Ban Waves 1 min
How ban waves work, and why Linux players should care
Some anti-cheats ban in delayed batches. That matters if you are running a game in a setup the developer never approved.
VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat)
Anti-cheat news
Ban waves, Linux and Proton updates, vendor policy changes and security issues that affect your games.
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Linux/Proton updates
Featured Linux/Proton Updates
Apex Legends turns off Linux and Steam Deck support
Linux support for Apex Legends was enabled shortly after the Steam Deck launched, then switched off on October 31, 2024. Here is what changed and what it means for players.
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- Security Vulnerabilities 1 min
When the anti-cheat driver becomes the vulnerability
Kernel anti-cheat drivers run with the highest privileges on your PC. In 2022 one of them was abused by ransomware, showing the cost of that trust.
genshin impact - Linux/Proton Updates 1 min
The state of Linux anti-cheat, in numbers
A snapshot of 1,167 tracked games: how many work on Linux, which vendors matter most, and why most broken games are not blocked for good.
Easy Anti-Cheat, BattlEye, VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) - Linux/Proton Updates 1 min
Apex Legends turns off Linux and Steam Deck support
Linux support for Apex Legends was enabled shortly after the Steam Deck launched, then switched off on October 31, 2024. Here is what changed and what it means for players.
Easy Anti-Cheatapex legends - Vendor Policy Changes 1 min
Riot Vanguard: still no path to Linux
A Riot developer said in January 2024 that Linux has too much attack surface for Vanguard. Every tracked Vanguard game is still Denied.
Riot Vanguardvalorant, league of legends - Linux/Proton Updates 1 min
Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye arrive on Proton
In 2021 the two biggest third-party anti-cheats announced Linux support that works with Proton. The catch: developers have to switch it on.
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