cm0002@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoPC modding repository Nexus Mods has a new ownerwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down12
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minus-squarejherazob@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·2 days ago100% chances that it was some shitty hedge fund VC that will squeeze the place for money ruining it utterly Edit: From a comment elsewhere: People on Restera did some digging: https://www.resetera.com/threads/nexus-mods-site-has-been-sold.1219452/post-141554013 Site of the company itself: https://wearechosen.io/ Here is a monetization “cheat sheet” that the CEO posted on LinkedIn which is linked on Chosen’s main page if you scroll down: https://i.imgur.com/ztjS4K7.jpeg In the CEO’s LinkedIn profile it says this: Working closely with teams at NexusMods and beyond to build meaningful, sustainable experiences If I had to guess the acquisition details are under some sort of NDA right now
100% chances that it was some shitty hedge fund VC that will squeeze the place for money ruining it utterly
Edit: From a comment elsewhere: