Modern Warfare 2 beta is filled with hackers, but Infinity Ward is "taking action"
Infinity Ward has committed to "taking action" against cheaters in the Modern Warfare 2 beta matches.
Although Modern Warfare 2 (opens in new tab) isn't even out yet, it seems some can't help but try and get ahead by cheating. Developer Infinity Ward has seen enough, though, and vows that from tomorrow - September 25 - it will be "taking live action" against any players caught cheating in the beta test running on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles.
"Tomorrow, we'll begin taking live action against cheaters and hackers in Beta matches," the studio tweeted earlier today (September 24).
"We've heard a lot of you on disbanding lobbies," it added in a follow-up tweet in the same thread. "We're working on a few tweaks to increase the chance of lobbies staying together, and improving the UI when it happens."
As is usually the case, IW didn't elaborate on how it was going to take on cheaters – doing so gives them a head's up and a chance to conceal their nefarious behavior – but some reports suggest wall-cams and aimbots are already available.
"How are there already guys with walls and aimbot in the beta?" asked one bewildered player in the subreddit. "I had a dude just straight up admit to me and my team that he was trying out his walls. It was pretty obvious throughout the match, but I mean come on. How does anyone think it's fun to cheat? Doesn't it get old at some point?"
Tomorrow, we'll begin taking live action against cheaters and hackers in Beta matches.September 24, 2022
Modern Warfare 2 isn't even out yet, but already its beta test has clocked up over 150,000 concurrent players (opens in new tab) on its debut day on Steam. This morning, that figure was just 110,000.
That peak is higher than the all-time records set
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