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Rockstar hires multiplayer modding team Cfx.re Job News Aug 14th, 2023

Rockstar hires multiplayer modding team Cfx.re

Comes eight years after the studio banned people involved with the FiveM mod from GTA5

The importance of modding and user-generated content in the metaverse Interviews & Opinion Dec 23rd, 2021

The importance of modding and user-generated content in the metaverse

Scott Reismanis of mod.io speaks about his platform's contribution to games like Skater XL, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and Snow Runner

Jagex kills Old School RuneScape HD mod launch News Sep 8th, 2021

Jagex kills Old School RuneScape HD mod launch

Firm says it has a similar project of its own in the works

Overwolf raises $52.5m in Series C funding round News Mar 17th, 2021

Overwolf raises $52.5m in Series C funding round

It also launched user generated content platform CursedForge

Cross-platform mod service Mod.io raises $4m News Dec 4th, 2020

Cross-platform mod service Mod.io raises $4m

Firm plans to use this to improve its platform

Valve reckons Half-Life: Alyx will be modded to not need VR News Mar 25th, 2020

Valve reckons Half-Life: Alyx will be modded to not need VR

"I know it's going to happen"

The Sims 4 community has kept the legacy of departed modder Scumbumbo alive News Feb 12th, 2020

The Sims 4 community has kept the legacy of departed modder Scumbumbo alive

Fellow modders are keeping his site running

Age of Empires director Isgreen says modders will probably make the game darker News Dec 11th, 2019

Age of Empires director Isgreen says modders will probably make the game darker

"I’m sure we’ll have a ‘bloody mess’ mod (or something as equally creative in name) within a day or so of release"

Microsoft's storefront will soon support mods News Jul 22nd, 2019

Microsoft's storefront will soon support mods

Though there's no word when this will be rolled out

'Modding is where the next big game idea will come from,' says Counter-Strike creator Minh Le News May 28th, 2019

'Modding is where the next big game idea will come from,' says Counter-Strike creator Minh Le

"I don't think a triple-A developer can just go to their think tank and come out with a game as popular as PUBG"

Paradox kicks off its new PC and Xbox modding platform with Surviving Mars News Feb 21st, 2019

Paradox kicks off its new PC and Xbox modding platform with Surviving Mars

Microsoft and Paradox team up to bring a direct mod publishing pipeline to console

Paradox’ future strategy games should be easier to mod News Oct 16th, 2018

Paradox’ future strategy games should be easier to mod

Developer’s new engine will see a more robust set of tools for internal and external use

Mod support is coming to GOG.com - “it’s just matter of how soon” News Oct 1st, 2018

Mod support is coming to GOG.com - “it’s just matter of how soon”

The DRM-free store is looking into integrated mod support - if developers want it

Monster Hunter World won’t be moddable at launch News Jul 10th, 2018

Monster Hunter World won’t be moddable at launch

Capcom producer Ryozo Tsujimoto also spoke on platform differences for the beast battler.

Mods support could eventually come to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 News Jun 27th, 2018

Mods support could eventually come to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Closed Battle.net ecosystem shouldn't affect future plans for Call of Duty modding

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