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Steam's Paid Mod Policy Continues to Generate Backlash, Gabe Newell Responds

26th April, 1 replies

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The fallout from Valve's decision to allow content creators on Steam to charge for their mods continues.

Gabe Newell yesterday hosted an AMA on Reddit regarding the decision to allow for paid mods and the backlash that has followed on from it. In it he announced some changes to the policy, such as the introduction of a new 'pay what you want' option.

It seems that some developers will take the decision into their own hands, however. Tripwire Interactive, the developer behind the upcoming Killing Floor 2 (currently available via Early Access), had already anticipated the potential change and inserted a clause into the game's EULA specifically prohibiting mod creators from charging for their content.

“Your Mods must be distributed for free, period,” reads the clause. “Neither you, nor any other person or party, may sell them to anyone, commercially exploit them in any way, or charge anyone for receiving or using them without prior written consent from Tripwire Interactive."

Meanwhile a petition on Change.org for Valve to backtrack on the decision has managed to collect over 100,000 signatures.

That said, not everyone opposes the changes, and some developers and publishers, such as Bethesda and Garry Newman (Garry's Mod) have come out in support of the ability for content creators to charge for some of their mods.

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