Steam will let modders charge for mods

Upheaval in the modding world today, as Steam announced they will start letting third-party developers sell their game mods through Steam, starting with Skyrim.

The PC modding community is thriving and robust, but all mods have traditionally been free to download. Will this break that ecosystem? Or will it allow these talented developers to finally earn some well-deserved money for their skills? Opinions are hotly divided. I personally am torn, but I will be very curious to see how this shakes out in the months and years to come.

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