Steam versions of certain Rockstar games are actually cracked pirate copies, according to an investigation from fans.
Most video game companies don’t like it when people pirate their games. Especially the likes of Nintendo, which has a reputation for forcing emulators to be shut down and giving hackers huge fines they’ll never be able to pay.
Recently, however, Grand Theft Auto studio Rockstar Games has been called out for selling pirated, or cracked, copies of its games on Steam.
This isn’t the first time it has happened, but the controversy has resurfaced after it was discovered that the Steam version of racing game Midnight Club 2 was the pirated version, not the original.
Midnight Club 2 isn’t available on Steam anymore, having been delisted around 2018. Though there was an instance in 2021 where the game accidentally became temporarily available again for purchase.
However, Twitter user Silent, upon digging into the game’s files, discovered a signature for Razer 1911, a software piracy group. Essentially, Rockstar was charging customers for a pirated copy of the game.
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