American indie game publisher Humble Games (Signalis, Unpacking, Ghost Song and others) reported about the forced restructuring of the business, but the dismissed employees paint a completely different picture.
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According to the official statement, the restructuring was the result of difficult economic conditions and is aimed at ensuring the stable operation of the company in the future. The initiative affected some of the Humble Games staff.
In a comment to the press, a representative of Humble Games assuredthat the publisher is not closing down, and that games already released and those being prepared for release will not be affected by the situation and will continue to receive support from the company.
Since launching in 2017, Humble Games has released nearly 50 games (Image source: Humble Games)
The layoffs at Humble Games were first reported by the affected employees. words Former business development manager Nicola Kwan said the layoffs affected all 36 employees and the company is closing as a result.
Former creative director Chris Radley, who left Humble Games at the end of 2022, reportedthat the publisher had no employees left, and all operations were transferred to a third-party consulting company.
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, Humble Games’ latest release, was released on July 17 (Image source: Humble Games)
In conversation with GamesBeat and Aftermath Former employees said Ziff Davis, the parent company of Humble Games, was “trying to spread the idea of a restructuring to save its image, but it’s a lie.”
“No one at (Humble Games) escaped the layoffs, and (the company) will have nothing to do with releasing games in the future,” concluded one former employee of the publisher.
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