Another Humble Indie Bundle is available and many people are saying that this is the best selection of games in any Humble Bundle yet.

The games included in the Humble Bundle 4 are universally amazing, including Super Meat Boy, Jamestown, and Shank, among others.

One of the most exciting aspects of the bundles is that they mark the first time many of the games have been ported to platforms other than Windows, with each title offering full support for play on a Mac or on Linux. “The most ambitious aspect of a Humble Bundle is definitely the cross-platform porting. Some developers are ready for it from day one, but usually a game is Windows-only and needs to get ported to Mac and Linux. Ryan Gordon and Edward Rudd have been instrumental in this, but a lot of developers will do ports internally as well.” The Humble Bundles have done more for gaming on the Mac and Linux than maybe any other single thing in the past few years, as the team can go to developers who may be leery of cross-platform work and both provide talent to help with the porting and point to a proven business model so the developers understand that porting their game is a winning strategy. Many of the games can also now be activated via Steam, adding another layer of value for gamers.

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Another Humble Indie Bundle is available and many people are saying that this is the best selection of games in any Humble Bundle yet. The games included in the Humble Bundle 4 are universally amazing, including Super Meat Boy, Jamestown, and Shank, among others. One of the most exciting aspects of the bundles is that they mark the first time many ...