Justice has been served: Activision has won a lawsuit against cheat code distribution site EngineOwning and will be awarded $14.4 million in damages.
The lawsuit between game publisher Activision and EngineOwning portal, which produces and distributes cheat codes for online games, including Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, Battlefield, has come to an end.
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The US federal court ruled that the actions of EngineOwning caused damage to Activision Publishing and now the developer of cheats must pay $14.4 million in compensation and pay $292.9 thousand in legal fees.
In addition, the activity of EngineOwning is recognised as illegal, and Activision has the right to take all assets of the site under its own control, including its domain name.
BREAKING: Activision has been granted default judgement in its court case against cheat provider EngineOwning.
- CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) May 29, 2024
Judge ruled EngineOwning owes Activision $14.45M in damages and $292,900 in legal fees.
Judge ruled EngineOwning website domain must be transferred to Activision. pic.twitter.com/oWTbYygiZe
Cheats from the EngineOwning website allowed players to gain an unfair advantage in Call of Duty for money, causing bona fide players to abandon various parts of the shooter, which in turn caused financial and reputational harm to Activision.
Source: CharlieIntel
