Insane EA Humble Bundle

super_furry

Is Red Alert 3 the one with Rick Flair in it?

Nody

super_furry wrote: »

Is Red Alert 3 the one with Rick Flair in it?

From the video on their site; yes it is

welkin

Jesus wept I didn't think populous would look so bad but it did!

cherryghost

2 million sold now.

Burning Eclipse

cherryghost wrote: »

2 million sold now.

Indeed, and getting very close to the other very big number... $10,000,000. They're at $9,914,886.82 as of this post.

Anyone

10 Games for under $5 and a little ego stroke due to donating to charity. That'll do. I'll count it an even better deal if I actually install any of them

Wow. Populous has aged badly.

chrislad

Deleted User wrote: »

Wow. Populous has aged badly.

In all fairness, it is 24 years old.

Overheal

Populous The Beginning would have made it a no-brainer. Populous meanwhile, is uber dated

EDDIE WATERS

Hit 10 million

Spear

Overheal wrote: »

Populous The Beginning would have made it a no-brainer. Populous meanwhile, is uber dated

Not many games can rightfully claim to be the source of an entire genre though.

Dacelonid

chrislad wrote: »

In all fairness, it is 24 years old.

Christ that makes me feel old :(:(:(:(:(

Skerries

yeah but back then new genres were popping up all the time whereas we haven't seen anything really new come out in a while genre wise

C14N

Skerries wrote: »

yeah but back then new genres were popping up all the time whereas we haven't seen anything really new come out in a while genre wise

There must just be no new genres left to invent.

Dravokivich

C14N wrote: »

There must just be no new genres left to invent.

RTFPSRPFMSS?

RealTimeFirstPersonRolePlayingFootballManagerShooterStrategy

Dravokivich

Dravokivich wrote: »

RTFPSRPFMSS?

RealTimeFirstPersonRolePlayingFootballManagerShooterStrategy

So basically Football Manager with guns? I'd buy that game!

Dravokivich

Deleted User wrote: »

So basically Football Manager with guns? I'd buy that game!

It'll help with squad morale. Can't fail

Wossack

as long as the fps elements are turn based, Im all for it

and fingers crossed theres no tacked on multiplayer

richymcdermott

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2013/08/29/eas-origin-humble-bundle-raised-over-105-million-for-charity

I applaud ea, humble bundle and each and every one of you, including myself for getting together and doing something for a great cause.

2.1 million sold gathering 10.5 million for charity

Jonny7

richymcdermott wrote: »

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2013/08/29/eas-origin-humble-bundle-raised-over-105-million-for-charity

I applaud ea, humble bundle and each and every one of you, including myself for getting together and doing something for a great cause.

2.1 million sold gathering 10.5 million for charity

I find it odd only 2.1 million availed of this..

I presumed every gamer on earth would be getting all these games for a dollar whether they had them or not, I mean there's, what, 10 million who use steam regularly?

The Humble Bundle is up there with the greatest charity drives ever.

SeantheMan

I have to say fair play to EA on this one, I still hate them as a company though :P

ancapailldorcha

SeantheMan wrote: »

I have to say fair play to EA on this one, I still hate them as a company though :P

Completely agree, though a cynical man might argue that they could easily make a killing on DLC for Battlefield and Dead Space 3.

Monotype

I've been playing through a few. I actually didn't own any of them. I was surprised how little I liked the games really - I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth and I appreciate the level of work and detail gone into the games, but the user interfaces in some of the games are shockingly horrendous and they turn me away. Such basic shortfalls take so much away from them. I'm talking mainly about the game menus - they don't come up when you want them to and they're difficult to navigate.
Thanks for the cheap games EA, but I feel completely discouraged from buying any of your future games.

Skerries

which games specifically?

Monotype

In particular the browser thing with BF3 and the disastrous layout of burnout.

Grumpypants

Monotype wrote: »

I've been playing through a few. I actually didn't own any of them. I was surprised how little I liked the games really - I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth and I appreciate the level of work and detail gone into the games, but the user interfaces in some of the games are shockingly horrendous and they turn me away. Such basic shortfalls take so much away from them. I'm talking mainly about the game menus - they don't come up when you want them to and they're difficult to navigate.
Thanks for the cheap games EA, but I feel completely discouraged from buying any of your future games.

Most don't buy their games for the menus.

Amirani

Monotype wrote: »

In particular the browser thing with BF3 and the disastrous layout of burnout.

Yep, those two are particularly annoying alright.

Monotype

Grumpypants wrote: »

Most don't buy their games for the menus.

It's the basics of good program design. There's no thought gone into it - or too little in the form of a rush job tacked on.
It is part of the greater product and simple usability is expected.

It should only take seconds to open or close it. It's not even as if it's loading times. You should be able to jump into a game quickly and crap-free, without diminishing menu options in functional formats.

If you're willing to accept that, then go ahead and keep enjoying your games. I'll look elsewhere.

Nollog

richymcdermott wrote: »

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2013/08/29/eas-origin-humble-bundle-raised-over-105-million-for-charity

I applaud ea, humble bundle and each and every one of you, including myself for getting together and doing something for a great cause.

2.1 million sold gathering 10.5 million for charity

Yeah, best marketing campaign ever.