Niantic, the studio behind mobile games like augmented reality Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, en Entrance, has allegedly punished more than 5 million fraudsters since the beginning of 2020 three matches.
“We are committed to ensuring a fair game in our game portfolio,” says Niantic blogpos read. “Every day newer forms of fraud or spoofing tools are made available on the internet, and we are constantly working to combat these fraudsters and focus on improving our detection and application as it has no place in our games. “
Niantic also said that 90% of players who received a warning immediately stopped cheating, a figure the company finds’ very encouraging ‘as it tries to distinguish between comfortable disregard for its rules and’ more gruesome ‘attempts to persuade the developers.
All that being said, it should be noted that ‘cheats’ in Niantic releases usually amount to a fraudulent place with third-party programs to trick the game into believing that you are walking through the city and not, you know, sitting at your computer not. This kind of behavior rarely ruins the experience for other users, but it eats into Niantic’s revenue, the biggest sin under capitalism.
Pokémon Go made it more than $ 4 billion for Niantic since its release in 2016. Of that, at least $ 1 billion came in 2020 alone.