For some time now I have been asked if I would do a session on the “Darkside of MonoGame” about using XML with MonoGame and the Content Pipeline, for a while I put it off as I had my own schedule and agenda with the channel. Eventually I got worn down and I have succumbed to the demands of my viewers (it can happen 
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Working with assets with projects and games is hard enough these days, from finding the right artist, tweaking and reviewing the content and then faced with the trouble of how best to import and manage it in your game. The problem is the same no matter which game engine or framework you turn to for your game production.
To accompany the video project for the Content Project/pipeline tool, this blog post will also show you all the features of the MGCB tool, along with a few tips and tricks.
Thought I might try and write the longest title ever on my blog, not sure I have made it but it was a worthy effort.
Are we sitting comfortably, then let us begin 