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Saturday, December 17, 2011

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Red Cross Joins New All-Star Humble Bundle

The popular pay-what-you-want bundle has never had a lineup this good.

Since first appearing in May of 2010, the Humble Indie Bundle has raised quite a bit of money for game developers as well as charity while providing excellent games to an eager audience at extremely low prices, and DRM-free to boot. The Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle from this past September actually prompted our previous article on the phenomenon. Regardless, the recent release of the newest bundle, The Humble Indie Bundle 4 (actually the eighth bundle in the lineage), bears mentioning. It also bears purchasing. As great as some of these bundles have been in the past, this latest package easily transcends them all. Owners of the Xbox 360 console should immediately recognize the presence of Super Meat Boy in this bundle. Famous for its …

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The Humble Indie Bundle: Why You Should Care, Play N Trade (in Upper Moreland-Willow Grove Patch), GameStop (in Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch), and 3 more ›

Saturday, October 8, 2011

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The Humble Indie Bundle: Why You Should Care

Bundles of DRM-free games at whatever price you choose - no catch - and all the money goes where YOU say it goes.

Independent game development has produced some real gems over the years. Regardless of what is typically a very limited budget when compared to the big-money companies in the industry, indie developers tend to be innovators, relying on original mechanics and pure gameplay to provide a memorable experience. After all, you can't hide behind flashy presentation when you can't afford it to begin with. But that same budget limit often means that these gems might stay buried if not for word of mouth. Downloadable console services like Xbox Live Indie Games and the PlayStation Network have provided unusually visible platforms for these titles, but for the games that are lucky enough to be featured, much of the money made through these services …

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