--- title: Take-Two Takes Down Browser Version of GTA: Vice City description: Take-Two Interactive issued a DMCA takedown notice to DosZone, forcing removal of a browser-based version of GTA: Vice City. The company cited its strict... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/take-two-takes-down-browser-version-of-gta-vice-city-j1qbjnze1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Take-Two Takes Down Browser Version of GTA: Vice City | daily.dev og:description: Take-Two Interactive issued a DMCA takedown notice to DosZone, forcing removal of a browser-based version of GTA: Vice City. The company cited its strict... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/take-two-takes-down-browser-version-of-gta-vice-city-j1qbjnze1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/J1QBJnZE1.png og:image:alt: Take-Two Takes Down Browser Version of GTA: Vice City og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Take-Two Takes Down Browser Version of GTA: Vice City **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 17 upvotes · 6 comments ## Summary Take-Two Interactive issued a DMCA takedown notice to DosZone, forcing removal of a browser-based version of GTA: Vice City. The company cited its strict policy against unauthorized modifications, derivative works, emulations, or alternative implementations of its games. The browser version, which allowed users to play the classic game directly in a web environment, has been taken down and replaced with a link to the developers' Telegram channel. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@akkitto** · 1 upvotes > Sooo... Spam their Telegram channel, instead of playing a very old game? That was a smart move... Totally. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Activision takes down AI-built Call of Duty browser ports with DMCAs, and more could be next](https://daily.dev/posts/activision-takes-down-ai-built-call-of-duty-browser-ports-with-dmcas-and-more-could-be-next-rsdrq0uo1) · XDA Developers · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Grand Theft Auto: Vice City](https://daily.dev/posts/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-3l8himg5z) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft DMCA Takes Down Steam Game, Then Is Reversed](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-dmca-takes-down-steam-game-then-is-reversed-w0avdhzi0) · 80 LEVEL · 19 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/take-two-takes-down-browser-version-of-gta-vice-city-j1qbjnze1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Take-Two Takes Down Browser Version of GTA: Vice City","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/take-two-takes-down-browser-version-of-gta-vice-city-j1qbjnze1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/take-two-takes-down-browser-version-of-gta-vice-city-j1qbjnze1"},"datePublished":"2025-12-25T12:18:28.885Z","dateModified":"2025-12-25T12:18:47.327Z","description":"Take-Two Interactive issued a DMCA takedown notice to DosZone, forcing removal of a browser-based version of GTA: Vice City. 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