As we get closer to the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar and Take-Two are cracking down harder and harder on unofficial platforms.
Rage:MP, a multiplayer platform for Grand Theft Auto V, announced it would begin regular shutdowns after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Take-Two Interactive, the game’s publisher. The admin team shared the news of the upcoming shutdown on the Rage:MP forums: “Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive have made it clear that FiveM is the only authorized platform for GTA V multiplayer modding, as defined in their Platform License Agreement (PLA). In accordance with that policy, and at Take-Two’s request, Rage:MP will begin a structured shutdown process. We are asking all server owners to wind down their operations and migrate to FiveM.”
FiveM was the most popular platform for customizing Grand Theft Auto V, allowing players to engage with the game in ways that Rockstar likely never imagined. Rockstar made significant efforts to ban FiveM because it was an unauthorized multiplayer service that violated its terms of service and contained code that facilitated piracy. However, Rockstar ultimately relented and acquired the Cfe.rx team, which developed the platform, likely after noticing the passing armored trucks. In 2025, Rockstar announced Nopixel V, the next generation of the Grand Theft Auto V role-playing experience and the only authorized version.
The Rage:MP administrators announced that public access to the server toolkit has been discontinued at Take-Two’s request, and no new community servers will be accepted. Current Rage:MP server owners are encouraged to switch to FiveM as soon as possible. The public server list for Rage:MP will shut down on June 1, and everything else will cease to exist by the end of August. The game client and server toolkit will no longer be available or supported, and all backend infrastructure will be shut down.
“We know this is tough news for everyone, including developers and players. Now that FiveM is Rockstar Games’ official platform for mod-based experiences, we’ve given you extra time to move your servers to their new home. We will continue to do everything we can to make the transition as smooth as possible. We have all put a huge amount of time and energy into building Rage:MP. Thank you for being part of this journey and for everything you’ve done to help multiplayer grow. Rage:MP was always defined more by the community than by the codebase,” the team wrote in their farewell message.
This is yet another legal victory for Take-Two.
