{
  "id": 6136326,
  "title": "GTA Vice City and GTA III return to web browsers after a DMCA takedown — Open-source reverse engineering brings the classics to the web with over 100 FPS performance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/gta-vice-city-and-gta-iii-return-to-web-browsers-after-a-dmca",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-07T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/gta-vice-city-and-gta-iii-return-to-web-browsers-after-a-dmca-takedown-open-source-reverse-engineering-brings-the-classics-to-the-web-with-over-100-fps-performance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and GTA III have returned to the web after being taken down due to a DMCA strike. Open-source reverse engineering has made it possible for these classic games to be playable in a browser window at over 100 FPS. Quenq, a website, now hosts both games, replacing the previous DOS Zone platform. The project uses reVC to decompile GTA: Vice City's source code into C++ and WebAssembly to translate it into JavaScript for the browser. Both games feature the same controls and options as the original versions, except for a mod manager in Vice City. The games run smoothly on devices like a OnePlus 12, and touchscreen controls are also compatible. The DMCA takedown has shifted the distribution method, but these collections still run well across various devices.",
  "summary": "You can play GTA: Vice City and GTA III in your browser right now across pretty much any modern device. The projects are compiled from source codes of the original games and are available on either DOS Zone, where you're required to upload or torrent a few assets, or Quenq.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}