In response to the rampant game plug-ins, Activision Blizzard once again "struck hard". On Tuesday, its subsidiary, Activision Publishing, filed a lawsuit against EngineOwning, an advertising agency that promotes call of Duty and other popular online FPS game plug-ins. Activision said it hopes to stop such organized illegal acts through the lawsuit.
In the lawsuit, Activision accused stakeholders of profiting by distributing and selling plug-ins that affected the game's balance. The continuation of such activities not only damages call of duty, but also undermines the overall business and the experience of the COD player community.
The complaint states that the cheat software allows players to manipulate COD games for personal gain. For example, by automatically aiming to lock the opponent's position, allowing the player to see information that should not be obtained in the normal state, and thus gaining an unfair advantage in the game.
Actiel angrily rebuked the defendant for knowing that its actions violated the company's rights, but still recklessly continued to carry out related activities.
For some time now, Activision has been working to crack down on cheating in Call of Duty games, especially warzone, which is popular and free to experience.
In December 2021, the company rolled out a new Ricochet anti-cheat system worldwide and quickly disclosed 48,000+ banned "cheat accounts."
During the litigation, Activision said that in the past year, it has been able to identify and block hundreds of thousands of accounts using COD plug-ins.
Finally, foreign media attempted to send a request for comment with a Twitter account suspected to be affiliated with EngineOwning. However, as of press time, the other party has not commented.