We are still working on it. There are still a few internal issues to sort out and with the holidays around the corner it is tough to get all the right pieces in place.  We really do empathize with everyone's frustration and we as a team need to do a better job of providing a transparent roadmap for the future -- especially when the people are ...

We will be providing an official stance with regards to the use of terminology in an upcoming FAQ.  In general terms like achievements, leaderboards, gamerscore and XBLA will not be allowed.  Achievements and leaderboards do have a generic meaning, but in the context of Xbox LIVE they do mean something and we would rather not go down the path of ...

Resposting here because I think my connect comments didn't go through as well... The behavior is indeed a bug. We've known about this bug at launch but we couldn't solve it in time because the solution of this bug is partially tied with how we ultimately solve servicing/updates for Community Games. Solving the ...

Apparently my comments to the bug didn't make it on connect...  <rant>Our internal bug systems are so well integrated...</rant> Everyone at Microsoft is very well aware of the time trial issue.  This issue is top of mind along with many of the other issues (user ratings, better merchandizing, peer review fatigue, etc.).  We ...

This topic genearates quite a bit of discussion internally.  We are interested in hearing more about what the community has to say about this subject along with any creative ideas.  Also, to set expectations there are non-trivial technical hurdles to figure out in addition to the business/policy ones. 

GamesEDU Demo is up for tomorrow..  Thx all.

Hi All.  It turns out, I'll be needing the demo game for a conference that I'm speaking at next week.  I'll have to keep this up for a little longer. Thx.

Hello All.  Following in the footsteps of the Z-Man.... I'll be adding a game shortly into the pipeline as a demo for my Gamefest talk this Wednesday [7/23] at 4 p.m.  The name of the game will be: Gamefest Demo.  Please don't peer review the game.  I'll be noting this in the game description as well. After Wed., ...

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Program Manager What could possibly be more exciting then writing your own game and seeing it run on an Xbox 360? How about enabling a vibrant community of others to write thousands of games and share them with a captive audience over Xbox LIVE? The team that democratized game development with XNA Game Studio is now also working to democratize ...