Take-Two Interactive has forced RAGE:MP offline with a cease-and-desist. Public server listings go dark June 1 and all 288 active servers must close by August 31, 2026, leaving FiveM as the only legal Grand Theft Auto V multiplayer mod platform.
Take-Two Interactive has issued a cease and desist to the developers of RAGE:MP, one of the longest-running multiplayer modding platforms for Grand Theft Auto V. The platform will begin a structured shutdown immediately and cease all operations by August 31, 2026. Public access to the server toolkit has already been discontinued and the public server listing goes dark on June 1.
As of this morning, 288 servers were still running on RAGE: MP. All of them are now on a three-month countdown to closure.
The statement from the RAGE:MP developers is blunt:
Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive have made it clear that FiveM is the only authorized platform for GTAV multiplayer modding, as defined in their Platform License Agreement.
GTA V multiplayer modding has historically operated through three major platforms: FiveM (owned by Rockstar since the 2023 Cfx.re acquisition), alt: V, and RAGE: MP. All three allowed players to create custom multiplayer servers with modded content, roleplay rules, and community-built scripts. FiveM was the largest by a wide margin. alt: V and RAGE: MP served smaller but dedicated communities, including server operators who preferred their technical architectures or wanted independence from Rockstar's control.
Take-Two eliminated alt:V in March 2026 with a cease-and-desist order that forced a phased shutdown culminating on July 6, 2026. RAGE: MP's shutdown, announced today, ends on August 31, 2026. By September 1, 2026, FiveM will be the only GTA V multiplayer modding platform in existence. There will be no alternatives. There will be no competition. There will be one platform, owned by Rockstar, operating under Take-Two's terms.
Take-Two's Modding Consolidation Timeline
| Date | Action | Result |
|---|---|---|
2015 | Take-Two sends C&D to FiveM developers | FiveM survives; operates in legal gray area |
2017 | Take-Two sends C&D to OpenIV; community backlash forces reversal | Rockstar issues modding policy allowing single-player mods |
2019-2022 | FiveM grows to millions of users; Rockstar observes | Passive tolerance while evaluating the ecosystem |
2022 | GTA 6 source code leaked | Security posture shifts to zero tolerance |
2023 | Rockstar acquires Cfx.re (FiveM/RedM) for ~$20M | FiveM becomes Rockstar property |
January 2026 | Cfx Marketplace launches | Monetization layer added to owned platform |
March 2026 | Take-Two sends C&D to alt:V | First competitor eliminated; shutdown July 6, 2026 |
May 2026 | Take-Two sends C&D to RAGE:MP | Last competitor eliminated; shutdown August 31, 2026 |
September 2026 | FiveM is the only platform remaining | Monopoly complete; two months before GTA 6 launch |
Here is the full timeline of how Take-Two went from threatening modders to owning the only modding platform.
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Server operators who were already on FiveM see this as inevitable. Server operators who chose RAGE:MP specifically because they wanted independence from Rockstar's ecosystem are losing their platform with three months' notice. Some will migrate. Some will quit. The 288 servers currently running on RAGE:MP represent thousands of hours of custom development, community building, and creative investment that owners will now have to either abandon or rebuild on a different platform.
AGE:MP's statement acknowledged this: "We understand this is a major change for many server owners and community members." The developers encouraged migration to FiveM "as early as possible" and noted that the Cfx team would provide support.
There is no legal challenge. There is no protest. RAGE:MP is complying because the alternative is a lawsuit they cannot win.
What remains is FiveM. One platform. One marketplace. One set of rules, and Grand Theft Auto 6 launching into an ecosystem where the only way to create multiplayer content for a Rockstar game is through Rockstar's own infrastructure.