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Indie game bundle saving buyers over $1,000 in support of laid off developers has raised over $100,000 in three days (www.eurogamer.net)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/games@lemmy.world
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The bundle is available on itch.io https://itch.io/b/3802/game-industry-hardship-fund

UVW ftw!

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[–] 39 points 3 months ago

Ooh, Drywall Eating Simulator. Saw them play that at SGDQ. There’s more good stuff in here than I expected.

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    [–] 18 points 3 months ago

    Purchased. Fuck corpos.

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    [–] 26 points 3 months ago

    Oh sick I was running out of gay furry visual novels

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    [–] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Can attest that Short Hike and Holedown are good. I've had the latter on my phone for forever and still play it often.

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    • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    Thanks for the reminder. Bought!

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    [–] 16 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not really that interested in these games but as a union member myself, I felt it was the right purchase to make. Plus I threw in a little extra. Maybe I will find one of these games and fall in love with it. Or maybe one of the young people in my life will enjoy them.

    Either way, thanks for the info tomatoely

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    • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    Bought this yesterday. I can attest that skatebird is worth it alone.

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I'd love to purchase it but right now I'm unemployed, the FOMO is strong with this one.

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    • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    There are a few games in here that would be worth the purchase price by themselves. All together, it’s a really solid bundle. Reminds me of when Humble used to actually have good bundles…

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    [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Thanks for the info, bought even if I don't play, it's for the cause.

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    [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Hell yea, I got a great deal and supported UGW, thanks for sharing!

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    I'll share this in my union too

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    [–] 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Nice!

    A short hike, alone is worth the cost of this bundle.

    So is supporting workers through their union.

    Good stuff.

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    • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    Its the "Game industry hardship fund bundle" for anyone else not willing to be forced to accept cookies.

    Link: https://itch.io/b/3802/game-industry-hardship-fund

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    That should cover the salary of 1-2 devs…

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Why would it need to cover their salary? It’s a survival fund, it helps you survive until you get a job again, so rent or mortgage and food, and probably not much else. Thats considerably less than what they were happy to work to make, so the fund can stretch much further. Im sure they are also hopeful that it won’t be needed by each person for an entire year. It appears to have been set up by a union, so they are also probably only supporting union members this way, which is fair imho, and they have an interest in helping them find work as quickly as possible, but it also means this probably isn't the only emergency fund income source they have.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Everyone laid off gets $2 at that rate. If it has momentum before the sale/fundraiser is over, maybe it will be $10.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    How many members do you think the union actually has? You are probably dramatically over-estimating, cuz IT types seem allergic to the idea of unions for whatever dumb-fuck reason. considering people pay dues to be in unions, the more people, the greater chance of most members being employed and the less bad it is for everyone. And how many of those union people are single income households or otherwise unable to meet most of their needs from savings and stuff?

    Cuz like this isn't like unemployment, which most laid off people are already getting. This is literally a survival fund. Funds like these provide support to fill gaps to keep members from ending up homeless or dead. I’ve used similar, admittedly non-union, programs that I qualify for, and it’s not like a ton of money. You tell them what you need and why, and they give you exactly what you ask for and not a penny more. And every additional ask is a new request, usually, one that you have to justify.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Something is better than nothing, and it’s not as if the sale ends tomorrow.

    What are you doing to help the laid-off devs? Because whining on the internet about people who are trying to help ain’t it.

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    • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

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