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Users of Valve’s modding storefront Steam Workshop have made a total of $57m between them since it went live in 2011. The income has been spread across 1,500+ creators, who themselves stem from 75 countires. Valve has also announced that curated Workshops will no longer be limited to first party …
Read More »How modding can land you a career in games
New Year, New Job 2015: Boss Key's Cliff Bleszinski and Sumo's Damian Hosen on a unique way to make yourself stand out
Read More »Bad Juju acquires digital games platform Desura from Linden Lab
Linden Lab has sold off computer games storefront Desura, after having acquired the digital distribution service just last year. Gamasutra reports middleware tools developer Bad Juju Games has purchased the service from Linden Lab. Bad Juju states it will be able to bring new features to the Steam competitor, including …
Read More »Zelda mod makes princess star of NES original
Hobbyist makes mod over three days to realise her dream of playing as Princess Zelda
Read More »Over 10,000 Skyrim mods on Steam Workshop
Ten months out from launch The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is still going strong, particularly on PC. Strategy Informer spots that through Valve’s Steam Workshop the game has surpassed 10,000 mods. The mod offerings come in a wide variety including character creation suites, minor tweaks to gameplay, adjustments to assets, …
Read More »Microsoft unconvinced by third-party Flight content
Allowing third parties to build content for MS Flight would create a ‘confusing mess’ for new customers, Microsoft said. Flight sim specialists told MCV last month that Microsoft needs to let them create content for its new PC free-to-play game MS Flight. Firms such as Just Flight and First Class …
Read More »Hackers break PSP 3000
The PSP has been a firm favourite in the homebrew and hacking community ever since it first arrived at retail – and now it appears that the recently released PSP 3000 model has also been cracked wide open. MaxConsole reports that a new device called the Datel Lite Blue Tool …
Read More »Valve to allow mod sales through Steam?
Initial free batch could usher new opportunities for mod teams
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