Today, Rockstar announced its acquisition of Cfx.re, the community mod team behind FiveM and RedM. For the uninitiated, both FiveM and RedM are best known for housing GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2's player-made roleplay servers, wherein inventive creators often bend these games so much that they become unrecognizable.
If you've ever tried GTA roleplay yourself, or have ever read any of my escapades in Los Santos (not least the time my stint as a murderous garbageman was cut short by the mafia), you'll probably realize this new official partnership is a pretty big deal. Over the years, Rockstar and its parent company Take-Two Interactive have shuttered numerous player-made projects by way of legal action, but last year said on record that they hope roleplay servers "will continue to thrive in a safe and friendly way for many years to come".
