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| | |Description=American digital store for video games sold in bundles, with proceeds going to charity. | ||
|Founded=2010 | |||
| Founded = 2010 | |Industry=Video Games | ||
| Industry = Video | |Logo=Humble Bundle logo.svg | ||
| | |ParentCompany=Ziff Davis | ||
|Type=Subsidiary | |||
|Website=https://humblebundle.com/ | |||
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'''{{Wplink|Humble Bundle, Inc.}}''' is a digital storefront for video games that launched in 2010, initially offering "Humble Bundles", collections of games sold under a pay-what-you-want model and with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. Humble Bundle continues to offer these limited-time bundles, but has expanded to include a greater and more persistent storefront. In October 2017, Humble Bundle was acquired by IGN Entertainment. | |||
'''{{Wplink|Humble Bundle, Inc.}}''' is a digital storefront for video games, initially offering "Humble Bundles", collections of games sold | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Alteration of terms | ===Alteration of terms of service (2024)=== | ||
{{Main|Humble Bundle alters terms of sale}} | {{Main|Humble Bundle alters terms of sale}} | ||
In December 2024, Humble Bundle updated its | In December 2024, Humble Bundle updated its Terms of Service, introducing a 3 year expiration date for all unclaimed game keys. They retroactively applied this policy to past purchases, removing non-redeemed keys bought 3 or more years prior from accounts. No form of reimbursement has been discussed at the time of writing. | ||
===Forced arbitration in privacy policy=== | |||
{{Main|Forced arbitration}} | |||
The Humble Bumble privacy policy<ref>{{Cite web |last=Humble Bundle |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://www.humblebundle.com/privacy |url-status=live |access-date=Mar 17, 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128202054/https://www.humblebundle.com/privacy |archive-date=28 Jan 2026}}</ref> states that:<!-- Anyone know the correct template to use? Using Main only as placeholder here. --><blockquote>Under certain conditions, a ''binding arbitration'' option may be available to you in order to address complaints not resolved by any other means.</blockquote> | |||
=== | ===Closure of Mac and Linux support (2022)=== | ||
In mid-January 2022, Humble Bundle announced that they were switching launchers, and with it, an exclusive shift to Windows-exclusivity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Machkovech |first=Sam |date=Jan 14, 2022 |title=Humble subscription service is dumping Mac, Linux access in 18 days |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/01/humble-subscription-service-is-dumping-mac-linux-access-in-18-days/ |url-status=live |access-date=Mar 17, 2025 |work=Ars Technica |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251024151618/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/01/humble-subscription-service-is-dumping-mac-linux-access-in-18-days/ |archive-date=24 Oct 2025}}</ref> By February 1, 2022, both Linux and Mac users lost the capability to reinstall the software that they had paid for through ''Humble Trove'' and ''Humble Games Collection''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:29, 23 February 2026
Humble Bundle
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Legal Structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video Games |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://humblebundle.com/ |
Humble Bundle, Inc. is a digital storefront for video games that launched in 2010, initially offering "Humble Bundles", collections of games sold under a pay-what-you-want model and with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. Humble Bundle continues to offer these limited-time bundles, but has expanded to include a greater and more persistent storefront. In October 2017, Humble Bundle was acquired by IGN Entertainment.
Incidents
[edit | edit source]Alteration of terms of service (2024)
[edit | edit source]- Main article: Humble Bundle alters terms of sale
In December 2024, Humble Bundle updated its Terms of Service, introducing a 3 year expiration date for all unclaimed game keys. They retroactively applied this policy to past purchases, removing non-redeemed keys bought 3 or more years prior from accounts. No form of reimbursement has been discussed at the time of writing.
Forced arbitration in privacy policy
[edit | edit source]- Main article: Forced arbitration
The Humble Bumble privacy policy[1] states that:
Under certain conditions, a binding arbitration option may be available to you in order to address complaints not resolved by any other means.
Closure of Mac and Linux support (2022)
[edit | edit source]In mid-January 2022, Humble Bundle announced that they were switching launchers, and with it, an exclusive shift to Windows-exclusivity.[2] By February 1, 2022, both Linux and Mac users lost the capability to reinstall the software that they had paid for through Humble Trove and Humble Games Collection.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Humble Bundle. "Privacy Policy". Archived from the original on 28 Jan 2026. Retrieved Mar 17, 2025.
- ↑ Machkovech, Sam (Jan 14, 2022). "Humble subscription service is dumping Mac, Linux access in 18 days". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 24 Oct 2025. Retrieved Mar 17, 2025.