Activision Wins $14 Million Lawsuit Against Cheat Provider EngineOwning
Court orders EngineOwning to pay damages, surrender domain, and cease operations following legal battle over Call of Duty cheats.
- Judge ruled in favor of Activision, awarding $14.5 million in damages and $292,912 in legal fees.
- EngineOwning must transfer its domain to Activision and stop creating and selling cheats.
- The lawsuit, filed in 2022, highlighted significant monetary and reputational damages to Activision.
- EngineOwning's cheats were downloaded over 72,000 times in the U.S. alone.
- This case is part of a broader trend of gaming companies taking legal action against cheat creators.