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As Wardogs Season 3 looms, Bulkhead claims to have built ‘one of the world’s most sophisticated anti-cheat systems’, assisted by ‘machine learning and AI’
Bulkhead has outlined changes coming to Wardogs in Season 3 and acknowledged that its response to player criticism in Season 2 went too far. The studio says it plans to make more considered decisions instead of rushing fixes to satisfy the loudest voices, while adding new content and revising progression.
Season 3 introduces Sabatulo, an urban-focused map, and a Limited mode that removes high-tier equipment to make matches more accessible. Players will also be able to unlock some items through multiple roles, ahead of a larger progression overhaul planned for 2027. Bulkhead says its new anti-cheat system analysed 187 million hours of gameplay using machine learning and AI, and banned 185,000 accounts when it went live; the company says it cannot eliminate cheating entirely.
In short
- Bulkhead says Season 2 changes were too aggressive.
- Season 3 adds a new map, mode and flexible unlocks.
- Its new anti-cheat system has banned 185,000 accounts.
Explained simply
Bulkhead is the studio behind Wardogs, a competitive online game in which players take part in matches using different roles and equipment. Season 2 brought criticism from players, and the studio says it responded too quickly to some complaints.
Cheating can give players an unfair advantage, so game studios use systems to detect and ban accounts that break the rules. Bulkhead says its anti-cheat system uses machine learning and AI to examine gameplay, though it acknowledges that no system can stop all cheating.
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