Activision continues to tackle Call of Duty cheat providers as four more services shut down
Activision has continued to take legal action against cheat providers ahead of the return of Call of Duty Warzone's Verdansk, resulting in four more services being shut down this week.
The details:
As shared by COD content creator LunchTime on X, cheat providers "GCAIMX," "Suave," "ZZ'S," and "MoneyMan" have confirmed that they are discontinuing services for all cheats used in Activision's titles, with MoneyMan confirming that it had received a cease and desist order from the publisher. However, some of the providers will continue to sell cheats for other games, such as ZZ'S.
Activision has been pursuing cheat developers following widespread criticism from COD's player base about the state of the game. Earlier this month, it took down "Phantom Overlay," one of the most popular cheat providers who provided services to other providers. This comes after the publisher's successful lawsuit against EngineOwning last year, when a California court ordered the cheat developer to pay a whopping $14.5 million in damages.
Black Ops 6, especially its Ranked mode, was practically unplayable at launch due to rampant cheating, with console players unable to turn off crossplay at the time, forcing them to play with PC players at all times. It admitted that its anti-cheat measures were ineffective at the time, but updates have significantly improved the situation ahead of Verdansk's return.
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