Machinarium seems to be in the headlines a lot lately, and it deserves all the attention it can get.

This weekend we announced that you could snag the Mac version of Machinarium for free on Saturday, and sorry if you missed it. But around that giveaway, parts of the indie community cried foul that Macgamestore was taking advantage of Amanita Design by giving away their product without any compensation to the creators.

But shortly thereafter Macgamestore rebutted that Amanita Design would indeed be paid for all the licenses they gave away.

I emailed Jakub Dvorsky of Amanita Design and he confirmed that, “there was some confusion about that Mac Game Store promotion, but it seems everything’s settled down now. Yes, they will pay us for each downloaded copy.”

So in the end, it’s kind of a shame for anyone who didn’t snag the game during the promotion, as you were still indeed supporting independent game development. If you missed the promotion, there’s no reason to still not get a copy. It’s not that hard to drum up a few dollars for the game.

Spring Cleaning Contest!

Did you know we are running a kickass forum contest where you could win a copy of Machinarium, Shattered Horizon, or Aaaaa! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity?

Check it out!