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You may recall that earlier this year your author here was quite excited about the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds. That enthusiasm, like much of the community's, was somewhat muted after we actually put a few dozen hours into the game. It's not that the game is bad; rather, Monster Hunter Wilds is a considerable...
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Capcom is looking to keep the momentum going for Monster Hunter Wilds after its wildly successful launch. The latest update to the game brings time-based quests for players to complete and earn bragging rights or various in-game rewards. However, as with other online games, cheating can be a problem. To try and ward...
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Even as EA is working on ways to revive Battlefield, it hasnt forgotten it has a successful competitive multiplayer experience with Apex Legends. The development team released its first blog post of the year detailing some of the improvements players can expect. Specifically, when it comes to combatting...
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As with any competitive online game, the developers ofCall of Dutyare continually working on protection mechanisms to keep cheaters at bay. Its a constant game of whack a mole, though, as cheaters work very hard, often for profit, to get past these protections. With the Season 2 update for Black Ops 6...
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Are you familiar with the concept of "negative option marketing"? It refers to a class of customer interaction where a customer's failure to take an affirmative action, such as denying an offer, is taken as assent to be charged for services or goods. It's like if I came by and shouted "cut your grass for a thousand...
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In what is believed to be the first time, a game company has won a lawsuit by jury against a cheat provider. Bungie sued Phoenix Digital (AimJunkies), alleging the company had infringed on a copyright related to its massively popular Destiny 2 game.
Stephen Totilo first reported about the jurys decision on...
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If you are a threat actor and want to mine cryptocurrency or steal some juicy information, a gamers PC is a good target for that sort of thing, given the hardware and software they use. Even better yet is the PC of a game cheater because they are used to downloading sketchy software in the first place, so the barrier...
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Escape from Tarkov, a hardcore and realistic online first-person action RPG/Simulator with MMO features and a story-driven walkthrough, has gotten a lot of love over the last year. While some might argue there are still issues with cheaters and other problems, we are on the cusp of another patch bringing many...
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Fans of the iconic Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game franchise had high hopes for the third installment, but critics and gamers alike are already ripping into it. Modern Warfare 3 picks up where the second left off with Captain Price and Task Force 141 facing off against war criminal Vladimir Makarov.
Many...
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 releases today, and in preparation for that and the future, the Call of Duty team has made some changes to the anti-cheat system. Namely, RICOCHET: Anti-Cheat has gained machine learning capabilities and some funny features to handle inbound cheaters to hopefully dissuade them and...
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Blizzard President Mike Ybarra says that gamers lack patience and have unrealistic expections when it comes to new content. However, while Ybarra says he is unsure how things will change for the company following Microsoft's acquisition, he is confident that it is the start of a "new era' for Blizzard.
In a new...
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Have you been enjoying Counter-Strike 2, PC gamers? Despite the fact that the game has become Valve's lowest-rated release ever (largely due to complaints from players who are no longer able to play it), it's still been an enormously-successful launch for the company, with nearly a million players online and playing...
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Most of Rockstar Games is probably hard at work on GTA 6 right now, but the part that isn't is still working to keep GTA Online running. Yes, ten years after the original launch of Grand Theft Auto V, GTA Online is still being actively-supported with new content, even if some of Rockstar's changes have been...
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That's right: the game came out yesterday, and it's already getting major patches. Of course, while Counter-Strike 2 officially launched yesterday, replacing CS:GO on Steam, it has been in active development and semi-open beta for some months. The big patch yesterday for the release made an incredible number of...
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Blizzard is putting teeth behind its warning against cheating inDiablo IV, and thousands of players have since been banned. One of the better-known examples of players cheating involves an exploit called the "Seasonal Exploit," which allows players to transfer items between the Eternal and Seasonal realms.
Most all...
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In recent days and weeks, Call of Duty has seen an uptick in population since the online servers were fixed up, allowing players to return to their old haunts and have some fun. However, with this uptick in activity, cheaters and hackers are looking to ruin the fun and nostalgia for CoD players. As it turns...
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Are you still playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, dear reader? If you never started, well, all you really need to know is that Nintendo is still updating the absolutely enormous game with bugfixes and even more extra content. If, on the other hand (and like your author), you're still enjoying the title...
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Call of Duty may not be quite the cultural juggernaut that it was at one time, but it remains among the most popular FPS games around. There are reportedly more than a million PlayStation owners who literally only play Call of Duty. When your competitive game is that popular, there will naturally be a whole cottage...
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Escape From Tarkov is a hardcore first-person looter-shooter set in the fictional world of Tarkov. With semi-regular updates and changes, players are always looking for an edge to give them an advantage in combat, up to and including data mining the game for stats and other information. However, the developers...
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If you're still playing GTA Online, you'd better be extra careful before you pull out that Oppressor MKII and start griefing noobs. It turns out that there's a bug right now that is removing the "insured" flag from player-owned vehicles. Veterans of the sandbox crime simulator will already be grimacing at the idea...
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If you're a lazy (or perhaps just time-stressed) gamer working your way through The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and suddenly lamenting that you've updated the game to version 1.1.2 that disabled the easy item duplication exploits, don't fretfellow cheaters have come up with another item duplication...
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First-person shooters may have originated on the PC, but for many years they've been most-played on game consoles. PC gamers typically use their mouse and keyboard to play the games, while console gamers are expected to use the standard controller the system ships with. Playing FPS games on a gamepad is sub-optimal...
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