Nexus Mods, one of the largest repositories for digital game modifications, has undergone ownership transition for the first time in their long and successful 21 year history. In a post to the Nexus Mods site, founder Robin Scott announced the sale. He’s still not disclosed who the buyers are, though they’ve come forward.
The new owners are a real estate development firm named Chosen. Fans discovered Chosen's acquisition of Nexus Mods.
The stunning revelation sent panic rippling through users. That concern was exacerbated when they discovered what they described as a "Gaming Startup Monetization Cheat Sheet" on the LinkedIn page of one of Chosen’s founders. This cheat sheet promoted a variety of strategies including NFTs, widely-hated among gamers.
That’s because Nexus Mods hosts both original and derivative game mods, which operate in a legally gray zone. Adding monetization to such a platform is risky enough, but it brings up questions about the future of modding and who will be able to participate in it.
The new stewards of Nexus Mods have tried to reassure worry warts and what if’ ers, vowing that they wouldn’t nickel and dime users and ruin the site. Yet they insist they’re not even remotely driving users to evil objectives.
The promise of venture capital indeed sent Nexus Mods users into a frenzy when Chosen acquired Nexus Mods. Users feared that companies would begin to limit mods once they began to be paid for.
Nexus Mods empowers gamers to download, install, and manage third-party modifications for their favorite games, vastly improving their enjoyment of the titles they play. The community cannot understate its accessibility and open nature.
