Neowin News Feed for: Anti-cheat

EA says 98% of Battlefield 6 matches have been cheater free thanks to tough security

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:16:01 +0000

The Javelin Anti-Cheat system that Battlefield 6 is using is giving good results for EA, with the company saying that cheat makers are getting increasingly frustrated. Read more...

Battlefield 6 developer also wishes Secure Boot requirement wasn't needed

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:06:01 +0000

Battlefield 6 requires Secure Boot as a part of its anti-cheat measures, and a developer has now commented on how the team feels about the measures. Read more...

Epic unlocks more multiplayer games for Windows on ARM with Anti-Cheat support

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 03:54:01 +0000

Epic Games has released a new Epic Online Services (EOS) SDK update that introduces Easy Anti-Cheat support for Windows on ARM devices. Read more...

After Battlefield 6, Call of Duty makes Secure Boot, TPM mandatory on Windows 11/10

Sayan Sen — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:50:01 +0000

Following Battlefield 6, Call of Duty is also making Windows security features, TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, mandatory on PCs. Read more...

Battlefield 6 forces gamers to enable Secure Boot on Windows 11/10 PCs

Usama Jawad — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:50:01 +0000

EA has made it mandatory for gamers to enable Secure Boot in order to dive into Battlefield 6, which can be a major headache for those who are not tech-savvy. Read more...

Apex Legends pulls Linux and Steam Deck support to stop cheaters

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:00:01 +0000

EA and Respawn Entertainment are officially stopping Linux and Steam Deck players from accessing Apex Legends, citing cheating concerns. Read more...

Steam now requires games to disclose on store pages if they use kernel mode anti-cheat

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:16:01 +0000

Any existing or upcoming Steam game with a kernel mode anti-cheat is now required by Valve to disclose it on the store page in a new section. Read more...

Valve's new anti-cheat system for Deadlock lets players turn cheaters into frogs

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:50:01 +0000

Valve has made it so that Deadlock cheaters can be turned into frogs before they are banned. This is done via a public vote during matches. Read more...

Nearly a decade after launch, GTA V gets anti-cheat on PC as Rockstar adds BattlEye

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:42:01 +0000

Nine years after its launch, Grand Theft Auto V has received an official anti-cheat solution. It is causing issues for Steam Deck and Linux users though. Read more...

EA is integrating its own kernel-level anti-cheat system to Battlefield 2042

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:16:01 +0000

Battlefield 2042 will receive a new anti-cheat solution with the launch of Season 6. EA is implementing its in-house developed kernel-mode anti-cheat and anti-tamper system EA AntiCheat. Read more...

Call of Duty anti-cheat update makes cheaters "hallucinate" decoy opponents

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:16:01 +0000

Call of Duty's Ricochet Anti-Cheat team is now making cheaters see hallucinations that mimic a regular player but are only visible to the cheating software, flagging them in the system. Read more...

EA introduces its own kernel-level anti-cheat solution on PC

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:36:01 +0000

Electronic Arts (EA) is the latest publisher to introduce its own kernel-level anti-cheat driver in hopes to reduce PC cheating. The EA AntiCheat (EAAC) solution will debut with FIFA 23. Read more...

Call of Duty's new Ricochet anti-cheat driver apparently leaks within a day of announcement

Sayan Sen — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:02:01 +0000

Call of Duty publisher Activision announced the all-new Ricochet anti-cheat solution for CoD games yesterday. The Ricochet driver, however, apparently has leaked out today onto online forums. Read more...

Call of Duty's new Ricochet anti-cheat solution has a kernel-level driver

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:42:01 +0000

Similar to Valorant's approach, Activision is now bringing in a brand-new anti-cheat solution for its Call of Duty games that contains a kernel-level driver to catch any unauthorized injections. Read more...

Easy Anti-Cheat is now supported on macOS, Linux, and by extension, Steam Deck

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:16:02 +0000

The upcoming Steam Deck handheld of Valve won't be leaving behind popular multiplayer games, as Easy Anti-Cheat is now natively supported on Linux, macOS as well as Proton, and Wine. Read more...

Playing Valorant on Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot

Sayan Sen — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 08:18:02 +0000

Riot Games' Valorant now requires TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot to run. That's because the game's Vanguard anti-cheat engine now carries these requirements on Windows 11 to ensure secured systems. Read more...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone cheaters will now play against each other

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:54:01 +0000

Infinity Ward has begun matching suspected cheaters together through a separate matchmaking pool. The developer is also further strengthening security on Modern Warfare and Warzone. Read more...

There are no Slow ring Insider builds due to an issue with anti-cheat protections

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:52:01 +0000

Microsoft's Dona Sarkar earlier took to Twitter to announce that the reason behind the lack of new builds in the Slow ring is because anti-cheat protections for certain games are causing a GSOD. Read more...

Anti-cheat system discovered laying dormant in Splatoon 2

Boyd Chan — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:30:01 +0000

With widespread cheating having impacted the online gaming experience in Splatoon 2, it appears that Nintendo is readying its response after integrity checks were discovered within the game's code. Read more...

Microsoft implemented an anti-cheat feature in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:44:01 +0000

A new anti-cheat feature for games, dubbed 'TruePlay', was added by Microsoft in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Developers will be able to use this tool to combat cheating in PC games. Read more...