Humble Bundle has a new multimedia special offering for charity, just for the next week:
The Humble Freedom Bundle goes 100% to charity, and Humble Bundle with further match the proceeds up to $300,000 extra. The funds will be divided up between the American Civil Liberties Union, Doctors Without Borders, and the International Rescue Committee.
There's a good mix of mostly games (not all DRM-free, but most are available via Steam for Mac & Linux, with only a couple of games being Windows or Windows/Mac only), audiobooks, comic books, fiction and non-fiction (all book items are DRM-free), with contributions from publishers O'Reilly, No Starch Press, Dynamite, IDW, creators Neil Gaiman and Cory Doctorow, and more.
On the games front, I can recommend the DRM-free Mini Metro (a surprisingly addictive minimalistic DIY subway system planning game) and Human Resource Machine (a very fun computer programming game with cute graphics and a cynical corporate downsizing storyline, and had put the developer's other game, World of Goo which is also in this bundle, on my wishlist on the strength of this), both of which I got from previous HBs.
Fixed single tier of $30 for 47 items thus far if I've counted correctly, with the chance of more titles being added later, as HB may be able to get more developers on board with the offer. This has a few games that were on my wishlist in it, and it's all going to a good cause and my pledge will be matched, effectively doubling its worth, so I'm thinking I might as well splurge.
ETA: book content currently stands at 1 full audiobook (+ 1 preview, both from Cory Doctorow), 2 comics collections/GN (including 1 National Book Award winner), and 2 non-fiction (both computer-related), and 1 collection of mixed stories/poetry/essays from Neil Gaiman.
ETA2: 28 of the games are DRM-free, and those ones appear to be available for all platforms, except for two which are Windows-only (one of which asks you to choose between the DRM-free download and the Steam key, for some reason). 1 game includes the soundtrack album.
Quote:
Take a stand for freedom. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door. – "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, from an engraving on the Statue of Liberty.
We humbly remember that the United States is a nation of immigrants, and we proudly stand with developers, authors, and charities that champion liberty and justice for all.
This special one-week bundle features over $600 in incredible games and books for just $30. 100% of your payments will go to the American Civil Liberties Union, the International Rescue Committee, and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Humble Bundle will proudly match your contributions up to $300,000.
We chose these three organizations because of the inspiring work they do in providing humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced people as well as in defense of justice, human rights, and civil rights
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The previous regular HB offerings for
Humble Book Bundle Hacks presented by O'Reilly with DIY non-fiction for tweaking your computer, home hardware setup, and brain skills (expiring Wednesday), and
Humble Comics Bundle Valiant containing GNs, RPG gamebooks, and introductory catch-up videos for the popular superhero universe, with a #1 comic issue freebie if you sign up for the newsletter, are still on offer.
Bundle of Holding's new RPG gamebook offering is for
Bundle of Two, featuring a selection of games from various publishers which can be played with just two players (well, one gamemaster and one player). Some are romance-themed, some are horror/other genres. Previous bundles for the fantasy dungeon-crawling
Advanced Adventures from Expeditious Retreat Press (who have a cool name) and the far future space empire campaign
Fading Suns from Holistic Design are still available for a limited time.