New group action Activision against the cheaters of his games and mainly of Warzone. While the publisher recently congratulated itself on the good performance of its new anti-cheat software Ricochet (you have been many to react on our networks elsewhere) in the latest version of his Battle Royale and in his new opus Vanguard, the company is now entering the legal field. Germany-based site accused by Activision of resell software to bypass game locks and gain in-game benefits.
This site, EngineOwning, promises “undetectable” programs for CoD but also its competitor Battlefield and other multi games of the moment. Activision saw red and did not let the case go: a complaint was filed on January 4 in California court for “Development and distribution of a range of cheating and hacking tools for popular online games, with the Call of Duty games at the forefront.” The editors of this site, two German companies, are thus assigned, as well as persons qualified as administrators of this site. One of them is Valentin Rick, a German citizen who obviously manages the structure.
In his complaint, Activision explains that the complaint comes when an agreement has not been reached with him:
Activision contacted Rick in 2018 and 2020 about his involvement with EngineOwning and its site, and in response he claimed to have sold the site to an unidentified buyer. Rick never provided proof of such a sale.
Visibly, Internet users were also cited in the complaint, which accuses many people involved in the creation, distribution or resale of these programs. The publisher asks for $ 2,500 in damages and interest for each violation of the terms of his game. The site offers software such as wall hacks or aimbots against subscription. Unfortunately, cThis highlighting could also give it a few more customers and ensure many additional sales until the case is completed … Justice could also decide to close the site while waiting decision.