OK... WTF, Humble Bundle?

[Phred]

EA doesn't even seem to be getting a cut. There are sliders for the charities and the humble tip. I'm throwing a few bucks at it because I've already got Origin installed and might one day want to play some of these.

Damn. I felt guilty after reading this and upped my payment to slightly above average.

[Ginaz]

Does anyone know if you can send someone else the codes for these and have them work on their Steam/Origin accounts?  If so, I have codes for the following games since I already have them:  Battlefield 3 for Origin and Crysis 2, Dead Space, and Medal of Honor for Steam (or Origin).

[Phred]

Does anyone know if you can send someone else the codes for these and have them work on their Steam/Origin accounts?  If so, I have codes for the following games since I already have them:  Battlefield 3 for Origin and Crysis 2, Dead Space, and Medal of Honor for Steam (or Origin).

I dont see why not.

[Cyrrex]

My dislike for Origin falls just short of "hate"...so I think I can bring myself to do this for a bit of charity.  Also, I have two boys who don't give a shit how they get their games. 

[Rendakor]

Does anyone know if you can send someone else the codes for these and have them work on their Steam/Origin accounts?  If so, I have codes for the following games since I already have them:  Battlefield 3 for Origin and Crysis 2, Dead Space, and Medal of Honor for Steam (or Origin).

HB tells you not to, but there's no way to prevent you from giving them out.

[Azazel]

If someone will not use their origin codes i'll be happy to catch some for my sons - they are not so picky  

You can't afford the dollar yourself? 



Also: Nerdrage pantiewads 

[disKret]

You can't afford the dollar yourself?  

Already bought 2 packs. I need 2 more  (i'm thinking about mainly about bf3)

[calapine]

Please tell your kids to say a prayer before bed for that generous lady on the internet!  

[schild]

Origin and EA are donating their share of the proceeds from this bundle to the following charities!

Correct, it's free PR. Not willing to give them that. Would rather donate straight to a charity. Like the Eric Schild Foundation for Voting With Your Wallet.

[luckton]

Correct, it's free PR. Not willing to give them that. Would rather donate straight to a charity. Like the Eric Schild Foundation for Hex.

Fixed.

[Ginaz]

Does anyone know if you can send someone else the codes for these and have them work on their Steam/Origin accounts?  If so, I have codes for the following games since I already have them:  Battlefield 3 for Origin and Crysis 2, Dead Space, and Medal of Honor for Steam (or Origin).

HB tells you not to, but there's no way to prevent you from giving them out.

Well then, if anyone is interested in the games I mentioned, send me a PM.  First come first served.

[Cyrrex]

I seem to have donated some money and NOT been sent any keys in return.  I am going to chalk it up to them being overwhelmed. 

[apocrypha]

Cyrrex have you checked the My Account section of the Humble website? I had the same thing and the keys were available there, after clicking the Origin Bundle link bottom left. The email with details arrived about 2 hours later.

And if it's a tax dodge by EA, well, whatever. They're a vast multinational corporation. They have a thousand different ways to avoid tax.

[Cyrrex]

I didn't, I'll check that later. 

[Ginaz]

Wow, almost 1.3 million purchases so far at an average price of $4.80, which would be about $6.2 million.  Considering almost all of it will be going to charity, that's not too shabby.

[schild]

EA GIVES 6.2M TO CHARITY. ALL HAIL EA.

[Furiously]

I wonder what percent are actually installing Origin.

[Kail]

I wonder what percent are actually installing Origin.

Yeah, I suspect if they'd just called it the "Humble EA Bundle" instead it wouldn't have sounded so sketchy to me, but the way it is, the cynical part of my brain can't help but see this as a marketing hook.

[Azazel]

You can't afford the dollar yourself?  

Already bought 2 packs. I need 2 more  (i'm thinking about mainly about bf3)

I should probably buy another two.

[disKret]

You can't afford the dollar yourself?  

Already bought 2 packs. I need 2 more  (i'm thinking about mainly about bf3)

I should probably buy another two.

Was this comment realy needed? I've never saw You throwing sarcastic comments in steam sale topic. Bored?

[Pennilenko]

Was this comment realy needed? I've never saw You throwing sarcastic comments in steam sale topic. Bored?

I think it was deserved grief asking for freebies for something that you get for yourself for a ridiculously insignificant amount of money.

[disKret]

I think it was deserved grief asking for freebies for something that you get for yourself for a ridiculously insignificant amount of money.

Im sorry that I have never think about putting the lowest possible price on the table. Belive it or not I multiplied what I paid not what is the lowest digit someone can enter.

[Pennilenko]

I think it was deserved grief asking for freebies for something that you get for yourself for a ridiculously insignificant amount of money.

Im sorry that I have never think about putting the lowest possible price on the table. Belive it or not I multiplied what I paid not what is the lowest digit someone can enter.

So since you did your "duty" snag a couple more for the minimum and call it a day.

[Setanta]

Will not install Origin. So sorry starving orphans.

[Phred]

Will not install Origin. So sorry starving orphans.

You missed the part where 90% of the games come with steam codes, right?

[Kail]

edit: Never mind, I'm being a pedantic asshole  

[koro]

So the second week games for this bundle were revealed.

An expansion for Red Alert 3... and Populous.

Like, the original Populous.

From 1989.

[Ginaz]

So the second week games for this bundle were revealed.

An expansion for Red Alert 3... and Populous.

Like, the original Populous.

From 1989.

Yeah...Populous?   And the Red Alert 3 game is a stand alone.  No need for the base game.

[Ragnoros]

Red Alert 3 isn't worth the bandwidth. It's really, really bad.

[Segoris]

I'm not sure what is more sad, that the average price is still under $5 after this long or that Populous is the best game available.

And yes, fuck Red Alert 3. I wasted bandwidth on it once.....once.

 

[Nonentity]

It shoots through schools.

[Segoris]

.88 magnum dlc

[Teleku]

Man, I need to go watch that movie again.

[Azazel]

I think it was deserved grief asking for freebies for something that you get for yourself for a ridiculously insignificant amount of money.

Im sorry that I have never think about putting the lowest possible price on the table. Belive it or not I multiplied what I paid not what is the lowest digit someone can enter.

So since you did your "duty" snag a couple more for the minimum and call it a day.

Huh. Wasn't even directed at you as I don't "know" you yet/have any idea who you are and pretty much forgot about your comment after making the $1 comment (which still stands, BTW - though you need to donate $5 for BF3). Was basically aimed at Schild's comments and the EA&ORIGIN=EBIL  crowd. And it was serious, too. 

I used to pay more for Humble Bundles, but when the number of un-looked-at, unplayed, never-installed, games started to pile up, I dropped my "donations" down to about $5 per. Since I already had all the games I'll realistically ever pay from this lot (there's only 4 I don't own now that they added more) I don't have any moral qualms about paying very little to charity for things I'll never use. 

[sickrubik]

So. The new Humble Bundle is out, which is actually comedy-centric and neat. However, it reminded me that the Origin bundle ended... with no Dead Space 2. I assumed it would have been added later.. but... NOOOOOOOOOOPE. How weird.