This just in: Starfield is as every bit of a modder's dream as expected.

Previously, we disregarded the importance of reviews in determining the success of Starfield because of several reasons, including the fact that it's a game by Bethesda - a studio well-known for letting modders run loose and wild.

And, while most were expecting Bethesda to give modders a powerful set of tools to manipulate Starfield in all sorts of creative ways, Pete Hines' latest revelation

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As the clock ticks closer to Starfield's release, Bethesda's publishing boss gave excited gamers plenty of news in a recent Q&A on the Bethesda Twitch Channel, including the good news about mods.

When Bethesda whispers "modding," ears in the gaming community perk up. The studio's legacy titles, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4, owe part of their enduring popularity to the robust modding community. From turning dragons into Thomas the Tank Engine to expansive graphical overhauls, modders have made Bethesda's worlds their canvas. The best modders have even remade entire games in them, like the remake The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in Skyrim, which is also different from the rumored remake. And now? "How'd you like to make a planet?" teases Hines.