Yesterday, it was confirmed that the world's largest modding sit♏e had been sold after 24 years. Nexus Mods founder Darkone cited "stress and anxiety" as the core reason for wanting to move the site on. Hosting hundreds of thousands of mods for series like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Elder Scrolls, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Baldur's Gate, and Fallout, and with 𓆏almost 17 billion downloads, the site's new owner remained anonymous, sparking fears from the modding community.
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Not happy with things being kept secret, over on ResetEra, users think they've found Nexus꧂ Mods' new owner, and it only compounds fears that things may turn out for th💟e worse.
Nexus Mods' New Owner Could Be Called "Chosen", Focuses On Monetization And "Uncompromised Growth"
If you've been on the internet in the last 24 years, you've probably seen content downloaded from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nexus Mods somewhere. Players have been adding 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Thomas the Tank Engine, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Shrek and Donkey, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Grand Theft Auto's CJ into games with hilarious consequences for years. However, 🌊the golden age for Nexus could be coming to an end.
Over on , user RandomlyRandom67 did some digging, initially finding t🎐hat the new owners could be based in the Netherlands or Scandinavia. Following these breadcrumbs, with help from Chocobalt, they ended up deducing that the site had been acquired by a company called Chosen, whose is to "partner with founders to help scale what they’ve built—amplifying their impact, sup꧙porting their team and culture, and ensuring the business thrives for the long term."
Effectively, the company invests in start-ups focused on "UGC," or user-generated content, and tries to make them more profitable. Despite claiming it is "not⛎ corporate," the company's site is littered with corporate speak, telling potential clients that it helps with "uncompromised growth" by "scaling businesses while preserving their vision and value" and that it "turns 'impossible' challenges into real opportunities."
I kind of feel slimy after reading that mon🤡etization link. Ick.
Alongside potentially pinpointing the new owners, ResetEra users discovered a for gaming start-ups, created by Victor Folman, founder and CEO of Chosen. This sheet cites digital goods, NFTs, and In-App Purchases as "Top Tools for Monetization"ღ, and focuses on "Average Revenue Per User", the "Lifetime Value" of a user, and the "customer acquisition cost".
Naturally, alarm bells are ringing around the Nexus Mods community. On the popular subreddit , users have been sharing their unhappiness with the potential new owners. "Ugh, I kind of feel slimy after reading that monetization link. Ick. It's a chart of a𒁃lmost everything wrong in gaming today," GingerLe🦩eBeer, with Ellis_D-25 , "It's basically an infographic on how to be a successful parasite and not get rejected by the host."
These users are scared of being more𒐪 heavily monetized than it already is, with download speeds capped further, download limits implemented, modder payments removed, and more restrictive size limits.
Of course, nothing has been confirmed ye🌃t, but joining the dots, it certainly looks like Chosen could be the new owner.
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