A U.S. court has awarded Take-Two Interactive a preliminary injunction to block software that helps players cheat at Grand Theft Auto Online, Reuters reports.
On Thursday, U.S District Judge Luis Stratton awarded the injunction against Georgia resident David Zipperer, who Take-Two had accused of selling two programs without the company’s permission, which provided players who used them an unfair advantage in GTA Online.
The two programs are called Menyoo and Absolute. Both mods are what’s known as “trainers” and essentially allow users to alter a whole bunch of in-game parameters. They’re vaguely reminiscent of Half Life 2’s Garry’s Mod, but can be deployed as cheat-enablers in a competitive game.
The singleplayer versions of the mod were available to download for free, but users had to purchase the version that was functional with GTA Online.
In addition to enabling griefing within GTA Online, Take-Two claimed that the mods had cost the company at least $500,000.
The case is Take-Two Interactive Software Inc v Zipperer, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 18-02608.
