Activision’s lawsuit against prominent FPS cheat providers EngineOwning has resulted in a $14 million fine two years after the publisher began pursuing legal action.
Another widely-utilized cheat provider has been snuffed out. EngineOwning is no more, with the German-based company owing Activision $14,465,600 in statutory damages, along with an extra $292,912 in attorney fees.
Not only does the crew behind the cheating operation owe millions in damages, but Activision is also entitled to seize full control of the “illicit enterprise,” including the company’s domain name.
BREAKING: Activision has been granted default judgement in its court case against cheat provider EngineOwning.Judge ruled EngineOwning owes Activision $14.45M in damages and $292,900 in legal fees.Judge ruled EngineOwning website domain must be transferred to Activision.pic.twitter.com/oWTbYygiZe
EngineOwning was among the most prominent cheat-providing services in recent years, with users able to purchase software to cheat in a wide range of CoD games including Warzone, not to mention other titles like Halo Infinite, and had even completed work on an Overwatch 2 cheat program.
Not only were regular players exposed as part of the lawsuit, but Activision also allegeda number of ‘high-profile’ content creatorshad also been uncovered as having used the cheating software.
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Now, with the operation at its end, those responsible for all aspects of the EngineOwning operation were named in the lawsuit and have to answer for over $14 million in damages.
“Ordinarily, such a large sum of money at stake would weigh in favor of Defendants,” the court proceeding outlined. “But the Court has’ wide discretion in determining the amount of statutory damages to be awarded.
“Here, the Court deems the amount of requested damages reasonable, given that Plaintiff alleges that Defendants have acted willfully.”
Brad Norton is Dexerto’s Editor on the Australia team. He is a journalism graduate and Call of Duty expert, covering Warzone, Black Ops, and Modern Warfare. Brad also covers Star Wars, Twitch, YouTube, first-person shooter games, and single-player games. He also has bylines at Gamurs Group. You can contact him at: brad.norton@dexerto.com
