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'Regions Are Cheating and We Need to Address It' — Wardogs Dev Says Region Locking Is About 'Protecting the Largest Amount of Players'

IGNThursday, October 22, 2026 at 10:38 AM

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'Regions Are Cheating and We Need to Address It' — Wardogs Dev Says Region Locking Is About 'Protecting the Largest Amount of Players'
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Bulkhead is rolling out region locking in Wardogs to, in the studio's words, protect "the largest amount of players from an influx of regions that are more prone to cheating.

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Impact
High
Category
Culture
Market relevance
None
Why it matters
Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns. Bulkhead is rolling out region locking in Wardogs to, in the studio's words, protect "the largest amount of players from an influx of regions that are more prone to cheating.
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RedScroll Briefing

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What happened

Bulkhead is rolling out region locking in Wardogs to, in the studio's words, protect "the largest amount of players from an influx of regions that are more prone to cheating.

Why it matters

Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns.

Background

IGN reported on this under culture. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. IGN published: 'Regions Are Cheating and We Need to Address It' — Wardogs Dev Says Region Locking Is About 'Protecting the Largest Amount of Players'

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

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Original reporting by IGN. RedScroll provides an extractive briefing only.