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UNBELIEVABLE: Denuvo - Caught on Camera

No, cracked versions of Resident Evil Requiem aren't performing better than the official game — but there are still issues with DRM

Concerns have been widespread about Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem performing better via pirated versions, but that's not the case.

TechRadar

Denuvo properly cracked in Resident Evil: Requiem, bypasses become plug-and-play — cracked version runs faster, smoother, and uses way less VRAM and RAM

Denuvo properly cracked in Resident Evil: Requiem, while HV bypasses become plug-and-play

Tom’s Hardware

Denuvo has been cracked, company promises countermeasures against new DRM bypasses — zero-day game releases become norm as security concerns mount over hypervisor-based bypass

Denuvo promises countermeasures against the recent hypervisor-based DRM bypasses

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Denuvo games are getting cracked en masse—and I’m scared to think what intrusive DRMs publishers will come up with next

DRMs are a plague, but they could get worse if trends continue.

Destructoid

Crimson Desert dev says not to worry about Denuvo, because the impressive PC preview builds they've shown already had the DRM and are "representative of the final consumer's experience"

"The benchmark videos and performance specs we released were all created with the exact same implementation of denuvo that is in the launch build"

GamesRadar

You can finally mod Resident Evil 4 worry-free as Capcom ditches Enigma DRM: ‘It was only hurting those who purchased the game’

DRMs are a plague on modern games.

Destructoid

"Seriously mind boggling": Resident Evil 4 remake dumps controversial DRM on Steam after 1 month and a ton of performance issues

Nothing enigmatic about it, really

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Surprise update breathes new life into Just Cause 3, proving the chaotic sandbox still has tricks up its sleeve

Ten years after release, Just Cause 3 has made a quiet but significant change on PC that could improve performance while disrupting parts of its modding scene.

Windows Central

Controversial anti-cheat software Denuvo is being removed from Hi-Fi Rush to "provide a more stable and efficient service environment," but Krafton's anti-tamper features remain

Players will need to update their game next year

GamesRadar

Capcom celebrates the first anniversary of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess by ripping out its Denuvo DRM

Happy birthday!

PC Gamer

Inzoi's launch is going better than I expected with 'very positive' reviews and 87,000 concurrent players and everyone is almost being normal about it

Inzoi's early access version is actually just fine, which is a good thing, it turns out.

PC Gamer

Does Split Fiction have Denuvo DRM?

Denuvo DRM is unpopular with many gamers, leading many to wonder if it's been added to Hazelight Studios' new co-op game Split Fiction.

Windows Central

Final Fantasy 16 is the latest game to be freed from the shackles of Denuvo, though its 7-year-old predecessor still remains in DRM jail

Anti-tamper begone.

PC Gamer

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle joins Dragon Age: The Veilguard in the free PR win that comes with saying 'no Denuvo'

Bethesda says Denuvo was "only in review builds for leak precautions"

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'It was only in review builds for leak precautions': Bethesda squashes rumours that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has Denuvo DRM

Bethesda's only having a little DRM, as a treat.

PC Gamer

'It even breaks my heart a bit': Denuvo pushes back on its haters, says Steam forums are a 'very toxic, very hostile environment'

Denuvo's quest to improve its reputation with PC gamers is personal.

GamesRadar

Anti-piracy company Denuvo is tired of gamers saying its DRM is bad for games: "It's super hard to see, as a gamer, what is the immediate benefit"

"I'm a gamer myself, and therefore I know what I'm talking about"

PC Gamer

Denuvo opens its own Discord server to rehabilitate its image, has to shut it down 2 days later after players flood in to bully it

Who could have seen this coming?

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Tom’s Hardware

Publishers face 20% game revenue reduction if Denuvo DRM is cracked quickly, according to new study

A recently published study on the PC video games market looks at the impact that anti-piracy tech is having on the business.

PC Gamer

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor finally Force-pushes Denuvo out the airlock in patch focused on performance improvements

Patch 9 is out now.

Windows Central

Five months and 2,000 hooks later, Denuvo DRM has been cracked for Hogwarts Legacy. The man behind it shares his process.

Hogwarts Legacy's implementation of Denuvo has been cracked once more—this time, by Maurice Huemann, who has shared his experience online for others to learn from.

Tom’s Hardware

Developer hacks Denuvo DRM after six months of detective work and 2,000 hooks, allows running Hogwarts Legacy on other PCs

A DRM developer successfully hacked Hogwarts Legacy's Denuvo DRM protection system after six months of work and was able to run the game on another machine without proper credentials. He also discovered that Denuvo does not appear to meaningfully affect performance.

PC Gamer

Denuvo's new feature can invisibly watermark your game footage so publishers can track down leakers

Don't you care about "the overall integrity of the content distribution process"?

PC Gamer

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League steps on one last rake for the road by sneaking in Denuvo DRM

Whoop, there it is.

PC Gamer

Harada says Tekken 8 won’t have Denuvo, tells whining fans to 'stop your tedious allergic reactions to every single thing and sit quietly'

"(Sit the hell down)."

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