Activision granted default judgment against CoD cheat provider; EngineOwning owes Activision $14.45M in damages

Modified May 29, 2024 05:46 GMT

Activision filed legal case against popular cheat provider EngineOwing (Image via Activision) — Activision granted default judgment against cheat provider EngineOwing (Image via Activision)

Activision filed a lawsuit in 2022, claiming severe damages against the popular CoD cheat provider EngineOwing. After two years of the investigation, it is reported that Activision has been given default judgment in this court case. The United States district judge ruled that EngineOwing has to pay a fine of $14.45 million for damages to CoD.

This article will discuss all the information about Activision's lawsuit against popular cheat provider EngineOwing.

Activision v EngineOwing: What we know about the default judgment against CoD cheat provider

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EngineOwing, an extremely popular cheat provider website for FPS games like CoD Warzone, Halo Infinite, Battlefield, and Overwatch 2, sells various cheats via a subscription-based method. These cheats give players an unfair advantage, disturbing the overall gaming environment. Despite Activision enforcing its RICOCHET anti-cheat software, the website found ways to give cheats to thousands of players.

However, after receiving complaints from many players, CoD officials took legal action against EngineOwing in January 2022. After two years of investigation and court trials, this case got a verdict in favor of Activision and ordered the EngineOwing website to give a fine of $14.45M in damages and $292,900 as legal fees.

Moreover, the judge ordered that the EngineOwing website domain must be transferred to CoD. In this lawsuit, CoD officials also exposed not only regular players but also popular content creators who have been using these cheats for many years.

Earlier, Bungie filed a legal case against a cheat-manufacturing company and was awarded $4.3 million in damages, leading them to step up an anti-cheat initiative just before the launch of Destiny 2 Lightfall.

The result of this lawsuit is not just a financial loss for EngineOwing but also a warning for other cheat providers who continue to make money by selling cheats and breaking the law, despite knowing the consequences for thousands of players.

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Edited by Angad Sharma