Activision promises ‘stronger’ hardware bans in Call of Duty, with weekly updates on progress vs. cheaters
Activision says it is strengthening hardware bans in Call of Duty to make it significantly harder for repeat cheaters to return after account suspensions. The move matters because cheaters can often evade account bans by creating new profiles, while a ban tied to the underlying PC could block access across Call of Duty titles.
The company said it issued 70,000 new system bans on 7 August and will publish weekly RICOCHET Anti-Cheat updates through the first season of Modern Warfare 4, due to launch on 23 October. Activision plans to report new cheat detections and enforcement actions, with the forthcoming Modern Warfare 4 beta expected to test the effectiveness of the tighter measures.
- Activision is strengthening PC hardware bans against repeat Call of Duty cheaters.
- It says 70,000 system bans were issued in one day.
- Weekly anti-cheat updates will continue through Modern Warfare 4’s first season.