Xbox Live Arcade Approval Process

Via: http://www.gamedevblog.com/2007/03/some_answers.html

It's an interesting little read. Get a little insight on what it may take to get your XNA game onto XBLA

To get an Xbox Live Arcade game approved, there's various stages and greenlight meetings you have to get through. First you've got to get somebody there excited enough to get it into a greenlight meeting in the first place.

The next stage is the "Concept Greenlight"

The next stage is a due diligence meeting

Coming up later is the certification or TRC - the "technical requirements checklist"