Activision is currently involved in a legal dispute with EngineOwning, a provider of cheat software. A complaint filed by Activision in a California court indicates that top streamers have been among the customers of the cheat provider. This development is likely to intensify the debate about cheating streamers in Call of Duty.
What is the lawsuit about? Activision is seeking a civil lawsuit against EngineOwning, an American provider of cheat software. The publisher demands that the distribution of cheats be stopped and the provider’s website taken offline. In addition, Activision is seeking compensation for financial losses resulting from the spread of cheats.
What is stated in the court documents? Activision explains in court the harmful impact cheats have on their products. It is not only about CoD: Vanguard and Warzone, the lawsuit also refers to older products and dates back to CoD: Black Ops. In a document made public ahead of the hearings, Activision reveals further information that is likely to cause a stir in the community. Among the customers of EngineOwning were also well-known streamers and content creators.
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Top streamers used cheats
Who is accused of cheating? The debate about streamers allegedly cheating in Warzone has occupied the Call of Duty community for some time. Recently, there have been many accusations against the streamer Nadia. Parts of the community accuse her of using several cheats. A former CoD pro grandiosely announced that he would find out the truth about Nadia – but that ended up absurd.
However, streamer Nadia is not the only one accused of cheating. Almost every major streamer has already been accused of cheating in Warzone. On YouTube, there are countless videos claiming to prove that Warzone pros like Ayden, Huskerrs, Faze Swagg, or Zlaner have cheated in one way or another.
Why is this problematic? For streamers, it is almost impossible to escape such “hackusations,” as they are called in the scene (a neologism of hack and accusation), and prove their innocence.
Among other places on Reddit or YouTube, every gameplay clip is meticulously examined and counted as evidence of cheating. Some people even go so far as to edit clips to achieve greater view counts.
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What happens next in the process?
No streamers were mentioned by name in the court documents. It is therefore very likely that all streamers referred to in the document have already been excluded from the CoD partner program. The cases may even date back several years.
Nevertheless, this new information will further intensify the debate about cheating pros. For some parts of the community, it may be the conclusive evidence they have been waiting for.
The outcome of the court process, meanwhile, remains unclear. Mein-MMO has requested a statement from Activision on the matter, which we will publish as soon as we receive it.
