A modding group has released a mod that brings GTA: Vice City content into the GTA 4 engine, despite efforts from publisher Take-Two Interactive to stop them. This project by Revolution Team, called GTA Vice City Nextgen Edition, ported missions, cutscenes, and the world from Vice City into GTA 4’s engine and initially required players to own a copy of GTA 4.
The development team said its YouTube channel was taken offline by Take-Two. That led to the creation of a new channel that houses a launch trailer for the mod, as well as a decision to rework the mod’s requirement. Originally, the mod required GTA 4 to play–something that was done to “show respect to the publisher.” Now, that requirement has been dropped, and the mod can be downloaded and played as a standalone game. As always, though, you should be careful about what you download online.
“Our team’s channel was deleted by Take-Two Interactive two days before the project’s release. A lot of time and effort was inv…