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Super Meat Boy's release for the PC platform is only a few days away (November 30 to be exact) and today the Steam service finally let folks put their money down early to purchase Team Meat's PC adaptation of the hit Xbox 360 downloadable platform action game. As with the Xbox 360 version, Team Meat is selling Super Meat Boy for just $9.99 at the moment which is 33 percent off its scheduled normal price.

In related news, yet another exclusive PC playable character from the indie games scene has been revealed to be making a special appearance in Super Meat Boy.. According to IndieGames.com it's RunMan (shown above) from the title RunMan: Race Around the World. It's not a shock to learn that RunMan's special ability is that he can run really, really fast.

This year has been a tremendous year for the growth of the indie scene. Many freeware and commercial indie games have seen the light of day, and thanks to the efforts of publishers such as Meridian4 and platforms such as Impulse or Steam, these indie games are getting more and more exposure to a broad audience. We think it's only appropriate that, after last year, we continue the tradition of naming our favorite indie games of the past year. We had to cut the list down to ten, and while this doesn't necessarily represent all of our favorites (that's practically every indie game!), it serves as a good cross-section. If you're looking for some excellent indie games to get yourself started on the treasure trove that was 2009, look no further than these games right here.

Welcome to Freeware Friday, a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge!

Anybody who has ever played a Sega Genesis knows about Sega's old mascot Sonic the Hedgehog. An incredibly fast hedgehog, his games were all about finishing levels as fast as possible and with the highest score. In a way, RunMan: Race Around the World is the spiritual successor to that formula, but does away with all of the trappings the blue hedgehog has become associated with and focuses on the sheer fun, which is something that Sonic lost sight of a long time ago. It's a stellar donationware title that was four years in the making, and those with a love for classic platforming should not miss it.