DayZ and Arma developer celebrates 47 million copies sold over 15 years – Arma 4 coming in 2027
Arma 2 only sold 174 copies on day one, but eventually gave rise to DayZ and battle royale games
They are, beyond control schemes and visuals, the single best reason to play games on a PC. Mods can, at their laziest, tweak a game so its settings or features behave more to your liking. At their most ambitious, they can transform your entire experience, leaving you with something that feels like an all-new game.
This year was a big one for PC mods, with two - DayZ and Black Mesa - rivalling commercial products for public awareness and, perhaps more importantly, quality. But they weren't the only great mods released this year, here's a shortlist of the best mods released during 2012.