EA Job Listing details planned ARM support for Javelin Anticheat
EA job listing confirms Javelin Anticheat ARM support efforts
EA has posted a job listing for a new “Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer” who specialises in ARM64 hardware. EA wants to add ARM64 support to its Javelin Anticheat software, the anti-cheating solution that EA uses in Battlefield and other competitive games.
This job listing comes at a time when interest in ARM-based Windows PCs is growing. Qualcomm has its new Snapdragon X2 series chips, and Nvidia has its N1x and N1 series processors. Both are ARM-based processors that are targeting gamers and other PC users.
EA’s job listing states that it wants a senior engineer to create a “native ARM driver” for its EA Javelin Anticheat software. They also want the ability for different versions of EA Anticheat to operate based on a user’s hardware configuration. Furthermore, they want to “solve” new security threats from ARM-based devices.
You Will:
- Develop a native ARM driver for EA Javelin Anticheat, porting existing functionality to work on ARM
- Develop support for loading different versions of EA Javelin Anticheat based on user hardware
- Implement build and test pipelines for automated validation of EA Javelin Anticheat on ARM hardware
- Design and solve for new security threats on ARM devices
– EA Job Listing – via Videocardz
Elsewhere in the job listing, EA has also stated that they want to “chart a path” that will bring Javelin to “additional OS and hardware in the future”. These plans include “Proton and Linux”. This means that EA are considering gaming OS’ outside of Windows, which is a big deal. Clearly, EA doesn’t think that Windows and x86 will remain as dominant within the gaming market moving forward. EA expects ARM-based devices to become more popular, and for non-Windows OS’ to become more popular amongst gamers.
You can join the discussion on EA’s plan to bring Javelin anticheat to ARM-based Windows devices on the OC3D Forums.
