eSports: Catching the cheaters

By QISHIN TARIQ

eSports
Monday, 19 Jul 2021

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Players have resorted to aimbots to pull off perfect shots in games like Fortnite. — Epic Games.

As eSports is now a multibillion industry and offers lucrative jobs, some players are prioritising winning at all costs and even turning to cheating.

“When you realise that today you can earn millions of dollars by winning a competition, teams and the players may be more tempted to use roundabout ways of winning,” Desire Koussawo, director of Esports organiser ESL for France, told AFP.

Players have resorted to aimbots to pull off perfect shots in games like Fortnite. — Epic Games.

When cheating becomes rampant, the game will start to lose legitimate players. — Valve Corporation

Activision banned more than 60,000 Call Of Duty: Warzone accounts in February. — Activision

Though Blizzard's Overwatch is meant as a less conventional team based shooter, it still attracted many cheaters. — Blizzard

Bow weilding Hanzo is one of Overwatch's many colourful heroes to popular the team-based shooter game. — Blizzard

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eSports: Catching the cheaters

Players have resorted to aimbots to pull off perfect shots in games like Fortnite. — Epic Games.

When cheating becomes rampant, the game will start to lose legitimate players. — Valve Corporation

Activision banned more than 60,000 Call Of Duty: Warzone accounts in February. — Activision

Activision banned more than 60,000 Call Of Duty: Warzone accounts in February. — Activision

Though Blizzard's Overwatch is meant as a less conventional team based shooter, it still attracted many cheaters. — Blizzard

Though Blizzard's Overwatch is meant as a less conventional team based shooter, it still attracted many cheaters. — Blizzard

Bow weilding Hanzo is one of Overwatch's many colourful heroes to popular the team-based shooter game. — Blizzard

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Players have resorted to aimbots to pull off perfect shots in games like Fortnite. — Epic Games.

When cheating becomes rampant, the game will start to lose legitimate players. — Valve Corporation

Activision banned more than 60,000 Call Of Duty: Warzone accounts in February. — Activision

Activision banned more than 60,000 Call Of Duty: Warzone accounts in February. — Activision

Though Blizzard's Overwatch is meant as a less conventional team based shooter, it still attracted many cheaters. — Blizzard

Though Blizzard's Overwatch is meant as a less conventional team based shooter, it still attracted many cheaters. — Blizzard

Bow weilding Hanzo is one of Overwatch's many colourful heroes to popular the team-based shooter game. — Blizzard

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