Indie developers aren't too happy about the latest changes to the XBL dashboard. The changes relate to indie games being shifted to a new area called 'Specialty Shops' and also to the search function that will no longer search for titles or genre on the Marketplace. This makes it increasingly difficult for gamers to find their games unless they visit the 'Specialty Shops' area of the Marketplace.
Some developers have voiced their concerns via the forums while others appear to be looking at the changes in a more positive light:
"My experience has been that when the beta launched my 2 year old game Drum Kit had a weird spike in sales for about a week or two," said 'BigDaddio.' [URL=http://www.gameculture.com/2010/11/02/new-xbl-dashboard-no-good-indie-developers][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]
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