![]() Other hints were less direct, using online services such as Twitter and YouTube to embed clues. When players started looking deeper into these new assets, they discovered a series of glyphs that referred to other games associated with specific letters, as well as nonsense sentences that lead to specific cyphers. Most provided an immediate cosmetic change by replacing or adding assets that referred to potatoes. On the release date of the Potato Sack bundle, players found the games within it had recently received updates. In the first phase, players found nonsense phrases that contained 16 consonants, leading to a 4x4 grid and ultimately to a bitmap image of a letter, later combined with other letters to get a complete password. KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby)ĪaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity The games included in the Potato Sack are listed below with their developer and release year.ġ. The ARG began without announcement with the release of the "Potato Sack Bundle" on Steam on April 1, 2011, which offered the included games at 75% off their normal price. ![]() Reaction from players and journalists was mixed while some felt the ARG had limited benefit, some saw the ARG as a show of commitment from Valve to independent game development. Large numbers of people participated in solving the puzzles. The ARG's theme of potatoes is based on plot elements within Portal 2, specifically that for part of the game, GLaDOS's personality module is run off a potato battery. The game, requiring players to find and solve a number of puzzles hidden within updates of the thirteen games, led to the opportunity for players to release Portal 2 about 10 hours earlier than its planned release by playing games under the pretense of powering up GLaDOS, the sentient computer antagonist from the Portal series. Valve president Gabe Newell envisioned the game as a "Cross Game Design Event" in December 2010, and allowed the developers a free rein to design the game using Valve's Portal intellectual property. ![]() The Potato Sack is the name of an alternate reality game (ARG) created by Valve and the developers of thirteen independent video games to promote the release of Valve's game Portal 2, in April 2011. You will need to visit your Humble Bundle Account Settings page and unlink the account as shown in the last screenshot above.The ARG's theme of potatoes reflected a part of Portal 2's story, in which the game's antagonist ( GLaDOS) is powered by a potato battery. Note: When a Steam account is already linked to another Humble Bundle account this error message Unable to authenticate your Steam account will be displayed. For help with that process, check out this help article! Note: Steam keys purchased from Humble Bundle must be copy and pasted into Steam for redemption. If you have a Steam account linked and want to unlink it, the same section will show you the account that you have linked and give you the option to unlink it. You can visit your Account Settings page and find this section, where you can link your accounts by clicking "Link Steam Account" from the Steam Link section of the page. To link your Steam and Humble Bundle accounts, you can either visit a download page and click the "Link your Steam account" button on the upper left-hand side of the keys section: Linking your Steam and Humble Bundle accounts Linking Your Steam Account for General Use:Īs mentioned above, the easiest way to link your Steam account to your Humble Bundle account is by following this link: Go back to Humble Bundle and click on the Claim Free Copy button. It cannot be used to redeem other games.Ĥ. Check the email address associated with your Steam account for a verification code:Īfter you verify your web browser with Steam Guard, your account should be linked and ready to go! At this time, linking your account only serves to get you the free content from certain promotions. This is a quick and easy process that will send an email to the account you have on file with Steam. ![]() You'll likely need to verify your account ownership with Steam Guard. If you're having trouble logging into Steam, submit a request through Steam Support.ģ. Please note that your Steam account is different from your Humble Bundle account, and may be linked to a different email address. You will be prompted to sign in to Steam. Once you've logged into your Humble Bundle account, click on the Link Steam Account button.Ģ. When we offer free promotional games, you must link your Steam account to claim your copy.ġ. Linking Your Steam Account for a Specific Promotion: ![]() The easiest way to link your Steam account to your Humble Bundle account is by following this link: Linking your Steam and Humble Bundle accounts Table of Contents ![]()
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