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Cheating in video games

Cheating in video games involves a player using various methods to create an advantage beyond normal gameplay, usually in order to make the game easier. Individual techniques or exploits, called cheats, may be activated from within the game itself (a cheat code implemented by the original game developers), inserted by third-party software (a hacking…

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Play testingManic MinerMatthew Smith'sCastle WolfensteinPOKE
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Cheating in online games

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Modification of runtime game data

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Video gamesGameplayHackingDebuggerCheat cartridge
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Cheating in online games

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Cheating in video games

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Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020833
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Crash regularly featured lists of such POKE instructions for gamesinstance ofMagazines0.80text
cheat booksinstance ofCheat-enablers0.80text
game guidesinstance ofCheat-enablers0.80text
cheat cartridges helped form a cheat industryinstance ofCheat-enablers0.80text
cemented cheating as part of gaming cultureinstance ofCheat-enablers0.80text
Game Genieinstance ofsometimes even emulating cheating hardware0.80text
Dune IIinstance ofe.g. to give the player a large sum of money in strategy games0.80text
PunkBusterinstance ofby incorporating tools0.80text
nProtect GameGuardinstance ofby incorporating tools0.80text
or Valve Anti-Cheatinstance ofby incorporating tools0.80text

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