PUBG Mobile Bans Over 2 Million Cheaters In One Week

Let's face it: nobody likes cheaters. PUBG Corp certainly doesn't, and it continues to take action to stomp out cheating in its namesake. According to a recent tweet, the free downloadable game PUBG Mobile saw a staggering 2 million accounts banned during a single week (August 20-27), along with nearly 1.5 million devices. No more chicken dinners for them.

As the breakdown image attached to the tweet reveals, 32% of players were banned for using x-ray vision, 27% used auto-aim, 12% used speed hacks, and 22% were banned for unspecified reasons. These are permanent suspensions, so you shouldn't expect to see these same players back in the game without some effort on their part.

PUBG Mobile recently announced its 1.0 update, along with a $2 million esports tournament. That update will bring up to a 36% improvement in frame rate and a 76% reduction in lag, according to a press release from Tencent. According to Sensor Tower's estimates, the game "has doubled its lifetime revenue in just over seven months to more than $3 billion globally." The Chinese version of the game, titled Game For Peace, is responsible for the majority of the revenue, with the United States coming in second. PUBG Mobile will also add New Erangel to the game in the coming weeks.

Recently, in a somewhat confusing move, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney promoted PUBG Mobile in a tweet. This is the latest move in the ongoing legal battle between Epic and Fortnite over Fortnite's removal from the App Store.

In other cheating news, a Call of Duty streamer was recently banned from Twitch after being caught cheating by his viewers. GTA Online has also punished several players for using an in-game exploit.