We announced earlier that Microsoft are introducing an open distribution service for budding game developers to share their games with the Xbox Live world and as a taster 6 games, created by the community would be available for download for free later this evening. Well, we can now bring you the names of the free games, along with a description of what they are all about.

All of these games have been created using the XNA Game Studio which is available for use by anyone, you can get more details on this by visiting http://creators.xna.com/. 

Here are the games which will be available later tonight.

Little Gamers

This is a special game demo of a community game created by Loic Dansart from Belgium using XNA Game Studio.  This game is a 2D high definition action side-scroller based on the famous webcomic "Little Gamers" (little-gamers.com).  This offer is only available for a limited time and provides a glimpse of more games to come in the future with the official launch of community created games on Xbox 360.  This game is currently un-rated.

ProximityHD

This is a special game demo of a community game created by Brian Cable from the United States using XNA Game Studio.  Proximity takes the essence of strategy games -- battles for control of territory and armies -- and distills it down to a simple, easy to understand set of rules that makes the genre more accessible to casual players than ever before.  This offer is only available for a limited time and provides a glimpse of more games to come in the future with the official launch of community created games on Xbox 360.  This game is currently un-rated.

Rocketball

This is a special game demo of a community game created by Tyler Wanlass from the United States using XNA Game Studio.  A neighborhood game of dodgeball explodes onto the street with fast paced multi-player action, power-ups galore, and Rocketball strikes that will tear your opponents apart.  This offer is only available for a limited time and provides a glimpse of more games to come in the future with the official launch of community created games on Xbox 360.  This game is currently un-rated.

TriLinea

This is a special game demo of a community game created by Edison S. Prata Jr. from Brazil using XNA Game Studio.  TriLinea is a puzzle game that mixes fast paced action with strategy.  This offer is only available for a limited time and provides a glimpse of more games to come in the future with the official launch of community created games on Xbox 360.  This game is currently un-rated.

Dishwasher

This is a special game demo of an upcoming Xbox LIVE Arcade game created by James Silva from the United States using XNA Game Studio.  The Dishwasher is an intense 2D action platforming game with a unique highly stylized look and fast and fluid action.  The game’s   hero is a lowly dishwasher (the occupation, not the appliance) who has lost everything, including his heart, at the hands of the deceptive and evil cyborg movement and is seeking revenge.  This offer is only available for a limited time and provides a glimpse of more games to come in the future with the official launch of community created games on Xbox 360.  This game is currently un-rated.

JellyCar

This is a special game demo of a community game created by Timothy FitzRandolph from the United States using XNA Game Studio.  JellyCar is a game about driving a squishy car through squishy worlds, trying to reach the exit.  This offer is only available for a limited time and provides a glimpse of more games to come in the future with the official launch of community created games on Xbox 360.  This game is currently un-rated.