Riot Games has updated its Vanguard anti-cheat software in Valorant to disable DMA cheating tools. The company tweeted about the change and later clarified that it does not damage hardware or software.
Riot Games pushed an update to Vanguard that detects and disables DMA tools used for cheating in Valorant. The update works even when Riot games are not running or installed. On May 21, 2026, the company posted a tweet showing disabled DMA cards and calling them $6k paperweights.
NetEase has banned nearly 500 players from Marvel Rivals after detecting unauthorized cheats following a recent update. The company shared some names, user IDs and ranks in a blog post on its zero-tolerance policy.
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Xbox-published shooter Doom: The Dark Ages has had its Denuvo DRM protection bypassed by anti-DRM pirates. Reddit user voices38 announced the crack on March 13, marking it as the first 2025 game to have its DRM illicitly circumvented.
Developers at Quarter Up have released a blog post explaining high rage quitting rates during the recent open beta of their fighting game Invincible Vs. They attributed most issues to their own systems, including delayed rank updates and poor matchmaking. Fixes are incoming ahead of the full launch on April 30.
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New text strings in a recent Steam client update suggest Valve is developing a framerate estimator tool. The feature would allow users to view estimated performance charts for games based on their hardware configurations and data from other Steam users. It builds on Valve's efforts to improve game compatibility information.