{"id":3409,"date":"2018-10-19T04:17:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T04:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/grand-theft-auto-cheats-homes-raided\/"},"modified":"2018-10-19T04:17:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T04:17:40","slug":"grand-theft-auto-cheats-homes-raided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/grand-theft-auto-cheats-homes-raided\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Theft Auto ‘cheats’ homes raided"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The publisher of video game Grand Theft Auto V has been granted the right to search the homes of five people accused of making cheat software.<\/p>\n

The court order allowed Rockstar Games and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, to search two properties in Melbourne, Australia, for evidence related to a cheat known as Infamous.<\/p>\n

The Australian federal court has also frozen the assets of the five, who have not yet filed a defence.<\/p>\n

The cheat went offline six months ago.<\/p>\n

It allowed players who paid about $40 (\u00a330) to manipulate the gaming environment, generate virtual currency and use a “god mode” feature that makes players invincible. <\/p>\n

Tech news site Motherboard said using the cheat software<\/a> “undermines enjoyment for users playing fairly in online modes”.<\/p>\n

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Under the court order, the five people, named as Christopher Anderson, Cyrus Lesser, Sfinktah, Koroush Anderson and Koroush Jeddian, are prevented from creating or using game cheats. <\/p>\n

And they are allowed to withdraw only money for modest living expenses from their frozen accounts.<\/p>\n

According to technology news site Torrent Freak, which first reported the story,<\/a> it is the first time such tactics have been used.<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief Ernesto van der Sar told the BBC: “The search and freezing order go beyond what I’ve ever seen in any cheating related cases. <\/p>\n

“It shows that the copyright holders and the court take this issue rather seriously.” <\/p>\n

“Many cheaters may believe that it’s a relatively harmless activity – but they ruin the fun for legitimate players. <\/p>\n

“Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software are targeting the alleged developers of these cheats, who often sell and profit from their software.”<\/p>\n

The BBC has contacted Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive but has not received a response to date.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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