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3 Lessons Developers Can Learn From Top Live Arcade Games

Xboxist.com writes:

"Microsoft has released a list of the top-selling Xbox Live Arcade games published in 2008, which you can find at the bottom of this post. These are the lucky games that rose to the top of a massive heap of other releases to generate both profit and fame for their creators.

If you are a small indie developer hoping to make it big on the Xbox Live Marketplace, there are some important lessons to be taken from these successes. Continue reading to see what will help take your game to the top of the list in 2009."

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