Over the weekend, it emerged that Valve's Anti-Cheat software (VAC) was scanning your computer's internet history and reporting a list of visited websites back to Valve. Obviously, the internet ...

VAC bans older than five years, as well as VAC bans that pre-date a player's first participation in a Valve-sponsored event, will no longer be taken into account when assessing RMR event eligibility I ...

A breakdown of Valve Anti Cheat and Riot Vanguard showing two very different approaches to fighting cheaters in modern games ...

Valve has warned Counter-Strike 2 players that AMD's latest graphics driver could get them banned. The problem lies in AMD's Anti-Lag+ feature, which triggers the Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) system, duping ...

"You are joining a server that implements Valve's anti-cheat system (VAC).<BR>Please note that the use of Cheats is a violation of your End User License<BR>Agreement for the software and/or your Steam ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. The new feature appears to be called VAC Live, which ...

Counter-Strike 2's limited beta test kicked off just a couple of days ago, and players are already encountering hackers in the game, despite Valve's strict invite restrictions. Counter-Strike: Global ...

Counter-Strike 2’s anti-cheat systems have evolved rapidly, blending real-time detection, machine learning, and community-driven reviews to curb cheating. Players are reporting cleaner matches and ...

Deadlock, the MOBA shooter that’s currently only available for invited play testers, has incorporated a new way to punish cheaters, and it involves turning them into frogs. Yes, really. In Deadlock‘s ...

CS2 players are reportedly getting hit with a ban if they use an AMD GPU and enable the Anti-Lag+ feature. Valve confirms that CS2 players with an AMD GPU enabling this feature will result in them ...

Cheaters are asked to have their fun while they can, we guess. Despite not being officially released, the upcoming hero shooter/MOBA hybrid Deadlock, created by Valve, has already seen multiple ...