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Itch raises funds for racial justice with a 700+ game bundleWith hundreds more to be added
With hundreds more to be added
The mega-bundle follows a number of initiatives on Itch raised in support of continued protests as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, in the face of disproportionate police violence against black communities.
We reached out to our community and an unprecedented number of creators donated over 740 projects to be part of what we believe is the largest bundle ever.The Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is now available#BlackLivesMatterhttps://t.co/JCCnqMF6yz— itch.io (@itchio)June 6, 2020
We reached out to our community and an unprecedented number of creators donated over 740 projects to be part of what we believe is the largest bundle ever.
The Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is now available#BlackLivesMatterhttps://t.co/JCCnqMF6yz
— itch.io (@itchio)June 6, 2020
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With so many games from so many creators, the bundle also acts as a broad snapshot of everything the Itch scene has to offer. Indie favourites likeMinit,A Short HikeandNight In The Woodssit nestled next toExtreme Meatpunks Forever,Eat Girl, and that gosh dangDesktop Goose. There are even a few pen-and-paper games littered in there, including brilliant mud ‘n’ lasers mech romp Lancer.
It would take weeks, months even, to dig into everything on show here (and you’ll forgive me for not tagging every single one below this post). Admittedly, the idea of flooding your game library with 749 new games also sounds slightly unbearable. To that end, Itch creatorLeaf Corcoran notesthat you’ll be able to pick and choose what gets added to your library.
“When you buy the bundle, 740+ games will not flood your library,” Corcoran explains. “You can pick what items you want from your purchase receipt page to be put in your library at any time.”
Itch’s bundle follows Contigo Games’Black Lives Matter Bundle, which at time of writing has raised just shy of $65,000 for Black Lives Matter and the National Bail Fund Network with its own collection of 20 games. They’re hardly alone, either, with the BLM Bundle organiserscompiling a list of charity bundles currently running on Itch.
The Bundle For Racial Justice And Equality will remain live until June 16th. To get you started,Itch have put together their own personal selectionsfrom the bunch.
