“Cheated at video games” is sort of a funny reason to go to prison, eh?

In collaboration with Tencent, Chinese police have recently busted a massive video game cheating ring located in Kunshan, China.

The group, which went by “Chicken Drumstick”, had made over $76 million selling cheats to popular games like Overwatch and Call of Duty Mobile. Subscription to their service ran from ~$10 a day, to $200 a month, and extended to over 100 countries across the world.

The police arrested 10 members of the group, as well as seized equipment. Notably, they also seized around $46 million in assets, including a number of supercars, sports cars, and luxury vehicles.

As for why they got raided, though? Aside from evading obvious restrictions, many tournaments are currently online, and the purses for winning are not inconsiderable.In such situations, cheating could easily be seen as akin to doping in a given sport.

Source: BBC

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