Apex Legends NA Esports Final Postponed Due to Hacking Incident
The Apex Legends North American esports final faces postponement after hackers disrupted the match, providing players with cheats. Professional players express frustration and demand better anti-cheat measures.
The Apex Legends North American esports final has been postponed after professional players were hacked mid-match. During the Global Series match on Saturday, hackers activated unwanted cheat modes, causing panic among the players. As the integrity of the game was compromised, the official social media handle for Apex Legends Esports declared that the tournament had been postponed until further notice.
Apex Legends Postpones North American Global Series Following the hacking incident, the online shooting game announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, “Due to the competitive integrity of this series being compromised, we have made the decision to postpone the NA finals at this time. We will share more information soon.”
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Due to the competitive integrity of this series being compromised, we have made the decision to postpone the NA finals at this time.
We will share more information soon.— Apex Legends Esports (@PlayApexEsports) March 18, 2024
Hackers Provide Players with Cheats During Apex Legends Global Series Match Professional player Noyan “Genburten” Ozkose was shocked to discover he had been hacked mid-match. Genburten shared a video clip from his livestream of the tournament on X, formerly known as Twitter. Visibly frustrated, Genburten revealed that the hackers had given him a “wallhack,” which allowed him to see through everything.
MULTI BILLION DOLLAR ESPORT BTWW pic.twitter.com/e1B9lfDt3C
— DZ_Genburten (@Genburten) March 18, 2024
In the video clip, Genburten can be heard saying, “I’m getting hacked” to his teammates. When other players asked if he could still play, he said, “It’s cheating.. what the fk. I can see everyone. I’m leaving the game.” The professional player shared the video clip along with the caption, “MULTI BILLION DOLLAR ESPORT BTWW.” In a separate tweet, Genburten wrote, “EA fix your fkn st get a better anticheat.”
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So i was given Aimbot but it was just me playing on Controller all good guys. Nerf controller! pic.twitter.com/2ztHtoOnRB
— TSM ImperialHal (@ImperialHal) March 18, 2024
Another gamer, Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen, revealed that he was also hacked during the regional match. Hal revealed that he was given an “aimbot,” which allowed him to shoot players at far-off distances with minimal aiming. In a video clip shared on the platform, he says, “I’m cheating, I have an aimbot.” Other players can be heard saying, “You gotta leave the game bro.”
However, Hal goes on to say, “I literally have an aimbot right now.” To this, a frustrated player told him to “leave the game.” Despite his teammates telling him to quit, he suggests, “What if I just don’t shoot?” The incident has sparked major outrage on social media.
