The popular digital platform kicks off a new developer initiative in the wake of social protests against racism in the United States.
Humble Bundle, the popular digital video game platform, has announced a new initiative that aims to contribute up to a million dollars to developers belonging to the black community as a result of the turbulent social situation and the protests that are taking place these days in the United States. . Thus, and through the Black Lives Matter movement, those responsible for said video game platform have opened a fund to support developments motivated by members of the black community.
Humble joins the Black Lives Matter movement
Thus, and through an official statement, Humble has shown its support for the Black Lives Matter movement, announcing a $ 1 million fund to offer its support to black developers. "We remain in solidarity to condemn racism and violence against the black community. Humble believes in the ability of video games to empower and unite communities and we will fine-tune our platform to help achieve racial equality everywhere, ”read Humble's official statement.
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– Humble Bundle (@humble) June 2, 2020
“Today we announce a $ 1 million fund dedicated to supporting video game publishing created by black developers. We will soon have more updates on the fund and other ways in which we offer support to organizations. Meanwhile, the Humble community has always supported deserving causes in times of need, so please consider making a donation to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund or Race Forward, ”those responsible conclude.
Recently, many other companies and brands have also shown their support for the Black Lives Matter cause, saying no to racism and against racial discrimination, such as Naughty Dog, Xbox, Electronic Arts, Marvel, Star Wars, Sony, Ubisoft and many more.
