Microsoft Corp. will let independent developers sell video games for the Xbox 360 console — and keep most of the profits — beginning that holiday season, the company said Tuesday.

In a move to “democratize game development” and broaden the range of titles available for the Xbox 360, Microsoft said it will let game makers who are members of its $99-a-year XNA Creators Club submit their games for peer review. whether they pass, the game creators can sell their work

on the Xbox Live Marketplace, the console’s online store.

Microsoft had already announced in February it will form games developed by amateurs, hobbyists and students available for download on the Xbox 360’s online service. But it did not say whether, and how, developers would be able to construct money off their games.

The new arrangement lets game makers pick a price tag amidst 200 and 800 “Microsoft Points” for their titles. […]

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