Initializing, Updating, and Exiting a Game

The XNA Framework Game Class provides a game loop for initializing, updating and exiting a game.

In This Section

  • Initializing a Game
    The XNA Framework Game class implements a game loop, which provides not only the window which displays your game, but also provides overloadable methods that your game implements to facilitate communication between your game and the operating system.
  • Updating a Game
    This section provides topics that demonstrate how to update a game using a game loop in XNA Game Studio.
  • Exiting a Game
    This section provides topics that demonstrate how to exit a game using a game loop in XNA Game Studio.