RICOCHET Anti-Cheat – Modern Warfare II, Warzone 2.0, and the Open Beta Recap

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With the Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare™ II Open Beta in our rearview mirror, #TeamRICOCHET has been examining data and trends focused on cheating and hacking attempts to ensure readiness for day one of Modern Warfare II when RICOCHET Anti-Cheat™ will be fully deployed.

Throughout the beta, a limited level of RICOCHET Anti-Cheat™ protections were active, but the full scope of our security infrastructure – such as various detection systems and in-game mitigations – won’t go live until Modern Warfare II officially launches on October 28th.

Before we dive into our security recap of the Modern Warfare II Open Beta, we would like to outline our goals for the upcoming launch:

RICOCHET Anti-Cheat: Year 2

For the first time, RICOCHET Anti-Cheat and its PC kernel-level driver will launch day-and-date with a new title in the Call of Duty universe. The upcoming launch combines a year of learnings and updates with new features and mitigations to protect our games.

Beginning at launch with Modern Warfare II and soon followed by the launch of Call of Duty®: WarzoneTM 2.0 on November 16th, RICOCHET Anti-Cheat will operate on a new, unified security platform. This new system provides #TeamRICOCHET more protection such as: better detection capabilities, additional access to develop and deploy new mitigation techniques, and expanded freedom to update our security more frequently than ever before.

RICOCHET Anti-Cheat and its PC kernel-level driver will be present in both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 across the globe for users on launch day.

In-Game Mitigations

While they were not enabled for the beta, all existing mitigation systems will be active at launch for both Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0, including