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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.
Call 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.
‘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.
ChatGPT (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.
EA 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.
Call of Duty has stricter gun control measures than the US
Activision is taking cheaters' weapons away.
Call 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.
India's version of 'PUBG Mobile' rolls out device bans for cheaters
'Battlegrounds Mobile India' now bans cheaters' devices — potentially leading to fewer repeat offenders.
'Call of Duty: Warzone' and 'Vanguard' anti-cheat updates include a kernel-level driver
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat will roll out this year.
Valve 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.
Ubisoft buys anti-cheat company to fight game ruiners
Ubisoft has bought GameBlocks to help it fight game cheating on the server side.
'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.
The 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.
'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.
‘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.'
'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.
Texas 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.
A closer look at Valorant's always-on anti-cheat system
How much do you trust Riot Games?
'Valorant' update lets players disable its anti-cheat software
Riot has made it easier to manage its anti-cheat client, Vanguard.
Recommended 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.
