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Call of Duty is publicly shaming cheaters in the kill feed
Now, when a Call of Duty cheater gets booted from a game, 'Modern Warfare II' and 'Warzone' are naming and shaming them in the kill feed.
Kris Holt08.04.2023Call of Duty is using clones of real players to mess with cheaters
Activision's latest method of messing with Call of Duty cheaters is hallucinations. These are clones of real players that only detected and suspected hackers can see and interact with.
Kris Holt06.29.2023‘Overwatch 2’ will punish players who regularly team up with cheaters
When Overwatch 2's next season starts, Blizzard will start suspending players who willingly group with known cheaters.
Igor Bonifacic02.01.2023ChatGPT (barely) passed graduate business and law exams
ChatGPT is good enough to pass some graduate business and law exams... but it won't earn a scholarship.
Jon Fingas01.26.2023EA will debut new anti-cheat tech with 'FIFA 23' on PC
The company built a kernel-level tool to aid its ongoing battle against cheat developers.
Kris Holt09.13.2022Call of Duty has stricter gun control measures than the US
Activision is taking cheaters' weapons away.
Kris Holt06.16.2022Call of Duty games now prevent cheaters from seeing opponents
Call of Duty's anti-cheat system now prevents cheaters from seeing their opponents — they'll be at a disadvantage to honest players.
Jon Fingas04.28.2022India's version of 'PUBG Mobile' rolls out device bans for cheaters
'Battlegrounds Mobile India' now bans cheaters' devices — potentially leading to fewer repeat offenders.
Jon Fingas12.27.2021'Call of Duty: Warzone' and 'Vanguard' anti-cheat updates include a kernel-level driver
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat will roll out this year.
Jessica Conditt10.13.2021Valve Anti-Cheat’s permanent bans no longer apply to Valve events
Valve is making a single but significant exception to how it will enforce cheating bans moving forward.
Igor Bonifacic04.16.2021Ubisoft buys anti-cheat company to fight game ruiners
Ubisoft has bought GameBlocks to help it fight game cheating on the server side.
Jon Fingas04.06.2021'Call of Duty: Warzone' players used an app to cheat matchmaking
A 'Call of Duty: Warzone' app maker was forced to make changes after their anti-cheat tool was used to rig matchmaking.
Jon Fingas01.05.2021The latest 'Call of Duty: Warzone' glitch is turning players invisible
The Call of Duty: Warzone subreddit is now littered with clips and anger-filled reports of people being assassinated by invisible players.
Nick Summers12.17.2020'Destiny 2' enables SMS verification on PC to curb cheating
Starting today, if you want to take part in the game’s Trials of Osiris, Competitive Crucible and Iron Banner player versus player modes as a F2P user, you’ll need to verify your account before you can jump into any of them for the first time.
Igor Bonifacic12.09.2020‘Fall Guys’ will use the same anti-cheat software as 'Fortnite'
'Fall Guys' developer Mediatonic says it's working on a big update that will include the same anti-cheat software used by 'Fortnite.'
Christine Fisher09.07.2020'Fall Guys' developer says it has a plan to deal with cheaters
As 'Fall Guys' continues its rise to superstardom, Mediatonic is working to rid the game of cheaters.
Christine Fisher08.26.2020Texas Instruments makes it harder to run programs on its calculators
Texas Instruments has pulled the support for assembly-based programs on its graphing calculators -- it's meant to fight cheating, but also hurts hobbyists.
Jon Fingas05.24.2020A closer look at Valorant's always-on anti-cheat system
How much do you trust Riot Games?
Jessica Conditt05.15.2020'Valorant' update lets players disable its anti-cheat software
Riot has made it easier to manage its anti-cheat client, Vanguard.
Rachel England04.28.2020Recommended Reading: The internet sleuths who caught the Astros cheating
How the internet helped crack the Astros' sign-stealing case Joon Lee, ESPN One of the biggest sports stories of the year has already broke, and it's barely mid-January. If you haven't heard, Major League Baseball determined the Houston Astros used various methods, including video feeds, to steal signs from the opposition during the team's 2017 championship season -- including the World Series. MLB found that it continued to do so during the 2018 season, too. So far, three managers have lost their jobs due to their involvement. ESPN explains how internet detectives examined footage for clues over the last several months, and how that work helped blow the case wide open.
Billy Steele01.18.2020