Take-Two sends private investigators to GTA5 modder's home - report

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A couple of alternate Grand Theft Auto Online mods have been shut down by publisher Take-Two. In one case the publisher allegedly sent private eyes to the modder's home to strong arm them into canceling the project.
Back in August Rockstar banned the folks behind a GTA5 mod called FiveM that was supposed to create an alternate online mode for the game that players could mod without fear of a banhammer. The idea was that players would need to own GTA5 in order to access it, so it wouldn't rob the developer or publisher of sales.
At the time Rockstar said that the mod contained "code designed to facilitate piracy" and suspended those involved with its creation.
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