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Elie Gould

Activision rolls out a Call of Duty: Warzone ban wave and promises that Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer is next: 'Leaderboards have been purged'

Two players back to back as someone parachutes in.

Thanks to a brief hiccup in Call of Duty's anti-cheat software, there was a spike in cheaters last week. While Activision assured players that the issue had been solved, we've just got a further update: The studio confirmed actions have been taken against certain accounts as part of a ban wave. 

"The RICOCHET Anti-Cheat team has deployed new detections targeting Ranked Play cheaters and boosters in Call of Duty: Warzone," a Call of Duty Update X post indicates. "Team RICOCHET has banned accounts caught in this sweep, and leaderboards have been purged. A similar set of detections is in flight to target Ranked Play cheaters in MW3 Multiplayer." 

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