And that's pretty much what happened, with a demo that lured players back into a version of the game that wasn't crackable by moving a few letters around in a raw text document, circa September 2023.

Apparently, it really was the case that editing a game file in Windows Notepad could get you access to the full version, rather than the limited 50 rounds of play that the demo was restricted to.

Activision has temporarily pulled the Microsoft Store version of Call of Duty: WWII from availability while it investigates security concerns. The company hasn’t shared much detail about the reason ...

The Xbox PC release was probably supposed to be a quiet drop, but what players got instead were pop-ups, downloads, and a lawyer’s face on their desktop.

Activision has taken the PC version of Call of Duty: WWII offline following reports of a critical remote code execution (RCE) ...