Modern Warfare 2 cheat developers fined $3 million for damages to Activision
Two associates related to the infamous Call of Duty cheat maker company, EngineOwning, have been struck with a hefty fine for creating cheats to bypass Modern Warfare 2 and several other Activision, Blizzard titles’ anti-cheat engine, as per reports from online sources.
Cheating in video games has existed since the very beginning of the industry, with players eager to opt for a shortcut towards success or trouble legit gamers in high-elo. It's especially common in competitive, free-to-play games, where players have a lot to lose if they fail to win a match.
That said, even premium Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare 2 have not been entirely immune to cheaters. As reported by players, the newly deployed Ranked Play mode in Modern Warfare 2 often spawns scammers who use third-party illegal software to get past the in-house anti-cheat solution, RICOCHET, resulting in chaos and disappointment. Many CDL pros have called upon the situation and abandoned the playlist out of annoyance.
While cheaters are a long-standing nuisance in Call of Duty games, a judge has finally ruled in favor of Activision by punishing two cheat makers who work for EngineOwning with a humongous charge.
As per earlier reports, Activision had originally filed a lawsuit against EngineOwning, stating that the latter’s malicious cheats and hacks caused the popular video game company millions of dollars worth of damage. The discussion continued in court up until now, when a judge finally decided to share a fair ruling.
Axios’ Stephen Totilo spotted the judgment against EngineOwning and shared the same on Twitter. The ruling states that two individuals of the names Manuel Santiago and Ignacio Gayduchenko are required to pay a total of $3,000,000 fines to
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