Last month, a hacker wreaked havoc during an esports tournament of the popular shooter game Apex Legends, hacking two well-known streamers mid-game to make it look like they were using cheats.
“The exploit I’ve used in [Apex Legends Global Series] is fully patched,” the hacker who goes by Destroyer2009 said in an online chat.
Or other video game hacking incidents?
Or other video game hacking incidents?
Destroyer2009’s hacks were high-profile, disruptive, and caused a big stir in the Apex Legends community.
I’m getting hacked, I’m getting hacked bro, I’m getting hacked,” said one of the players allegedly compromised during a live stream of the gameplay.
On Tuesday, Respawn, the studio that develops Apex Legends posted a statement on X (formerly Twitter), addressing the incidents.
Conor Ford, who works on Apex Legends security team, wrote on X that he and his colleagues are working to address the issues.
Or other video game hacking incidents?
Or other video game hacking incidents?
On Sunday, two competitive esports players appeared to get hacked during a live streamed game, prompting the organizers to postpone the tournament.
Players were competing in the Apex Legends Global Series, a competitive esports tournament for the popular shooter game Apex Legends, which has a $5 million total prize pool.
I’m getting hacked, I’m getting hacked bro, I’m getting hacked,” said Genburten, holding his hands up during the game, according to a video they posted on X, which was also posted on multiple YouTube channels.
“I’m cheating, I’m cheating, I’m cheating, I’m fucking cheating,” said ImperialHal.
We will share more information soon,” announced the official Apex Legends Esports account on X.
Riot Games is laying off about 530 employees, which represents 11% of its workforce, the Tencent-owned company announced on Monday.
The League of Legends maker is also sunsetting its five-year-old publishing group, Riot Forge.
Riot Games wrote two posts about the changes, addressing the affected employees in one and its players in another.
He also highlighted two areas that’ll see “immediate impact” from the organizational changes– Riot Forge and the digital collectible card game Legends of Runeterra.
Riot Games joins other video game publishers making job cuts, such as Epic Games, which eliminated 830 employees in September.
