EA Has A Humble Bundle And It’s Far From Humble

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August 15, 2013 at 9:15 am

EA has a Humble Bundle, first digest this. Your first instinct is anger, right? Okay now take stock. Read this list of games: Dead Space, Burnout Paradise, Crysis 2, Mirror’s Edge, Dead Space 3, Medal of Honor. How are you feeling now? Still a bit angry? Okay, that’s cool. I like a person with principles. Pay more than the average (currently $4.64) and you get Battlefield 3 and The Sims 3. That change anything?

Okay well, how about this: instead of being a cash grab like the THQ Humble Bundle (and let’s be fair, THQ needed the cash) EA will not see a single cent from this Humble Bundle. Its share is going directly to the charities you choose when you buy the bundle.

Still angry? still see this as some sort of publicity stunt or advertising for EA/Origin? Hmmm, I guess there’s no swaying you. Let’s agree to disagree.

I think this is a really cool thing to do and I fully support it. Great job EA. $1.8 million has been raised already. That’s incredible.

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redartifice

August 15, 2013 at 9:16 am

That’s a great deal.

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1. lockrobster
  
  August 15, 2013 at 8:36 pm
  
  Yerp. Done.
  
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beardymcmuttonchops

August 15, 2013 at 9:18 am

Cynicism is way overrated. This is a great deal, and a great thing to do.

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rowjack

August 15, 2013 at 9:19 am

if you have Sims 3 on origin then add the starter pack you end up with 2 copies of Sims 3 on your account http://i.imgur.com/RTDcEdF.jpg

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1. weresmurf
  
  August 16, 2013 at 12:12 am
  
  That’s because it’s two different editions of The Sims 3. I’ve got the same situation on mine with the Collectors edition and the standard edition.
  
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  1. rowjack
    
    August 16, 2013 at 8:55 am
    
    cant see how the starter pack sims 3 is diff to my sims 3, i don’t have collectors, i have just normal sims 3
    
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    1. weresmurf
      
      August 16, 2013 at 9:23 am
      
      That little bit of blue writing up the top lol. It doesn’t have to have different content etc. Just in EA’s catalogue on origin it has to have a different number etc and will come up in your game library as a new game. A new ‘edition’ as such. It’s primitive compared to how Steam does it.
      
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      1. scrumptical
        
        August 17, 2013 at 11:57 am
        
        Are the Sims 3 saves across both?
greenius

August 15, 2013 at 9:20 am

I’m not sure where the assumption of anger came, it’s crazy not to think a bundle like this was awesome. I guess the only way people could get angry was if they bought any of these games recently.

I was thinking about Burnout Paradise recently after playing Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) so I’m glad I get the chance to pick up the DLC for cheap. Everything else is just a bonus 🙂

EDIT: Actually I do get where some anger might come from “E.A. are trying to make themselves look good!” etc. but surely people can put aside the E.A. hate.

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1. Sammi
  
  August 15, 2013 at 9:39 am
  
  Not sure why they need to. This is a great deal, and it’s great for chairty. EA is still an all round horrible company. They’re not mutually exclusive. Bad organisations do good things all the time, and vice versa. If I was into any of those games I didn’t already own I’d be all over this!
  
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2. dogman
  
  August 15, 2013 at 9:47 am
  
  People were upset that THQ did it, and they were doing it to try and pull out of a nose dive. Some people just think this is a indie only website. Personally the only thing I’m annoyed about is the fact my XBOX 360 Battlefield 3 character won’t sync to the PC one.
  
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3. thom
  
  August 15, 2013 at 10:41 am
  
  Obviously EA are trying to make themselves look good, but I don’t see why anyone would get made about it. It’s why most companies do charity drives – it’s a win/win.
  
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4. weresmurf
  
  August 16, 2013 at 12:14 am
  
  This is EA PR to get a better image pure and simple.
  
  It’s also the kind of PR I COMPLETELY endorse because it’s helping a charity and giving us great games. Well done EA.
  
  ps. We bought 4 bundles today for our house, spent 10 on each (all we could afford each being students) but Burnout Paradise is gonna give us so much joy…
  
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enduwolf

August 15, 2013 at 9:21 am

And here I was about to post this in TAY. That’s why they pay you to do this Mark!

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1. greenius
  
  August 15, 2013 at 9:24 am
  
  It’s already been posted like 5 times 😀
  
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captain

August 15, 2013 at 9:28 am

EA hate bandwagon is so mainstream. I woke up this morning to this humble bundle and thought I was still in a semi dream-state. Great deal!

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1. braaains
  
  August 15, 2013 at 10:39 am
  
  I was hating EA before most people ever heard of them
  
  *adjusts glasses*
  
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  1. aliasalpha
    
    August 15, 2013 at 10:54 am
    
    Scary thing is that I may have been loving EA before you ever heard of them. Even the prospect of that makes me feel old…
    
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    1. braaains
      
      August 15, 2013 at 11:10 am
      
      Yeah… in all seriousness, they’ve made some great games over the years. I still have very fond memories of Skate Or Die on the C64! Good times.
      
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      1. aliasalpha
        
        August 15, 2013 at 12:56 pm
        
        And Racing Destruction Set. What I wouldn’t give for a HD remake of that baby
    2. gregorvorbarra
      
      August 16, 2013 at 2:58 am
      
      Likewise – I recall when the Amiga came out and EA supported it pretty heavily (Deluxe Paint was an EA program, for example.) EA was the darling of Amiga lovers for several years.
      
      It’s only in the last decade or so that they’ve been (fairly) consistently evil.
      
      Great deal, but the only games in the bundle I don’t have are ones I don’t want. Plus, Origin. Not fond of Origin.
      
      I wouldn’t be surprised if they tack on another couple of games in a week or so – most of the Humble Bundles do.
      
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  2. weresmurf
    
    August 16, 2013 at 9:24 am
    
    HEY… those glasses are 15.99 DLC. Did you pay for those before you adjusted them?
    
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fatshadylive

August 15, 2013 at 9:30 am

Sold x2 when I get to work.

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cufcfan616

August 15, 2013 at 9:32 am

I would love it if Medal Of Honor came with a port of Medal Of Honor Frontline as that’s my favourite MOH game after the original MOH, but alas, I believe that was just for the PS3 special edition release? Correct me if I’m wrong.

I’d be tempted for Burnout and The Sims 3 though, but I have Rome 2 & GTA V to save up for as well as my PS4

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1. redartifice
  
  August 15, 2013 at 9:43 am
  
  It was on the PS3 disc. It’s… not aged as well as you’d hope.
  
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  1. cufcfan616
    
    August 15, 2013 at 9:47 am
    
    it was more fun than the new MOH game. I miss WW2 FPSs
    
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    1. redartifice
      
      August 15, 2013 at 9:51 am
      
      Must be time for a period-shooter reboot.
      
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soulblade64

August 15, 2013 at 9:34 am

I hate EA… Not because of Origin, but because of the shit they pulled with some of their best franchises.

But EA isn’t seeing a cent from this purchase… I chucked in $5, despite owning 5 of the games… I wanted Dead Space 3 and Crysis 2, and I’m hopeful there will be more goodies added (like Crysis 3 or Mass Effect 3).

Kudos to EA for this, you seem like you want to get back in touch with your consumers, this is a good start… Next step is stop hamfisting MP or online social features into games that don’t need them.

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1. captain
  
  August 15, 2013 at 10:49 am
  
  They add games afterward sometimes? If I buy now, do I get games they add later?
  
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  1. soulblade64
    
    August 15, 2013 at 11:03 am
    
    Don’t quote me 100% because I’ve never really bought humble bundles before… But I believe as long as you beat the average now, even if the average goes up above what you paid, you get the games.
    
    I know for a fact even if you beat the average and the average doesn’t go higher than what you paid you definitly get the games.
    
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  2. edenist
    
    August 15, 2013 at 11:06 am
    
    yes you do.
    Though usually it’s for those who pay more than the average, so make sure you have paid more than the average price at your time of purchase to make sure.
    
    **EDIT**
    I should also add that this is based on *past* humble bundles. Who knows what the case will be with this EA one. If they follow the same format [no reason to believe they won’t at this point], then you will be fine.
    
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whitepointer

August 15, 2013 at 9:34 am

If I didn’t already have half of those I might have been tempted.

Also seems kinda odd that they’ve included Dead Space and Dead Space 3, but not Dead Space 2.

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1. soulblade64
  
  August 15, 2013 at 9:46 am
  
  Nothing odd about it, DS2 will be added to the deal sometimes in the next 13 days.
  
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blood

August 15, 2013 at 9:35 am

Just a note on this, keys are currently not being delivered to a lot of purchases and Origin is not redeeming keys due to server load. Patience people if you bought anything and try not spam humble bundle support with this (their facebook page is pretty much being hammered too)

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1. coldcamv
  
  August 15, 2013 at 9:37 am
  
  I just paid for it, decided what the hell except now I’m stuck on an infinite “thank you for your purchase waiting for PayPal” loop even though I’ve already got the receipt from paypal
  
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  1. dogman
    
    August 15, 2013 at 9:51 am
    
    Check your mail. I got stuck waiting on an infinite loop but I still recieved the e-mail with the redemption links.
    
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    1. coldcamv
      
      August 15, 2013 at 10:02 am
      
      Yeah I just got it right after I read your comment..I call witchcraft!
      
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      1. dogman
        
        August 15, 2013 at 10:26 am
        
        Nah, not witchcraft. I was bitten by a radioactive e-mail server. Proportional heat output isn’t as great as you’d expect.
      2. coldcamv
        
        August 15, 2013 at 10:31 am
        
        You sir, have made my day with that comment.
  2. aliasalpha
    
    August 15, 2013 at 10:51 am
    
    Paypal? I didn’t see the option for it 10 minutes ago, I had to pay with amazon. Maybe they’re having trouble & took it off
    
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2. thom
  
  August 15, 2013 at 10:44 am
  
  Yeah – I got some BS about payment option taking 3-7 days to be approved. I’ve used the same payment method on literally every previous sale!
  
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  1. thom
    
    August 15, 2013 at 10:48 am
    
    Not that I particularly mind. I actually chipped in a bit extra for Charity even though I only wanted DS3. I think it’s consistent with my EA boycott if they don’t actually get any money from the purchase.
    
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3. tigerion
  
  August 15, 2013 at 11:59 am
  
  Seems to have settled down now
  I bought 2 copies of the bundle and all processed and came through almost right away
  
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knifeyspooney

August 15, 2013 at 9:44 am

Such a good deal, I dontated $25 to bring that price up and help out those charities

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beavwa

August 15, 2013 at 10:00 am

Purchased. Any cynicism I had about EA and PR stunts and Origin nonsense pretty much falls flat when it’s 100% charity. I might even reinstall Origin to redeem the keys. Maybe.

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Quirkhall

August 15, 2013 at 10:02 am

And not a cent goes to EA? Sold.

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thaum

August 15, 2013 at 10:02 am

I’d be more happier to pay humbly for Steam keys for games _not_ available through this bundle.

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klanky

August 15, 2013 at 10:08 am

Awesome, paid for the Game Music Bundle last night, and looks like I’m going to have to get this too!

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jacrench

August 15, 2013 at 10:09 am

Already own them all… Damn.

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greywolf

August 15, 2013 at 10:18 am

So long as EA keeps making The Sims, then I can’t hate them as a company, even if they are money hungry leeches. Still hate origin though… I want all my stuff in one place (aka steam)

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1. lockinvar
  
  August 15, 2013 at 10:26 am
  
  You get steam keys for everything as well except for BF3 and Sims 3.
  Edit: Also no Dead Space 3 key.
  
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  1. greywolf
    
    August 15, 2013 at 11:20 am
    
    Really? Probly should’ve followed through to the humble bundle site and checked :p seems dead space 3 isn’t steam either, but It’s still something atleast :p
    
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2. dubljay
  
  August 15, 2013 at 3:19 pm
  
  hmm, they are a real bad comapany, But their getting better! all money goes to charity and humble bundle.
  
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spielkus

August 15, 2013 at 10:24 am

Just telling people the assumption of hate (which I am part of if I am honest) is the fact that many feel that EA has ruined their favorite franchises (for me command and conquer) and turned them into F2P microstransaction filled crap.

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Mad Danny

August 15, 2013 at 10:33 am

I’m conflicted on this; I can let certain bundles half slide – ie. the THQ bundle was humble but not indie, and the Double Fine bundle was indie but not humble, but this is neither humble nor indie (especially when EA do have some decent indie titles in their library). The charity thing is a nice touch however… but methinks I’ll keep skipping Origin and throw moneys at one of the next bundles instead. (for anyone countering with things like the Deep Silver bundle, I class the weekly bundles separately since they are more publisher collections – I suppose I wouldn’t have a problem if this was a weekly instead of a main bundle… a matter of definition I suppose)

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puppylicks

August 15, 2013 at 10:38 am

Still angry, because I hate popular things

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cardinal7477

August 15, 2013 at 10:39 am

Well done EA. This company does a lot of good things in my opinion. Worst company ratings? Cut them some slack. Can’t wait for SW: Battlefront!!!!!!!!

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maban

August 15, 2013 at 10:52 am

Yep bought. Good deal. No matter if ea is doing the charity thing for pr or for just being nice its a good move.

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aliasalpha

August 15, 2013 at 10:53 am

To be fair, at the time of the humble THQ bundle, THQ WAS one of the charities

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light487

August 15, 2013 at 11:31 am

They say “For your personal use only.” at the bottom.. I assume that it would still be “ok” to give keys for games I already own to my family/friends.. I assume this is just to stop people on-selling these titles to people..? I mean.. is there really any way for Origin/EA to know that that key is assigned to my account before I actually use it? I already own a few of these games and I know my brother and sister-in-law would be able to use those ones.. but yeh.. don’t want to do anything wrong..

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1. tigerion
  
  August 15, 2013 at 12:02 pm
  
  It’s a bit of a grey area to be honest
  I think you are not meant to do it and think it is against their terms and conditions. Which is why they have the option to gift. But it happens a lot and don’t think they actually monitor are care if it happens.
  
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beardshamans

August 15, 2013 at 11:46 am

This is how it’s done EA! We need to make sure we praise them to show them that this is what we as consumers want from them. More this, less DRM, poor customer service and day one DLC.

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poweredbyme

August 15, 2013 at 12:39 pm

Fuck EA.

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1. redartifice
  
  August 15, 2013 at 12:55 pm
  
  How dare they raise $2.5 million for charities. The sheer gall of it.
  
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  1. poweredbyme
    
    August 15, 2013 at 1:39 pm
    
    Still does not change the fact that EA is shit.
    
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sparhawk0

August 15, 2013 at 1:10 pm

EA will not see a single cent from this Humble Bundle. Its share is going directly to the charities you choose when you buy the bundle.

That’s what I was planning to do anyway. So good on EA for being aware of how reviled they are, and factoring that in.

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kermitron

August 15, 2013 at 1:28 pm

I’ll probably wind up doing this. I wanted to try out MOH and I’m not going to say no to a copy of Burnout. I have pretty much everything else on 360 but eh, whatever. Nothing wrong with having a PC backup in case it’s 2025 and I desperately need to play Dead Space 3, only my 360 has been dead for nine years.

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justachap

August 15, 2013 at 1:49 pm

Well I guess I better get all the Battlefield 3 DLC

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mrwaffle

August 15, 2013 at 1:50 pm

EA look less like jerks while getting Origin on more PCs. Charities get money. Gamers get tons of games cheap. It’s win-win!

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cbrate

August 15, 2013 at 5:27 pm

Agreed, it is a great deal. Too bad I already own the titles I want from that list.

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unknown_101

August 16, 2013 at 9:50 am

not bad but I see one issue….. Origin… I’m not putting origin on my computer. If its not on steam i don’t care.

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thermo

August 17, 2013 at 1:45 pm

If they put dragon age in it, ill buy it

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nEpho24

August 25, 2013 at 7:48 pm

Doesn’t work , they told me “PayPal Error” …

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