is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Electronics Arts (EA) is launching a new kernel-level anti-cheat system for ...

Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the launch of EA AntiCheat (EAAC), a kernel-level system that it says is “absolutely vital” to take on the cheaters who have increasingly sought to utilize this deep ...

EA announced its latest salvo in the endless cat-and-mouse battle of PC gaming cheat detection on Tuesday, and the effort prominently features one term sure to raise a red flag for some users: “kernel ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. So, if you’re so inclined, you should be able to get Overwatch 2 ...

The old adage that cheaters never prosper clearly didn't take online PC gaming into account, because things like aimbots and other sketchy tools continue to be a big problem. Fortunately, game ...

In the ever-evolving cat-and-mouse battle between cheaters and game developers, Riot Games is taking expanded measures to protect legitimate players in its new tactical combat game Valorant. But ...

In 2022, EA announced it is working on an in-house-developed anti-cheat system to implement on its published titles. Only the FIFA (or now EA Sports FC) franchise had been using EA AntiCheat until now ...

What just happened? Activision courted some controversy when it announced it was bringing kernel-level anti-cheat, which has brought about privacy concerns, to its latest Call of Duty game as well as ...

Call of Duty's new anti-cheat system will include a driver with kernel-level system privileges. Activision announced the new system, which it's calling Ricochet, today, and provided some details about ...

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