Description of Xbox Live Indie Games

Xbox LIVE Indie Games are game titles that are downloadable through the Xbox 360 Games Marketplace for use on the Xbox 360 Console. Although similar to Xbox LIVE Arcade titles in size and in core concept, these titles are created by community developers. The Xbox LIVE Indie Games are offered in the United States, Canada, ithe United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.

Finding Xbox LIVE Indie Games

Xbox LIVE Indie Games are located in the Xbox 360 Games Marketplace through both the Xbox 360 Console and Xbox.com. For more information about the Xbox 360 Games Marketplace both through the Xbox 360 console and at Xbox.com, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Creating your own community title

Indie users can create titles by using the XNA Creators Club. For more information about the XNA Creators Club, you can also visit the following XNA Web site:

Launching or deleting an Xbox LIVE Indie Games title

Xbox LIVE Indie Games that are downloaded from the Xbox 360 Marketplace through the Xbox 360 Console or Xbox.com are located in the Games Library section in the My Xbox channel. To launch a title, or to delete the title from your Xbox 360 Console, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the profile through which you want to play or delete the title.
2. Locate the My Xbox channel.
3. In the My Xbox channel, move horizontally to Games Library, and then press A to select the Games Library.
4. In the Games Library, change to the Collections panel by pressing right or left on the Left stick or on the Directional Pad (D-pad).
5. Move vertically to the Xbox LIVE Indie Games section, and then press A.
6. Highlight the title that you want to play, and then press A.
7. Select either Play or Delete, and then press A.
   Note You can also press Y when the title is highlighted to immediately launch the title.

Configuring Family settings

The download and play of an Xbox LIVE Indie Games title can be restricted by using the Xbox 360 Console and the Xbox LIVE Family Settings. For more information about restricting Xbox LIVE Indie Games by using the Xbox LIVE Family Settings, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: