Indie Publisher Humble Games Is the Latest to Get Hit with Layoffs
Jul. 24, 2024The news was initially much more grim, and it still is. In the beginning, many ex-employees of Humble Games posted on LinkedIn.
For example, Kenny Schwarz, an ex-Humble Games producer,discussed the layoff. Similarly, a senior QA, Emilee Kiefer, posted about the layoff at X (formerly Twitter).
Nicola Kwan, who handled BizDev at Humble Games, posted that36 employeeswere affected by this layoff. Furthermore, the company has also shut down after these rounds of layoffs.
After these few posts went live and people started talking about it, Humble published a statement online. The statement clarified that the company is getting restructured, and the business isn’t getting closed.
The statement claimed the company decided toensure the stability and support of their developers and ongoing projects. It also claimed that supporting its development partners and former team members is its top priority. It is committed to making this transition as smooth as possible for everyone.
Similarly, the company purchased Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, Rock Paper Shotgun, and VG247 earlier this year. Humble Games is currently responsible for publishing and assisting in seven upcoming indie games.
We hope the ones affected get new places to shine as quickly as possible. Wit that, what do you think about the layoffs? Let us know in the comments below.
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