February 29 (Sign up!)

Development on the game has all but stopped, giving me a chance to get around to doing all those other things I need to do to actually get this game out (like working on a dedicated Bit Battles website, writing a manual, oh and actually conducting a full-blown, semi-public beta). Speaking of which, it's still possible to sign up for beta. Just show your interest by posting here.

Since there's now ultra-exciting development news, here's a summary of everything else I've been doing:

• Bit Battles website is coming along well. Nothing too fancy, I just want it to be fast and functional. W3C compliant all the way!
• Still dealing with some last minute contest cleanups (getting the last design doc revision ready, integrating the tester feedback form, etc.).
  
• Working on some advertising stuff to bring in more players (to both test and hopefully buy the game!).
• Taking a much needed breather to play some WoW. A lot of WoW, actually. Too much. What time is it!?

As I mentioned in the last post, I wanted to offer my thoughts and insight into the recent IA contest as one of those unlucky few that didn't make it to the final five. I'm going to hold off on that a bit longer as the winners haven't been announced yet and I'd like to see the contest completely finished first. Maybe next week.

Anyway, sign up for the beta and help support Bit Battles. Until next time!

Some important links:

• Bit Battles GGE page
• Fanatical Games Forums