# 4‑Year Running: Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)  Appears at Gamescom, Partnering with European Game Studios

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- Published: 2026-08-28T14:30:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE) returned 
to Gamescom for the fourth consecutive year, presenting a full-lifecycle security
framework for complex game operations. During the event, ACE and Tencent Cloud signed
a partnership agreement with German game developer Sandbox Interactive GmbH. The
Android client of Sandbox Interactive’s sandbox MMORPG Albion Online will integrate
ACE Anti-Cheat Standard, with the protected version scheduled to launch by the third
quarter of 2026.

As games expand across platforms and regions, security risks increasingly extend
beyond individual matches. Cheating can affect competitive fairness, player assets,
virtual economies and the long-term health of live-service titles. Developers therefore
need security systems that evolve alongside changing gameplay, operating environments
and threat patterns.

Drawing on 21 years of experience, ACE connects anti-cheat protection, game and 
client hardening, in-game economic risk management and game threat intelligence.
By combining technical defense with risk assessment and ongoing operational support,
ACE helps mobile and PC developers move from responding to isolated incidents toward
managing security throughout the game lifecycle.

ACE and Tencent Cloud formalized their cooperation with Sandbox Interactive during
Gamescom, bringing ACE’s mobile game security experience to Albion Online. The title
combines cross-platform gameplay with a player-driven economy, where combat, resource
production, trading and persistent player assets are closely connected. Following
more than a year of evaluation, testing and technical consultation, Sandbox Interactive
selected ACE Anti-Cheat Standard (for Android), supported by Tencent Cloud’s technical
and localized services.

Jon Davis, Technical Director at Sandbox Interactive, said ACE delivered the detection
coverage required by the project, while the responsiveness of the ACE and Tencent
Cloud teams helped advance the international integration efficiently. He added that
stronger two-way validation between the client and server was an important extension
of the game’s existing anti-cheat efforts.

Over the past 21 years, ACE has served hundreds of games and hundreds of millions
of players worldwide. Its fourth consecutive Gamescom appearance reflects its continued
effort to turn security expertise validated at scale within Tencent Games into adaptable
services for global developers, helping build fairer, healthier and more sustainable
game environments.

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