Overgrowth Alpha Video #8
December 28th, 2010
Here is the latest in our new weekly Overgrowth alpha format! David himself took some time to illustrate the traditional changelog in video form. Don't forget that you can help support us, try out our weekly alphas (such as the one in the video), and chat with other preorderers in the Secret Preorder Forum by preordering Overgrowth. Be sure ...
The Humble Indie Bundle #2 is over!
December 26th, 2010
The Humble Indie Bundle #2 is now over. Thanks everyone for your overwhelming support! The bundle has broken all of our expectations once again: the total payments exceeded $1.8 million! We should have more detailed statistics soon. Since you exceeded the $1.75M threshold, Revenge of the Titans will release its source code as promised as soon as they ...
Can't buy the bundle, but haven't pirated it?
December 24th, 2010
In my anonymous piracy survey, I received hundreds of responses. We already addressed one of them by adding BitTorrent support to the bundle, and now I'd like to discuss another one: "I'm pirating the bundle because I have no credit card and can't buy it." To a certain mindset, this seems like a good excuse. You can ...
Download the Humble Indie Bundle #2 using BitTorrent
December 24th, 2010
When Jeff asked pirates why they pirated the bundle (instead of buying it for one penny), some responded that they just prefer to use BitTorrent. It reduces bandwidth costs, increases download speeds, reduces file corruption, and makes it easy to pause and resume downloads. With that in mind, Jeff added an official BitTorrent download method inside of the Humble Indie ...
Revenge of the Titan's will release its source code at 1.75M!
December 23rd, 2010
Puppy Games just told us that they will release the source code for Revenge of the Titans if the Humble Indie Bundle reaches $1.75 million! We're already well past $1.5 million with two days to go, so this should be within reach. This announcement is special because Revenge of the Titans is a brand-new game, released mere ...
Your Humble Bundle just doubled
December 22nd, 2010
Christmas is approaching and the crazy sales are starting. How can a humble bundle stay relevant? Well, I heard you guys liked bundles so I decided to put a bundle in your bundle. All six Humble Indie Bundle #1 games are now included on your download page. Enjoy! Here are the details: For all ~180,000 customers, this is complimentary ...
Humble Bundle 2 Design Tour
December 20th, 2010
For the last year or so I've been hoping to bring back the design tour series, but this time I wanted to try focusing on specific design details instead of full reviews. The Humble Bundle 2 seemed like the perfect way to test that idea! Here is my design tour where I touch on my favorite aspects of the ...