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Home Of The Infamous Terraria Mod Calamity Gets Turned Into Pump And Dump For Crypto

The former Calamity mod team put out an 'Emergency PSA' post warning users not to fall for crypto scam and to promptly leave the server

By Lewis Parker Published October 11, 2026

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Skate Devs Forced To Respond To Offline Mods That Strip Out All The Paid Cosmetics: ‘We Are Not Against Creativity’

As ReSkate ramps up in popularity and the web is flooded with 'vibe coded' mods, the official developers say they’re working on features that will allow more fenced-in freedom

By Zack Kotzer Published October 10, 2026

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Behold The Best New Witcher 3 Remastered Mod

Nobody puts low-poly pigeon in a corner

By Ethan Gach Published October 3, 2026

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Try These Two Things To Fix Witcher 3 Remastered Performance On PC

A settings tweak and new mod can make the game run much better

By Ethan Gach Published September 30, 2026

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Devs Of Popular, Decade-Old Terraria Mod Ask Users To ‘Cancel Patreon Donations’ Following Allegations Of Its Lead ‘Endangering Minors’

The Calamity team explained in a joint statement that they could no longer work on the mod due its 'irrecoverably tainted reputation'

By Lewis Parker Published August 11, 2026

A screenshot of a store in the Farmers Store Stardew Valley mod.

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An Ambitious New Stardew Valley Mod Lets You Run A Supermarket With An ‘Overcooked-Style Kitchen’

Unless you draw the line at AI-generated dialogue

By Amelia Zollner Published July 28, 2026

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You Can Make Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Utterly Beautiful With A Single Mod

The Shader Injector completely transforms the game's lighting, shadows, water and faces

By John Walker Published July 23, 2026

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New Tomb Raider Mod Turns The Classic Game Into An Awesome 2D Platformer

Lara Croft still kicks ass and gets the job done even when she can only move left and right

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 20, 2026

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New Half-Life Mod Lets You Save Everyone, But Uh…Good Luck With That

Half-Life Lemmings, out now, is a mod that makes some changes to Valve's classic FPS to let you save every scientist and guard

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 7, 2026

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The Best Way To Play Fallout: New Vegas In 2026

There are some great and not-so-great ways to hop into this classic RPG from Bethesda and Obsidian

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026

Star Wars forces fight on an ice planet.

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Star Wars Modders Have Taken Battlefront 3 Into Their Own Hands And It Looks Great

A fan project brings unofficial new content to Battlefront 2

Lewis Parker Published January 14, 2026

Characters from the game appear as illustrations.

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Rockstar Is Now Selling $200+ GTA Roleplay Mod Bundles On Its New Marketplace

Some bundles sell for as much as a PS5

Lewis Parker Published January 14, 2026

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Fallout 4 Modders Celebrate A Decade Of Hard Work While It Gets Review-Bombed On Steam

Also: The Witcher 3's Geralt defends his new Netflix counterpart

By Ethan Gach Published November 21, 2025

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Fallout 4′s 10th Anniversary Update Is A Complete Shit Show That Nobody Wanted

Bethesda has, once again, updated its popular RPG and made it worse in the process

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 11, 2025

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Final Fantasy Tactics Modders Are Making Sure The Remaster Gets The Bonus Content It Deserves

Fans have already added new jobs and characters

By Ethan Gach Published November 4, 2025

The main character of Silksong holds a sword against a red/orange background.

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Silksong’s Most Popular Mods Are All About Making The Game Easier

The super-popular Hollow Knight sequel has players on PC modding the game to make it less painful

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 8, 2025

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Final Fantasy 14 Boss Explains Why One Of The Game’s Most Popular Mods Was Banned

Naoki Yoshida is begging fans to stop posting lewds and ripping off the item shop

By Ethan Gach Published August 28, 2025

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Deus Ex Voice Actor Says ‘Do Not F***ing’ Use AI To Add Adam Jensen To Other Games

Elias Toufexis really doesn't want fans using AI generation tools to recreate his beloved Deus Ex character

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 4, 2025