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EA Javelin Anticheat job listing mentions future support for Linux and Proton
One big issue with Linux / SteamOS gaming is a lack of anti-cheat support, and it seems Electronic Arts (EA) have future plans for supporting the platform.
EA rebrand and refresh their anti-cheat into EA Javelin Anticheat, still blocks Linux / Steam Deck
EA (Electronic Arts) have announced that EA anticheat is going through a rebrand and refresh, and will now be called EA Javelin Anticheat.
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Battlefield 1 gets EA anticheat in September - will be left broken on Steam Deck / Linux
Here we go once again, EA are about to completely break another game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux and this time it's Battlefield 1.
EA SPORTS WRC is adding EA anticheat, breaking another game on Steam Deck / Linux
Well, here's another game that EA will be breaking on Steam Deck / Linux, with EA anticheat rolling out to EA SPORTS WRC when it goes live in June.
Battlefield V now broken on Steam Deck / Linux with EA anticheat live
That's all folks. EA anticheat has now been added into Battlefield V, so it's the end of being able to play it on Steam Deck and other Linux systems.
EA anticheat arrives for Battlefield V in April, will break it on Linux / Steam Deck
Following on from adding EA anticheat into FIFA 23, Battlefield 2042 and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 we're about to see another game broken on Linux / Steam Deck with Battlefield V.
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 adding EA AntiCheat, breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux
It's only a matter of time before more and more EA published games move over to EA Anti-Cheat, and now Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 is set to get it.
EA AntiCheat could spell trouble for Steam Deck / Linux
EA has just recently given out more information on their upcoming EA AntiCheat (EAAC), not to be confused with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) because EA are apparently terribly at naming.
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