Newell had requested a remote deposition in the Wolfire v. Valve case because of concerns about contracting Covid-19.
  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    humble

    That’s who’s suing Valve here.

    Edit: I’m wrong, they created Humble Bundle but haven’t owned it since 2017.

      • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        You’re right and I’m wrong. I guess I’m out of touch - what did the Wolfire guys do since then that makes you dislike them?

      • Brawler Yukon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        I think there was some cross-pollination for a couple years beyond that. Sounds like they sold Humble off to be its own thing, but the Wolfire guys were still running it until 2019 (see Wikipedia quote below). Either way, they’ve got out of Humble well before they filed this suit.

        Rosen and Graham, the founders of Humble Bundle [and the CEO and COO, respectively, of Wolfire Games], announced in March 2019 that they have stepped down as CEO and COO of the company, respectively, with Alan Patmore taking over the company operations.

      • Brawler Yukon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        11 months ago

        Wolfire Games created the original Humble Indie Bundle, but they’ve been divested from it for a few years now. From Wikipedia:

        The Humble Bundle concept was initially run by Wolfire Games in 2010, but by its second bundle, the Humble Bundle company was spun out to manage the promotion, payments, and distribution of the bundles. In October 2017, the company was acquired by Ziff Davis through its IGN Entertainment subsidiary.

        The comment above that Humble’s the ones suing Valve here is inaccurate.

      • Romanmir@lemmy.todayEnglish
        12·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, I’m pretty sure both are run by the same dude. He got butt hurt by valve’s cut about the time he started Humble Bundle.