Bundle In A Box is back with another indie gaming bundle, but they’re switching things up a bit this time by teaming up with another indie resource. BIAB is partnering with indie review site Ordinary Gamer to bring gaming fans a collection of 11 different indie titles. The minimum price for the Indie Ordinary Gamer Bundle is sitting at just $1.99, and many of the included titles are available through multiple services and on different platforms.

Five games are included in the bundle for matching or beating that minimum price:

• One Finger Death Punch
• QbQbQb (which we’ve reviewed)
• Cognition Episode 1
• Saviors
• Slender 5 Pages

Those who donate more than the average price will net six additional games:

• Rooks Keep (which we’ve previewed)
• Hairy Tales
• Isaac The Adventurer
• Cognition Episode 2
• Along Came A Spider
• The Grave Digger

Bundle In A Box has long been associated with the Indie Dev Grant which helps a few lucky indie studios with the funding for their projects. For every 100 sales of this bundle, $15 goes towards that cause. This time around, BIAB is also working with the AbleGamers Charity, a group devoted to improving the quality of life for gamers with disabilities. They offer a community portal for discussing the issues surrounding the accessibility of all games, and they also provide free consultation to developers who want to make sure that everyone can play their titles. This charity will receive 30% of the net earnings from this sale.

As with all Bundle In A Box bundles, there are bonus rewards unlocked when certain sales milestones are reached.  The unlockables this time around include five soundtracks and a whole bunch of wallpapers and other artwork from the games in the bundle. Go out and help your fellow consumers earn these extras by picking up the bundle here. You can also check out trailers for each of the games included.

Try your hand at our giveaway for a chance to win a bundle, but please consider supporting the cause even if you don’t win. Spread the word using the social links on the left.
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The folks over at Bundle In A Box have struck again with another of their thematic indie gaming bundles. This time the bundle’s aimed at the critical thinking gamers out there. The Indie Strategy Bundle includes up to 11 games spread across two donation tiers.

Those willing to chip in $1.99 or more will gain access to:

• AI War
• Us and Them – Cold War
• Creeper World
• Storms Over the Pacific
• Strategic War in Europe
• The Trouble With Robots
• Age of Conquest III

Contributors willing to go above and beyond the average price will also net copies of:

• Mayhem Intergalactic
• Project Aftermath
• Fall Weiss
• Creeper World 2

The games are available on a mix of platforms (PC, Mac, Linux), so be sure to check out the Bundle In A Box website to find out more about each game and what format each is available in.

As with their previous bundles, Bundle In A Box is offering bonus unlockable extras when certain sales numbers have been hit. Those bonuses include artwork, soundtracks, and even a twelfth game: AI War Prototype.

It also wouldn’t be a BIAB bundle without some charitable work. Some of the proceeds will be going to the Indie Dev Grant (the winning developer will be selected via voting) and The Hellenic Centre for Mental Health and Treatment of Child and Family.

If you’re feeling lucky, try your hand at our giveaway below. The folks at BIAB have been kind enough to give us a few bundles to raffle off. There are plenty of ways to enter, so be sure to try them all to increase your odds of walking away a winner. And if you don’t win, please consider picking up the bundle anyway.

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We’ve had the pleasure of working with Kyttaro Games for awhile now, bringing you news about their Bundle in a Box promotions. BIAB is back with the recently-launched Capsule Computers Indie Bundle. Starting at a minimum price of $1.99, interested consumers can net seven games including:

• Super Tower Rush (Windows/Desura) - “Frantic and gloriously pixel-arted arcade platformer.”
• Hacker Evolution Untold (Windows/Linux/Mac) - “Deep, sci-fi, hacking simulation.”
• Pixelry (Windows/Desura) - “Experience the artful cruelty jousting.”
• Blackwell Legacy (Windows/Steam) - This title and the next two are part of the Blackwell Trilogy, a series of ghostly adventure games.
• Blackwell Unbound (Windows/Steam)
• Blackwell Convergence (Windows/Steam)
• Blackwell Deception (Windows/Steam)

All seven of these titles are DRM-free, and the top three contributors will each net a Collector’s Edition mouse and mouse pad from Razer valued at $110. Better yet, some of the money earned from the promotion will go towards two great causes: the Australian Red Cross and the Indie Dev Grant. The latter will receive $15 for every 100 bundles sold. There are other rewards like soundtracks and wallpapers that will be unlocked when certain sales numbers have been met.

For those looking to net a little more from their purchase right away, four additional games will be made available if the average price (currently $4.07) is exceeded. These four titles are:

• Hamlet or the Last Game without MMORPG Features, Shaders and Product Placement (Steam)
• Hacker Evolution (Windows/Steam/Desura) – “…original and highly moddable.”
• Hacker Evolution Duality (Windows/Mac/Linux/Steam/Desura) – “…dystopian, sci-fi, open world hacking.”
• Secret of the Magic Crystals (Windows/Mac/Steam) – “…horse breed and race with the best of them.”

Additionally, we have some exciting news of our own. We’re giving away five of the bundles to our readers, and there are multiple ways to enter the giveaway. Be sure to try them all!

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Help Raise 1,000 books for charity and enter to win $200, signed books and swag!

We are excited to share about an ambitious blog tour—Fiction Frolic for All Hallow’s Read—where ten authors from several genres are working hard to raise 1,000 books in three weeks for Books for America.

From October 1st to 19th, donate a new book (or books!) and earn extra bonus points in a huge giveaway that these authors are hosting.

Two winners will each receive the following PRIZES!

$100 Amazon G.C.

5 signed books from the authors hosting the event

A swag bag

Plus—in honor of All Hallow’s read, gift a signed copy of one of our books to a friend!

With a total of $200, 12 signed books (including the gifted books) and major swag, what better way is there to raise books for charity and celebrate All Hallow’s Read?

Each author participating is also donating signed copies of their books to Books for America, an awesome charity that is officially sponsoring their event and excited to be involved with All Hallow’s Read. In 2011, Books for America donated more than $800,000 worth of books and materials to DC area schools, shelters and dozens of other educational programs and organizations.

The authors are blogging throughout the event at The Fiction Frolic Blog.

• 10/1-5 Read about how books shaped their love for reading and writing.
• 10/8-12 Read their scariest, funniest or craziest Halloween experiences, or learn about their favorite Halloween themed book or movie, or favorite work of “dark” literature.
• 10/15-19 Enjoy some flash fiction, short stories and novel excerpts.

So donate, share, and look for daily ways to enter to win. Donate to charity for bonus points!.

This event is sponsored by:

Eleanor T Beaty, author of the YA paranormal Veiled Mist

Brewin’ author of the supernatural horror, The Dark Horde

Andy Gavin, author of the fantasy horror, The Darkening Dream

Laxmi Hariharan, author of the YA fantasy, The Destiny of Shaitan

Kimberly Kinrade, author of the YA paranormal thriller/romances, Forbidden Mind & Forbidden Fire

Richard Long, author of the supernatural thriller/horror, The Book of Paul

M.C. Mars, author of the mind-bending novel, Burner

Melissa McPhail, author of epic fantasy Cephrael’s Hand

Sheryl Steines, author of She Wulf & Days of First Sun

Pavarti K Tyler., author of the Lit Fic Shadow on the Wall and the erotic horror Consumed by Love

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A Vampire Novel with Actual Bite!

As the modern world establishes itself and pushes the supernatural into the shadows, the supernatural fights back.

The Darkening Dream is a chilling new dark fantasy novel by Andy Gavin, creator of Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter. The book has received rave reviews and is on sale for only 99 cents on Amazon Kindle from June 25th-29th! Download your copy here.

In addition, Andy is doing a big giveaway, including a $100 gift certificate to Amazon, signed copies of his books, video games, posters, and more!

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Tweet, like, follow, share, blog and grab a copy of his book to enter.

Get your 99 cent copy of The Darkening Dream today on Amazon only.

Long-time readers of dark historical fantasy (Tim Powers, Guy Gavriel Kay, Katherine Kurtz) will appreciate the weaving together of mythology, occult, and religion, while younger readers and fans of HBO dramas (True Blood, Carnivàle) or urban fantasy (Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher) will be drawn to the twisted imagination, graphic action, and romantic tension.

About The Darkening Dream

Even as the modern world pushes the supernatural aside in favor of science and steel, the old ways remain. God, demon, monster, and sorcerer alike plot to regain what was theirs.

1913, Salem, Massachusetts – Sarah Engelmann’s life is full of friends, books, and avoiding the pressure to choose a husband, until an ominous vision and the haunting call of an otherworldly trumpet shake her. When she stumbles across a gruesome corpse, she fears that her vision was more of a premonition. And when she sees the murdered boy moving through the crowd at an amusement park, Sarah is thrust into a dark battle she does not understand.

With the help of Alex, an attractive Greek immigrant who knows a startling amount about the undead, Sarah sets out to uncover the truth. Their quest takes them to the factory mills of Salem, on a midnight boat ride to spy on an eerie coastal lair, and back, unexpectedly, to their own homes. What can Alex’s elderly, vampire-hunting grandfather and Sarah’s own rabbi father tell them? And what do Sarah’s continuing visions reveal?

No less than Gabriel’s Trumpet, the tool that will announce the End of Days, is at stake, and the forces that have banded to recover it include a 900 year-old vampire, a trio of disgruntled Egyptian gods, and a demon-loving Puritan minister. At the center of this swirling cast is Sarah, who must fight a millennia-old battle against unspeakable forces, knowing the ultimate prize might be her very soul.

The Reviews Are In

“A vampire novel with actual bite.” ~The Kirkus Reviews

“A gorgeously creepy, strangely humorous, and sincerely terrifying tale.” ~Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“Mr. Gavin has brought something refreshingly new to a genre now suffused with poorly-concealed bodice-rippers which have more in common with Fabio than Bram Stoker: depth. His big baddies are scary, not romantic interests, and the added religious lore is complex and engaging. Don’t expect another Twilight — the story can get downright creepy, so be prepared for a return to the old horror sensibilities of supernatural fiction.” ~Amazon Review

“With Mr. Gavin’s video-game pedigree, I was expecting something aimed squarely at the 18-25 year old fanboy contingent; what I got in The Darkening Dream was something wholly unexpected: A period novel with a female protagonist, a crash-course on Judaism in the colonial years, and multi-layered series of plot arcs featuring a crazy cast of natural and supernatural characters populating turn of the century America.” ~Amazon Review

“…A perfect blend of mystery, magic and myth. A grown-up Grimm’s fairy tale… emphasis on grim.” ~Amazon Review

Read the first two sample chapters here.

Get your 99 cent copy of The Darkening Dream today on Amazon only.

About the Author

Andy Gavin is an unstoppable storyteller who studied for his Ph.D. at M.I.T. and founded video game developer Naughty Dog, Inc. at the age of fifteen, serving as co-president for two decades. There he created, produced, and directed over a dozen video games, including the award winning and best selling Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter franchises, selling over 40 million units worldwide. He sleeps little, reads novels and histories, watches media obsessively, travels, and of course, writes. Find out more here.

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PC indie game bundles have been all the rage in the past year. However, that’s left gamers on other platforms feeling a little left out. That’s all about to change. Indie games press site BludWorks has announced the INDIE-POCALYPSE Giveaway for Xbox Live Indie Games fans.

The bundle of games in the giveaway consists of over 20 Xbox Live Indie Games titles, 3 of which that will be available as soon as they’re released. There are smaller bundle prizes that will also be given away as part of the promotion. The contest will run from Saturday March 24th through April 7th 2012. There are a few ways to enter the contest, all of which are detailed below.

Check out the official trailer for the giveaway, including first-looks at A-Band the Game and 48 Chambers which haven’t been released yet.

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Fantasy author Darrell Drake is offering a free giveaway of two signed copies of his novel Within Ruin.  The contest is open to anyone in the United States or Canada and the rest of the rules are also included below.

To enter you must:

• “Like” the Facebook page.
• +1 the Google+ page.
• Retweet this tweet.

You can enter up to three times and the contest will end February 19th at 19:00 EST.  Drake will announce the winners at that time.

If you’d rather just buy the book outright, the e-book version had been reduced in price from $4.99 to $2.99USD.

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