The Humble Indie Bundle 7 has just been put on sale. As I've posted before that I'm a big fan of this program that gives customers the opportunity to pay what they want for the games and decide how much of the purchase price goes to the developers, the Electronic Frontier Foundation or Child's Play charity. The Humble Indie Bundle includes:
Snapshot
Binding of Isaac
Closure
Indie Game: The Movie (the movie)
Shank 2
And if you pay over the average you also get:
Dungeon Defenders +DLC
Legend of Grimlock
Humble Indie Bundle 7 also includes the soundtracks for all the games.
I just wrapped up another semester of classes and I'm two-thirds of the way through my BS in Business Management program at Northeastern University. Forty-four weeks of classes in a year along with work and raising a family is a grind and I need a mental holiday. I'll be taking it easy for the next few weeks to give my brain some rest and recharge my batteries for the the last 6 months left of classes starting in January. Now it's time to spend some more time having fun with my kids, enjoy some more time with my wife, catch up on some games, maybe read a book I don't have to cite for a report, not have to worry about homework deadlines and heck, I may even get some sleep for a change. I'll also be taking a look at what I've been doing and make sure its the right thing for my family.
It's important to stay productive but it's also important that we slow down from time to time. Take some time to look at what you are doing and ask yourself if you're on the right path. These little lulls in life are the best time to take a step back and assess where you can improve your life and the lives of your loved ones. It's hard to get a grasp on where you are in life when you're up to your eyebrows with work. Some of you reading this may be taking some time off for the holidays and amidst all the merriment take a pause and ask yourself if you're on the right path. Ask yourself, "Can I be doing better?", "Do I really need to work 80 hour weeks?", "Do I really need a 400 calorie coffee every morning?" Your answers are your own of course, you may be completely content and more power to you.
On the other hand if you've been spending all your time sitting around blaming others for your lack of success, get of your ass and make it happen now. Don't wait for the New Year, don't wait until Monday, and don't wait for tomorrow. None of things are promised, success isn't guaranteed but only you can maximize your potential through effort.
UPDATE: 5 Web Comic Collections have been added to the Humble E-Book Bundle:
xkcd - Randall Munroe
Save Yourself, Mammal! - Zach Weiner
The Most Dangerous Game - Zach Weiner
Attack of the Bacon Robots - Jerry Holkins + Mik Krahulik (Penny Arcade)
Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings - Jerry Holkins + Mike Krahulik (Penny Arcade)
You will get these extra 5 if you spend more than the average (which at the time of this posting is $12.65).
If "WHAA?!" just came out of your mouth, you're probably already familiar with the Humble Indie Bundle and hopefully you've kicked in some of you hard earned dough to help out indie developers and more importantly help out the great charity Child's Play. And for that, mad props to you my friends and you may simply scroll down to the video below for an opportunity to help out some more.
For those of you that are asking, "What are you talking about Joe and can you please explain it to us?" Well, the Humble (insert digital media nomenclature here) Bundle has historically been a group of game developers that put up their (DRM Free) games for sale in order to raise money for charity and perhaps get a little cash for themselves. The purchase price of the items are determined by the purchaser and the purchaser also decides how much of the money goes to the developers or the Child's Play Charity. The site has been hugely successful raising funds selling games and now it appears they have moved into E-Books. I could explain it all to you but I think this video does a better job. Dim the lights please... a little more.. yup you got it:
So yeah, buy some E-Books for a good price and help out charity. Writers get their stories out, sick kids get games to play, you look really smart and hip reading an E-book and possibly get noticed by someone you fancy and they think you're awesome for helping out sick kids and then one thing leads to another... well you get it, everybody wins. I suggest you check out www.HumbleBundle.com for more information and sign up for their E-Mail list for future bundles.
If you are sitting there asking "What's an E-Book?" go back into your cave and wait for the next ice age.
