But this does not seem to be the case as one of the removed mods include 'GTA Underground,' a popular free modification that allowed gamers to explore the map of Vice City to Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, a single-player title that is currently sixteen years old. Overall, these takedowns have confused many as some of these mods are over a decade old and have existed for a very long time without any issue from Take-Two, with Rockstar Games even releasing an agreement on its website in 2017 regarding PC GTA mods, essentially affirming that mods are fine if they are non-commercial and single-player. The full breadth of the takedowns is outlined in Twitter user silent's post, which also includes hypotheses and comments from the afflicted mod creators. This was made public by several popular Grand Theft Auto 5 modders, who revealed that their work on earlier games in the series has been completely terminated, citing DMCA claims from publisher Take-Two Interactive. RELATED: Grand Theft Auto Online Next-Gen Version Will Have Exclusive Vehicle Upgrades

Although now it would appear it is repeating a similar turn of events against the modding community, as old Grand Theft Auto mods for PC have been taken down from ModDB as recently as July 17, with several prominent Vice City and San Andreas modifications being now no longer available.

The publisher infamously pressured OpenIV, a popular Grand Theft Auto 5modding program, to shut down altogether in 2017, but because of extreme backlash from the community following the removal, the publisher eventually reversed its decision and issued a new set of guidelines for modders.

Gta online mods pc