On December 2, 2020, Twitch is ending all game mod support and has started to encourage users to migrate to Overwolf’s new CurseForge app. In early November 2020, Overwolf released a beta of their revitalized CurseForge app, as part of the Overwolf platform. CurseForge’s addon system for World of Warcraft and a dozen other games makes it a good fit. Some are game neutral, such as having a web browser or IM chat in an in-game overlay. Overwolf is a software platform to help developers create extensions for video games. In June 2020 Overwolf bought CurseForge from Twitch and Amazon. After that many WoW players moved from using a discontinued CurseForge app to Twitch’s own app for addon management. Curse was put under CurseForge, which became the core of Twitch’s game mod system. In 2016 Curse was acquired by Amazon, through its subsidiary Twitch. It was originally a part of Curse, a network of gaming sites focused on addons for MMORPGs like WoW. Here are an overview and my review of how Overwolf is taking over the CurseForge legacy.ĬurseForge is a popular mod repository dating back to World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Ahead of that change, Overwolf has released a beta version of their new CurseForge app. As a result, all WoW and WoW Classic mod support in the Twitch app will soon come to an end. ![]() It has once again changed hands, this time going from Twitch to Overwolf. It has taken many forms as it has gone to different owners.
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