Take-Two is not letting down the mod developers. After the Turkish patch work, now RDR2 is after those who developed GTAV and Mafia VR modes.
Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar, has submitted a DMCA takedown request to a mod developer who makes VR mods for Grand Theft Auto 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and the entire Mafia trilogy. Simply put, Take-Two is again trying to control mod developers with copyright.
Take-Two has no mercy on copyright
He received a request to “remove all copyrighted work from the Patreon page,” as mod developer Luke Ross explained on Patreon. The developer says that none of the mods he made were created using software owned by Take-Two Interactive Software and that he intended not to make any changes to the game files. It also adds that none of its work is intended to replace Take-Two’s proprietary IPs.
He had previously released the GTA 5 VR mode. At the same time, RDR2 and Mafia Trilogy VR modes, which are still under development, are among the works for Patreon subscribers. Take-Two seems to have seen it as a problem for the developer to only share these mods with Patreon members and generate revenue from them. Luke has recently been talking about not just Rockstar games; It reportedly earned more than $20,000 per month from Patreon members seeking access to Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Dark Souls: Remastered, and Horizon Zero Dawn VR mods.
Instead of demanding that their copyrighted works be monetized, Take-Two directly wants it removed. Mod developer Luke reports that he is trying to speak directly to Take-Two. Patreon will set up a channel for him to meet with the company. “I hope this effort is successful and leads to a positive resolution, because I am absolutely confident that what we are doing is not affecting Take-Two’s profitability in any way,” said Luke.
As you know, Take-Two had previously intervened in teams that made Turkish patches for RDR2 and Mafia games. The company also issued a copyright notice for the game It Takes Two at the end of last year.