Did the games themselves-which are more than worth your time-get lost in the shuffle? "I think we introduced a huge number of gamers to the indie community, and I hope they like what they see," Rosen said. "Reddit completely lit up: I would estimate redditors to be the single largest benefactor, by far."Ī lot of people were talking about DRM and piracy, but fewer were talking about the actual games in the bundle. "At the end, people really, really wanted to support the bundle and push it to make the million dollar milestone-we started seeing donations as large as $3333.33 and $1337.00 come in at the last few hours," Rosen explained.
Raising a million dollars was seen as possible, but it was certainly a best-case scenario. Once it was launched, it was immediately clear that we were on to something," Jeffry Rosen, the cofounder of Wolfire Games, told Ars. "We are preparing the sources right now and will be releasing them ASAP." The sale was a huge success, began many conversations, and it provided insight into the behavior of gamers. "As of 5/11/10, Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD, and Penumbra Overture pledge to go open source," the developers blogged. The result? 123,182 people have paid for the bundle so far, and the total raised is now an incredible $1,126,563. It was a simple idea: take a collection of independent games, offer them with no DRM, and allow people to pay whatever they'd like.
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