At this point, most competitive online multiplayer games on the PC come with some kind of kernel-level anti-cheat software. As we’ve written before, this is software that runs with more elevated ...

Third Person Shooters Arc Raiders hotfix stops players from using a command that was "never meant to be player facing" Grand Theft Auto GTA 6 feature that some devs were reportedly fired over was ...

These anti-cheat protections are a real pain: not only they boil down to rootkits that give far too much control on a third part software, but they are a pain to satisfy (it took me a whole afternoon ...

The age of kernel-level anti-cheat software is creating unique hurdles. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred ...

Valve is ensuring better transparency is coming from developers using kernel-level anti-cheat software, as it must now be flagged on the game's Steam store page. While the use of kernel-level ...

PC players participating in the open beta for Battlefield 6 are being told to uninstall Valorant, as the games have conflicting anti-cheat software. While the EA title is already finding incredible ...

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...

In brief: Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and other forms of kernel-level anti-cheat are already notorious for digging deep into users' systems, locking games to Windows, and increasing the risk of serious ...

The Call of Duty anti-cheat team tasked with keeping the game fair for all players — Ricochet — is up to its old tricks by continuing to troll players who are caught cheating or using external devices ...