Article category: Anti-Cheat

Space Marine 2 adds DLSS3, FSR3 and Frame Generation - more playable on Steam Deck, needs launch option for Desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe, Dec 10

A huge Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 patch has landed improving many parts of the game, along with helping performance with an upgrade to NVIDIA DLSS3, AMD FSR3.1 and Frame Generation plus some improvements to their anti-cheat (Easy Anti-Cheat).

Free to play monster-hunting game Dauntless now on Steam and works on Steam Deck, desktop Linux needs a quick fix

By Liam Dawe, Dec 5

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Dauntless from Phoenix Labs has finally launched on Steam, it's also free to play so you can go and check out this monster-hunting game without spending a penny.

War Thunder is moving away from Easy Anti-Cheat to BattlEye

By Liam Dawe, Dec 5

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After doing the same with their FPS, Enlisted, Gaijin have announced today that War Thunder will also be changing the anti-cheat system used.

Delta Force developer mentions they will look at supporting Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Dec 5

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The new Delta Force has launched with kernel level anti-cheat, which sadly doesn't support Linux platforms yet but it seems hope for it is not entirely lost.

Stuck for what to play this weekend? DayZ works really nicely on Linux now

By Liam Dawe, Nov 1

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If you're in need of something to game on Linux this weekend, why not try out the open-world survival game DayZ. The game is also going through a player surge thanks to a new expansion release.

EA / Respawn now block Apex Legends from running on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Oct 31

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The developers of Apex Legends have announced that they're going to be blocking the game completely on Linux platforms including Steam Deck.

Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages

By Liam Dawe, Oct 30

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Valve announced a change for Steam today that will make things a lot clearer for everyone, as developers will now need to clearly list the kernel-level anti-cheat used on Steam store pages.

EA Anti-Cheat arrives for Battlefield 1 breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 23

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It's here. EA Anti-Cheat has now been rolled out into Battlefield 1, breaking another multiplayer game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Deadlock from Valve has an amusing new anti-cheat system turning cheaters into frogs

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

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Valve are continuing to build up Deadlock, their fancy new third-person MOBA, with the introduction of a new anti-cheat system that's quite hilarious.

Grand Theft Auto V gets BattlEye anti-cheat, breaks online play on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 17

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Surprisingly, Rockstar have now added BattlEye anti-cheat to Grand Theft Auto V / GTA Online, and sadly it seems they have not enabled the support for Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Valve's Proton. ARTICLE UPDATED.

Enlisted from Darkflow / Gaijin swapping from Easy Anti-Cheat to BattlEye

By Liam Dawe, Sep 16

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Darkflow Software and Gaijin Network Ltd have announced their multiplayer online shooter Enlisted will be changing the anti-cheat sometime in the coming days.

Microsoft Windows kernel changes don't suddenly mean big things for Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe, Sep 15

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There's a lot of blog posts and news articles being written right now centred around Microsoft's plans for updates to Windows 11, and potential kernel changes, with some thinking this means big things for Linux gaming.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will get Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 30

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Saber Interactive have confirmed that Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will get full Steam Deck support, although not soon.

Battlefield 1 gets EA anticheat in September - will be left broken on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Aug 27

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Here we go once again, EA are about to completely break another game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux and this time it's Battlefield 1.

ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree DLC update causing problems on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

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ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree releases soon, and there's a patch out but sadly this has been causing issues for players on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

Squad, Offworld's tactical FPS should now run better on Linux with EAC issues fixed

By Liam Dawe, Jun 18

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Squad from Offworld is a tactical first-person shooter that has run on Linux for a while now with Proton, but some Linux distributions had issues with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC).

EA SPORTS WRC is adding EA anticheat, breaking another game on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, May 17

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Well, here's another game that EA will be breaking on Steam Deck / Linux, with EA anticheat rolling out to EA SPORTS WRC when it goes live in June.

Back 4 Blood gets Denuvo Anti-tamper removed and an anti-cheat fix for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, May 16

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For those of you who wait until Denuvo Anti-tamper gets removed from games, you'll be pleased to know Back 4 Blood is now free of it. Plus the developers fixed the anti-cheat recently.

Apex Legends Upheaval update live with EOS Anti-Cheat breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux (updated)

By Liam Dawe, May 7

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Respawn and EA have today released a major update for the popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends, which gives it an anti-cheat upgrade. Sadly it's causing issues for Steam Deck / Linux players. ARTICLE UPDATED

Riot Games talk Vanguard anti-cheat for League of Legends and why it's a no for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 11

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While previously you've been able to play League of Legends on Linux, and there's some pretty die-hard fans using Wine to play it, that's set to end soon with Vanguard being introduced.

Category: Anti-Cheat