Activision wins $14.5 million in Call of Duty cheat maker lawsuit

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Activision wins $14.5 million in Call of Duty cheat maker lawsuit

Activision has prevailed in a lawsuit against the maker of popular Call of Duty cheats.

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, a federal court has awarded a $14.465 million judgment to the publisher in its lawsuit against EngineOwning, Garnatz Enterprise Ltd, and 11 individuals.

The defendants were also ordered to pay $292,912 in attorneys’ fees, while the court issued a permanent injunction against the cheaters’ site.

Filed in January 2022, the lawsuit alleged that Germany-based EngineOwning is “engaged in the development, *****, distribution, marketing, and exploitation of a portfolio of malicious cheats and hacks for popular online multiplayer games, most prominently the [Call of Duty] games”.

EngineOwning’s cheats, according to its website, include auto-aiming, auto-*******, and showing the location of other players, for a price ranging from €4.49 (three-day access) to €39.95 (90 days).

Activision had argued that the cheats have caused it to “suffer massive and irreparable damage to its goodwill and reputation and to lose substantial revenue.”

Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 4 launched today, introducing a variety of new multiplayer, Zombies and battle royale content.

On Tuesday,

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released a live action trailer for ****** Ops 6 and announced that this year’s Call of Duty title will be available on Game Pass at launch.

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