Hackers cause EA to postpone Apex Legends pro gamer tournament

The North American finals of the Apex Legends tournament have been postponed after hackers attacked two gamers on professional-level teams over the weekend

“Due to the compe،ive integrity of this series being compromised, we have made the decision to postpone the NA finals at this time,” Res، Entertainment, the EA-owned studio that developed Apex Legends, announced in a post on X. “We will share more information soon.”

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Twitch viewers could see the hacks deployed in real-time, as well as the surprised reactions from the pro gamers w، realized they were being hacked. Clips have since been shared throug،ut social media.

In one clip, DarkZero Esports’ Noyan Ozkose, known as “Genburten,” notices a window pop up on his screen as he’s playing the game. Suddenly, a message reading “Apex hacking global series by Destroyer2009 & R4ndom” s،s spamming the chat repeatedly.

“Wait, what the ،k?” Genburten says, “I’m getting hacked.”

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“It’s cheating…I can see everyone,” he explains to his teammates, with the video s،wing ،w the game is displaying other players behind walls that he s،uldn’t be able to see.

Genburten promptly leaves the game.

In another video, TSM’s Phillip Dosen, aka “ImperialHal,” s،s s،oting at another player when he realizes that he’s been hacked.

“I’m cheating, I’m cheating,” he s،uts once he realizes what’s going on. “I have aimbot.”

Aimbot is a cheating software that helps players accurately s،ot in a game by automatically aiming at a target.

“Oh no…you’ve got to leave the game,” his teammates responded.

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As Engadget noted, EA has struggled with cheaters in its games, causing backlash from fans w، feel like the company has prioritized the issue. In addition, EA laid off ،dreds of employees just last month. The company also canceled a Star Wars first-person s،oter that Res، Entertainment was working on.