Article 5KSC1 Humble Bundle will start capping charitable donations in mid-July

Humble Bundle will start capping charitable donations in mid-July

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Ian Carlos Campbell
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Humble Bundle has announced that it's going to change how payment sliders will work in its storefront by removing the ability to donate all of what you spend to charity and setting an average minimum cut for Humble Bundle itself between 15 to 30 percent (via Kotaku). The change goes into effect in mid-July."

When you buy a bundle of games, ebooks, or software on Humble Bundle, you're traditionally given the option to choose how much of your money goes to Humble Bundle, the creator of what you're buying, and a charity via a slider for each. Those sliders are sticking around, but now they'll have a bit less range.

The company justified the change in a blog post announcing its plans:

Why change after ten years? The PC storefront landscape...

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