“While anti-cheat is not a magic bullet, this is a battle we’re committed to fighting.”

However, fighting cheaters is a never-ending project, and Activision acknowledged this in its statement.

Some have succeeded, many have not.

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“Our team is constantly monitoring and will continue every effort to prevent and combat this wherever possible.

This system will never impact “law-abiding” players, Activision said.

To be clear, we will never interfere in gunfights between law-abiding community members.

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Damage Shield is now out of testing and deployed across the globe.”

“But we know the work is never done,” Activision said.

Activision also teased what sounds like potentially more outlandish or unexpected cheating mitigation efforts.

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In addition to Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward is developing anew Warzone game.

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