WARWICKSHIRE Dec 10 - ProjectorGames, the respected UK independent games developer, today announced the launch of Rate My Avatar for Xbox Live Indie games. Rate My Avatar is a unique application that enables players to share their avatars with other users from around the world, and to rate one another in an attempt to become one of the top rated avatars on the Xbox Live service. The application is available now for 80 Microsoft Points (U.S $1).

GameCity starts up in less than 24 hours from now, and they're hard at work setting up.

All the fun and games should unfold here over the next 6 days:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gamecityfestival/

Starting pressing that F5 button, people.

http://XNplay.co.uk finally overcame their broken Xbox and found time to review BitStream.

"superior audiovisuals"
"a nice game, with catchy sounds and visual effects and a lineup of multi-player modes"

Best bit has to be from the comments, though:

I really like a lot of things about this game, namely:
-presentation
-graphics
-music
-controls
-game mechanics

http://www.xnplay.co.uk/2009/10/16/bitstream/

So, we finally gave in and got a twitter account. If you look to your right you should be able to see it, we'll keep you posted of anything exciting that's happening, so watch this space!

A patch fixing the issues with tournament savings has now been released!

Get it now by running it on your Xbox, or pick it up here!

Bitstream is the complete opposite of [other game]. First of all there’s a lot of depth to the game. Travelling straight will gradually increase your speed so winning races becomes less about reactions and more about finding the fastest route from start to finish. There are 16 tracks split into 4 tournaments with 8 racers in each. A load of flare effects on the lines and musical cues every time you move makes the game a delight to look at
and listen to as well.

The guys at IndiGameBlog have just put up a glowing review of BitStream.

"The sound design is excellent and the multiplayer is great fun."
"with a few friends this is one of the best multiplayer games on Indie Games."

The reviews have started coming in thick and fast now!

"...is a quality title that expands on the original game, and is only 400MSP"
"Great Dotstream-like game with music that reacts to your movements"
"Holy pixels, BitStream is amazing! Anyone who enjoyed or heard of Dotstream should check out this Indie Game"

More as we get 'em!

Like how it sounds? Pick up your copy from Xbox Live now!