Rockstar hires a team of modders it had previously banned from playing GTA 5

Home News "We've watched with excitement as our community has found new ways to expand the possibilities of [our games]." News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on 12 Aug 2023 17 comments Rockstar has hired the team behind the popular GTA 5 FiveM and RDR2 RedM multiplayer mods, Cfx.re – the same team that been banned from playing the game back in 2015.The studio announced the news on the company's website and social media channels, stating that it was "proud" to welcome the team to Rockstar Games.The news is particularly surprising given the modders were banned from the game back in 2015. Despite attempting to comply with Rockstar's rules - which stated that modding of the developer's official GTA Online mode will face the banhammer - and making their own multiplayer service away from GTA Online, Rockstar banned them anyway."The FiveM project is an unauthorised alternate multiplayer service that contains code designed to facilitate piracy," Rockstar said at the time. "Our policy on...