Summary
- Activision has reportedly shut down more cheat providers in Call of Duty: Warzone, marking progress in the fight against cheaters.
- Players have mixed opinions—some are happy about the crackdown, while others question how effective it will be in the long run.
- Even after banning thousands of cheaters, Activision is still struggling to get rid of them completely.
Four more Call of Duty: Warzone cheat providers have reportedly been shut down, including GCAIMX, Suave, ZZ’S, and MoneyMan. The developer is taking a step forward in cracking down on Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters once and for all, and while some players celebrate Activision’s measures, others remain pessimistic, believing cheaters will eventually return to the game.
The Call of Duty games have always struggled with players trying to gain an unfair advantage by using programs that grant them illicit abilities. The release of Call of Duty’s Ricochet anti-cheat system was part of Activision’s plan to push back against cheaters, and while the system successfully took down several cheat providers, many others emerged, and the problem persisted. In December, the studio assured players that it would address the cheating issue in Seasons 2 and 3 by implementing new technology to catch hackers more effectively, and now it seems to be yielding results.
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Twitter user LunchTime informed the community that Activision has shut down cheat providers GCAIMX, Suave, ZZ’S, and MoneyMan ahead of Call of Duty: Warzone's Verdansk return. Many players welcomed the news, feeling relieved that Activision is finally cracking down on hackers. However, some believe cheat providers will come back under different names, while others think that, although this is a good step, there are still many more cheat providers that need to be shut down before the game is free of them.
Activision Takes Down Four More Call of Duty: Warzone Cheat Providers
Activision is actively working to push back against cheaters across various Call of Duty games, including Black Ops 6, where the studio recently confirmed it was implementing new measures to combat hackers in the Ranked Play mode. Players have repeatedly expressed frustration over cheaters, as they undermine the gameplay experience. Recently, many reported that hackers were disconnecting players from matches, allowing them to secure victory once they had removed every player from the opposing team.
Activision continues its efforts to address this complex issue, reporting over 65,000 cheating accounts banned from Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 in August 2024, as well as more than 136,000 cheaters banned in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 since the launch of Ranked Play. While it appears the developer is making progress, cheaters keep resurfacing despite these new measures. Whether Activision will finally manage to significantly reduce the number of cheat providers remains to be seen, but its latest actions indicate a promising future.
Call of Duty: Warzone
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 78%
- Released
- March 10, 2020
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Infinity Ward, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- IW 8.0 & IW 9.0 (Warzone 2.0)
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- First-Person Shooter, Battle Royale
