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Celebrate freedom from DRM with Humble Bundle July 4 sale
The Humble Store is currently hosting a particularly patriotic event, dubbed the DRM Freedom Sale, to celebrate the Fourth of July. The sale features games like Broforce, Surgeon Simulator 2013 and Retro City Rampage, discounted by up to 85 percent. Not only can you feel free to use the money you'll save on some sweet explosion-rockets, but you can feel good about yourself too, as 10 percent of the proceeds go to charity. You might want to hurry though; like a red, white and blue firework in the night sky - this deal will only exist for a short while. At the time of writing, there are just more than three hours left. [Image: Humble Store]
Machinarium free on Vita for PlayStation Plus subscribers
The PlayStation Vita version of Amanita Design's acclaimed point-and-click adventure game Machinarium is available as a free download this week for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Following up on Amanita's Samorost series, Machinarium chronicles a scrapped robot's quest to save his robotic girlfriend from the Black Cap Brotherhood. The PlayStation 3 port of Machinarium was featured in a previous PlayStation Plus giveaway. This week's PlayStation Plus update also hosts a members-only discount for the newly launched Vita version of Spelunky, along with steep price drops on select indie games. Many are half-off or more, including Retro City Rampage for $5, Limbo for $7.50, Tokyo Jungle for $7.50, Journey for $7.50 and Retro/Grade for $5. The deals will be available as soon as PSN updates later today, and you can look at the full list of discounted games over on the PlayStation Blog.
PS Plus August freebies: Hitman Absolution, Runner 2, Star Wars Pinball
The August incentives for PlayStation Plus subscribers have been revealed, starting tomorrow with a free copy of Hitman: Absolution. IO Interactive's latest entry in the stealthy kill-em-up series deviates from the established formula, our review says, but offers a "healthy dose of stealth and creative assassinations." Other free games up for grabs in August are PS3 games Runner 2 and Star Wars Pinball, Machinarium on PS Vita and Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower, compatible with PS Vita and PSP. Tomorrow's PSN update will also yield discounts on Rayman content and a few new games – all of which you can see listed over on the PlayStation Blog.
Machinarium finds the secret to a European Vita launch on May 1
It looks like that cute little robot dude in Machniarium has found the source of eternal life, the game first launching for PC in 2009 and still hitting other platforms in 2013, all to the wondrous fanfare. Machinarium is headed to European Vitas on May 1 for €5.99, following its North American launch on March 26.The Vita version of Machinarium includes touchscreen options, improved zoom and full-quality audio and graphics. That last one is a good thing, because even after four years, Machinarium is still gorgeous – and adorable.
Machinarium extends onto Vita March 26
Eccentric puzzle-adventure Machinarium comes to Vita in North America on March 26. The robo-stuffed point-and-clicker jumped from PC to PS3 back in October, when developer Amanita Design announced an upcoming Vita version, albeit with "no idea" when it would arrive. March 26 is a little more concrete, as is a price of $6.99 - cheaper than on PS3.Amanita previously described the PS3 port as the "ultimate" version of Machinarium, so we're not sure what that makes the further tweaked Vita version. In addition to the PS3 enhancements, Amanita says the Vita version employs both front and rear touch controls, and brings improvements to the zoom feature.
Machinarium plushie now available for pre-order
Machinarium may be over three years old at this point, but that doesn't mean that the adorability factor of its squat robotic protagonist has diminished in the interim since its release in October of 2009. In fact, we'd go so far as to say that the little guy has appreciated in cuteness since then, and will continue to do so.Case in point, this 10-inch tall stuffed version of Josef, which is now available for pre-order from developer Amanita Design. The toy is hand-made in Lipník nad Bečvou and costs $30, including shipping. You can even store useful items you find around the real world inside of Josef's robot body, just like in Machinarium. Delivery is expected "within 5 weeks," but you can get a better look right now in the gallery below.%Gallery-174701%
Quantum Conundrum free with PS Plus
You'll be able to enter the Cheap Dimension along with all the others in Quantum Conundrum this week, as Airtight Games' physics-shifting puzzle game is free with PlayStation Plus membership.And if you're still in the mood to solve environmental puzzles, Machinarium's PS3 version is $6.99 for Plus members on its launch day tomorrow, 30 percent off of regular price. Sony is also teasing Vita-related news "right around the corner," in keeping with a previous announcement that the service would arrive on Vita in earnest this month.
Humble Bundle introduces Sword & Sworcery to Android, packed with five other games
Are you tired of your antagonistic friend Kevin berating you for not having played Capybara and Jim Guthrie collaboration Sword & Sworcery? "You've never played Sword & Sworcery? Dude, you should probably play Sword & Sworcery," he says, in his mocking tone. Well enough of that -- today is your first chance to snag Sword & Sworcery on your Android device for a potentially very low price. That price, of course, is up to you, as Sword & Sworcery is just one of six excellent games included in the fourth Humble Android Bundle, which launches today. Paying any amount nets you not just Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP, but also Waking Mars, Eufloria, Crayon Physics Deluxe, and Splice. Paying over the (variable) average amount will also get you a copy of (gorgeous) adventurer Machinarium. Beyond just Android, you'll also get copies on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (pay $1 or more and you'll even get Steam keys for each game) -- it's a pretty great deal. Even better? That money goes to charity! Just think how good that'll feel to rub in that jerk Kevin's face.
PSN Tuesday: Dishonored, Sherlock Holmes, Retro City Rampage, tons more
Today's PS Store dump includes a barrage of full games as part of Sony's Day 1 Digital promotion and its ongoing indie focus. For full games, we have Dishonored, Birds of Steel, Devil May Cry HD Collection and The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.PSN gets Retro City Rampage, The Walking Dead Episode Four: Around Every Corner, Derrick the Deathfin, Machinarium, Worms Revolution and more. Retro City Rampage is also hitting Vita, alongside Dr. Who: The Eternity Clock, Spy Hunter and Sunflowers.Vita is getting three new PSOne Classics, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4, Destrega and Saiyuki: Journey West. There's also a free demo for this week's big release (that isn't Dishonored), XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and the Mechromancer DLC for Borderlands 2. Check out the complete lineup here.
Machinarium hits North American PSN on October 9, Vita version TBA
Machinarium is finally clanking its away to North America's PlayStation Network, releasing on Tuesday October 9 for $9.99. Amanita Design also tells us a Vita version of the puzzler is currently in development, but the Czech studio has "no idea when it will be released."According to Amanita Design, the European version released last month was downloaded by over 100,000 players, which equates to a lot of people seeing a robot eat traffic cones.
Point and click on these GoG adventure game discounts
Okay let's see, I've got a map of the basement, two spools of thread, a key with a skull on it and four packs of gummi fruit snacks in the inventory. Something in here has to let me turn on the computer so I can write an article about GoG's 50 percent off sale on adventure games. Maybe the fruit snacks?"You can't use that here."Damn it, like there's ever a time when you can't eat fruit snacks. There's got to be something in this room that I haven't clicked on yet; I can't get the codec to decipher the diary unless I write a post about how Resonance, Botanicula, Machinarium, The Whispered World and the Blackwell Bundle are all on sale for the next three days or so. Maybe I can click on the power outlet?Bzzzzt ... thud.
Machinarium arrives on PS3 in September
Machinarium will finally come to PS3 in September, at least in Europe, according to ... a comment thread on a European PlayStation Blog post. SCEE's Ross McGrath teased " two new titles as well in September, one brand new and one new to PSN" in a PlayStation Plus post.Reader Antares commented on that post guessing that the brand new game was Double Dragon Neon and the new-to-PSN game was Machinarium, to which McGrath replied "Give the man a cookie, he's 100% right!" Community journalism!The PS3 release is supposed to be tht "ultimate" version of the adventure game. Recently, designer Jakub Dvorsky indicated his interest in porting the game to Vita as well.
Steam Summer Sale, Day 10: Batman Arkham City, Torchlight, Quantum Conundrum and more
Whew, we did it. It's finally the last day of the Steam Summer Sale and we ... what's that? There's another day of this madness? That's just great. Well, hopefully you didn't budget your lemonade stand money the way we did this year in order to account for tomorrow, the final day of the sales promotion.It's hard to keep up when today's sales include Quantum Conundrum and Arma 2: Combined Operations, both at 40% off. Also, Batman: Arkham City stands alone at 66% off, plenty of reason for us to pretend July 22 isn't even on the calendar. While we're at it, Prince of Persia, Evochron Mercenary, Torchlight, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2, and Fable 3 are tempting us with a 75% discount. Finally, the indie bundle for today includes Bit.Trip Runner, Eufloria, and Machinarium.Enough about games, who wants to buy some delicious lemonade so we're ready for tomorrow's sales?
ESRB: Machinarium also coming to Vita
Amanita Design's lovely robot-themed adventure game, Machinarium, will occupy another beautiful screen, that of the PlayStation Vita. Machinarium's ESRB rating has been updated recently to add Vita to the list of platforms. However, designer Jakub Dvorsky told Joystiq that though Amanita would "like to bring the game to Vita," it couldn't confirm that version.Also on the list is PS3, reminding us that the downloadable release for that platform is due sometime this summer as an "ultimate version" (following long delays). Dvorsky confirmed that summer release window to us as well. Perhaps one of the features of this version will be Vita crossplay.
GOG gifts bonuses to miffed Botanicula pre-orderers
GOG's pre-order deal for Botanicula, getting the game for a dollar less than the post-launch retail price, seemed like a pretty legit bargain for Amanita Design's floral adventure. That is, until The Humble Botanicula Debut Bundle showed up, offering Botanicula, Machinarium and Samorost 2 for any amount of money you wanted.Naturally, some folks that had pre-ordered Botanicula from GOG felt slighted, as they'd paid (nearly) full price for a game that almost immediately made available for close to zero dollars, in a bundle that also included two other games."This left an unsurprisingly sour taste in some gamers' mouths, and we were just as surprised by the launch of the Humble Botanicula Debut as anyone else was," reads GOG's olive branch. To make things right, anyone who purchased Botanicula from GOG prior to 12:00 GMT on April 20 will receive a free copy of Machinarium, as well as links to download "the full soundtrack and a special artbook of Botanicula designs and character sketches."Additionally, everyone entitled to the above rewards will also receive a free copy of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut. Goodies are expected to begin arriving sometime tomorrow.
Botanicula leads all-Amanita Humble Bundle
The latest Humble Bundle is your first opportunity to purchase Amanita Design's newest point-and-click game, Botanicula. The bundle, under the entirely appropriate name "Humble Botanicula Debut," allows you to pay whatever you want for the new game, and pick up Amanita's Machinarium and Samorost 2 while you're at it.As usual, bonuses abound for those willing to pay more than average. In this case, they include a movie! Kooky, a Czech film with art direction by Amanita founder Jakub Dvorsky, will be handed out to those who exceed the average, as will Windosill, an exploration game by Vectorpark that you'd probably enjoy if you like Amanita games.This bundle features an extra charity option, in honor of Botanicula's environmental theme. You can choose to funnel some of your Humble funds toward the World Land Trust, a group dedicated to saving threatened habitats.
Botanicula swarming PC and Mac on April 19
Botanicula, the adorable bug game (notice that's not "adorable-bug game," because no bug is adorable, and we don't care how much it looks like a tiny, hairless rabbit) from Machinarium developer Amanita Design is officially flying face-first onto PC and Mac on April 19.The above trailer shows off the lighter, brighter side of Amanita's resume, offering a glimpse into the evolution of Machinarium's detailed design style with five bugs that are maybe possibly kind of adorable. Fine, you got us, Amanita. Your bugs are adorable. We probably won't feel gross and itchy when Botanicula drops on the 19th after all.
Indie Game Music Bundle 2 now available, with Aquaria, Sworcery, more
You could spend the rest of the day accompanied by the sounds of indie games, for a relative pittance. The second iteration of the Indie Game Music Bundle is available for the next week, offering a Humble-style collection of game soundtrack downloads.For your [any amount of money] you get the soundtracks to Aquaria, Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP, To the Moon, Jamestown, and Machinarium. Hold on -- before you start throwing money at this, there's more you need to know. Pay over $10, and you'll get a pile of additional soundtracks, including Mighty Switch Force and Cat Astro Phi. Physical bonuses will be conferred upon especially high rollers.OK, now you can get your money out.
Today's Steam holiday sale discounts Dead Space 2, Tomb Raider, more
You've probably heard of a few of the games discounted in today's installment of the Steam holiday sale. You know, Machinarium? Dungeon Defenders? Assassin's Creed 1, 2, Brotherhood and Revelations? A bunch of Tomb Raiders? Dead Spaces? You ... you have heard of those, right?
Machinarium wins best Mac game title in TUAW Best of 2011 voting
Although relatively few people voted in this category, we have a winner in the TUAW Best of 2011 voting for the best Mac game. Machinarium (US$9.99) from Amanita Design, a small independent game developer in the Czech Republic, pulled in 46.9 percent of the votes in our reader polling and won the title of Best Mac Game in the TUAW Best of 2011. The beautifully drawn puzzle game caught the imagination of both TUAW readers and buyers on the Mac App Store, who have given the app 4.5 stars (out of 5). Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic ($19.99) came in second with 28.1 percent of the votes. Many thanks to the TUAW readers who nominated their favorite Mac game apps and then voted in the competition. Congratulations to Amanita Design on being the winner in this category for the TUAW Best of 2011.
