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Latest version of Denuvo's DRM cracked yet again

fixss | 05/07/2017

It happened again -- the Denuvo anti-piracy DRM has been cracked open.

Now, the 64-bit version of Nier: Automata and Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 has also been cracked, making it useless at this point.

After a pretty good start, Denuvo is really struggling to provide a technology pirates can't actually work around. This is a serious issue for PC gaming, which was somehow returning to good levels of sales after DRM Denuvo proved stable for at least few years. We'll see if a major update of the technology can make things better in time.

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Andromeda0071

Lunar

I feel even sorry for Denuvo makers, they are trying so hard but for nothing :)

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Patzl

Challenger

that is really sad for the game :(

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Rgn92

Lunar

It's hard to fight against piracy.

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syn_flood

Lunar

It is still of great value to publishers even if it only protects a game for 2-3 weeks after release.

They know a lot of people are impatient and will buy it in that time.

I can't see it being dropped unless the crack release window is narrowed to less than a week.

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Zupe00

Interstellar

As long as there's incentive to crack the DRM, people will continue to do so. It's a difficult fight to win for any length of time

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cirithungol

Lunar

Meanwhile as Denuvo headquarters

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palmtree

Namaste

In other related news, water is wet.

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Durga_Durga

Interstellar

Sorry, Piracy sucks balls.... I believe you should pay to play to ensure the developers get what they deserve.

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compaqibm

Interstellar

Good job Denuvo!!

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kikoi45

Planetary

Denuvo sucks

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