we know

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      January 8, 2009 10:08 AM

      looks pretty fake to me

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      January 8, 2009 11:06 AM

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      January 8, 2009 11:14 AM

      Hippies.

      I bet she's home schooled too.

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