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Call Of Duty: WWII's Game Pass PC Version Was Pulled, Reportedly After Hacking Issues

Just days after its Game Pass release, Activision has taken the PC version of Call of Duty: WWII offline. The publisher didn't provide specific details on the issue, but the game's removal comes shortly after severe hacking claims.

Call of Duty players are pretty familiar with hacking situations in multiplayer and Warzone, but the ones seemingly plaguing the 2017 World War II shooter weren't the average variety of aimbots or wall hackers. The hacks reportedly being used in Call of Duty: WWII were RCE (Remote Code Execution) attacks, meaning players were losing control of their PCs through a security exploit. A similar attack happened to Dark Souls 3 back in 2022, which led to the entire trilogy being taken offline while the security issue was addressed.

Some Call of Duty players posted clips on social media to spread awareness on the hacking issue before the game was pulled, showing their PCs being hacked while playing WWII. One of the viral clips from the weekend comes from "Wrioh," who shows an apparent RCE attack during a multiplayer match.

Activision didn't acknowledge these security risks with the game, and it instead made a Twitter post on July 4 to simply announce Call of Duty: WWII was brought offline on PC while it investigates reports of "an issue." There's also no mention of when the game will return to PC.

Of course, there are still plenty of Call of Duty games available to play. Black Ops 6 and Warzone both feature the new Season 4 Reloaded content, which includes new game modes, cel-shaded map variants, and the Beavis and Butt-Head limited-time event. Additionally, Call of Duty Mobile features Gundam crossover with limited-time modes.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches later this year for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. The game's full reveal is coming later this summer.