The Daily Populous Wednesday October 9th, 2024 evening edition
Authored by gamedeveloper.com and submitted by jhd9012

Humble Games is teaming up with Good Games Group, a publisher formed by previous staff from Humble itself.

Good Games was founded by ex-general manager Alan Patmore and former global publishing VP Mark Nash. Under their deal, the new publisher will provide additional support to the IGN-owned Humble's previously released games.

"Partnering with Ziff Davis allows us to continue working with the amazing indie developers we collaborated with at Humble Games," wrote Patmore, "while also allowing us to chart a new course for the future."

This past July, Humble Games restructured, resulting in the layoffs of its entire 36-person staff, which included Patmore and Nash. At the time, it said the restructuring would have "no impact" on its operations, or ongoing and future projects.

Shortly after, it was reported that the Powell Group, a third-party consulting company, had been brought on to help Humble going forward.

Meanwhile, indie developers who were working with Humble before the restructure said they could no longer release updates for their already-launched games. Many admitted the news caught them completely off guard.

In the case of Squid Shock, creators of Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, ultimately launched a Patreon to keep afloat while looking for a long-term solution.

VNoir1995 on October 9th, 2024 at 09:28 UTC »

wow thats funny, theres already a company called Good Gamer Group

Civil_Nectarine868 on October 9th, 2024 at 09:22 UTC »

Presumptive gang aren't they?

Alexxis91 on October 9th, 2024 at 08:07 UTC »

Well you can’t get much more basic of a name then that. If I ever make a group I’ll have to call it neuron stimulators or something