Call of Duty Titles Join GeForce Now with Temporary Banning Issue (Updated)
Three popular Call of Duty titles, Modern Warfare 3 (2023), Modern Warfare 2 (2022), and Warzone, joined the NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud streaming service on November 30. The move marked the beginning of a partnership between Microsoft and NVIDIA, which came about as an added agreement during Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King.
An issue has been resolved in which Players who accessed the game through cloud services received improper account enforcements.
We have identified a small number of accounts impacted by this issue and are working to rollback unwarranted account…
— Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) December 1, 2023
However, the launch into cloud streaming experienced some issues—just 24 hours after joining NVIDIA GeForce Now, players reported on Reddit and Twitter that their accounts had been banned after playing Call of Duty titles through the cloud service.
Call of Duty’s modern titles utilize a proprietary anti-cheat software called RICOCHET AntiCheat, which has had some issues with misidentifying software applications as cheating tools in the past. It is suspected that RICOCHET flagged GeForce Now as a potential source of cheating, resulting in players’ accounts being banned.
Thankfully, the official Call of Duty Updates Twitter account acknowledged the issue on Friday, stating that the problem with NVIDIA GeForce Now had been resolved and unwarranted bans were rolled back.
While this launch hiccup may have been frustrating for gamers, the cloud streaming service now enables players to enjoy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Modern Warfare 2, and Warzone on GeForce Now without the risk of being unfairly banned. To celebrate the titles joining the platform, Best Buy is offering the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 cross-gen bundle for $70.
