Mod.io: How modding is moving into the mainstream of gaming

Modding platform Mod.io is one of the companies that believes modding has moved into the mainstream, and it has 300 million downloads to prove it.

The Victoria, Australia-based company believes that big game publishers are ready to embrace modding in a much bigger way, and that was one reason the company raised $26 million from the likes of Tencent and Lego Ventures in November.

Mod.io’s passion for modding is echoed by other modding companies like Overwolf, which has raised $127.5 million for the same cause. And then of course the other standout is Roblox, the user-generated content platform that is a leading contender for the metaverse and has a $25 billion market value.