Embark Studios Bans 15,000 Cheaters in a Single Day

Cheating in multiplayer games has become a massive headache for developers. At a recent industry event, Tom van Dijck from Embark Studios shared that they banned 15,000 players in one day alone. This is part of their constant battle to keep games like The Finals and Arc Raiders fair for everyone.

Van Dijck explained that the situation is getting much harder to manage. The cheating industry is now worth an estimated 8 billion dollars, and it operates with the sophistication of a professional business. Because of this, he noted that the studio would need thousands of developers just to keep up with the scale of the problem.

For fans of these titles, this news shows just how much effort goes into maintaining a clean playing environment behind the scenes. While the studio is working hard to stop bad actors, the sheer size of the underground cheating market makes it a difficult fight that is likely to continue for a long time.