Kernel-level anti-cheat software is a contentious issue among gamers. It’s a solution for rampant cheating in online games, but some players see the powerful software as a huge overstep on the PCs ...
Valve is ensuring better transparency is coming from developers using kernel-level anti-cheat software, as it must now be flagged on the game's Steam store page. While the use of kernel-level ...
Something to look forward to: Anti-cheat tools used by game studios have repeatedly sparked controversy among players. Now, Valve is requiring studios to be transparent, clearly stating when and how ...
In brief: Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and other forms of kernel-level anti-cheat are already notorious for digging deep into users' systems, locking games to Windows, and increasing the risk of serious ...