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"The war against cheaters remains a high priority for us"
Read More »Apex Legends cheaters will be made to play each other, says Respawn
‘The next evolution in cheat detection’ is coming to Overwatch, says Blizzard
"Very harsh actions are happening against that cheater, you can be assured"
Read More »13 million PUBG players banned since June 2017
Though it's unlikely to have been 13 million individuals shown the door for cheating
Read More »ESIC ban Conner ‘ZonC’ Huglin for two years
The Esports Integrity Coalition has handed out a two year ban to Conner Huglin, better known by his player handle of ZonC, banning the player from ‘all’ esports from 10 May 2017 to 9 May 2019. There’s no word on exactly what ‘all’ means in this case, however it’s probably …
Read More »StarCraft World Champion arrested on match-fixing charges
Lee “Life” Seung-Hyun, the 2014 StarCraft World Champion, has been arrested in South Korea on suspicion of match-fixing. The 19-year-old was taken into custody for questioning on Friday, though it was officially announced that he had been arrested and charged on Sunday with ‘receiving money to match-fix’. A report from …
Read More »Unikrn forms competitive integrity certification program for eSports
eSports betting service Unikrn has introduced a new “competitive integrity certification” program to better address the growing issue of match fixing and other forms of cheating pervading pro gaming events. Games Industry reports Unikrn’s program is meant to build a foundation of best practices to ensure the integrity of eSports. …
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