Activision continues its battle against cheating in Call of Duty titles by going after the popular manufacturer of the Cronus Zen device.

Activision’s Legal Action On May 8, 2025, Activision sent a cease and desist letter to the Cronus Zen manufacturer, telling them to stop selling these devices—or else face court.

Activision is reported to have sent a cease and desist to game controller adapter maker Cronus Zen, but the company has yet to confirm.

The Cronus Zen is one of many little hardware modules that have been giving cheaters a physical way to skirt anticheat software for years, in top games like Call of Duty and Destiny 2.

This week’s PlayStation 5 firmware update appears to have blocked the Cronus Zen device, which lets gamers use macros and modify their controllers. It is a controversial product, which some say ...

Call of Duty is threatening legal action against the companies that make third-party cheating hardware like the Cronus Zen.

The latest PS5 software update blocks macro devices like Cronus Zen from giving unfair gameplay advantages on the console.

Call of Duty has started cracking down on third-party hardware to prevent cheating in Warzone and Black Ops 6, and their recent target seems to be Cronus Zen.

Activision has announced today that it will be more strict with players using third-party hardware tools like the Cronus Zen to basically cheat in Call of Duty Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0.

A Cronus, or Cronus Zen more specifically, is a cheating device that players attach to their console or PC. When it’s in use, players download ‘scripts’. These scripts tinker with gameplay ...

Activision is cracking down on third-party hardware cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Devices like XIM, Cronus Zen, and ReaSnow S1 have been widely used in ...