Twin Cities XNA Game Developers

"Go here, read this: http://bit.ly/bzWlHM... Discuss. :)"

"I would have to say I'm still fairly new to the game development industry. I went to school for game development but that was more for the piece of paper stating I knew what I was talking about...."

"Hey gents, The reason I'm here is because I'm interested in writing games, finishing them, getting them shipped and selling them. ... MoreThe types of games I'm interested in currently are typically old-school shoot-em-ups, either scrolling shooters or Gauntlet-like dungeonhack shooters. I think that these games can be done with a fairly quick turnaround. The tools and knowledge we have now are orders of magnitude beyond what was available when these types of games were being pioneered. Distribution systems have also never been easier to use. Noninteractive real-time rendered backgrounds should be fairly easy, even with lighting by in-game objects. Even a few shaders for things like water, mirrors, specular lighting and the like. All a fair bit of work but also a standard, well-delineated path. What's the market like for shooters and similar titles on XBLA? "