The Rebirth of PC Gaming? Bring On the Modders!

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 22, 2012 @09:02AM from the model-of-a-modder-major-general dept.

Deathspawner writes "The future of PC gaming is oft-debated, but one thing's for certain: modding has always made it better. With that, wouldn't it make sense for developers to focus more on giving the community the modding tools it needs? Further, couldn't publishers look to modding as a way to increase revenue, by allowing modders to sell their sanctioned creations? Valve already offers robust community options in its Steam platform — and already has payment processing in place. Is this the natural next step for PC gaming?"

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Re:The questions developers ask by Earl_Parvisjam · 2012-08-22 11:12 · Score: 5, Informative

Games that benefit from modding off the top of my head:

The Sims, Sims 2, Sims 3...
Elder Scrolls Series
Starcraft
Halflife series
Portal 2 (added a mod tool to stir new sales about a month ago)
Civilization series
Torchlight series
World of Warcraft (heck, almost all MMO's for that matter)