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Nexus Mods Acquisition Defies Prior SteamDB Independence Expectations

SteamDB creator steps away after burnout and selects Nexus Mods to continue the site.

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SteamDB creator xPaw is stepping away after years of running the site largely alone. He cited burnout and chose Nexus Mods as the team to take the project forward. The site will stay SteamDB for now with slow integration of the new owners over time. AyakaMods responded by building an independent alternative called AyakaDB. Visible replies on X include concerns that Nexus Mods will apply its existing moderation approach to the tracker.

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Nexus Mods Acquires SteamDB Amid Community Skepticism

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@gabefollowerNexus Mods has acquired SteamDB. The site’s creator @thexpaw is stepping away after burning out from years of running it. He looked for a team he could hand the project over to, but never found anyone he fully trusted. SteamDB will stay SteamDB for now, but over time, Nexus Mods will be slowly integrated in the site.
@Pirat_NationBad news, Nexus Mods has acquired SteamDB, one of the most useful tools for tracking Steam games SteamDB creator xPaw is stepping back after years of running the site largely on his own, he said the growing workload eventually led to burnout, and he wanted to find a team he could trust to take the project forward. The bigger plan is to connect SteamDB’s game version and update data with Nexus Mods.
@realityuk@gabefollower @Tee_the_Vee @thexpaw possibly the worst team that couldve acquired it
@DEGMods@Pirat_Nation "We don't track harmful games" We'll probably see this kind of statement sometime down the line.
@GrummzSteamDB is fucked. Nexus Mods just took over and everyone is already super concerned. Nexus mods is known for being highly censorious and politically active on the Left. They apply double standards that bans conservative mods, but promotes leftist mods. - They've banned mods that remove body type A and B for Male and Female (until gamers pushed back in droves on Oblivion Remastered). - They ban mods that are political, but are selective. LGBTQ activism mods are allowed, conservative ones are not. - They banned the mod that removed pronouns from Starfield. - They banned a BG3 mod that turned a same sex relationship into a Male/Female romance saying it was anti inclusive. - They ban mods that remove pride flags and pronouns and same sex relationships, but ALLOW mods that add them. (Spider Man Remastered flag incident) - They ban any costume they deems "sexy" like numerous Stellar Blade ones. Male ones seem to get a pass. Just like wikipedia, they will absolutely taint the data and likely allow publishers to opt-out of tracking to prevent "review bombing" etc. Why? Not just because they are political, but they are ad supported. And where you are ad supported, publisher money talks. This isn't the group you want in charge of the most important game database for PC gaming.
@AyakaModsNexusMods bought SteamDB. We decided to build our own alternative to SteamDB! https://ayakadb.com independent Steam database and currently in development.
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    @gabefollowerNexus Mods has acquired SteamDB. The site’s creator @thexpaw is stepping away after burning out from years of running it. He looked for a team he could hand the project over to, but never found anyone he fully trusted. SteamDB will stay SteamDB for now, but over time, Nexus Mods will be slowly integrated in the site.
    @Pirat_NationBad news, Nexus Mods has acquired SteamDB, one of the most useful tools for tracking Steam games SteamDB creator xPaw is stepping back after years of running the site largely on his own, he said the growing workload eventually led to burnout, and he wanted to find a team he could trust to take the project forward. The bigger plan is to connect SteamDB’s game version and update data with Nexus Mods.
    @realityuk@gabefollower @Tee_the_Vee @thexpaw possibly the worst team that couldve acquired it
    @DEGMods@Pirat_Nation "We don't track harmful games" We'll probably see this kind of statement sometime down the line.
    @GrummzSteamDB is fucked. Nexus Mods just took over and everyone is already super concerned. Nexus mods is known for being highly censorious and politically active on the Left. They apply double standards that bans conservative mods, but promotes leftist mods. - They've banned mods that remove body type A and B for Male and Female (until gamers pushed back in droves on Oblivion Remastered). - They ban mods that are political, but are selective. LGBTQ activism mods are allowed, conservative ones are not. - They banned the mod that removed pronouns from Starfield. - They banned a BG3 mod that turned a same sex relationship into a Male/Female romance saying it was anti inclusive. - They ban mods that remove pride flags and pronouns and same sex relationships, but ALLOW mods that add them. (Spider Man Remastered flag incident) - They ban any costume they deems "sexy" like numerous Stellar Blade ones. Male ones seem to get a pass. Just like wikipedia, they will absolutely taint the data and likely allow publishers to opt-out of tracking to prevent "review bombing" etc. Why? Not just because they are political, but they are ad supported. And where you are ad supported, publisher money talks. This isn't the group you want in charge of the most important game database for PC gaming.
    @AyakaModsNexusMods bought SteamDB. We decided to build our own alternative to SteamDB! https://ayakadb.com independent Steam database and currently in development.
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