2FA Setup Vanishes From Humble Bundle's Redesigned Account Page

Humble Bundle's redesigned storefront no longer gives account holders a way to add or update two-factor verification methods, Jay Peters, senior reporter at The Verge, reported on Nov. 12, 2026.

The missing option showed up on the settings page of the newly styled Humble Bundle site, which sells game bundles and software. Peters, who joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme, wrote that he first learned of the change through a report from Kotaku, and that PC Gamer separately flagged Humble Bundle support pages that still describe two-factor verification as an account feature.

Is two-factor authentication still active for existing accounts?

It is unclear. Peters tested his own account and found that logging in still triggered an email access code before he could proceed — evidence that some verification layer remains in place. But he said his password manager shows he had set up a rotating two-factor code for Humble Bundle in the past, and that code was never requested during his login attempt on the redesigned site.

"I was not asked to input that at any part of my login process today," Peters wrote.

Peters also reported he was able to change his password on the new settings page without entering his old one first — a detail that raises separate questions about account-recovery safeguards, independent of the missing 2FA controls.

What have Kotaku and PC Gamer reported?

Kotaku was the first outlet to report that the two-factor settings option had disappeared from the redesign, according to The Verge. PC Gamer followed by pointing to Humble Bundle's own support documentation, which continues to describe two-factor verification as something users can configure — documentation that, as of Peters' report, no longer matches what appears on the live settings page.

Has IGN Entertainment or Ziff Davis responded?

Humble Bundle is owned by IGN Entertainment, itself a unit of Ziff Davis. Neither company had responded to a request for comment at the time The Verge published its report, according to Peters.

What the record shows

• Redesign reported: Nov. 12, 2026
• Verge reporter's account tenure referenced: joined 2019
• Login test result: email access code still required
• Rotating 2FA code: not requested during test login

What should Humble Bundle users watch for?

• Whether IGN Entertainment or Ziff Davis issues a statement explaining the missing settings option
• Whether Humble Bundle restores a visible way to add or update two-factor methods
• Whether password-change flows require the previous password, addressing the gap Peters flagged
• Whether support documentation is updated to match the live site

The episode lands at a moment when storefront redesigns across the software and gaming industry are drawing scrutiny for what they quietly drop along with their new interfaces, a pattern The Verge's report suggests is not limited to cosmetic changes.

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