Bungie isn't the only developer winning against cheatmakers this week. As spotted by VentureBeat, Activision won its lawsuit against companies EngineOwning UG and Garnatz Enterprise Ltd, plus 11 individuals, and will be awarded $14.465 million in damages and around $293,000 in attorney fees.Along with the money, EngineOwning is required to give Activision its domain name.The suit was first filed in early 2022, with Activision alleging the defendants profited off cheats for Call of Duty games that gave them an edge over players. It also claimed that specific software was designed to avoid detection by its anti-cheat tech.Based in Germany, EngineOwning's cheats included showing players' in-game locations, and assistance with auto-aiming and firing. Along with Call of Duty, its…
Helldivers 2 will soon require PC players to link their Steam account to the PlayStation Network.On the game's Steam page, developer Arrowhead says new players will have to make a free PSN account (if they don't already have one) and link it starting on Monday, May 6. Current players will have to do so by June 4.When the game launched and became suddenly popular, account linking was made "temporarily optional." Arrowhead and Sony had what it called a "grace period" for Steam users to play it without linking.That time is now over, and Arrowhead said this "plays a critical role in protecting our players" from griefing and abuse.
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Triple-A cohort Prytania Media has continued its spate of studio closures by shuttering Dawon Entertainment.Dawon only opened its doors in August 2023 but in a post on Linkedin announced it will shut down on May 10, 2024."We derived tremendous joy from working together on a delightful project, motivated by a vision of what mobile games could look like in India and abroad. We still believe we would have changed the world," reads the statement."But keep an eye out! Our developers still might. They are some of the most skilled and grounded people in the industry. If you have any open roles that they may be a fit for, please reach out."Prytania described Dawon as its first "emerging–markets studio." The company was based in Bangalore, India, and led by award-win…