Bully Online lead says a "legal threat" forced its shutdown, but insists the mod "never posed any threat to anybody"

The ambitious Bully Online mod breathed new life into the Rockstar classic, but it was ordered to be taken down by the ...

A month after launch, Bully Online mod is shutting down forever and being scrubbed from existence as dev assures this was not something we wanted

Bully Online's project lead previously dismissed concerns about legal trouble from Rockstar and Take-Two, but if this is what it looks like, he may have spoken too soon ...
Gameranx

SWEGTA Reveals Bully Online Violates Take-Two’s Mod Guidelines, So It Would Never Get Approval

SWEGTA has finally explained the end of Bully Online, explaining that the mod just does not meet Take-Two's guidelines.
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Rockstar shuts down Bully Online mod with cease and desist

In sheer litigiousness, Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two rivals Nintendo. It was only a matter of time before the ...
TechRadar

Rockstar has seemingly shut down the Bully Online mod that went viral last month — 'Know this was not something we wanted', dev says

Swegta's Bully Online mod has been shut down, and all source code has been scrubbed from the internet The creator gave no reason, but it's suspected that Rockstar sent a cease and desist to shut down ...
PC Gamer

Bully Online, the ambitious mod that brought multiplayer and more to Rockstar's classic school sim, shuts down a month after launch: 'This was not something we wanted'

An official explanation for the shutdown hasn't been shared yet, but it sure looks like a C&D dropped hard. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...