Insane EA Humble Bundle

ShadowHearth

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I am not a Dick though... :rolleyes:

P.S. Did anyone managed redeem at least one game lol?

i just redeemed a few on origin and them all on steam
i was painfully slow tho

I have some spare origin keys if any one wants.

Mirror's Edge,Medal of Honor,Crysis 2 Maximum Edition,Burnout Paradise and dead space

pm

EGriff

So you basically get two copies of everything except BF3 and the sims? I've activated all the others on steam but it's giving me origin keys as well.

jacksie66

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Monotype

jacksie66 wrote: »

I wish my pc wasn't so ****...

We'll sort that out at the Building and Upgrading forum, over this way ---> link.

Agricola

Typical! Waited years to get Dead Space 1 and picked it up in the Steam sale last month. Now this comes along!

Amazing value here though.

super_furry

I was able to redeem everything on Origin in less than a minute just now. Looks like things are calmer with all the Americans in bed.

muppetkiller

EGriff wrote: »

So you basically get two copies of everything except BF3 and the sims? I've activated all the others on steam but it's giving me origin keys as well.

I was wondering about this too can I give away the Origin codes for games I've activated on Steam ?

super_furry

muppetkiller wrote: »

I was wondering about this too can I give away the Origin codes for games I've activated on Steam ?

Yep no problem with that at all. To all intents and purposes they've given you two copies of those games.

Agricola

Theres no way to gift steam keys is there? If I wanted to give a friend a couple of keys for games I already have / dont want, would it do just to send him the key via email?

Dravokivich

Agricola wrote: »

Theres no way to gift steam keys is there? If I wanted to give a friend a couple of keys for games I already have / dont want, would it do just to send him the key via email?

As long as you haven't claimed the Key in steam, someone else can. The Key is only tied to your account when you activate it.

jacksie66

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Monotype

jacksie66 wrote: »

If I wasnt going to New Zealand in a few weeks I'd have a monster pc by now..

Go to the US instead, they have cheaper computer hardware parts! :pac:

Dcully

Bought this bundle but still no email with codes, usually arrives instantly.

nevermind i just used their automatic key resender feature and got them there.

EDDIE WATERS

Have 1 keys
Mirror`s edge for steam

Origin
Dead Space Origin Key
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box Origin Key
Crysis 2 Maximum Edition Origin Key
Mirror's Edge Origin Key
Medal of Honor Origin Key
PM me if you want them

EyeSight

fair play to them(never thought i'd say that about EA)

Own up lads, how low did you go?

ricimaki

EA are getting a big from me.

Sierra Oscar

Wow, that is some awesome publicity for Origin!

degrassinoel

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Wow, that is some awesome publicity for Origin!

I think that was the real underlying agenda all along, but that deal was pretty awesome all the same.

3wayswitch

ShadowHearth wrote: »

P.S. Did anyone managed redeem at least one game lol?

Redeemed the codes without any issues last night, downloading the games is another story though. Dead Space 3 is at 4% after 5 hours

ShevY

I have the following left for whoever wants them:

Mirror's Edge Steam/Origin Key
Dead Space Steam/Origin Key
Dead Space 3 Origin Key
Sims 3 Starter Pack Origin Key

PM me if you want any of these

COYVB

$165m made for charity now, and EA can probably write off enough to fund 3 triple A games. everyone is very much winning here

marco_polo

COYVB wrote: »

$165m made for charity now, and EA can probably write off enough to fund 3 triple A games. everyone is very much winning here

Or perhaps, since the people who buy the games rather than EA actually making the bulk of the charitable donation, you are just making stuff up?

Monotype

I'm pretty sure that they could only claim against tax what actually went to charity. Humble bundle isn't a charity, so EA wouldn't get anything from the tip.

Pixelbastardo

Great deal.

I got a spare burnout origin key if anyone wants pm.

COYVB

marco_polo wrote: »

Or perhaps, since the people who buy the games rather than EA actually making the bulk of the charitable donation, you are just making stuff up?

Or you completely misunderstand?

EA will write off the face value of each sale of that pack (just under $200) as charitable donations. They've donated those products to Humble, and as a donation, they'll be fully entitled to write the actual face value off as an expense. It's nothing to do with EA giving anyone money, that's not what this is about, it's the product that they write off. It's very clever, and it helps charities to make a lot of money

COYVB

Monotype wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that they could only claim against tax what actually went to charity. Humble bundle isn't a charity, so EA wouldn't get anything from the tip.

Nothing to do with the tip, they've donated the packs to a company who are selling them for charity, which makes the PRODUCT the donation. The tip doesn't come into it at all, nor does how the payment is split

Monotype

But Humble Bundle isn't a charity, it's doubtful they'd be allowed to write off the full amount. You'd have to be a registered charity. I don't know US laws, but for most countries there has to be a set of criteria for something to be considered a charity.

marco_polo

COYVB wrote: »

Nothing to do with the tip, they've donated the packs to a company who are selling them for charity, which makes the PRODUCT the donation. The tip doesn't come into it at all, nor does how the payment is split

I understand your assertion perfectly, what you lack is evidence.

COYVB

marco_polo wrote: »

I understand your assertion perfectly, what you lack is evidence.

You've never run or been involved in the running of a business have you? EVERYTHING is an expense