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Breaking into the video game industry isn't easy, but one great way to make an impression to create mods for existing games. Indeed there have been one or two occasions where a mod of a game has become more popular than the game it's based on. Valve has been a champion of these kinds of mods and games and has even bought a number of them into their fold to be released as commercial titles.

While technically their next game Left 4 Dead is an all original property the zombie co-op shooter has the spirit of a mod that was later made into a full game. In this feature we look back at both mods and mod teams that have move on to make some terrific first person shooter style titles including, yes, a number of Valve games.

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While Xbox 360 and PS3 users have worked themselves into a veritable tizzy over downloadable content, PC users have been accustomed to having the lifeline of their favorite games extended far past their in-the-box values since the days of Doom - and even before that. What's more, we're used to downloading new levels, weapons, characters, and entire new episodes absolutely free of charge.

Big Download understands that a five-hour game can be extended by hundreds of hours via total conversions, brand new monsters, and weapons you've always wanted to see in your favorite title. MODvelous Monday, our newest recurring column, celebrates the best mods for games new and old. Half-Life and Half-Life 2, StarCraft, WarCraft III, Diablo II, Doom and more will all be represented here - and that's where you come in. Interested in mod coverage for a particular game? Leave comments in each MODvelous Monday's comments section and tell us what games you'd like to see represented here. You suggest it, we'll cover the best mods for it.

Today's MODvelous Monday column looks at They Hunger, a zombified total conversion for Half-Life.