1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comGreg Tito Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/gregtito/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HxBCUiIfVo"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valve-pays-royalties-for-fan-created-items-in-tf2/">Valve Pays Royalties for Fan-Created Items in <i>TF2</i></a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valve-pays-royalties-for-fan-created-items-in-tf2/embed/#?secret=HxBCUiIfVo" width="600" height="338" title="“Valve Pays Royalties for Fan-Created Items in <i>TF2</i>” — The Escapist" data-secret="HxBCUiIfVo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Valve paid anywhere from $39-$47,000 to each of the five creators of content on its Team Fortress 2 store. The Mann Co. store has only been open a few weeks, selling in-game items to players of Team Fortress 2. In addition to items made by Valve designers, the creations of five community members were available in the store and Valve said that they would pay royalties to the creators. The first checks just went out, and Rob Laro, Shawn Spetch, Steven Skidmore, Spencer Kern, and Shaylyn Hamm (that’s a lot of “S” names) received amounts that ranged from $39,000 to […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/66/66999.jpg