EA Says Its Updated Anticheat Bans Cheaters With 99% Accuracy
EA Javelin, the newly revealed name for the kernel-level PC anticheat currently used in 14 EA games including Battlefield 2042 and Madden NFL 25, has prevented 33 million cheat attempts since its launch in 2022, with recent updates cutting the number of cheaters players encounter in Battlefield 2042 in half, according to EA.While EA's push into new anticheat software for its games began in 2022 with the launch of FIFA 23, there's been little news about its impact since then. Now, EA is sharing more details on its efforts and has even given its software a new name: EA Javelin, one it said was chosen to communicate defense, strength, and agility in the face of cheaters.In a newly published progress report, EA head of game security Elise Murphy said EA Javelin Anticheat has blocked 33 million cheating attempts across 2.2 billion PC gaming sessions since its 2022 launch. She said the software currently sports a 99% accuracy rate when it comes to identifying and banning cheaters, and that on the off chance it bans someone unjustly, EA has overturned those bans.Continue Reading at GameSpot

EA Javelin, the newly revealed name for the kernel-level PC anticheat currently used in 14 EA games including Battlefield 2042 and Madden NFL 25, has prevented 33 million cheat attempts since its launch in 2022, with recent updates cutting the number of cheaters players encounter in Battlefield 2042 in half, according to EA.
While EA's push into new anticheat software for its games began in 2022 with the launch of FIFA 23, there's been little news about its impact since then. Now, EA is sharing more details on its efforts and has even given its software a new name: EA Javelin, one it said was chosen to communicate defense, strength, and agility in the face of cheaters.
In a newly published progress report, EA head of game security Elise Murphy said EA Javelin Anticheat has blocked 33 million cheating attempts across 2.2 billion PC gaming sessions since its 2022 launch. She said the software currently sports a 99% accuracy rate when it comes to identifying and banning cheaters, and that on the off chance it bans someone unjustly, EA has overturned those bans.Continue Reading at GameSpot