This news makes me very sad. Humble published some of my favorite indie games. But I guess I'm part of the problem since I patiently waited for these games to arrive on Humble Choice.
What's a good backbone controller to use with a mobile ? Want to use steam link and stuff
Edit: got the playstation one
Strange story this. It doesn't even sound like they had any big bombs, or anything in the like. The parent company that owned them, Ziff Davis, just wanted to see very fast returns, like they were running a magazine or something, and when they understood that in games you need to wait a couple years to see returns, they just bailed and wanted to sell the company. Given the current market, of course no one is interested in buying video game publishers, so they just fired everyone and are keeping it alive for bookkeeping purposes. Maybe a tax write off at some point in the future, but that's it.![]()
Update: Humble Games confirms layoffs amid 'restructuring', denies full shutdown
Humble Games has laid off a number of staff due to restructuring. However, Humble states that the publisher itself is not closing.www.gamedeveloper.com
Investors being stupid and not realizing what they're investing in? No wayThe parent company that owned them, Ziff Davis, just wanted to see very fast returns, like they were running a magazine or something, and when they understood that in games you need to wait a couple years to see returns, they just bailed and wanted to sell the company. Given the current market, of course no one is interested in buying video game publishers, so they just fired everyone and are keeping it alive for bookkeeping purposes. Maybe a tax write off at some point in the future, but that's it.
Investors being stupid and not realizing what they're investing in? No way
Because it's cheaperThe other thing is, why not keep a skeleton staff of people who where already dealing with the other Devs. Instead they have outsourced to a third party.
It's not exactly scientific but you can see the CCU numbers of all their games on Steam and gauge their relative success. Since 2022 they've released 17 games on Steam. 2 of them were hugely successful (Temtem - 40k CCU and Coral Island - 15k CCU). All of the other 15 games didn't cross 1k CCU. Some of them are even in 2 digits or low 3 digits. I would guess those games didn't make their money back. Even their acclaimed games like Prodeus or Signalis only managed 700-800 CCU. Their latest few games since Coral Island are particularly low. So it probably wasn't a thriving business and cost of capital is high so companies are more risk averse.Strange story this. It doesn't even sound like they had any big bombs, or anything in the like.
That means 1000 year old elfs are legal for me
sighAutomatically installs Epics, requires Steam->EOS linking to even launch multiplayer and not just for crossplay, and none of this was ever hinted about on the store page for 6 months
Well, that will be one of my very rare negative reviews.It's EDF day! Let's see how the launch is goin...sigh
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You'd figure that developers would know that if you're going to use EOS, to not have the version that prompts users to link their account. Most Steam users will tolerate EOS if it's invisible, but showing them anything related to Epic is a terrible idea. Dumb mistake, especially after the Helldivers 2 fallout.It's EDF day! Let's see how the launch is goin...sigh
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Was genuinely excited to play this game in multiplayer. This is so annoying.It's EDF day! Let's see how the launch is goin...sigh
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Well that was bound to happen. Thankfully this was just released to keep me over until I head back into the zone.
Have you actually played EDF ? It never, in a million years could have been Helldivers 2. That's like comparing a 5-year-old that's barely learned how to not fall from their bike with, I dunno, Chris Froome, who won the Tour de France four times.Extreme "This could have been you" energy.
I agree. EDF is a lot more fun.Have you actually played EDF ? It never, in a million years could have been Helldivers 2. That's like comparing a 5-year-old that's barely learned how to not fall from their bike with, I dunno, Chris Froome, who won the Tour de France four times.
Helldivers 2 has a lot more budget, but take that aside and i don't see how the two series aren't slotting into the exact same, specific niche.Have you actually played EDF ? It never, in a million years could have been Helldivers 2. That's like comparing a 5-year-old that's barely learned how to not fall from their bike with, I dunno, Chris Froome, who won the Tour de France four times.