In regards to paid mods...

As a follow-up to the article I wrote regarding the Steam paid mods debacle, I have just published a piece that takes a look at a potential alternative to the outright payment scheme for game mods. A service called Sprked aims to encourage fans to support mod creators through a subscription support scheme, much like Patreon, and it certainly seems like an interesting approach to the matter. If you want to read some more of the my thoughts on the topic, the follow-up article can be found here.