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Unknown until just recently, Microsoft's research division has been working on a new visual programming language called Boku. This language was made specifically for games and the official Boku web site has some more info on this project which reportedly will be released sometime in 2009 for both the PC and Xbox 360.

Much like the recently announced PC game Atmosphir and the acclaimed PS3 game LittleBigPlanet, Boku uses a icon based interface in order to create game objects. It using the Xbox 360 controller (and presumably the Windows Xbox 360 controller for the PC) to create entire games without the need for a keyboard or mouse. You can watch a YouTube video after the jump that shows the game editor in action along with a variety of simple games that can be made with Boku.