Steamed: Valve Software Battles Video-game Cheaters

[TheOtherOption]

Video-game company Valve takes the fight against cheats directly to players' computers

The enemy is closing in. Hordes of desperate soldiers battle their foes in a ravaged city. But one of the opposing fighters seems more nimble than others. He’s nailing his targets with ease, blowing off limbs and racking up his score. It’s as if he has X-ray eyes.

Just had my latest IEEE email come through and this article caught my eye

There's also a podcast where they talk about Valves efforts.

 

[hudson86]

The problem first showed up on the company’s radar in 2004, after it heard rumors that a cheater had devised a way to see through walls.

That articles pretty lacking, along with the podcast , cheating on Valve games only surfaced in 2004 , come on !