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Recommended reading Battlefield 6 requires Secure Boot to run and it's coming to more games soon, including Call of Duty Black Ops 7: here's what it is, why Linux gamers are mad about it, and how to enable it If you're doubting whether Battlefield 6 will be a hit, I was stuck in a 140,000 player queue at 9 am on a random Thursday to join a closed beta, twice Some gamers are angry that Battlefield 6 is likely going to require Secure Boot but most shouldn't have any issues at all Thousands of people are so eager to blow stuff up in the Battlefield 6 beta they're idling in the main menu The Battlefield subreddit is an endless feed of leaked Battlefield 6 gameplay, and it might be the best marketing campaign of 2025 Battlefield 6's open beta is already the most popular Battlefield of all time on Steam, and the platform's 44th most-played game ever The majority of teams in the top 100 for Destiny 2's latest contest mode raid cheated—and as an MMO player, I am neither shocked nor surprised Battlefield 6 Battlefield 6's anti-cheat has already stopped 330,000 'attempts to cheat' in the open beta, but players are still calling out wallhackers who slip through the net Tyler Colp 8 August 2025 EA asks players to keep the reports coming. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: EA) Like some kind of bat signal for FPS players who like to ruin the fun, the Battlefield 6 open beta's popularity has already attracted a number of cheaters. Players have found evidence of people using wall hacks to easily track enemies no matter where they go. And it's happening despite EA's kernel-level anti-cheat, Javelin, that is surprisingly picky about what kind of PCs it'll run on. According to a post by EA's anti-cheat team, Secure Boot "is not, and was not intended to be a silver bullet," and the system needs a constant feed of new data to keep up with the different kinds of hacks people deploy. But that doesn't mean the cheaters are getting away clean. In the last 40-something hours since the open beta launched, Javelin has "prevented 330,000 attempts to cheat or tamper with anti-cheat controls," EA says. It added that the accounts that are confirmed to be cheating are actively being removed from the beta by the Battlefield Positive Play team. Related Articles Battlefield 6 requires Secure Boot to run and it's coming to more games soon, including Call of Duty Black Ops 7: here's what it is, why Linux gamers are mad about it, and how to enable it If you're doubting whether Battlefield 6 will be a hit, I was stuck in a 140,000 player queue at 9 am on a random Thursday to join a closed beta, twice Some gamers are angry that Battlefield 6 is likely going to require Secure Boot but most shouldn't have any issues at all "Anti-Cheat isn't one and done, it's an ever evolving battlefield, and what has worked for us previously or in different games doesn't always work in all of them," the anti-cheat team said, urging players to keep reporting anyone they suspect is playing unfairly. Even if it sounds like the system's working, there are still many players who aren't thrilled about being forced to let yet another anti-cheat have access to the most vulnerable part of their PCs. You can't even play the open beta without a rig that's new enough to support it, and Linux players are just locked out completely. It's a contract you sign hoping the intrusion makes for a better multiplayer experience, but seeing cheaters on day one given the higher security requirements isn't the best look. Hopefully what EA says is true and there won't be a surge in cheaters when the early access period is over and the Battlefield 6 open beta goes wide on August 9. Best gaming rigs 2025All our favorite gear 👉Check out our list of guides👈 1. Best gaming laptop: Razer Blade 16 2. Best gaming PC: HP Omen 35L 3. Best handheld gaming PC: Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS ed. 4. Best mini PC: Minisforum AtomMan G7 PT 5. 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Battlefield 6 requires Secure Boot to run and it's coming to more games soon, including Call of Duty Black Ops 7: here's what it is, why Linux gamers are mad about it, and how to enable it If you're doubting whether Battlefield 6 will be a hit, I was stuck in a 140,000 player queue at 9 am on a random Thursday to join a closed beta, twice Some gamers are angry that Battlefield 6 is likely going to require Secure Boot but most shouldn't have any issues at all Thousands of people are so eager to blow stuff up in the Battlefield 6 beta they're idling in the main menu The Battlefield subreddit is an endless feed of leaked Battlefield 6 gameplay, and it might be the best marketing campaign of 2025 Battlefield 6's open beta is already the most popular Battlefield of all time on Steam, and the platform's 44th most-played game ever Latest in FPS The best Battlefield 6 maps so far Wildgate review — A brilliant concept that's too clever for its own good Former Blizzard president predicts Battlefield 6 is going to 'boot stomp' Black Ops 7 because Call of Duty has become 'lazy' Don't worry, Battlefield 6 is only putting bots in your matches while the training wheels are on in your 'Training Grounds' playlists Battlefield 6 is making an excellent case to skip Call of Duty this year 'Consumers are not okay with okay': Take-Two boss says BioShock 4 is taking so long because the company's goal is 'to make the best entertainment, not necessarily the most entertainment' Latest in News The Tencent survival game being sued by Sony quietly purges most Horizon-like content from its Steam page, bumps release date to late 2027 The most honest survival game I've ever played is this unemployment simulator Peak players have dust devils and deadly cacti to fear in its Mesa Update coming next week Diablo boss Rod Fergusson is leaving Blizzard for a 'new adventure' 2-time Arima Kinen champion Grass Wonder dies at 30 Less than 2 months after releasing Tron: Catalyst, developer Bithell Games lays off the majority of full-time staff HARDWARE BUYING GUIDES LATEST GAME REVIEWS Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards Best gaming laptop in 2025: I've put the best of this new generation head-to-head and we have a winner Best gaming chair in 2025: I've tested a ton of gaming chairs and these are the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2025: Our favorite docks, powerbanks and gamepads Wildgate review Acer Predator GM9000 2 TB NVMe SSD review Biwin Black Opal NV7400 SSD review Fractal Design Scape review Framework Desktop PC review PC Gamer is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. 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