

This was done conveniently during E3 news coverage days (e.g. It powers the majority of single player mods - they don't do anything with multiplayer as part of their stated mission. This week, a cease & desist order was sent to the OpenIV mod framework team. Take Two CEO comes out and says they're undermonetizing their player base last week. So everyone is in the loop, NerdCubed did a quick recap of the situation: Rockstar's widely-acclaimed action sandbox has enjoyed cool-blue “Mostly Positive” Steam reviews since its release, but “recent” review scores now rate the game with the angry-red “Mostly Negative.” Currently, only 21% of the 23,000 reviews in the past 30 days are listed as positive, and scrolling down the 'most helpful' list of reviews, there are more thumbs-downs than a theater packed with Roger Ebert clones sitting through a Rob Schneider film festival.

Visiting Steam's store page for Grand Theft Auto 5, the fallout is immediately evident. Something tells me that Rockstar couldn’t care less, though.

Those of you who wish you save OpenIV may sign an ongoing petition at -it's already received over 35,000 signatures. It is now painfully obvious what Grand Theft Auto fans think of Take-Two’s decision to shut down popular modding tool OpenIV: GTA V’s Steam page is now littered with thumbs-down icons, with only 21% of the 23,000 reviews in the past 30 days being listed as positive.
