Indie Game: The Movie
May 20th, 2010
A new documentary called Indie Game: The Movie has just been announced with the goal of providing an inside look at the art and craft of making indie games. The production team, BlinkWorks, has announced that it plans to travel around North America filming the major characters on the indie gaming scene. I'm completely blown away by the production ...
Penumbra goes open-source
May 15th, 2010
As promised, the Frictional guys have released the source code for Penumbra: Overture! You can check out their Git repository here, and read their blog post for more details. The source code is free, but the assets are not: to actually run the game you will still have to buy it, either directly from them or from the Humble Bundle ...
Lugaru goes open-source
May 11th, 2010
In the spirit of the Humble Indie Bundle, we have decided to release the source code to Lugaru! Our community has already made some great mods by editing the levels and graphics, but source code access will allow for much deeper modifications. The coding style is what you might expect from a self-taught high school student, so it could be ...
Saving a penny -- pirating the Humble Indie Bundle
May 10th, 2010
One common email we have been getting is people notifying us that they see live Humble Bundle key links around the internet on various forums, 4chan, and even Steam! I decided to look into this a little bit and try to guess how big of a phenomenon it is. After some simple math, I estimate that over 25% of Humble ...
Samorost 2 donated to the Humble Bundle
May 9th, 2010
Samorost 2 donated to the Humble Indie Bundle As of this writing, over $600,000 from over 72,000 people has been contributed to the Humble Indie Bundle! I talked to fellow indies Amanita Design this morning and they would like to contribute to the Humble Bundle too. However, they are doing it in their own way: in a magnificent ...
Linux users contribute twice as much as Windows users
May 7th, 2010
We've always advocated cross-platform development -- in fact, last year, we wrote a post explaining why you should support Mac OS X and Linux. When organizing the Humble Indie Bundle, we decided to put our money where our mouth is and only select games that support all three major desktop platforms: Mac, Windows, and Linux. At the moment, we have ...
A Humble FAQ
May 5th, 2010
Before we get into the frequently asked questions for the Humble Bundle, I'd like to bring your attention to a new feature! The Electronic Frontier Foundation would like to sweeten the deal. Any bundle contribution of $100 or more (divided any way you choose, of course) will get you a complimentary EFF Pioneer Level Membership. This means you get ...