Activision is taking its fight against Call of Duty cheat makers beyond RICOCHET Anti-Cheat, with the company revealing that it recently sent a representative directly to the home of an alleged cheat seller in Ohio.
The official Call of Duty account shared footage on August 28 showing documents being personally delivered outside a residence. Activision said the action targeted Elocarry during the recent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Closed Beta, marking another step in its growing campaign against cheat developers and sellers.
In brief
- Activision personally served documents to a cheat seller in Ohio during the Modern Warfare 4 Closed Beta.
- The company says it has disrupted more than 375 cheat reseller operations.
- More than 80 cease-and-desist demands have been served, while over 30 vendors have been shut down.
- Activision says litigation will remain an option as it prepares for Modern Warfare 4’s October 23 launch.
Activision Takes Its Anti-Cheat Fight to Ohio
According to Call of Duty, RICOCHET Anti-Cheat’s work now extends well beyond detecting suspicious players inside matches.
“Cheat makers operate around the world. So do we,” the company said while revealing its latest enforcement action.
Activision said its team traveled to Ohio last weekend during the Closed Beta to target Elocarry. The accompanying footage reportedly shows an Activision representative arriving at a residence and personally delivering the legal documents.
It is a very different approach from the automated bans and detection systems players normally associate with RICOCHET. Activision is increasingly targeting the businesses and individuals supplying cheats rather than focusing entirely on players who use them.
Activision Says It Has Disrupted More Than 375 Cheat Operations
The Ohio action is only one part of a much larger campaign. Activision says it has now disrupted more than 375 cheat reseller operations, issued over 80 cease-and-desist demands, and shut down more than 30 cheat vendors.
The publisher also made it clear that legal escalation remains on the table, saying it is prepared to take cheat developers and sellers to court when necessary to protect fair play.
Its warning to cheat sellers was equally direct: “BUILD CHEATS. SELL CHEATS. WE WILL FIND YOU.”
Cheating remains one of the biggest concerns surrounding competitive multiplayer games, especially during major Call of Duty launches. Activision’s latest move shows that RICOCHET is becoming more than an in-game detection system.
The company is now pairing technical anti-cheat measures with cease-and-desist letters, vendor shutdowns, direct enforcement, and potentially lawsuits. With Activision promising that “there’s more to come,” cheat sellers appear to be facing considerably more pressure both inside and outside the game.
