Garry to sell his mod through Steam

Garry's Mod, one of Half-Life 2's most popular mods (which is like a big sandbox for middle aged men the Source engine), is to be sold for $10 on Steam with half of the profits going to Valve and half going Garry. The latest version will become the first release of the mod requiring payment, with a slightly earlier version becoming a free demo.

People usually get angry when something that was previously free suddenly requires money. However this deal is a good thing for the GMod community and gaming in general. Like Garry says, "I planned to release a few bug/security fixes and leave it at that. This deal bought GMod back." It's about time that hard working modders were provided with the ultimate form of motivation: cash.