- Activision Blizzard is continuing its action against Call of Duty hackers and cheat providers
- The company recently took EngineOwning, a cheat provider, to court
- Cynical Software, another provider, took down its cheat offerings out of lawsuit fears
Amid concerns of an Activision Blizzard lawsuit, a Call of Duty: Warzone cheat distributor Cynical Software pulled back its offerings from the web.
Activision Blizzard Continues Cracking Down on Hackers
Call of Duty: Warzone is one of the titles that have been notoriously populated by hackers. Since the game’s release, Activision Blizzard has had to put in constant efforts in order to inhibit the damage.
Sadly, as a free title, Warzone cheaters simply made more free accounts and jumped right back in. However, Activision Blizzard is now putting some real effort and is steadily tackling the problem at its core – the distributors of cheats.
To show that it isn’t kidding, the game company recently began a lawsuit against one of the biggest websites that sell and distribute cheats – EngineOwning. The latter faces fines of up to $2,500 per cheat sold. This action immediately echoed across the Internet and sparked concerns among other distributors.
Fearing that their business might get them to court, some cheat providers have started questioning whether it’s worth it to continue. Cynical Software is one such website.
Cynical Software Stops Providing Cheats
After providing Call of Duty cheats for a while, the Cynical Software team decided that the risk isn’t worth it and has shut down its hacking products. Cynical Software confirmed the move on their Telegram account where they said that all of their cheating products will no longer be available.
Cynical Software will continue providing their Cleaner and P00fer solutions which is suboptimal as they allow a person to clean their hardware and avoid bans. Yet, it’s sure that the provider will be more careful about what it’s selling.
This is a huge win for Warzone and Call of Duty in general. Hackers were already on edge thanks to Call of Duty’s new anti-cheat system, Ricochet Anti-Cheat. Hundreds, if not thousands of people who try to hack the game ended up hardware banned, which in turn made the average players happy.
This definitely isn’t the end of cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone but it’s a huge step in the right direction. No matter how diligent a company is, there will always be people who find a way to circumvent the rules. Yet, it’s best to try and diminish the impact of such people as much as possible to ensure a healthy competitive experience for all players.
