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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.
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