Independent developer Aaron Styles announces that his game S.H.M.U.P has been nominated as a finalist in GDC China's Independent Games Festival, and to celebrate, a playable demo for the side-scrolling shooter is available on his Charcoal Styles Website. There's a trailer showing off the game on the YouTube, here are three screenshots, and here's a bit: "S.H.M.U.P puts you in command of up to fifteen independent ships, defending your wall against a never ending collection of enemies and massive bosses. To aid you in your defence, you have access to a plethora of upgrades and awesome exploding, homing missiles. S.H.M.U.P features chip tune inspired music from Bart Klepka and Multifaros. The game also features a Twitter integration (which was included months before any commercial game announced it!) and extensive modding capabilities."