Activision files lawsuit against German CoD cheat maker EngineOwning

Publisher Activision has filed a lawsuit against German company EngineOwning, which sells cheat software that can be used in Call of Duty games. Activision wants EngineOwning to stop selling the software.

EngineOwning sells aimbots, triggerbots and wallhacks for multiple Call of Duty games, including Warzone. These cheats cost 4.49 euros to 40 euros each. If players pay forty euros, they can use the cheats for 90 days.

Activision says that this software harms Activision’s business because it can cause frustrated players and negative media coverage. As a result, consumers would be less inclined to buy the Call of Duty games. In addition, Activision says it has to invest a lot of money in countering the cheats.

The publisher therefore demands in court that the German company behind EngineOwning stop making and sell the cheats and hand over all source code to Activision. The publisher also demands damages and a portion of the company’s American revenues. The publisher previously brought Ricochet anti-cheat technology to CoD: Warzone. With Ricochet, a kernel driver checks for cheating via external programs.