One of Call of Duty's biggest cheat makers has been sued for $3 million

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Two Call of Duty cheat makers have 🌠been ordered to pay Activision Blizzard $3 million in damages.

As first reported by earlier this week, two individuals relating to cheat software EngineOwning, a huge Call of Duty cheat maker and distributer, will have to shell out $3 million to Activision. This is part of a legal battle that's been going on since early 2022, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:when Activision init💝ially sued EngineOwning

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:legal case was then continued in September 2022, with 𝕴Activision successfully getting the individuals behind EngineOwning publicly disclosed through a court ruling. Now, a year after the initial case was brought against EngineOwning, the case has taken a decisive tu🧔rn.

If you weren't familiar, EngineOwning is one of the biggest cheat manufacturers for Call of Duty games throughout the world. The cheats were a near-constant plague in Call of Duty: Warzone in particular over the past few years, to the point where Raven Software had to significantly step up their efforts to ban cheaters, 澳洲幸🥀运5开奖号码历史查询:resulting in over 500,000 accounts being banne𒊎d in the process.

It's not just Activision who've been after cheat makers of late. Earlier this week, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:🔥Bungie waไs awarded $4.3 million in damages from a cheat manufacturer, while also launching another lawsuit against another cheat maker, seeking to claim a huge $6.7 million in damages. Bungie is stepping up its anti-cheat initiatives just before 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Destiny 2 Lightfall launches later this month on February 28.

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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. I🌳n his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.