Activision said on its "Call of Duty Updates" X account that there was a problem with the anti-cheat system that has now been resolved, and explained why fans had recently noticed more cheaters than usual in "Call of Duty" On July 24, " After "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" Season 5 was released and simultaneously made available on Game Pass, players began posting about the increase in cheaters.

"RICOCHET Anti-Cheat fixed a problem with their detection system over the weekend, resulting in a spike in cheater reports.

This doesn't tell us much, but the bottom line is that Activision has caught a lot of cheaters. Reports of cheating methods and cheaters by game developers are often intentionally obfuscated, obscured, or rendered unclear.

Much of the current discussion about cheating in "Call of Duty" is focused on the recently released Windows Store and Game Pass versions of "Modern Warfare 3." Players have noticed that some people appear to be playing from an Xbox even though they are playing from a PC, and some have speculated that the Game Pass release is responsible for the increase in cheating. According to a post on Call of Duty Updates, Activision's anti-cheat team can see what platform people are playing from "no matter what it looks like in-game."

Activision stressed the importance of in-game reporting to identify cheaters.

"If you suspect a player in the lobby is cheating, regardless of platform, we encourage you to file an in-game report for further investigation."

In the competitive world of first-person shooters, cheating is always a hot topic. Activision won a $14.5 million court case against a cheat maker earlier this year, and just yesterday another company folded without a fight after receiving legal threats.

Perhaps the only consistent topic in the Call of Duty world is the ever-present skill-based matchmaking debate: According to a top-secret experiment conducted by Activision on 50% of Call of Duty players, people like this matchmaking more than they thought they would.