Take-Two Upsets Fans by Taking Strict Action Against a Creative GTA V Modder

Published 07/07/2022, 3:10 PM EDT

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Take-Two Interactive has sent a DMCA takedown notice to a famous modder, Luke Ross for his GTA V virtual reality mods. Fans are upset about the American company going after modders and taking down their fun mods.

Modding has been a considerable part of the gaming community as it allows the fans to experience the game in a new light. The Grand Theft Auto series has been one of the games with the most mods. There are over thousands of enjoyable mods for the GTA series.

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But for a while, take-two Interactive is legally hunting down modders like Luke Ross for modding their games. Take-Two owns the video game companies Rockstar and 2K, who made games like GTA, Red Dead Redemption, and Mafia.

What Luke Ross has to say about the DMCA takedown notice from Take-Two?

The modder Luke Ross is famous for introducing virtual reality into video games. He even added VR mods to Take-two’s games like GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Mafia III. However, he recently shared that his Patreon channel, where he uploads his mods, got a complaint from Take-Two.

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The modder is frustrated for receiving such notice as he’s been modding games for a long time. And for the first time, he had to deal with something like this. Now, Ross is willing to remove the mods from his channel. However, he wants answers like which mods exactly violated the company’s terms.

Ross even revealed that his mods make Rockstar’s games more enjoyable for fans. And his mod requires fans to own the official game first. So, he only helped with the company’s sales. Ross shared, “I don’t sell or host anything exploiting or repurposing their original IP and assets, and my mods only work if the user already owns a legal copy of their original games.”

Fans react to the move to takedown the GTA V modder

Fans love mods, and Grand Theft Auto has always been one of the fan favorites to test mods on. But the latest DMC takedown notice from Take-Two has upset the fans. Further, the fans showcased their reactions on Twitter. Let’s look at some of those tweets.

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Take-Two’s action has raised an uproar among the gaming community. Many game-developing companies like Bethesda and CD Projekt RED are getting modders on board to improve their games. Take-Two should consider this and get these modders on board to make their games better.

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Ripan Majumdar

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Ripan Majumdar is an F1 writer at Essentially Sports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Science from West Bengal State University, Kolkata. Ripan is a massive Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez fan, and has been following the sport for over the past few years.
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