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Daily Scoop: April 21, 2015 – I’m a sucker for Pokemon shirts
As you all know, I’m a sucker for t-shirts, and lately, there have been some really great ones. Today is no exception! But first, let’s discuss the deals!
There are loads of sales happening at the Humble Store! You can get early access to Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power for $17.99, Westerado: Double Barreled for $11.99, and Heavy Bullets for $1.99. There’s also a big Shooter Midweek Sale, which includes Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition for $1.99.
Steam’s Midweek Madness is Don’t Starve, which is on sale for $5.09. You can also choose to get the game with the Reign of Giants DLC for $6.45 or the MEGA Pack for $18.39. The DLC and soundtrack can also be purchased separately for $1.69 each. Today’s Daily Deal is the Evil Within Bundle, which includes the game and the season pass for $39.99.
And now let’s get down to these terrific shirts! (more…)
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Daily Scoop: April 20, 2015 – Another awesome event finished!
Anthony Amato and I had an amazing time at Philly GamesCon this weekend! We saw so many great friends, met lots of awesome people, and played tons of games. It was a blast!
Of course, right now, it’s time for deals. There’s a brand new Mobile Bundle over at Humble, and this one’s called the Humble Tin Man Games Mobile Bundle. Pay what you want for Judge Dredd: Countdown Sector 106, Slaves of Rema, Siege of the Necromancer, and An Assassin in Orlandes. Beat the average to get Trial of the Clone, Curse of the Assassin, Fighting Fantasy: Caverns of the Snow Witch, and Sultans of Rema. Finally, pay $9 or more to unlock Ryan North’s To Be Or Not To Be and Fighting Fantasy: Starship Traveller. That’s a lot of games!
There are 119 new Weeklong Deals at Steam. This includes The Cat Lady for $2.99, The Secret World for $10.19, and Rochard for $1.49. They’ve also got a brand new Daily Deal. It’s Desktop Dungeons, and it’s just $5.09. Or, if you’re feeling it, you can get the special edition for $8.49.
Just a few shirts today. Let’s check them out! (more…)
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Daily Scoop: April 17, 2015 – Come see us at Philly GamesCon!
Anthony Amato and I have been hard at work on our card game since the Kickstarter campaign ended, and everything’s been super busy! That extends to this weekend, when we’ll be spending some time at Philly GamesCon. Stop by, say hi, and try out Kobolds and RESISTOR_!
The Humble Mobile Bundle 11 is full of Android exclusives and has a few days left. You can pay what you want for Bounden, Auro, and Avernum: Escape from the Pit. Beat the average to unlock 80 Days, Kingdom Rush Origins Premium Edition, Riddick: The Merc Files, Oh My Giraffe, and Skullpogo.
There’s a brand new Daily Deal over at Steam today. You can nab Eador: Masters of the Broken World for $2.99. You can also pick up the Allied Forces DLC for just an extra $0.59.
Finally, let’s get to today’s t-shirts. (more…)
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Daily Scoop: April 16, 2015 – Star Wars Day!
The new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out today, and everyone is feeling the hype – even the non-believers. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you’ll just have to see for yourself.
Let’s start off with the brand new Humble Weekly Bundle, shall we? This one’s called the Strategy 2 Bundle. Pay what you want for Frozen Synapse Prime, Shattered Planet, and Skulls of the Shogun. Beat the average for CastleStorm and Bloodsports.TV. Pay $12 or more to unlock Endless Space Emperor Edition. Not a bad haul!
The Weekend Deal at Steam is Far Cry 4. Get the game alone for $35.99, pick up the Gold Edition for $53.99, or get the Far Cry Franchise Pack for $47.22. Today’s Daily Deal is early access to Kenshi, which is just $11.99.
The Insulin Bundle is the latest over at Indie Royale. Beat the average to get Chronicles of a Dark Lord: Episode II, Goats on a Bridge, Crazy Cars – Hit the Road, On a Roll 3D, Coma: Mortuary, Hexcells Infinite, and one of my personal favorites: Coin Crypt, which was locally made right here in Philadelphia. Scoop ’em up!
And now, let’s check out today’s shirts! (more…)
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Daily Scoop: April 15, 2015 – Tax day!
Today is everyone in America’s favorite day: tax day! It’s when you fool yourself into thinking the government is giving you some kind of refund when really they’re just giving you back the money you asked them to hide from you for a year. Yay! I can’t wait to get mine!
There’s not much time left to get the Humble Weekly Bundle: Tabletops! Pay what you want for Small World 2 Complete Pack, Magnifico, and Talisman Digital Edition with Frostmarch Expansion. Beat the average to unlock Catan: Creator’s Edition, Ticket to Ride Complete Pack, and 100% Orange Juice and Syura and Nanako Character Pack. Pay $32 for the super swank level, which includes a physical box, cards, dice, and game pieces, all Humble Bundle themed. It’s gorgeous!
Over at Steam, the Midweek Madness deal is on Age of Wonders III. You can get the regular edition for $13.59, the deluxe edition for $15.29, or the collection for $40.19. The Daily Deal is the Daedalic Armageddon Bundle, which is on sale for $15.99. It includes Deponia, The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav, and Edna & Harvey: The Breakout, among others. Check it out!
Not many shirts today, unfortunately… (more…)
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Daily Scoop: April 14, 2015 – Another new Humble Bundle
It’s another day full of amazing sales, so let’s get right to it, shall we?
The Midweek Madness deal at Steam is the Metro Redux Bundle, which is on sale for $24.99. You can also get the games separately, if you just need one or the other – both Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux are just $12.49. The Daily Deal is Sniper Elite 3, which is on sale for $19.99. You can also pick up the season pass for $11.99.
There’s a brand new Humble Bundle today – the Humble Origins Bundle 2. Pay what you want for Dragon Age: Origins, Peggle, Dead Space 2, Medal of Honor Allied Assault War Chest, and Command & Conquer Generals and Zero Hour. Beat the average to unlock Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, Dragon Age II, Bejeweled 3, and Mass Effect 2. What a great bundle!
There are lots of t-shirts today as well! (more…)
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Daily Scoop: April 13, 2015 – Lots of great deals today!
It’s beautiful outside, which of course means I wish I was at home right now with all the windows open playing video games. And there are tons of great ones to choose from today!
First up, Amazon has a great deal today – Final Fantasy Type-0 is on sale for $39.99 on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. There’s a playable demo on the disc for Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae, so it might be worth it just for that!
There’s one more day to get the Humble Indie Bundle 14, now with even more games! Pay what you want for Pixel Piracy, UnEpic, and Super Splatters. Pay more than the average to get Outlast, Torchlight II, La-Mulana, 140, MirrorMoon EP, and Contraption Maker. Pay $10 or more to unlock Shadow Warrior Special Edition, and pay $40 or more to unlock the Humble Indie Bundle 14 Travelin’ Pack, which is full of physical rewards.
There are 127 brand new Weeklong Deals at Steam. Pick up Postal 2 for $0.99, BloodRayne for $1.99, and Outland for $2.49. The Daily Deal is Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons is just $3.74, though I wouldn’t recommend spending any amount of money for what I felt was a good game attached to a lot of crying.
There are tons of great shirts today! (more…)
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Daily Scoop: April 10, 2015 – It’s finally Friday!
Hey everyone, and welcome to Friday! It’s a wonderful day, full of excitement and adventure – oh, and deals, of course!
This week’s Humble Weekly Bundle is all about Tabletops! Pay what you want for Small World 2, Magnifico, and Talisman Digital Edition with Frostmarch Expansion. Beat the average to unlock Catan: Creator’s Edition, Ticket to Ride Complete Pack, and 100% Orange Juice with Syura & Nanako Character Pack. Pay $32 for the ultimate edition – a bunch of awesome physical stuff, including a custom Humble Bundle game box, playing cards, and other game pieces themed around the Humble Bundle.
Over at Steam, the Weekend Deal is early access to Plague Inc: Evolved. The game costs $10.04 and the DLC is $3.34. The Deal of the Day is everyone’s favorite Goat Simulator! It’s on sale for just $3.39, or you can get the Sountrack Edition for $5.09. You can also pick up the DLC for just $2.03.
The Mixer 18 Bundle is brand new at Indie Royale! Beat the average to get Roots Keep, Platypus, Millennium 2 – Take Me Higher, Spoiler Alert, Train Town, Probably Archery, Eron, Trainz Trouble, Terra Incognita: Chapter One, and Pillar.
Check out these great shirts today! (more…)
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