Call of Duty: Warzone will get dedicated anti-cheat courtesy of Raven Software

A solution to the rampant hacking problems player currently face.

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What you need to know

Call of Duty: Vanguardwas fully revealed on Thursday. During ourpreview for Call of Duty: Vanguard, we learned that developer Raven Software is continuing to head up the free-to-play Warzone mode, with a new map and a dedicated anti-cheat system in development.

Warzone is extremely popular, first kicking off after the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2019. The game has continued to struggle with hackers and cheaters however, with tens of thousands of accounts banned at a time as the community asked for a dedicated anti-cheat solution.

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With a campaign and multiplayer led by Sledgehammer Games, the game is heading back to World War II, telling the fictional birth of special forces. Meanwhile, developer Treyarch returns to work on Zombies mode. Call of Duty: Vanguard is currently slated to launch on Nov. 5 forXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One,PS5, PS4 and PC.

Different versions available

Call of Duty: Vanguard is meant to be a complete package, with a campaign following early special forces and a multiplayer mode with 20 maps at launch. There’s also more, like Zombies.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.