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  rpdillon
  Better link about the background here is on SteamDB's blog: https://steamdb.info/blog/steamdb-nexus-mods/It seems pretty standard in terms of trajectory: hobby project blew up and became a thing people relied on, founder grew up over the years as well and can't sustain it. Company steps in to provide the "right resources", but inevitably doesn't emphasize too much the changes that will be needed to make it "sustainable".> Running a service like SteamDB is not easy. I wouldn't be able to live with myself by either just letting the site run as-is and letting it wither, or completely shut it down. In January, I started looking for a worthy partner that could continue the legacy that I had built.> This is where Nexus Mods comes in.And Chosen's CEO:> Our job isn't to change what makes SteamDB special. It's to give it the resources, team and long-term stability it deserves, while building a sustainable foundation that allows us to keep investing in and improving it for many years to come.So the real news here is what "sustainable foundation" means.
• oybng
  Well it's dead now. The demise of NM has been very public
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  Sweepi
  FAQ by SteamDB: https://steamdb.info/faq/?guildid=215154001799413770#why-sho..."Why should the community trust Nexus Mods with SteamDB?"You shouldn't have to take our word for it, so here are the commitments, in writing, that you can hold us to: SteamDB stays free. Nothing currently free goes behind a paywall. We don't sell your personal data. SteamDB keeps its own identity, site and community. The extension stays free and keeps working.
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  opello
  Title has an extra d after Steam.
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  haunter
  And the company behind Nexus:>We acquire. We amplify. We conquer.https://www.wearechosen.io/lmao good luck.Love how the guy was running the site alone becaue he couldn’t “trust anyone else” and ended up selling to a company like this.Though SteamDB is not irreplacebale at all, it’s running on the Steam Web API so not something super secret stuff.
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  hurricanepootis
  So, looks like SteamDB is gonna get a billion features behind paywall. Probably gonna rate limit how many depots you can look up for free within the hour lol
• PunchyHamster
  R.I.P. it was a good site and couldn't fall into much worse hands
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  amiga386
  Ah yes, Nexus Mods, where they'll ban you for making mods that change "Body Type A" and "Body Type B" back to "Male" and "Female", or remove mandatory pronoun selection.https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/did-nexus-mods-ban-pron...And while they're still full of mods adding anime waifus into Skyrim, they'll ban anyone who uploads "content deemed illegal by English law" because they love sucking up to the Online Safety Act. (The site should really not be hosted in the UK until that law is repealed)https://forums.nexusmods.com/topic/13520419-thevogelman-bann...Does this mean that Steam's porn games will disappear from SteamDB as Nexus Mods puritanically censor their new acquisition?
• gpiechnik2
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