Gamasutra - Ubisoft acquires anti-cheat software developer GameBlocks
Ubisoft has acquired anti-cheat and performance monitoring software developer GameBlocks for an undisclosed fee. The French publisher made the purchase through its i3D.net subsidiary, and intends to integrate GameBlocks' propriety FairFight anti-cheat and player statistics system into its One Game Hosting Platform. One Game Hosting Platform is an ecosystem used by triple-A game publishers that grants access to compute and network capacity in over 40 edge locations worldwide. It's operated by i3D.net, and currently hosts over 300 million users. FairFight, meanwhile, is described by GameBl...
Source: gamasutra.com