Activision has taken its fight against Call of Duty cheats into the real world, locating a person associated with cheat provider Elocarry in Ohio and personally delivering a cease-and-desist demand. The unusual delivery is part of Activision's expanding Call of Duty anti-cheat efforts, which now target businesses selling cheats in addition to the players using them.
RICOCHET has been Activision's main answer to cheating for years, combining server-side detection, account security measures, gameplay checks, investigations, and a kernel-level PC driver that has been a bit controversial with fans. That system has continued evolving as cheat developers find new ways around existing protections, with the Modern Warfare 4 beta representing its latest major test. The current beta requires TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, while Team RICOCHET has also been changing detections and enforcement throughout the test period as it gathers more data. Even with those robust systems in place, Activision now appears increasingly willing to attack the problem outside the game as well.
After spending a weekend with the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, it's safe to say it's set to be the best entry the series has seen in years.
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