In the cacophony of the holiday and new year madness, one of cooler indie tidbits to slip past my radar was the release of two free expansion-updates for Nitronic Rush, the incredibly cool survival-racing game from indie developers Team Nitronic at the DigiPen Institute of Technology. Six new tracks, including two designed by fan Pixelmann and a Christmas-themed stunt level--along with some minor tweaks and bug-fixes--make the updates well worth downloading. Of course, if you haven't tried Nitronic Rush yet, there's no better time than the present to check out the unique, neon racer.

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I'm sure everyone is busy with their favorite AAA fall game release(s) at the moment, but if you can carve out a quick respite from your epic questing or ho-slaying activities, there's a particular indie game called Nitronic Rush that I recommend downloading immediately. Developer Team Nitronic (of the DigiPen Institute of Technology), has crafted what it calls a "survival driving" from the ground up. It's gorgeous, fast, features some very fun innovations, and is very hard to put down.

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