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Activision cites data claiming cheating in games is an $8.5bn industry; 69% of online multiplayer studios consider cheating “a significant or very significant problem”

September 21, 2026

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Activision's Team Ricochet, which manages Call of Duty's anti-cheat initiative, recently cited data that claimed cheating in games is an $8.5 billion industry.

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