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<p align="center"></p><p><p> Right now there are two pretty major promotions going on with Humble Bundle; the current weekly bundle has less than a day remaining, but if you haven’t grabbed it yet you can pick up seven titles from Codemasters for $6. That’s pretty good, and though I won’t claim all of the games are worthwhile, at less than $1 each they’re worth a look if you don’t already have them. The second bundle is the current Sid Meier / Civilization offering, which has over 12 days remaining. Let’s start there.</p> <p> Sid Meier’s Civilization has been one of the most successful and popular strategy games since it first started back in the early 90s. But Sid Meier has lent his name (and presumably his talents) to some other titles as well. You can grab the current bundle for any donation of $1 or more, and that will get you five titles: Sid Meier’s Civilization III Complete (~90%, September 2004), Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: The Complete Edition (~91%, May 2009), Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol (71%, August 2013), Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies (59%, November 2013), and Sid Meier’s Railroads! (77%, October 2006). The first two in the list include several DLC/expansion packs along with the core game, and if you haven’t ever played Civ3 or Civ4, prepare to lose a few weeks of your life if you’re not careful. Paying more than the average (currently $8.62 and rising) will you get two more Civilization games: Sid Meier’s Civilization V (90%, September 2010) and Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods and Kings DLC (80%, June 2012). As the latest additions to the Civilization franchise, beating the average to get Civ5 is definitely recommended. And finally, as an added twist there’s an eighth title available, if you pay more than $15: Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World (85%, June 2013). Purchased separately on Steam right now, the eight titles would carry a combined price tag of nearly $145, so even if you “splurge” for the $15 pack you’re getting an awesome 90% off deal.</p> <p> As for the Weekly Bundle, we’ll be getting a new update tomorrow, but I did want to mention the Codemasters bundle that still has around 18 hours remaining. The core bundle that you get with any donation has some of their perhaps lesser known (and not as well received) games: Overlord (81%, June 2007), Overlord: Raising Hell DLC (~74%, February 2008), Operation Flashpoint: Red River (67%, June 2011), Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (76%, October 2009), and Rise of the Argonauts (59%, December 2008). Donate $6 or more and you get some bigger names: DiRT 3 (86%, May 2011), DiRT Showdown (72%, May 2012), and Overlord II (79%, June 2009). While the review scores on some of these aren’t all that great (DiRT 3 and the Overlord games being the exceptions), most of them still have their good points and spending under $1 per game is practically a steal…for a good cause.</p> <p> Humble has had a lot of indie titles on display of late, which is pretty cool, but it’s also nice to see a bunch of AAA titles now and again. If you’re looking for other options, however, check out Bundle Stars, Indie Royale, and Indie Gala. There’s too much going on to look at every single game available in those bundles, but Pixeljunk Shooter and Sang-Froid Tales of Werewolves are worth a look. And if you have any other bundles or sites with bundles you’d like me to at least look at, let me know in the comments.</p> <div>Gallery: Humble Bundle: Civilization and Codemasters<div></div></div></p>
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