It's called the Humble Bundle and it's a phenomenal deal (I just used the word Phenomenal here people - one does not simply throw around "Phenomenal") that benefits multiple charities in one purchase. You can purchase 5 DRM -Free Cross Platform (Windows, Mac OS, Linux and Android) games made by independent, relatively unknown and some not-so "unknown" developers. Here's the kicker: you pay whatever you want! The Humble Bundle benefits the "Child's Play" organization, which aims to brighten up the day for children world wide that in hospitals trying to get better and might need a bit of fun to raise their spirits. It also helps the "Electronics Frontier Foundation" which has been focused on defending digital rights since it's founding back in 1990. Thirdly, the Bundle helps independent developers remain independent of big studios, and to continue affecting the gaming landscape the best they can.
How it works: you look at games, you say "Whuuuu? Take my money!" and you don't see daylight for about five days.
Ok, maybe not that easily , but it's damn near that easy. You go to their site ( clicky for linkage) you peruse the bundle and pay what you want, think the games are only ok but still want to give to charity? Fine, just pay $1.00 US no problemo, enjoy! However, at the moment, if you beat the average price people are paying for the bundle (as of this writing it was a humble $6.82), you'll get an EXTRA FIVE games! These games are no slouches either, you have well known games and even some award winners, I had to jump on this deal solely for the opportunity to play this game right here , "Sword and Sworcery," a critically acclaimed game that at first glance seems too artsy to be a fun game, but from what I've read is just full of fun. Like brimming over with fun levels of fun. One more time, just for fun..we're talking FUN here kids! Oh and for you collectors or music aficionados out there all soundtracks to the extra five games are included with your purchase…sold yet? No? ...wait for it…. if you pay more than one buck for the bundle you'll also recieve all the Steam Code Keys for the games you purchased so you can enjoy the games via your Steam account as well. You'll get access to all the achievements and be able to play with any Steam Buddies you may know or make some new ones , on the titles that offer multiplayer, of course.
Once you decide to pay for the Bundle, you then:
1. Decide how much you want to pay in USD.
2. Decide how you would like your purchasing contribution distributed amongst the charities , developers, and folks running the Humble Bundle site via sliders.
3. Enter the email account you wish to have your redeemable code sent to. With the option to be notified of future Humble Bundles going live.
4. Check a box for a Gift Code in the event you want to gift the Bundle to a friend who is low on funds you think would enjoy the games, that's double karma points right there.
5.Lastly you choose your payment method, you can pay via your Amazon Payments Account, Paypal Account, Google Wallet account or with any major Credit Card.
So there it is, a damn good deal in a ever shrinking "honest deal" world, I was going to get into the whole "$60 for a four hour game or $x amount for days and weeks of gaming?" argument, but decided to save your eyeballs from another giant wall of text. Besides, that's a no brainer right? Game on and enjoy, folks!
Bonus pic because we all deserve more Boromir in our lives.
