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. The publisher has not explained why it has started eliminating these pioneering mods, but this would not be the first time it has taken a hard stand against the GTA modding community. Many modders have been left outraged and frustrated since these purges occurred, without notice, over the course of several days. Rockstar Games' parent company, Take-Two Interactive, has been removing popular classic Grand Theft Auto mods dating back to 2005 through a series of DMCA takedowns.