Cheating in online multiplayer games can be a real problem. It upsets the playing field, and while some players profit, they do so at the expense of other players’ enjoyment.
Activision has a new tactic in the fight against cheaters – taking down YouTube videos that explain cheats, exploits, and glitches in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Eurogamer reports that game video network Machinima has discovered Activision issuing copyright notices against any videos highlighting game glitches that can be exploited by players.
While some YouTubers have claimed that Activision is censoring them, Activision says that it doesn’t censor videos of gameplay, just those showing players how to cheat. As Eurogamer points out, there are still many glitch and exploit videos online – it seems as fast as Activision takes action against them, more pop up in their place.
While this is one strategy against cheaters, of course Activision and developer Sledghammer Games also have a responsibility to find and patch glitches that players exploit in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, to ensure it remains fun for as many players as possible.
Source: Eurogamer
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