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New Warzone map, anti-cheat coming with release of Call of Duty: Vanguard

Call of Duty: Vanguard has been officially announced with a reveal trailer and release date after months of leaks regarding Sledgehammer Games’ upcoming title.  The big news for Warzone fans, though, is that with Vanguard, Warzone will be getting a new map and an anti-cheat system implemented across all versions of the battle royale game. The number of cheaters within the popular battle royale has been an issue since it launched in March 2020. Many of the biggest Warzone content creators have stepped away from playing it recently due to

Overwatch Hackers Are Freezing Player Games Mid-Match

OverwatchPhoto courtesy of Blizzard EntertainmentOverwatch hackers have been freezing games to make players lose Skill Rating (SR).A new method of cheating is being used by Overwatch hackers that is resulting in player screens being frozen whilst the hackers continue to operate. Their new method causes chats to be cleared and games to crash, whilst they aim-hack their way to an easy win. Normal players often coordinate with the teams to bring the match to a draw if a cheater is spotted in the game. Players don't gain or lose any

Raven Software Implements Warzone Feature Showing Hackers Banned in Real Time

Call of DutyCall of Duty (COD): Warzone players will be able to see when a hacker is discovered and subsequently banned within their own match. / Activision, Raven SoftwareCall of Duty (COD): Warzone players will be able to see when a hacker is discovered and subsequently banned within their own match. Raven Software, the lead development studio working on Warzone, patched a new feature this week that allows players to see hackers getting detected and banned while playing the game. This is likely meant to be both a deterrent and

Call of Duty: Warzone’s season 5 patch notes are here

Activision has unveiled the patch notes for the latest update in Call of Duty: Warzone, which begins with season five. With an influx of many big streamers and players switching up to play Apex Legends over Warzone, this patch is an important one. Whether it’s due to the meta growing stale or the constant influx of hackers, many players have been looking for a change of pace.The post Call of Duty: Warzone’s season 5 patch notes are here appeared first on Dot Esports. PlatoAi. Web3 Reimagined. Data Intelligence Amplified. Click

Xqc Confronts Hacker in Warzone in Strange Interview With Stream Sniper

Call of DutyxQc during his play as a pro OW player / Photo by Robert Paul via Blizzard EntertainmentTwitch streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel confronted a hacker in Warzone on stream after an infamous rule-breaker proceeded to stream-snipe and hunt down the French Canadian streamer.It’s no secret that Call of Duty’s popular Battle Royale, Warzone, has been littered with hackers for a long time with seemingly zero action from the game’s developers in order to combat the copious amounts of cheaters haunting players.xQc wasn’t immune to these acts either as he

Who Won the NA Warzone Twitch Rivals Tournament?

Call of DutyNow that players have had the chance to participate in the Warzone Twitch Rivals tournament properly, who took home the gold? / Photo courtesy of Activision, TwitchNow that players have had the chance to participate in the Warzone Twitch Rivals tournament properly, who took home the gold?This Twitch Rivals competition made headlines earlier after several hackers were caught participating and throwing off the results in the EU — barely a week after Raven Software's 50,000-account ban wave. After several calls to action and public outrage from both entrants

Ubisoft awarded default judgement in lawsuit against Rainbow Six Siege DDoS marketplace operators

One of the world’s largest game publishers won a crucial lawsuit earlier this month aimed at a loosely defined ring of hackers who sold programs that negatively impacted players of its game.  A California federal court ruled in favor of Rainbow Six Siege developer Ubisoft on July 9 in a case it brought against three men who allegedly ran an enterprise that sold both denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) software to players online. The U.S. Central District Court of California judge decided on the case as a default judgement

‘God Mode’ Hack Reappears in Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of DutyThe game-ruining "god mode" hack appears to have reared its ugly head in Call of Duty (COD): Warzone once again. / ActivisionThe game-ruining "god mode" hack appears to have reared its ugly head in Call of Duty (COD): Warzone once again.Despite an alleged "ban wave" clearing the servers of 50,000 accounts, Raven Software seems to have missed a spot. Warzone players are reporting the resurgence of one of the most frustrating and game-ruining hacks on the market: "God Mode." Now, thanks to some illicit ingenuity, hackers exploiting this