{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T12:40:45.322Z","story":{"id":"r_dd0b6d1ecf5b4b69a0579885","slug":"riot-games-denies-vanguard-anti-cheat-damages-hardware-after-user-backlash","url":"https://yomimono.id/riot-games-denies-vanguard-anti-cheat-damages-hardware-after-user-backlash","headline":"Riot Games Denies Vanguard Anti-Cheat Damages Hardware After User Backlash","summary":"Riot Games clarified on May 23 that its latest Vanguard update for VALORANT does not damage PC hardware or disable devices, after a May 22 post joking about cheating devices becoming paperweights sparked concerns that the anti-cheat could permanently destroy SATA/NVMe firmware.","why_it_matters":"The statement directly addresses a rare public backlash over anti-cheat aggressiveness, forcing Riot to distinguish between disabling cheating peripherals and harming legitimate hardware.","published_at":"2026-05-23T10:45:26.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Game Spark"],"citations":[{"source":"Game Spark","title":"Riot Games States Latest VALORANT Anti-Cheat Update 'Does Not Damage Hardware or Disable Devices'","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/23/166824.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}