Bully Online Shuttered Permanently by Modders After Brief Run
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
Community-driven multiplayer project Bully Online has shut down permanently just one month after launch, with creators citing reasons beyond their control while a full explanation is promised via YouTube later this week.
The ambitious community multiplayer project Bully Online has been pulled offline just a month after its launch, leaving fans wondering about the sudden termination. Project lead and creator Swegta announced the permanent shutdown on Discord, confirming that all official servers, launcher downloads, source code, and account data will be completely wiped. The sudden halt caught the community off guard, especially given the enthusiasm surrounding the mod's introduction late last year as a fresh way to experience Rockstar's classic schoolyard sandbox.
While the team behind the project has not yet offered a detailed explanation for the abrupt ending, their brief statement made it clear that this outcome was entirely against their wishes. Players were given a brief twenty-four-hour window to log in for a final session and back up their screenshots before the servers went dark for good. Swegta has promised to address the situation directly in an upcoming YouTube video statement, which is scheduled to go live later this week.
Although official confirmation is still pending, industry observers and community members strongly suspect publisher intervention prompted the swift takedown. Rockstar and parent company Take-Two have a long-established history of issuing legal warnings to unauthorized multiplayer and total conversion mods, despite their occasionally nuanced public stances on community modifications. It is a frustrating reality for creators who invest months or years into breathing new life into older titles, only to see their hard work vanish overnight due to corporate copyright enforcement.
Tags: Bully, Rockstar Games, Modding, PC Gaming, News
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun