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Gotham Knights Lost Denuvo Only For it to Ruturn Immediately

Gotham Knights Lost Denuvo Only For it to Ruturn Immediately

The first Gotham Knights update reportedly removed the Denuvo DRM from the game - but only for a short time. Significantly, its absence did not significantly affect the game's performance on PC at all. Even Core i9s and GeForce RTX 4090s cannot run it at 60 fps.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

October 28, 2022

Gotham Knights Lost Denuvo Only For it to Ruturn Immediately
Denuvo Wants to Kill Switch Emulation on PC; Announces Death of Piracy

Denuvo Wants to Kill Switch Emulation on PC; Announces Death of Piracy

Denuvo creators have taken up the fight against emulation of Nintendo Switch games on PC, obviously in the interest of earnings and positive reviews of developers' works.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

August 25, 2022

Denuvo Wants to Kill Switch Emulation on PC; Announces Death of Piracy
Denuvo Will Also Protect DLCs

Denuvo Will Also Protect DLCs

The new Denuvo software will also protect DLCs. Until now, the tool has been used to battle piracy only in the context of the base versions of games.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

July 1, 2022

Denuvo Will Also Protect DLCs
Denuvo May Have Messed Up Total War: Warhammer 3's Optimization

Denuvo May Have Messed Up Total War: Warhammer 3's Optimization

Total War: Warhammer III received an update that did not please the players. The developers have added the Denuvo DRM and the game runs significantly worse than before the release.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

February 18, 2022

Denuvo May Have Messed Up Total War: Warhammer 3's Optimization
Dying Light 2 Players Complain About Denuvo DRM Issues

Dying Light 2 Players Complain About Denuvo DRM Issues

The way the Denuvo DRM system is implemented in Dying Light 2 is already starting to cause problems for some players. They complain about delays in loading and the fact that the GeForce Now streaming service can only run the game five times a day.

video games

Adrian Werner

February 6, 2022

Dying Light 2 Players Complain About Denuvo DRM Issues
Dying Light 2 With Denuvo; DRM Spotted in Steam Database

Dying Light 2 With Denuvo; DRM Spotted in Steam Database

Dying Light 2 will use Denuvo DRM protection, which is not liked by gamers. Steam database was updated with this information three days before the game's release.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

February 1, 2022

Dying Light 2 With Denuvo; DRM Spotted in Steam Database
GRID Legends With Denuvo; System Requirements Revealed

GRID Legends With Denuvo; System Requirements Revealed

We learned that the racing game GRID Legends will use Denuvo security. The game's system requirements were also revealed.

video games

Adrian Werner

January 19, 2022

GRID Legends With Denuvo; System Requirements Revealed
Denuvo Issues on Intel's New CPUs Almost Fixed

Denuvo Issues on Intel's New CPUs Almost Fixed

The problems of Intel Alder Lake processors with the Denuvo DRM have almost been solved. Only three games - including Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - are still experiencing trouble.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

December 7, 2021

Denuvo Issues on Intel's New CPUs Almost Fixed
Gigabyte Saves New Intel CPUs in Games Using Denuvo

Gigabyte Saves New Intel CPUs in Games Using Denuvo

Gigabyte has released a patch for Intel Alder Lake processors. It eliminates problems with DRM systems in games in exchange for disabling some innovative features - unfortunately, it's available only for owners of boards from Gigabyte for now.

hardware & software

Dawid Wanat

November 23, 2021

Gigabyte Saves New Intel CPUs in Games Using Denuvo
Denuvo Caused Sunday's Game Launching Problems

Denuvo Caused Sunday's Game Launching Problems

Sunday was the day when many players encountered problems with their games. It turns out that their source were the Denuvo servers.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

November 9, 2021

Denuvo Caused Sunday's Game Launching Problems
Denuvo Causes Trouble on Intel Alder Lake CPUs; 32 Games Affected

Denuvo Causes Trouble on Intel Alder Lake CPUs; 32 Games Affected

Yesterday's launch of Intel Alder Lake CPUs was not without controversy. Information was confirmed that the chips do not work well with 32 games (including AC: Valhalla, Far Cry Primal and Mortal Kombat 11) running on Windows 10 and 11. The main problems are caused by Denuvo DRM solution.

hardware & software

Hubert Sledziewski

November 5, 2021

Denuvo Causes Trouble on Intel Alder Lake CPUs; 32 Games Affected
Humankind Devs Drop Denuvo Before the Launch

Humankind Devs Drop Denuvo Before the Launch

Humankind, the upcoming new 4X strategy game from Amplitude Studios, will not used Denuvo anti-piracy protection, contrary to earlier announcements. The developers abandoned the solution due to the negative impact it has on the game's performance.

video games

Michael Kulakowski

July 20, 2021

Humankind Devs Drop Denuvo Before the Launch
Denuvo May be Causing Problems in Resident Evil Village

Denuvo May be Causing Problems in Resident Evil Village

The microstutter issue in Resident Evil Village may be caused by Denuvo security and Capcom's proprietary solutions. This is suggested by the hacker known as Empress.

video games

Paul Musiolik

July 12, 2021

Denuvo May be Causing Problems in Resident Evil Village
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Will Use Denuvo

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Will Use Denuvo

Square Enix, the publisher of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, has confirmed that the game will use Denuvo DRM software. The same solution will be used in Humankind published by Sega.

video games

Michal Ciezadlik

June 17, 2021

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Will Use Denuvo
Mass Effect Legendary Edition Publisher Quietly Removes Denuvo

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Publisher Quietly Removes Denuvo

Another publisher resigns from Denuvo support. This time it's about the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition set. The most interesting thing, however, is that EA got rid of the software without any announcements.

video games

June 8, 2021

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Publisher Quietly Removes Denuvo
Denuvo Anti-Cheat Coming to PlayStation 5 Games

Denuvo Anti-Cheat Coming to PlayStation 5 Games

Denuvo Anti-Cheat technology will come to PS5 games. It is to protect new titles against cheaters in multiplayer games.

video games

Przemyslaw Dygas

March 10, 2021

Denuvo Anti-Cheat Coming to PlayStation 5 Games
Empress Arrested for Cracking Denuvo?

Empress Arrested for Cracking Denuvo?

It looks like Empress - the woman responsible for cracking the Denuvo anti-piracy security measures in Red Dead Redemption 2 and Immortals: Fenyx Rising, among others - has been arrested.

video games

Bart Swiatek

February 25, 2021

Empress Arrested for Cracking Denuvo?
Denuvo Anti-Cheat Could Become Standard on Steam

Denuvo Anti-Cheat Could Become Standard on Steam

Irdeto's anti-cheat solution, Denuvo Anti-Cheat, has been integrated with Steamworks tools, making it easier for developers to use the system in their games.

video games

Bart Swiatek

January 19, 2021

Denuvo Anti-Cheat Could Become Standard on Steam
We Know How Much Crytek Pays for DRM in Crysis Remastered

We Know How Much Crytek Pays for DRM in Crysis Remastered

Thanks to the documents recently stolen by hackers, we found out how much Crytek paid for using the Denuvo DRM system.

video games

Adrian Werner

November 25, 2020

We Know How Much Crytek Pays for DRM in Crysis Remastered
Star Wars: Squadrons Launches With Denuvo

Star Wars: Squadrons Launches With Denuvo

The launch day of the space shooter Star Wars: Squadrons is here. Thanks to the information from the game's card on Steam, we learned that it uses Denuvo anti-piracy protection.

video games

Bart Swiatek

October 2, 2020

Star Wars: Squadrons Launches With Denuvo