Except this is mainly to try and get some last bit of money before they close up shop, they're not really doing it for charity.
And forcing the people to pay over a dollar in order to get the games goes against the "pay what you want". I mean anybody who wants the soundtracks, would easily just download them for free off the net.
Not doing it for charity - THQ holds no role in the charity aspect except for the fact that their games are the driving force behind this
current bundle. Aside from that, THQ plays no part in current, past, or future charity aspects. The charity portion is all handled by Humble Bundle. If you really,
REALLY want to look at it as a cash grab before they close up shop, then I expect you to look down upon every single business that you ever see for the rest of your life that is down on their luck and has to hold a "Going Out Of Business Sale" for a few weeks before they lock their doors for the last time; or should they just give it all away because "Fuck it we're going out of business"? (Which is about as sound an argument as "Well I may as well go on a mass murder spree before I off myself because fuck life")
"easily just download them for free off the net." which is illegal. The point of the Humble Bundle isn't just "let's let people be cheap-asses who can pay as little as they possibly can". You pay what you personally think it's worth, and you give however much you want to charity (protip - just don't give any to THQ if you don't like them), Humble Bundle, and the devs. It's also a nice opportunity for people who are a little less fortunate than some of us, monetarily, to still have access to these nice things we have at a price that isn't gonna put them on the streets.
Fuck it, after this, I'm writing them an email specifically encouraging them to do more bundles like this in the future, and to ignore any naysayers and flak they get from this one.
And Rydian, I may not always agree with every thing you say/how you say it, but damn, you hit it right on the head with that one.
Edit - just gonna throw out there that another good aspect of the Humble Bundle is it gives people a nice look at small-time indie devs, chances are if they have one game that you can get a Humble Steam Key for, they have more games (for full price) on Steam. In other terms - advertising, word of mouth, low-risk testing.