Prolific Call of Duty leaker TheGhostOfHope says he is obtained a authorized demand from Activision to cease leaking Call of Duty content material. Even stranger, Activision has publicly responded.
“Activision has legally demanded that I cease leaking and disseminating confidential info associated to Call of Duty/Activision and I’m complying with their calls for,” the previous leaker (who goes by Hope on-line) shared on X. “Nonetheless gonna stick round and chat about Official Call of Duty information and something not associated to leaks/confidential info. Cheers for these previous few years.”
Hope had spent the previous couple of days posting leaks concerning upcoming content material for Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone, together with event rewards, adjustments to the video games’ content launch schedules, and details about Black Ops Royale, a brand new “Blackout-inspired mode” playable on Warzone’s Avalon map beginning March 13.
Shortly after Hope shared the information, one other Call of Duty content material creator posted to X, questioning if Activision taking authorized motion in opposition to Hope was an indication that the knowledge he’d not too long ago leaked was legit.
“Nah,” Activision responded by way of the official Call of Duty X account. “Even when leaks are mistaken, they nonetheless damage the individuals constructing the sport and mess with participant expectations.”
It is not clear precisely what form of authorized motion Activision took in opposition to Hope–it might have been a stop and desist, or one thing else. However no matter it was, it brought on TheGhostOfHope to shut up store instantly. His X bio now reads “Retired Call of Duty Leaker/Insider.”