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Slay the Spire, Signalis and Unpacking publishers Humble are the next video game makers to suffer layoffs"We have experienced trends that required this restructure in order to ensure our long-term success”
“We have experienced trends that required this restructure in order to ensure our long-term success”
Image credit:Mega Crit Games
Image credit:Mega Crit Games
Humble Games, the Humble Bundle-owned label responsible for publishing indie hits includingSlay the Spire,Signalis,Unpacking,Temtemand this year’s recently Grammy-nominated RPG musicalStray Gods, have confirmed a number of layoffs.
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Humble subsequently confirmed that it had laid off a number of employees, but did not comment on how many staff had been affected in total or whether the cuts targeted specific teams under the company. The publisher attributed the cuts to the need to “restructure”.
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Games released under the Humble Games label includeinfluential deckbuilder Slay the Spire, last year’sthrowback survival-horror gem Signalisandmultiplayer Pokémon-a-like Temtem, among others. The label’s most recent games include Stray Gods, the roleplaying musicalfrom Dragon Age writer David Gaiderthat saw Austin Wintory, Tripod and Montaigne’s soundtrack shortlisted for Best Score Soundtrack For Video Games And Other Interactive Media at the Grammysjust last week.
As I’m sure I don’t need to tell you, 2023 has been a horror show for those working in video games, with thousands of layoffs across developers, publishers and platform-holders.
