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BattlEye is proprietary kernel–level anti-cheat software designed to detect players that hack or abusively use exploits in an online game. It was initially released as a third-party anti-cheat for Battlefield Vietnam in 2004 and has since been officially implemented in numerous video games, primarily shooter games such as PUBG: Battlegrounds, Arma 3, Destiny 2, War Thunder, and DayZ.

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  • Technology
  • Design
  • Additional restrictions and system behaviour
  • Social impact
  • Games using BattlEye
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

BattlEye is proprietary kernel–level anti-cheat software designed to detect players that hack or abusively use exploits in an online game. It was initially released as a third-party anti-cheat for Battlefield Vietnam in 2004 and has since been officially implemented in numerous video games, primarily shooter games such as PUBG: Battlegrounds, Arma 3, Destiny 2, War Thunder, and DayZ.

BattlEye is developed by German company BattlEye Innovations e. K., headquartered in Reutlingen.

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