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"Modding can present some thorny legal issues which developers heading down this path should bear in mind"
Read More »Mod Mode – a legal view on mods and your game
Open IV is back online as Rockstar backs GTA V singleplayer modding
Take-Two has softened its stance opposing Grand Theft Auto V modding tool Open IV. In a move that looks very much as if it was spurred by the intervention of Rockstar, Open IV is now back online. Furthermore, the developer has openly backed creative tools designed strictly for offline use. …
Read More »Take-Two takes action against more GTA V hack tools
The world of Grand Theft Auto Online has been made considerably cleaner as publisher Take-Two continues its crusade to clamp down on modding tools. Hot on the heels of its cease and desist to the makers of the popular Open IV modding tool, the publisher has now forced the takedown …
Read More »More GTA mods axed following OpenIV closure
Reports of more cease and desist orders come from Take-Two as the Steam community take action
Read More »Take-Two wants to help creators impacted by Open IV mod fallout
Rockstar owner Take-Two has said that its action against Grand Theft Auto IV mod software Open IV was designed only to protect GTA Online. Having effectively confirmed that the allegation that it sought a cease and desist against the mod makers is true, it has also vowed to help those …
Read More »Take-Two clamp down on GTA modding with cease and desist order [updated]
The OpenIV editor shuts down claiming it was "The day, when GTA modding was declared illegal."
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V modding tool shuts down
The community around PC Grand Theft Auto V modding tool Open IV is up in arms following its removal as a result of a cease and desist. The developers have pulled the software, claiming that Take-Two had threatened legal action. Open IV can no longer be downloaded and owners who …
Read More »Bethesda announces new Creation Club for game mods
The publisher does stress that this is not a way to charge for mods
Read More »ARK: Modding Evolved
As Studio Wildcard announces a new scheme to help compensate its modding community financially, Sean Cleaver got to speak to the team and find out more about their modding ambitions
Read More »Nvidia releases VR Funhouse source code and mod kit
Opens door to GameWorks, PhysX and VR Works technology utilised in virtual reality demo, including multi-res shading, FleX and HairWorks
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