Nexus Mods, a web site recognized for internet hosting mods for 1000’s of PC video games, has been handed over to new possession, in accordance with former proprietor Robin “Dark0ne” Scott.
“After months of conferences, face-to-face talks, and an entire lot of soul looking, I’m thrilled to say that I really consider I’ve discovered the precise proper folks for the duty,” Scott says in a put up published on Monday.
Scott, who launched the undertaking in 2001, says that the positioning “has been my total grownup life” and that “the pressure of being chargeable for the behemoth I created” had taken a toll. He realized he had been burning out and that he wanted to usher in new management.
Scott didn’t specify who the brand new proprietor or house owners are, and the corporate didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark despatched to its help electronic mail deal with. Nonetheless, customers can be seeing extra of two folks, who Scott identifies as “Foledinho (Victor)” and “Rapsak (Marinus),” as they’ve “come on board to guide this subsequent chapter,” Scott says. “They’ve received deep roots in gaming, tech, and most significantly, they offer a rattling; concerning the website, the group, and the long run we’re attempting to construct right here.”
Whereas the positioning has modified palms, Scott says that “this isn’t some company ‘exit’ or a backroom deal.” As an alternative, “that is me doing one thing I most likely ought to’ve performed years in the past: caring for myself. Reclaiming some headspace. And eventually letting go of the concept I’ve to do every thing and be chargeable for every thing myself.”
Scott will even nonetheless be a presence. “I’ll nonetheless be annoying folks on the Mod Writer Discord, lurking on the boards, and sticking my nostril into group issues once I can’t assist myself,” he says. And he’ll work with the crew to “assist information the general path of the positioning.”