Humble Games has reportedly fired all 36 employees. Posts Regarding layoffs on social media. Humble Games is owned by media conglomerate Ziff Davis. IGN, Eurogamer and Gaming Industry Humble Games has joined the company’s gaming portfolio. post The company said a “reorganization” had taken place but did not say how many jobs would be cut.
A Humble Games spokesperson also confirmed to Engadget that today’s restructuring won’t result in the company closing down, adding that current and upcoming projects will continue to be supported and published by the studio.
The layoffs at Humble Bundle are the latest in a series of moves spreading across the games industry, with studios of all sizes seeing a staggering number of job cuts over the last year, a trend that unfortunately continues into 2024.
“The games industry is unstable and full of people who only want rapid growth at the expense of great teams making great games,” Emily Kiefer, a former lead quality assurance analyst at Humble Games, wrote on LinkedIn after her layoff.
Dear friends, I and everyone at Humble Games were fired this morning.
If you are in need of a Senior/Lead QA at a game studio, hello there is no job for you anymore! pic.twitter.com/giAPAiTDsx
— 🎃Emile EEK!🎃 (@Emilee3D) July 23, 2024
This indie publisher has helped bring to market approximately 50 video games, including notable hits such as: Knock down the spire, Unpacking, Wonder Song and Coral IslandHumble Games also had several upcoming game releases lined up, including: Never Alone 2The second will explore the myths and stories of the Native Alaskan Inupiat people.
“This decision was not made lightly and is the result of much thought and careful consideration, with the goal of ensuring stability and support for developers and their ongoing projects,” Humble’s statement said.
This business is separate from the charity store Humble Bundle, which is also part of Ziff Davis but does not appear to be affected by today’s news. We’ve reached out to Ziff Davis and Humble Games for more information and will update if we hear back.
Updated 23 July 2024 at 5:35am: The article has been updated to include a response from Humble Games’ PR team.
