Activision has won its lawsuit against German cheat maker EngineOwning. The Call of Duty publisher will therefore receive compensation of more than 14.4 million dollars from EngineOwning, which sold cheats for Call of Duty and other games.
An American judge ruled in favor of Activision this week, according to court documents. This was a default judgment, which means that the defendant did not respond to the charges. After the ruling, EngineOwning owes the game publisher more than $14.4 million, in addition to approximately $292,912 in legal fees. The cheat maker must also transfer his domain name to Activision. EngineOwning appears to claim in a statement that it simply wants to continue its activities.
EngineOwning has been selling cheats for recent Call of Duty games, such as wallhacks, triggerbots and aimbots, for years. Activision began its lawsuit against the German cheat maker in 2022. The company stated that the company's cheats harm Activision because it can cause frustrated players and negative press. Court documents show that EngineOwning's software has been downloaded more than 72,000 times in the United States.
This ruling follows closely on the heels of a similar lawsuit from Destiny developer Bungie. That developer won a case against AimJunkies last weekend. That company then received $63,210 in damages, reports The Verge.
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