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Helldivers 2 swaps over to Easy anti-cheat, with developers admitting Gameguard "wasn't as effective as it could have been" - Eurogamer.net
Publisher description: Arrowhead - developers of Helldivers 2 - has announced a new anti-cheat for the co-operative shooter. Easy Anti-cheat is being used over Gameguard.
NewsAPI | Oct 20, 2026 | Connor Makar
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EAC is an industry standard used in over 200 games, and we believe this will be an effective way to protect the Galactic War and will better protect fair gameplay and the integrity of the game. " Here's the Helldivers 2 launch trailer. Watch on YouTube As part of this shift, Arrowhead also confirmed that several non-malicious mods, such as cosmetic changes, will need to be updated to work alongside Easy Anti-Cheat. "We know mods are part of the DNA of PC gaming and gaming communities as a whole.
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