Track and Field was released to XBLA today – how did I get such a score the day of release? True, we did get copies internally for testing before it went live to the public, but I didn’t practice. I didn’t even use a controller. I used my PC.

Yes, this is one of the technologies I’ve been working on for XNA: XInputSimulator, more commonly known as XSIM. It shipped in this month’s Xbox Development Kit and it – as you probably have already guessed – simulates controller input without having to have a human touch a controller. Very useful for developers. Very useful for testers.

Another couple of Pwnage screen shots after the jump along with the “you can’t use it on retail games” disclaimer…
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