Good artists copy, great artists steal. That may in part explain the massive success of Marvel Rivals, very much an Overwatch clone.

The exceptions are those with aggressive, Windows-based anti-cheating tools baked in, something that hit back hard against players eager to dive into a new superhero shooter. Marvel Rivals, an Overwatch -ish free-to-play hero shooter released in early December 2024,

Marvel Rivals community manager announced this morning that it has accidentally flagged a whole load of innocent players as cheaters and, as a result, banned their accounts all because of a mix-up in operating systems.

Marvel Rivals developer NetEase Games admits that a number of players have recently been hit with bans for cheating… even though they'd not been cheating at all. According to community manager 'James' in the game's official Discord server,

NetEase apologizes for accidentally banning Marvel Rivals players deemed as cheaters. Players were wrongly banned for using compatibility player programs, sparking backlash. Developers admit to the mistake,