Helldivers 2 swaps over to Easy anti-cheat, with developers admitting Gameguard "wasn't as effective as it could have been"
📍 How it ended
[ { "epilogue": "Helldivers 2 received update 1.007.200, which implemented Easy Anti-Cheat and switched the game over from GameGuard. Developers admitted that GameGuard was not as effective as it could have been.
Despite the new anti-cheat system, the game remained compatible with the Steam Deck." } ]
Epilogue added 2h ago, after coverage quieted.
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Coverage (5)
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Helldivers 2 7.2.0 Patch Notes IGN · 4d ago
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