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For anyone curious why this is here, Humble Inc is funded by YC -- beyond it being a collection of cool games people might care for. edit: I was wrong, not just YC. They have $4.7m from Sequoia[1] too. [1] http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/04/22/sequoia-capital-ba...
For anyone curious why this is here, Humble Inc is funded by YC -- beyond it being a collection of cool games people might care for. edit: I was wrong, not just YC. They have $4.7m from Sequoia[1] too. [1] http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/04/22/sequoia-capital-ba...
That's very interesting, as I've always thought it was bootstrapped by Wolfire games. Serious question - why does this need funding?
anyone else bummed that this one didn't include desura keys?
I always find it interesting that the Linux people pay the most. Then again, the games are probably most impressive compared to games generally available on Linux, and least impressive compared to those available for windows. Not to say anything about the quality of three games, just commentary on the different gaming markets.
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I agree. I used to get really excited about the humble bundle. They had a few noteworthy games per bundle (All the games they have are good, but some are less known than others). Now that it's a monthly affair I get the initial perception that the bundles have less noteworthy games and that I'm getting tired of so many of them. After a bit of thought I realize I /am/ paying just a few bucks for a lot of games and hel…
Cave Story+ is an updated-engine version of what is probably the most famous indie game of all time that basically started the modern indie games movement. It would not be unreasonable to say it's one of the best action/platformer games ever made -- a completely indie Metroidvania game that's better than most similar games from major publishers despite being made entirely by one person in his spare time. Jamestown is…
I always find it interesting that the Linux people pay the most. Then again, the games are probably most impressive compared to games generally available on Linux, and least impressive compared to those available for windows. Not to say anything about the quality of three games, just commentary on the different gaming markets.
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That's very interesting, as I've always thought it was bootstrapped by Wolfire games. Serious question - why does this need funding?
The first bundle (and possibly second) was bootstrapped, they took funding after the idea was shown to work. That's all I know, not sure why they have funding.
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I agree. I used to get really excited about the humble bundle. They had a few noteworthy games per bundle (All the games they have are good, but some are less known than others). Now that it's a monthly affair I get the initial perception that the bundles have less noteworthy games and that I'm getting tired of so many of them. After a bit of thought I realize I /am/ paying just a few bucks for a lot of games and hel…
For my money this is the best bundle so far. Cave Story+, Bit Trip Runner, Super Meat Boy, and Jamestown are all highly regarded games, which I've been wanting to play for some time. The others I don't know much about, but that's part of the reason why these bundles are cool, to experience some games you wouldn't have come across otherwise?
I always find it interesting that the Linux people pay the most. Then again, the games are probably most impressive compared to games generally available on Linux, and least impressive compared to those available for windows. Not to say anything about the quality of three games, just commentary on the different gaming markets.
I've always assume it is more about supporting developers who support linux, and a competition with the other platforms.
I may sound like an ass saying this but those are popular charities and receive a lot of funding from lots of resources, they can survive without my $5 or $10 while many of these developer groups have only released a couple games. I want to see DRM free indie game development take off so I will contribute to the developers who I feel need it more.