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Colossal Order CEO champions the impact modders can have on a game's success

Mods will remain free for time-being

It seems that the controversy surrounding the addition of paid mods to Skyrim has cooled Bethesda’s desire to reintroduce the service. The publisher worked with Valve to allow mod creators to charge for their Steam Workshop creations for the 2011 RPG in April. However, mere days later the platform was …

User-created content made via PC can be transferred to Microsoft’s console

The founder of one of the world’s largest mod communities has argued that paid mods may be a vital revenue source for games in an increasingly hostile digital marketplace. Our reluctance to pay for anything digital, is forcing the music, movie and games industries to adapt,” ModDB founder Scott Reismanis …

The developer behind highly successful open-world zombie MMO DayZ has said he would love to create his own content for Grand Theft Auto. Discussing the addition of paid mods by Valve to its Steam Workshop content marketplace, Dean Hall expressed his desire to see bigger studios offer access to their …

Skyrim mod creator Chesko has said he’s done with Steam Workshop mod support after clashing with Valve over his controversial Art of the Catch mod. It was reported last week that the fishing mod, which was one of the first premium mods to be made available on the service, became …

Such has been the backlash to Steam’s introduction of paid-for mods that Valve founder Gabe Newell has taken to Reddit to address one of the move’s most critical communities. Premium mods went live last week but quickly evoked a fearsome response online. Our goal is to make modding better for …

Valve has opened the door for mod creators to put their work on Steam for sale. A new post on Steam News reveals that mod makers now have the option to make money off of their wares via Steam Workshop. A new premium mods section is up and running, with …

Developer to share some of the tech behind its latest zombie smash