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I don’t usually write up individual articles about a game sale, but in this case I felt it was worth it.

The Humble Indie Bundle is a collection of 5 indie games (World of Goo, Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD and Penumbra Overture) being sold in a package by the developers themselves. What’s it cost? Whatever you think it’s worth. You decide what you’re willing to pay.

There’s more. Along with deciding what the price will be at checkout, you can also decide how much of the money goes to the devs, and how much goes to the two charitable organizations they’re cutting in to the deal.

The first is Child’s Play, a group set up in 2003 and raising money to provide games, books, movies and other entertainment for sick kids in hospitals. So there you have it…turn this deal down, and you officially hate sick children.

The second is the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an organization devoted to fighting for privacy rights, fair use rights, and a lot of other things you really should give a damn about. Turn it down NOW and you also despise freedom.

So, dive in and make a purchase if you can. There is no DRM used on any of the games…they’re yours. PC, Mac and Linux versions are sold for every one of them as well, so you don’t have any excuses, really.

Still not sold? Well, the obvious thing to do is to present a video with audio of a white man rapping. Resist THAT!