{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Games Learning Society","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki","author_name":"GLS Team","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/author\/gls-team\/","title":"Why did games get rid of cheat codes? - Games Learning Society","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ucp6QmLj8R\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/why-did-games-get-rid-of-cheat-codes\/\">Why did games get rid of cheat codes?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/why-did-games-get-rid-of-cheat-codes\/embed\/#?secret=ucp6QmLj8R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why did games get rid of cheat codes?&#8221; &#8212; Games Learning Society\" data-secret=\"ucp6QmLj8R\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Why did games get rid of cheat codes? Games stopped including cheat codes because they can ruin the experience for other players, and with the rise of online gaming, cheating has become a significant issue, leading game developers to invest heavily in anti-cheat measures to protect the integrity of their games. The removal of cheat ... Read more","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gls-featured.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630}