According to recent reports, indie publisher Humble Games has laid off its entire team of 36 staffers. While unconfirmed, employees claim that these layoffs will lead to the publisher closing its doors.
Humble Games is a subsidiary of media giant Ziff Davis. Alongside Humble Games, Ziff Davis’ gaming brands include IGN, VG24, Eurogamer, Games Industry Biz and more. While related, the charity-focused storefront Humble Bundle is a separate team and not affected by these cuts.
At the time of publishing, Humble Games has not yet commented on these reports.
Humble Games has published nearly 50 indie games and has another seven titles in development. It is unclear how these cuts will impact these upcoming games or their development teams.
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Notably, Humble Games published its most recent title, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, on July 17 — just five days before these staffing cuts.
With this layoff, the video games industry has lost an estimated 11,400 jobs in 2024 — more than 2023’s annual estimated total of 10,500.
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