The Onward March of the Bundles [Join group for full coverage]

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On steam Magrunner is published by Frogwares themselves

FWIW, this from Polygon:

All of the games in question are still on Steam for now, but Frogwares said that its games leaving that platform is also a possibility — though Frogwares is now listed as both the publisher and developer of its games on Steam rather than Focus Home Interactive.

So I’m unsure why Frogwares would consider the games’ forced removal from Steam a possibility, if they are indeed self-published and thus out of Focus’ range of influence.

[Kiril]

I think the switch to Frogwares on steam is a newer development. Them owning them on steam wasn’t on the original statement but added later. So when Polygon talked to them maybe the communications didn’t know.

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Quiet couple days in the lead up to October’s.

Any hopes for a particular game, or games, to show up among the reveals?

[Jurple]

I’m secretly hoping no game I like gets revealed. Otherwise there might be gnashing of teeth. Also wailing.

For the rest of you, I hope for the reverse, obvs.

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This Friday: Monthlies are up, with CoD:WWII, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro Trilogies & More

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Humble Monthly: November 2019 - unlocks on 01/11/2019

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• Subscribe now and receive:
  • Call of Duty®: WWII
  • Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy
  • Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
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Humble Monthly: October 2019 Early Reveals - unlocked on 04/10/2019

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• Instant unlock:
  • BATTLETECH
• Early reveals:
  • Sonic Mania
  • BATTLETECH Flashpoint
  • BATTLETECH Shadow Hawk Pack
• Final reveals:
  • The Spiral Scouts
  • PLANET ALPHA
  • Override: Mech City Brawl
  • PUSS!
  • Avernum 3: Ruined World
  • Humble Original: Roman Sands

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Uhm, I really wished the new November Monthly would bring something yummy enough for me to bite at first sight. Perhaps it was the third anniversary since Stardew Valley got me on board that made me feel that way.

[Kiril]

Not too pushed with the reveals for October, Sonic and Avernum are the only keys I took, Planet Alpha is quite good but already have it. Puss! looks like Humble want to compete with Indie Gala

I am really liking the look of November and I think I will stick around for it.

Spare keys in the kindness thread

The RPS Kindness Club Rides Again

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I feel like maybe the bundle was calibrated on the Early Reveals staying hidden, and their being unveiled in advance may have lessened the final bang.

November’s three franchises for which I don’t have an interest or nostalgia, then again I never owned a PlayStation nor I am planning to.

[Baines]

I feel like maybe the bundle was calibrated on the Early Reveals staying hidden, and their being unveiled in advance may have lessened the final bang.

A Monthly was headlined by a newer Call of Duty game just a few months ago. I’d guess that they expected COD:WW2 wouldn’t be enough of a reveal on its own.

Since WW2 is present presumably entirely in an attempt to drum up further interest in Modern Warfare 2019, WW2 needed to be revealed (and playable) from the start. That means the month needed to launch with multiple reveals. I’m a little surprised both Crash and Spyro were revealed. I can only assume that is because of the interest overlap. Even if you don’t want COD, Crash + Spyro together might sell you on the monthly, where one alone might not. I admit, I’m moderately tempted myself due to Crash and Spyro, while one alone would have been too much of a gamble to even consider re-subscribing.

At least a couple of game news sites seem to share my sentiments. Headlines at both Destructoid and PCGamesN didn’t even bother to mention COD.
Destructoid: "The Crash Bandicoot and Spyro trilogies are $12 at Humble Monthly"
PCGamesN: “Get the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro remakes for $12 in the latest Humble Monthly bundle”

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A Monthly was headlined by a newer Call of Duty game just a few months ago. I’d guess that they expected COD:WW2 wouldn’t be enough of a reveal on its own.

The first paragraph was referring to the Battletech October Monthly, and how Sonic Mania and the Battletech DLC were revealed in advance.

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Wot Remains of the Friday

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IndieGala Cold Sweat - until 07/10/2019

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• $24.99 minimum:
• Hatred
• Daymare: 1998
• Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut

Fanatical Override: Mech City Brawl - until 19/10/2019

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• 5 cu.
• Override: Mech City Brawl
• Override: Mech City Brawl - Season Pass
• Override: Mech City Brawl - Super Charged Skin Pack DLC
• Override: Mech City Brawl - Stardust DLC
• Override: Mech City Brawl - Mirai DLC
• Override: Mech City Brawl - Maestro DLC
• Override: Mech City Brawl - Bellona DLC

Fanatical Virtual Battlemap - until ?

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• 28 cu.
• Virtual Battlemap
• Virtual Battlemap DLC - Overworld
• Virtual Battlemap DLC - Landscapes Pack
• Virtual Battlemap Commercial License

Other Bundlers

Bunch of Keys: Indie Wizardry - until 04/11/2019

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• $1.99; $3.49 for 2 copies; $8.49 for 5; $14.99 for 10; $29.99 for 25; $39.99 for 50.
• The God
• Please Find Me
• DollKart
• Outliver: Redemption
• Falnarion Tactics II
• You Shall Not Break!
• Witch The Bloodlines
• The Lost Sky
• Ruthless Safari

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Humble Monthly: November 2019 - unlocks on 01/11/2019
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Subscribe now and receive:

Call of Duty®: WWII
Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy

Yeah, the nostalgia for Crash and Spyro will make me sub next month.

[Sarfrin]

$25 minimum for those three games? Good luck with that.

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$25 minimum for those three games? Good luck with that.

The centerpiece is Daymare: 1998, whose low is basically the price of admission here.

That said, I wouldn’t want Hatred for free.

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IndieGala Journey Gang - until 23/10/2019
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$3.99 minimum:
The Journey Down: Chapter One
The Journey Down: Chapter Two
The Journey Down: Chapter Three
The Savior’s Gang
Hope for City
Tropia

Meant to reply to this earlier. If you are the least bit interested in point-and-click adventures, get this bundle. The Journey Down is one of the best of that genre in recent years.

[Internet]

Seconded (at least I think, haven’t played much of the genre). Really enjoyed 1&2. It has an interesting Caribbean-noire style and some genuinely funny jokes.

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This Weekend in Bundleland: itch.io BaB, NaNoWriMo Storybundle

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Groupees Build a Itch.io Bundle 10 - until 22/10/2019

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• 4 games/$1 minimum, $2.5 for the lot.
• Lantern of Worlds - The First Quest
• 3 Days: Zoo Mystery
• Adelantado Trilogy Book Three
• Doodle Kingdom
• Farm Mania 3: Hot Vacation
• Island Tribe 4
• Jane’s Hotel
• Ozzy Bubbles
• Northern Tale 2
• Royal Defense

Non-Game Bundles

StoryBundle 2019 NaNo Writing Tools - until 29/11/2019

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• PWYW, $5 minimum.
  • Rock-Solid Newsletter by Andrea Pearson
  • On Being a Dictator by Kevin J. Anderson and Martin L. Shoemaker
  • Writing Wonder by David Farland
  • Productivity for Authors by Joanna Penn
• Bonus tier, $15 minimum.
  • How to Make Money by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
  • 5,000 Words Per Hour - Write Faster, Write Smarter by Chris Fox
  • Researching History for Fantasy Writers by Dayle A. Dermatis
  • Finish Your Novel! by Mark Teppo
  • The Coffee Break Novelist by Kevin McLaughlin
  • How I Got Published And What I Learned Along the Way edited by Lyn Worthen and Renee Scandalis
  • The 7 P’s of Publishing Success & Killing it on Kobo by Mark Leslie Lefebvre
  • Once More, With Feeling by Jody Lynn Nye
  • Character Voice by M.L. Buchman
  • 50% off Jutoh and 75% off Jutoh Plus! by Jutoh

Other Bundlers

DailyIndieGame Weekly 76: Encore - until 09/11/2019

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• $0.99.
• Puzlogic
• Nin! Nin! Ninja!!!
• Welcome To… Chichester Redux : The Spy Of America And The Long Vacation
• Welcome To… Chichester OVN : The Beach
• Welcome To… Chichester 2 - Part 2 : No Regrets For The Future
• In Between Games
• PixZomb
• Powerless
• Sunset Planet

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This Monday: Coding Books, Extra Planet Gala, Fearless Fanatical & Lukhash Music Groupee

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Humble Bundle

Humble Book: Computer Productivity & Coding by Mercury Learning - until 28/10/2019

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• PWYW, $1 minimum:
  • C Programming
  • Cloud Computing Basics
  • Game Development Using Python
  • Multimedia Web Design
  • HDL with Digital Design
  • Microsoft Office 2013/365 and Beyond
  • Basic Electronics Video Tutorials
• BT8:
  • 3D Printing
  • Photoshop Photo Restoration Video Tutorials
  • MS Excel 2016
  • Artificial Intelligence in the 21st Century 2/E
  • Autodesk Revit 2020 Architecture
  • Software Testing
  • SVG Programming Video Tutorials
  • AutoCAD 2019 Beginning and Intermediate
  • AutoCAD 2020 3D Modeling
• BT15:
  • Data Cleaning by James Parker
  • Python 3 by Franz Lanzinger
  • Microsoft Excel 2019 Programming with VBA, XML, and ASP
  • Microsoft Access 2019 Programming with VBA, XML, and ASP Fifth Edition
  • Classic Game Design 2/E by Frank Luna
  • HTML 5 Programming Video Tutorials
  • Excel Functions & Formulas 5E
  • Embedded Vision
  • TensorFlow 2
  • Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX12

Main Sites

IndieGala Extra Planet - until 28/10/2019

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• $1.99 minimum:
• Hyper Sentinel
• Weaverse
• Astronaut: The Moon Eclipse
• TOK
• Round Ways
• Oik Memory

Fanatical Fearless - until 22/10/2019

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• 4 cu.
• FortressCraft Evolved!
• Shaolin vs Wutang
• Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
• Stairs
• Until I Have You
• Kings of Kung Fu
• Dungeons and Robots
• MMA Arena

Non-Game Bundles

Groupees LukHash - launching on 08/10/2019

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• $3 minimum pre-sale; 12 albums.

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[Kiril]

new game Humble, today?

I said no last week and we got something. I am saying no again this week, hoping we get something interesting this time. Be a humble pessimist, you are either right or surprised.