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Valorant anti-cheat update bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, Riot mocks users

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Riot Games has updated its Valorant anti-cheat software, Vanguard, to block sophisticated Direct Memory Access (DMA) cheating devices, which can cost up to $6,000. The update effectively renders this expensive cheating hardware unusable, turning it into a "paperweight." Riot Games further engaged with the community by publicly mocking the cheaters on social media for their investment in now-obsolete hardware. AI

IMPACT This is a niche update to game anti-cheat software and has minimal direct impact on AI operators or the broader AI industry.

RANK_REASON The article describes an update to existing anti-cheat software that impacts a specific type of hardware used for cheating, rather than a new product release or significant industry-wide development.

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Valorant anti-cheat update bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, Riot mocks users

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhiye Liu ·

    Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters on social media — studio tweets 'congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight'

    Riot Games has updated its Vanguard anti-cheat software in Valorant to block cheaters using DMA devices that cost up to $6,000.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters on social media — studio tweets 'congrats to the owners of a brand

    Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters on social media — studio tweets 'congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight' Riot Games has updated its Vanguard anti-cheat software in Valorant to block cheaters using DMA de…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/valorant-dev-bans-play…

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