If you still maintain your college .edu email account, you could join Dreamspark and get a legit copy of Visual Studio Pro for free. If you're interested in XNA

If you still maintain your college .edu email account, you could join Dreamspark and get a legit copy of Visual Studio Pro for free. If you're interested in XNA, while the regular XNA game studio is free, the student version lets you join App Hub for free (instead of the $99/year fee). https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx