"And so when you start to look at it that way, criminals oftentimes go where the money is."Ī recent survey by security company Irdeto found that 60% of online games were negatively impacted by cheaters and 77% of players said they will stop playing if they think competitors are cheating. "The interesting thing with online gaming is there's so much money in it now, not just as an industry, but also prize money and other things like that," said Alex Hamerstone, a leader at TrustedSec, a cybersecurity consulting firm that helps video game producers keep their games safe. Cheating can ruin the gaming experience, cut into profits from in-game purchases and turn consumers off. And while it may seem harmless, it's not. Players and industry experts say it's rare to find cheating at tournaments, because of tight controls, but when playing at home, cheating is a lot harder to squash. A profitable part of the video game industry is e-gaming or esports, competitive video game competitions where amateur and professional players compete for prizes that can reach into the millions.
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