Windows Phone 7 Tools Beta released

Microsoft have just announced the release of Windows Phone Developer Tools Beta. The new tools included in the Beta comprise of a new express edition of Visual Studio, “Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone”; a version of Expression Blend for Windows Phone; Silverlight for Windows Phone 7; and XNA Game Studio for Windows Phone 7. On top of the CTP and CTP Refresh already released, it adds a stack of new features that developers will have been looking forward to.