Modders push back as AI mashup mods flood social media

Long-time mod makers are unhappy about a surge of AI-generated or vibe-coded mashup mods spreading on social media, with one calling it pure slop and another saying it may be their last project. The mods splice unrelated games together, such as World of Warcraft into Call of Duty: World at War and Escape From Tarkov into Skyrim. The trend grew within a week, helped by Claude Opus 5.5's cheaper tokens and improved code generation, and none of the mashups have appeared on platforms like Nexus Mods yet, which IGN attributes to rights issues rather than lack of interest.