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Gaming News #49

25 September 2026

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Apex Legends Swaps to EA Javelin Anti-Cheat on September 29

Respawn confirmed on September 24 that Apex Legends switches its PC anti-cheat to EA Javelin, EA's in-house system, on September 29. EA says Javelin gives its team faster visibility into emerging cheats and more flexibility to build detections as hacks change. Respawn also flagged continued work on console cheat detection, including server-side models that watch for controller-based aim tools. The change hits every PC player the moment they patch.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Will EA Javelin actually clean up Apex ranked, or just move the cheaters around?
  2. New anti-cheat vs your privacy: fair trade to kill aimbots?
  3. Is console cheating the bigger threat now that controllers run aim scripts?
  4. Would better anti-cheat pull you back into Apex?