Marvel Rivals said on May 25, 2026 that accounts tied to cheats, illicit assist software, or client tampering have been permanently banned. Future severe cases can add account bans, device bans, and IP bans. r/Games comments focused on the rank list, including the number of Bronze accounts in the wave.
A new Vanguard update has rendered DMA cheat hardware permanently inoperable for Valorant cheaters. Riot clarified that regular PCs are completely unaffected — only dedicated cheat devices that use DMA firmware are targeted.
A high-scoring r/pcgaming post highlights Insider Gaming's report on a Surfshark study that ranked Call of Duty first for cheat-related searches. Activision pushed back, saying the study measures search volume rather than verified cheating data.