“It was completely mind-blowing”, says one.
In two weeks five modders from the Team Fortress 2 community made between $39,000 and $47,000 selling items through the game’s new Mann Co. Store.
The royalty figures were so high they exceeded PayPal deposit restrictions, so Valve flew the highest earners – Spencer Kern and Steven Skidmore – to its door to hand the cheques over in person.
“It was completely mind-blowing, the size of the return that we’re getting on these things,” Kern gushed to Gamasutra.