Summary: The war against hardware cheats in tactical extraction shooters is reaching a critical turning point. More Studio has officially announced a massive anti-cheat security overhaul for Arena Breakout: Infinite (ABI), introducing a specialized proprietary kernel-level mitigation system known as DMA Guard.
Scheduled to roll out in the August 2026 update, this technology targets Direct Memory Access (DMA) hardware cheats at the architectural level. It represents one of the most aggressive steps taken by a free-to-play tactical shooter to ensure a fair playing field while protecting players' hard-earned Arena Breakout: Infinite Koens.
What is DMA Guard and How Does it Stop Hardware Cheats?
Traditional anti-cheat software often struggles to detect DMA cheats. This is because DMA exploits utilize external physical hardware devices-such as custom PCIe cards-to read and modify game memory completely undetected by standard background software scanners.
Arena Breakout: Infinite's new DMA Guard system shifts the battlefield by utilizing Windows kernel security and hardware-level isolation.
CPU Virtualization: Isolates critical game memory registers from external physical reading.
Dynamic Encryption: Continuously re-keys memory maps in real time, rendering external data-scraping useless.
Zero Performance Impact: Operates entirely within low-level system cycles, ensuring no frame-rate drops or stuttering during high-stakes gunfights.
Strict Privacy Guardrails: Focuses exclusively on isolating game processes without scanning unauthorized personal files on user PCs.
Turning the Tide: Latest ABI Ban Wave Data
The announcement of DMA Guard follows a massive security crackdown by the developers.
According to the late-July security brief, the automated detection algorithms caught and banned 11,688 cheating accounts within a single two-week tracking window.
Furthermore, More Studio has doubled down on its unique consumer-first compensation program.
In the same period, 88,699 affected players who were eliminated by verified cheaters received automatic Compensation Stashes via their in-game mailboxes, restoring lost high-tier loadouts and high-value Koens.
How Will DMA Guard Impact the Meta?
The implementation of DMA Guard is expected to trigger a major shift in the high-stakes tactical meta of Kamona.
Hardcore maps like the Armory and the newly adjusted TV Station-which recently saw its entry gear value requirement raised to 20,000 Koens-have historically been high-risk zones for encountering illegitimate players.
By neutralizing hardware radars and wallhacks, genuine tactical execution, communication, and sound-cue tracking will firmly return as the definitive factors for successful extraction.
Resident Evil 4 Crossover Continues
The update arrives alongside the ongoing Resident Evil 4 crossover event, allowing players to hunt for Leon S. Kennedy's gear and the new biological Legacy Knife inside a completely secure, cheat-free ecosystem.
