It mentions they’re looking at leeting Xbox users build their own games and it may be a great idea if Sony can come up with this same concept….

“Microsoft Lets Xbox Live Users Build And Sell Their Own Games

If it passes a peer review, the creator will receive up to 70% of the total revenue generated by the game.

By Paul McDougall
InformationWeek
July 22, 2008 03:53 PM

Xbox 360 fans who think they can make better games than what’s available commercially now have a chance to prove it.
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) on Tuesday said it’s opening up the popular console to games created by gamers using the company’s XNA Game Studio software. “We’re creating an opportunity for aspiring developers to start their careers on the world stage,” said Chris Satchell, chief technology officer at Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment unit, in a statement.

Under the plan, individual Xbox game creators can sell titles they’ve made using XNA with other gamers over Microsoft’s online Xbox Live service, which boasts more than 10 million users. “This will no doubt act as an incentive for game creators to continue to develop the best, most innovative games for Xbox 360,” said Satchell.
Homebuilt games from members of Microsoft’s XNA Creators Club will be added to the Xbox Live Marketplace if they pass a peer review, the company said. Creators will receive up to 70% of the total revenue generated by their games.

Among the homespun games that Xbox users can already share is “Little Gamers” — a 2-D, side-scrolling action game created by a 24-year-old Belgian software programmer. There’s also a puzzle game called “Trilinea” that was built by a trio of Brazilian developers. And “Rocket Ball,” developed by a U.S. gamer, features a street version of dodge ball. “

@Jeigh | July 21st, 2008 at 11:18 am

I’ll tell you one thing, negative posts are probably not helping you. If you really wanna get noticed in the G.A.P., participate in contests and sell your strong points there. Give ‘em a reason to pick you.

@Devils1stBorn | July 21st, 2008 at 4:12 pm

Trina is bomb as hell, and that’s all you gotta worry about.

And, no, Trina and I didn’t get paid to represent the G.A.P. But we did eat as much free food as possible, you know, in between hanging out with Ted Price and snappin’ pics with Shigeru Miyamoto.

@Johnny Sasaki | July 22nd, 2008 at 1:59 am

Thank you kindly, good sir.

@MSplatter | July 22nd, 2008 at 4:28 am

Trina’s coverage of Last Remnant was literally all the information Square Enix would give on any titles for PS3. They wouldn’t even let us film their demo screens, let alone give info on FFXIII:Versus.

@CONFUSEDgam3r | July 21st, 2008 at 6:00 pm

Spoken like a person who researches before they respond and post. Kudos.

@FritoZ | July 22nd, 2008 at 2:53 pm

It’s no secret that there’s skepticism about whether or not E3 will be able to continue as it is now, but compared to last year, the event itself a big top circus. Last year’s E3 was in a hotel and spread out in a couple other locations. Having it all together in the L.A. convention center again made it feel as if there was at least something to be excited about. The announcements may not have wowed everyone, but the event was better than last year’s.

I do want to thank everyone who took the time to read our blurbs, watch our videos, and respond. We really weren’t doing it for anything else but the opportunity to be at E3 and to bring that experience to PlayStation.com’s viewers. Trina and I didn’t get to pick all the games that we covered and we missed out on many we wanted to talk about, but Trina and I took our love for games and the G.A.P. and put it to use.

That’s what being a G.A.P. member is. It’s not how long you’ve been a member or how many posts you’ve made. Don’t just wait for them to mail you your demo, get involved with betas, volunteering, and contests. That’s how Trina and I scored the E3 gig.

Your boy,
Colin

i wonder if there will even be an e3 next year?

Written by gtxboyracer from Neo Crisis.com

date:Monday, 21 July 2008

From my own testing these are the games i have tested, and would like others to comment with their own games to we can build a list of games and how integrated they are the the in-game xmb stuff.

XMB = In-Game XMB Runs?
MUSIC = Custom Soundtracks?

* Assassins Creed – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO (XMB sluggish, moreso in 2.41)
* Battlefield: Bad Company – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Bourne Conspiracy – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Burnout Paradise – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO (10th July for cagney should change this)
* CONAN – XMB: YES / MUSIC NO
* Call of Duty 3 – XMB: NO / MUSIC: NO
* Call of Duty 4 – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Dark Mist – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Dark Sector – XMB: YES / MUSIC NO
* Devil May Cry 4 – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Eye Create – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Flow + Expansion – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO (XMB sluggish)
* Folding@Home – XMB: Yes / MUSIC: Yes
* Folklore – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Ghost Recon AW2 – XMB: YES / MUSIC NO
* Go Puzzle – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Go Sudoku – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Grand Theft Auto IV – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Gran Turismo 5 – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Guitar Hero 3 – XMB: YES / MUSIC NO
* Heavenly Sword – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Lemmings – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* LocoRoco Cocorecco – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Medal of Honor: Airborne – XMB: Yes / MUSIC: NO
* Metal Gear Solid 4/Online – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Motorstorm – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Need For Speed Carbon – XMB: NO / MUSIC: NO
* Ninja Gaiden Sigma – XMB: YES / MUSIC NO
* Oblivion – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* PES 2008 – XMB: Yes / MUSIC: NO
* PAIN – XMB: YES / MUSIC: YES
* PixelJunk Monsters – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* RaceDriver Grid – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Ratchet – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Resistance: Fall of Man – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Ridge Racer 7 -XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Rock Band – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Rub’a'Dub – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Singstar V1 – XMB: YES / MUSIC NO
* SuperStardust HD – XMB: YES / MUSIC: YES (with addon only)
* Skate – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Sonic Superstars Tennis – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Super Puzzle fighter HD Remix – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* The Darkness – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* The Orange Box – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO (TF2/HL2/HL2-EP1&2 and Portal)
* Tiger Woods 08 – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* TimeShift – XMB: Yes / MUSIC: NO
* Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas USA – XMB: Yes / MUSIC: NO
* Top Spin – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Uncharted – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* Virtua Fighter 5 – XMB: Yes / MUSIC: NO
* Warhawk – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO
* WWE Smackdown vs Raw – XMB: YES / MUSIC: NO