A Small Journal About a Large Trade-off

Why we exist

Anti-cheat is usually discussed in two registers: vendor marketing that promises near-perfect protection, and forum anger that treats every driver as spyware. Neither helps a tournament organiser choosing a platform or a student weighing a career. We aim for a third register: careful, sourced and willing to say "we do not know".

Method

We rely on primary sources wherever possible: vendor documentation, conference talks, published security research, regulatory texts and official decisions by integrity bodies. Every essay ends with a source list. We distinguish between what a system can do and what it has been shown to do.

Independence

We are not affiliated with any game publisher, anti-cheat vendor, tournament organiser or integrity body named in this journal. We do not accept payment for coverage, and we do not run sponsored content.

Corrections

When we get something wrong, we fix it and note the change at the end of the essay. Send corrections through our contact page.

Read the Detection Essay