XNA Creators Club

December 11th, 2006 marks the release of the XNA Creators Club. Coupled with XNA Game Studio Express, the XNA Creators Club opens up video game development to anyone, to affordably build and play games on Xbox 360. The XNA Creators Club is available on Xbox Live® Marketplace for $49 (U.S.) for a four-month subscription, or $99 (U.S.) for an annual subscription. Both subscriptions provide aspiring game developers with access to thousands of game assets from Microsoft and key partners such as Turbo Squid Inc., as well as white papers, specialized starter kits, samples and technical product support.


For more Info about XNA look here

In addition, to celebrate the worldwide launch of XNA Game Studio Express, the "Dream-Build-Play" contest will be open to XNA Game Studio Express customers on Windows as well as those on Xbox 360 through the XNA Creators Club membership. The contest offers the opportunity for the community to showcase its innovation and talent to the world, culminating in the incredible chance for the winner's game to be published on Xbox Live Arcade! The "Dream-Build-Play" contest will be launched in January.

More for info abou the contest look here