{
  "id": 15731707,
  "title": "Helldivers 2's GameGuard cheat policing \"wasn't as effective as it could have been\", cue a switch to Easy Anti-Cheat as part of a crackdown on cheat mods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/helldivers-2s-gameguard-cheat-policing-wasnt-as-effective-as-it-could",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T09:32:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/helldivers-2s-gameguard-cheat-policing-wasnt-as-effective-as-it-could-have-been-cue-a-switch-to-easy-anti-cheat-as-part-of-a-crackdown-on-cheat-mods"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Helldivers 2 , a game that still appears to be missing in action from Steam here in the UK, is switching anti-cheat software. Developers Arrowhead are keen to tighten up security and crack down on the use of cheat mods that can influence the bug-slaying experience of folks beyond the person who's installed them. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}