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[feynoob]

IGN managed to destroy one of the good things about gaming.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Humble Pie anyone?

Thoughts and prayers, I've been there myself. Grab a drink, go for a walk, and then hit the streets with your resume.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Ok, I'm not a PC gamer (don't call the overlords) but I remember them publishing Slay the Spire and World of Goo. Such a pity.

 

[jshackles]

Is this just their game development team? What about the publisher side of the business?

Curious what this means for upcoming games they were publishing like Wizard of Legend 2.

 

[feynoob]

Also rip to this thread.

Bundles are a way better value proposition than sub services

I used to sub to gamepass PC and PS+ back in the vita era. It was always in the back of my head that these games on gamepass will go away at some point with little warning. So putting a ridiculously long game like dq11 on gamepass is useless to me. I’m not gonna start a 90 hour game and feel...

www.neogaf.com

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

why?

 

[BennyBlanco]

Always seemed like an overreach to me. I guess it makes sense to make your own content to pad out the bundles and make some money, but being tied to IGN can't be good for any business. Nobody gives a shit about these old internet outlets anymore. Their output in 2024 is just boring podcasts, reposting trailers on YouTube, and contributing to metascores.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Geez, they've been doing some great work in the indie scene for the past several years. Just over the last year or so I've bought 4-5 games published by them (Signalis, Prodeus, Forager, Unpacking and probably more).

 

[Topher]

Also rip to this thread.

Bundles are a way better value proposition than sub services

I used to sub to gamepass PC and PS+ back in the vita era. It was always in the back of my head that these games on gamepass will go away at some point with little warning. So putting a ridiculously long game like dq11 on gamepass is useless to me. I’m not gonna start a 90 hour game and feel...

www.neogaf.com

That's not the same thing.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

I think they published Signalis right? Such an awesome game!!

 

[DryvBy]

Edit: already posted

I'm going to miss my Humble Bundles they did monthly.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

News flash: Failing conglomerates continue to be run by clueless morons. This is the least surprising outcome from a company that can't even operate their core business competently.

 

[Topher]

Edit: already posted

I'm going to miss my Humble Bundles they did monthly.

Humble Games published games. Don't think Humble Bundle is affected by this.

 

[Dazraell]

Shame, they published some stellar indie games

 

[Punished Miku]

I guess you weren't kidding BennyBlanco

 

[DryvBy]

Humble Games published games. Don't think Humble Bundle is affected by this.

Yeah, I just feel this will be next. Or at least, as we know it.

 

[Punished Miku]

Geez, they've been doing some great work in the indie scene for the past several years. Just over the last year or so I've bought 4-5 games published by them (Signalis, Prodeus, Forager, Unpacking and probably more).

I find the whole concept of an indie publisher to be a bit odd though. I rarely see a lot in terms of genuine marketing for small indie games. I know discoverability is a huge issue, but they kind of seem like a pointless middleman for games this small. Even Devolver is acting like they're barely making it sometimes lately. Annapurna is crushing it though.

 

[Draugoth]

 

[BennyBlanco]

Also rip to this thread.

Bundles are a way better value proposition than sub services

I used to sub to gamepass PC and PS+ back in the vita era. It was always in the back of my head that these games on gamepass will go away at some point with little warning. So putting a ridiculously long game like dq11 on gamepass is useless to me. I’m not gonna start a 90 hour game and feel...

www.neogaf.com

I guess you weren't kidding BennyBlanco

Humble Games is their publishing business, unrelated to Humble Bundle other than featuring the games and their Humble Vault thing.

 

[CherryFalls]

 

[Punished Miku]

Humble Games is their publishing business, unrelated to Humble Bundle other than featuring the games and their Humble Vault thing.

Yeah, I saw some people correct that up above after posting that lol. I didn't realize.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I find the whole concept of an indie publisher to be a bit odd though. I rarely see a lot in terms of genuine marketing for small indie games. I know discoverability is a huge issue, but they kind of seem like a pointless middleman for games this small. Even Devolver is acting like they're barely making it sometimes lately. Annapurna is crushing it though.

99% of indie devs have zero clue on how to market their games so these indie publishing labels are very much needed imo.

 

[Punished Miku]

99% of indie devs have zero clue on how to market their games so these indie publishing labels are very much needed imo.

Yeah, that's probably true. I just have honestly never seen any marketing. But some of these games are so small maybe they just need help getting shit on the stores, having contacts, etc. I guess I could see it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Yeah, that's probably true. I just have honestly never seen any marketing. But some of these games are so small maybe they just need help getting shit on the stores, having contacts, etc. I guess I could see it.

Besides that, they usually also assist with getting the game localized (this is especially important for Japanese indie devs so they can access Western markets). They might also fund or assist with ports to other platforms, since most indies only launch on PC, either via Steam or itch.io.

 

[winjer]

That is a shame. They published some cool indie games.
Just noticed I have a few of their games on my Steam account, such as Monaco, Carto and Prodeus.

 

[apocaliptic]

What's your point? Just being a Queer it is ok to be laid off?

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

What did they make?

 

[Evil Calvin]

Never heard of Humble Games.

Oh well.

 

[adamsapple]

???

The entire team got laid off.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

99% of indie devs have zero clue on how to market their games so these indie publishing labels are very much needed imo.

Yeah just uploading your game to Steam isn't going to cut it anymore.

 

[StereoVsn]

Yeah just uploading your game to Steam isn't going to cut it anymore.

Yep. Saw a whole business course on this with something like the following premise:

"Your game is a can of beans and Steam is a Supermarket. Learn how to market your product. "

 

[Paasei]

Humble Bundle was great for such a long time. Then IGN took over and the bundles started to suck. Pay X amount to get vouchers to then still buy a game? Gtfo.

 

[balls of snow]

99% of indie devs have zero clue on how to market their games so these indie publishing labels are very much needed imo.

Yeah I look at it as like indie music labels finding these rough diamonds who cant manage out of a paper bag full of weed. Making the game and actually marketing it /selling it is a different beast.

 

[Alex Anderson]

Is this my fault? I canceled my Humble Choice last night.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Many great games was published by HBG so it's a loss.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Looking at those profiles...

 

[AlphaDump]

Oh hey, some little poser trying to be cool and score points on the internet.

You are pathetic.

 

[nial]

This forum is slowly turning into opposite ResetERA.

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[bender]

They published so many popular titles: A Hat In Time, Prodeus, Signalis, Slay The Spire, Supraland

Spoiler: Full List:

2000:1: A Space Felony
Aegis Defenders
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Carto (video game)
Chinatown Detective Agency
Coral Island (video game)
Crying Suns
Cultist Simulator
Floor 13: Deep State
Flynn: Son of Crimson
Forager (video game)
Ghost Song (video game)
HashtagBlud
A Hat in Time
Ikenfell
The Iron Oath
Midnight Fight Express
Mineko's Night Market
Monaco 2
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Moonscars
The Occupation
On Your Tail
One Step From Eden
Prodeus
Project Wingman
Signalis
Slay the Spire
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
Supraland
Temtem
Them's Fightin' Herds
Unpacking (video game)
Unsighted
Void Bastards
Wandersong
The Wild at Heart
Wizard of Legend

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

The Ghost of Song dev who had their game published by Humble Games had only positive things to say about them.



As a side note, they were also one of the few indie publishers that were still doing retail physical releases instead of relying on companies like LRG, iam8bit, etc.

 

[RedC]

This forum is slowly turning into opposite ResetERA.

Horseshoe theory - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[March Climber]

This forum is slowly turning into opposite ResetERA.

Slowly?

 

[bender]

The Ghost of Song dev who had their game published by Humble Games had only positive things to say about them.



As a side note, they were also one of the few indie publishers that were still doing retail physical releases instead of relying on companies like LRG, iam8bit, etc.

Also a former GAF member ( J Jobbs ).

 

[simpatico]

Grifting off charities has its limitations. Not sure how you fuck it up though. Sheesh.

 

[Labadal]

ZIff Davis claiming it's "restructuring", while former emplyees are saying everyone was laid off.

Gaming/publishing section gone. I wonder if the store/bundle section will see some cuts? Maybe it is time to claim all those keys...

 

[Randall365]

Why would someone who has been laid off go on X to moan about the higher ups all being greedy, vicious bastards and then tout for a job?

It will always make it seem like they were hard work and sow doubt in employers' minds.

What's the stuff about being seen btw - are some of these devs translucent now?

 

[rkofan87]

This forum is slowly turning into opposite ResetERA.

good