Hardware Bans
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Valorant player claims to have inherited hardware ban through secondhand CPU, Riot anticheat boss disputes parts of…
A Valorant player claims to have inherited a hardware ban from a secondhand CPU, a story disputed by Riot Games' anti-cheat head Phillip Koskinas. While Koskinas stated that hardware bans are temporary and do not spread to other components, the player's experience highlights concerns about advanced anti-cheat measures and potential support miscommunications.
Apex Legends devs dole out nearly 6,000 hardware bans in anti-cheat crackdown on "malicious bad actors"
Respawn Entertainment has issued nearly 6,000 hardware bans in Apex Legends since the end of April, targeting malicious actors and serial cheaters on both PC and consoles. This crackdown aims to enhance game fairness by identifying and restricting repeat offenders who attempt to evade enforcement.
Forza Horizon 6 devs threaten hardware bans for accessing game after early build somehow went public
Playground Games is threatening franchise-wide and hardware bans for players accessing an early, leaked build of Forza Horizon 6. The game, officially launching May 19, appeared publicly due to an unencrypted review build being distributed on SteamDB. Developers state this is not a pre-load issue and are taking strict enforcement actions against those playing the leaked version.