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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:42 pm
Frostbite Source Code Stolen = 2042 Cheating Nightmare?
News
Oh dear. In case you haven't heard, EA's network got hacked, and the hackers got the Frostbite Source code:
Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA (vice.com)
According to the hackers, and confirmed by EA, they got development tools for the Frostbite engine as well. The hackers have claimed this will allow for massive cheating:
"You have full capability of exploiting on all EA services," the hackers claimed in various posts on underground hacking forums viewed by Motherboard.
If you're a long-time Battlefield player, you'll know that cheating has been one of the biggest issues of the PC version for many years now. I was really hoping that 2042 would not have the same problems, but with the Frostbite source code now in the hands of hackers, I am extremely concerned that DICE has no chance in hell of stopping it. This could be an absolute game-breaker of a problem, and I think EA and DICE need to double down on cheat protection, as well as sharing with us what they're going to do now the game's development tools are in the hands of cheat-creators.
What do you guys think? Am I overreacting, or has EA suddenly found its biggest game release in years on the precipice of a massive problem?
News
Oh dear. In case you haven't heard, EA's network got hacked, and the hackers got the Frostbite Source code:
Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA (vice.com)
According to the hackers, and confirmed by EA, they got development tools for the Frostbite engine as well. The hackers have claimed this will allow for massive cheating:
"You have full capability of exploiting on all EA services," the hackers claimed in various posts on underground hacking forums viewed by Motherboard.
If you're a long-time Battlefield player, you'll know that cheating has been one of the biggest issues of the PC version for many years now. I was really hoping that 2042 would not have the same problems, but with the Frostbite source code now in the hands of hackers, I am extremely concerned that DICE has no chance in hell of stopping it. This could be an absolute game-breaker of a problem, and I think EA and DICE need to double down on cheat protection, as well as sharing with us what they're going to do now the game's development tools are in the hands of cheat-creators.
What do you guys think? Am I overreacting, or has EA suddenly found its biggest game release in years on the precipice of a massive problem?