Added information on UK launch event

Interesting article on Gamasutra with some XNA facts and figures and this surprising snippet

The new version of the software is described as “near final” with the actual final version due to go live on December 11 and XNA Game Studio Professional available next summer.

I can't find any other news reports with this date so I have no clue how accurate it is (and no its not one of the things I know myself either - I do have a close relationship with Microsoft but they've never shared an actual release date with me!)

With a bit of help from Gregory Wurm form LearnXNA.com we tracked down some announcements of a UK Launch Event for XNA starting on Wednesday Dec 13th - looks like its academics only and limited numbers. Seems pretty official. Nice event too - Peter Molyneaux (Lionhead) and Nick Burton (Rare). Plus a multi day training event at the Rare offices.