Cheating in video games involves a video game player using various methods to create an advantage beyond normal gameplay, usually in order to make the game easier. Cheats may be activated from within the … See more

The first cheat codes were put in place for play testing purposes. Playtesters had to rigorously test the mechanics of a game and introduced cheat codes to make this process easier. An … See more

A bot is a type of artificial intelligence (AI)–based expert system software that plays a video game in the place of a human, to perform … See more

Cheating can easily be achieved by modifying the game's data while it is running. These methods of cheating are often less reliable … See more

In games having attainable achievements or high score records, or both, cheats by nature allow the player to attain achievements too easily or score point totals not attainable … See more

Cheating exists in many multiplayer video games. While there have always been cheat codes and other ways to make single-player … See more

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