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Kernel-level anti-cheat software is a contentious issue among gamers. It’s a solution for rampant cheating in online games, but some players see the powerful software as a huge overstep on the PCs ...

The introduction of EAAC is concerned with “creating a safe and fair experience for all of our players,” assures EA’s Murphy. Sadly, the PC gaming environment in 2022 means that it is essential to ...

Going forward, when you submit a new game to Steam, if your game installs a client side, kernel mode anti-cheat, you will need to fill out this new field. We will be going through old games and ...

Speaking to VG247 at Evo 2024, 2XKO tech lead Tony Cannon has confirmed that Riot Game's upcoming fighting game will feature Vanguard, the company's own kernel-level anti-cheat software. Tony stated ...

Activision confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will require TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot settings on PC It's doubling down on the Ricochet anti-cheat system used in recent iterations Both new Call of Duty ...

Riot Games has deployed kernel-level drivers in its latest game, Valorant. The drivers are intended for anti-cheat services, but they may make some longtime enthusiasts nervous. Share on Facebook ...

Battlefield 2042’s next season starts in October, and when it arrives, cheaters and others skirting the rules will find themselves up against a new suite of anti-cheat tools. Electronic Arts announced ...

In brief: Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and other forms of kernel-level anti-cheat are already notorious for digging deep into users' systems, locking games to Windows, and increasing the risk of serious ...

EA is set to deploy new anti-cheating software in FIFA 23, hoping to head off even the most sophisticated cheaters. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...

I think the real issue is how normalized the laziness of game publishers and the ridiculous overreach of kernel level anti cheat software is. If anything other than a game required this, it would ...