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Daily Scoop: May 2, 2014 – Friday at last!

We made it through another week, everyone! Woo! I would love to go home and play video games all weekend, but unfortunately, I’ve been putting off my homework, so I’ll be handcuffed to my laptop for the evening, writing JavaScript. Yay!

I’m sure you’re here to hear about deals, so let’s talk about them! Over at Steam, the Weekend Deal is Shadowrun Returns for $5.09. That’s a great price, so if you’ve been waiting for a price drop, now’s your chance! The Daily Deal is Empire: Total War for $3.74.

The Humble Store is running some cheap deals as well. Stealth Bastard Deluxe is $2.49, Nekro is $14.99, and Scourge: Outbreak – Ambrosia Bundle is $2.24. Scoop ’em up!

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Daily Scoop: May 1, 2014 – New Humble Weekly Bundle – now with more co-op!

Are you a gamer who loves playing cooperatively? Then you’re in luck, because the latest Humble Weekly Bundle is all co-op games! Pay what you want for Awesomenauts, Sanctum 2, and Wanderlust: Rebirth. Pay $6 or more to unlock Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, Orcs Must Die! 2: Complete Pack, and Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action! Pay $10 or more to unlock one of Anthony Amato’s favorites, Risk of Rain.

Other than that, over at Steam, the Daily Deal is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for $5. What are you complaining about? Go play your backlog!

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Daily Scoop: April 30, 2014 – So much rain

We’re getting nailed with a lot of rain here in Philadelphia, and to top it off, it’s freezing out! It’s pretty close to snow, which is scary for the last day of April. There better be some May flowers…

Let’s talk about games! There’s a brand new bundle over at Indie Royale called the Mixer 3 Bundle. Pay the minimum to receive Frozen Hearth, Gun Metal, Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space, Gateways, Orborun, Hamlet, Dark Shadows: Army of Evil, and Rasternauts.

This is also your last chance to get the Humble Weekly Bundle before it’s gone. Pay what you want for Thomas Was Alone, Puzzle Bots, Dustforce, VVVVVV, and Cave Story+. Pay $6 or more to unlock Reus, Limbo, Cthulhu Saves the World, Mutant Mudds Deluxe, Lone Survivor, and Element4l. Pay $10 to unlock Teslagrad. There are also some physical items as well – $40 or more unlocks the TSG shirt and keychain, and $100 or more unlocks the Mega Fangamer Swag Bag.

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Daily Scoop: April 29, 2014 – Pick up Game Music Bundle 7

Hello again, happy readers! I’m going to start out by saying you’ve only got two more days to grab the Game Music Bundle 7, so you best hop on it! Get five albums for a dollar, including soundtracks from The Banner Saga and Broken Age. Add 15 albums to that for just $10, including OSTs from Starbound, Escape Goat 2, and Tribes Ascend. Get it while you still can!

If it’s game deals you’re looking for, Steam’s Midweek Madness deal is Prison Architect for $10.19, and their Daily Deal is Consortium for $11.99. Consortium is also on sale for $11.99 at the Humble Store as well. They’ve also got Pool Nation for $1.49 as well as realMyst: Masterpiece Edition for $12.99. Scoop ’em up!

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Daily Scoop: April 28, 2014 – Triumphant return

I’m back, after an exciting adventure in Raleigh, North Carolina at the East Coast Game Conference! I had a really great time, and it’s been hard getting back into the swing of things. It doesn’t help that it’s a Monday!

But hey, who wants to talk about Mondays, am I right? Let’s talk deals instead! There’s a brand new – and really awesome – Humble Weekly Bundle in effect right now. Pay what you want for Thomas Was Alone, Puzzle Bots, Dustforce, and VVVVVV. Pay $6 or more to unlock Reus, Limbo, Cthulhu Saves the World, Mutant Mudds Deluxe, Lone Survivor, and Element4l. $10 will also get you Teslagrad, $40 will get you a TSG shirt and keychain, and $100 will get you the Megan Fangamer Swag Bag.

There’s also a brand new Indie Royale bundle, this one called the Libredia Bundle. Pay more than the minimum for Ride ’em Low, Skyscraper Simulator, Bridge It +, The Secrets of Hildegards, Race On (including Race 07), IHF Handball Challenge 12, GT Legends, and Agricultural Simulator 2011. And, of course, there’s a Daily Deal at Steam – today it’s Metal Slug 3 for $3.99.

Let’s end this one with t-shirts, shall we?

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Daily Scoop: April 21, 2014 – Small hiatus

Hello, my faithful Scoopers! I’m going to be at the East Coast Game Conference down in North Carolina this week, so I’m not sure how much Internet access I’m going to have. There may be a small hiatus on the Scoop! But fear not – I will let you know all about ECGC as soon as I get back.

In the meantime, I want to remind you that you should definitely pick up the Video Game Bundle 3.0 at Story Bundle, as well as Game Music Bundle 7 at the Game Music Bundle page. All of what you see can be yours for just $22. Scoop ’em up!

Other than that, there are a few new deals happening over at Steam. They’ve got some brand new Weeklong Deals, including Thomas Was Alone for $4.99, Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians for $2.49, and Arena Wars 2 for 99 cents. The Daily Deal is Dawn of Fantasy: Kingdom Wars for $5.09.

Just a few t-shirts today…

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Daily Scoop: April 18, 2014 – South Jersey Geek Fest

For those of you who are local, I really hope you can make it to the South Jersey Geek Fest tomorrow! Anthony Amato and I will have a table to show off RESISTOR_ and Kobolds. Stop by, play our games, high five us!

There’s not too much going on in the way of deals that I haven’t already mentioned at some point this week. You’ve got a few new sales over at the Humble Store, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure for $17.99, Toki Tori 2+ for $7.49, and Professional Farmer 2014 for $6.66. And there’s a new Daily Deal over at Steam – it’s Next Car Game for $20.09.

That’s all for deals! But of course, I’ve still got some t-shirts for you…

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Daily Scoop: April 17, 2014 – Delicious game soundtracks

The big news for today is that there’s a brand new Game Music Bundle! This new bundle, number seven, has 17 albums in total for just $10! You can also get five albums for no more than $1. There’s some really great music here, including lots by Austin Wintory, so I highly recommend picking the bundle up.

Speaking of new bundles, there’s also a brand new Humble Weekly Bundle, this one called Oh Man You Should Totally Check That Game Out, presented by Devolver. Pay what you want for The Real Texas, Cryptic Sea EP, and Dungeon Hearts. Pay $6 or more to unlock Foul Play, Legend of Dungeon (a fantastic game!), and Krunch. Pay $10 to unlock Tower of Guns.

Finally, there are some new deals at Steam as well. The Weekend Deal is 80% off Frozen Synapse, marking it down to $4.99. It’s also free to play all weekend, so if you want to take it for a test drive first, now’s your chance! The Daily Deal is 50% off Beat Hazard, marking that down to $4.99 as well.

And now, time for t-shirts!

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