Activision has publicised a groveling public apology from a developer behind the Call of Duty cheat tools Zenith and Devware, following legal action taken as part of its ongoing crackdown on cheat makers. The apology, likely issued under legal pressure to avoid further consequences, is part of a broader campaign by Activision's RICOCHET Anti-Cheat team, which recently showed lawyers serving court papers to cheat developers at their homes, signalling a shift towards using legal action alongside technical detection to deter cheating.

In the statement, the developer admitted to helping create and sell cheats that harmed honest players, said Activision had caught them, and confirmed all their cheat services had been permanently shut down, vowing never to develop or distribute cheats again. Activision said it is targeting the people and businesses behind cheat sales to disrupt operations and profits, and separately noted that data gathered during the Modern Warfare 4 beta helped it refine detection systems, including fixing an unintended interaction between detection tools. Modern Warfare 4 is due to launch on 23 October.