Nexus Mods’ long-term owner is selling the site and stepping down from his position, he announced in a Monday post. Two new people are to take the helm, known only as Foledinho and Rapsak (Victor and Marinus, respectively), with the owner assuring minimal changes. However, the community doesn’t seem all too thrilled.
“After almost 24 years of running Nexus Mods, the time has come for me to step back from the day-to-day management of the site,” Nexus Mods’ founder Dark0ne wrote in the June 16 community update. He said that while the site has been a passion of his for over two decades, the “strain of being responsible for the behemoth I created has taken its toll.” Thus, he would be selling the site to two new owners, which Dark0ne believes are “the exact right people for the task.”
Both Foledinho and Rapsak have been long-term gamers and tech enthusiasts and, as Dark0ne says, “they give a damn” about the site and its community.
“They have my complete trust, and I’m incredibly proud to be bringing them onboard,” Dark0ne declared at the end of the update.
The reactions to these new changes have been all but positive. The comments under Dark0ne’s update were so negative that the moderators decided it was best to shut them off altogether.
“I hope nexus doesn’t just start allowing AI slop mods,” one user wrote, while some others were skeptical of who exactly is taking over the site. No company is mentioned in the post, nor are many details given of the new owners, leading users to speculate on things not being as clear-cut as Dark0ne presented them.
According to a Resetera thread, the company that acquired Nexus Mods goes under the name Chosen, a gaming and tech business scaling firm. Being specialized in growing businesses and income leaves many skeptical of what the future of Nexus Mods might look like, with some fearing the introduction of additional paywalls and monetization.
“Pretty concerned for the future of the site. Selling it to some finance tech bros does not instill any confidence,” one user remarked.
A lot of the “positive” comments under the post were jabs aimed at Dark0ne himself. Many accused Dark0ne of ruining the website, thanking him for departing and expressing relief that censorship might go alongside him. A lot of politics played into the discussions as well, with the words “woke” and “alt-right” cropping up all over the place as two sides bickered over Dark0ne’s legacy.
Whatever the outcome of this venture, Nexus Mods will likely continue to be a dominant platform for modders and community creators for years to come. Even if it doesn’t, the gaming community has proved resilient time and time again, and will probably make due with some new platform down the line.
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