GTA Online cheats Menyoo and Absolute BANNED by US judge after Take-Two sues maker
Ruling blocks sale of GTA V Online cheat programs that Take-Two said allowed for cheating and griefing
TAKE-TWO Interactive has persuaded a US judge to ban the sale of cheat programs that work with GTA Online.
The publisher claimed that the programs "would cause irreparable harm to its sales and reputation", and had led to £393,000 ($500,000) in lost sales.
Menyoo gives players control over everything that happens in-game, including the ability to make objects appear out of thin airThe company accused David Zipperer of selling two programs, called Menyoo and Absolute, that allow for cheating in the game.
Menyoo when it was being offered as a paid-for service. The proceeds made up to that point were donated to charity.
"After discussions with Take-Two Interactive, effective immediately we are ceasing all maintenance, development and distribution of the Menyoo cheat menu services.
"We will be donating our proceeds to a charity designated by Take-Two. We apologize for any and all problems Menyoo has caused to the Grand Theft Auto Online community."
The service had been free to use in GTA's offline private single-player modes as a content-creation tool, but users wanting to use it to change the state of the shared online world had to pay.
The judge said blocking the sale of the cheats while the case went on would be in the public interest as it would encourage Take-Two to invest more, and that such an injunction was needed because of the “high risk” that Zipperer couldn't afford to pay any damages later on, .
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Take-Two said it was going to continue using the courts to block those who created "disruptions" in GTA's online world.
The firm recently released After Hours, developer Rockstar's latest addition to the game. This lets players run their own nightclubs, with real-world resident DJs up for grabs to try and lure in the punters.
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