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Apex Legends drops Steam Deck support in bid to tackle "impactful exploits and cheats"
Battle of the Apex.
Cheating
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Activision disables anti-cheat "workaround" that unfairly targeted legitimate players
The publisher insists it has "restored all accounts that were impacted".
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PlayStation loses legal fight to prevent third party add-ons being sold for its games
European court rules Datel did not infringe Sony's copyright.
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Activision bans over 65,000 Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 cheaters
Six cheat under.
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Team Fortress 2 aimbots are being quietly banned by Valve
"Accounts dedicated to the disruption of TF2 have been deactivated."
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Star Citizen bans over 600 cheaters
"Once an exploit is identified and confirmed, continued abuse for personal gain will not be tolerated."
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Bungie wins court battle against Destiny cheat site AimJunkies
"We're committed to our players and will continue to protect them against cheats."
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XDefiant releases first patch, but it's not tackling cheaters just yet
"I'm encountering one cheater every 2-3 games, which is annoying af."
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Sony quietly blocks controversial Cronus Zen device from connecting to PS5 consoles
"It could be 24hrs, 24 days, 24 months, we won't know until we've dug into it," says Cronus.
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Apex Legends bans over 2000 cheaters as it gets set for the Harbingers Collection Event
"Here comes the ban hammer."
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Overwatch 2 has banned 250,000+ cheaters since launch
"We're continuously refining our anti-cheat detections against cheating and botting."
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Dark and Darker's next battle is with its own cheaters
"The fight against cheating is a serious priority for us."
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Tekken 8's roster is partially leaked via its closed network test
Several unannounced names have popped up in the source code.
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Street Fighter 6 pros who try to play the beta outside the "designated period" may be banned
"This is a violation of the ToS and can be seen as a violation of our code of conduct."
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Bungie outlines a zero-tolerance policy to "players who abuse tools specifically to gain an advantage"
"Using an accessibility aid to play would not be a violation of this policy. Using tools to mitigate challenges would be."
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Rust developer Facepunch cancels GDC meet-up following "IRL threats"
"This is not a statement we're happy to announce."
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Modern Warfare 2's ping is quietly disabled following "wallhack" woes
"This needs to get fixed ASAP otherwise it’ll become rampant."
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Splatoon 3 cheaters are reportedly getting console and Nintendo Switch Online bans
"One particular patch lets you enter the testing range early - it appears to be the most popular ban reason."
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Pokémon Go developer Niantic says it's better at spotting cheaters and is "ramping up" enforcement
And that enforcement is "starting now".