There has been lots of buzz surrounding Denuvo, a digital rights management client or DRM created by the company Denuvo Software Solutions. Offering the latest in anti-piracy measures, Denuvo is utilized in many AAA games in order to fend off hungry pirates. For the longest time it seemed to be working pretty well. Until now.
Recent events point to Denuvo losing the wind in its sails. It began, of course, with leaked emails from the company’s own website. These emails included information ranging from current and potential clients as well as other customer information which will be meticulously sifted through by curious observers in the coming days.
This event came not long after the latest game sporting Denuvo, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, was cracked 5 days after release by the Italian hacker group ConsPiracY (CPY). This group’s track record includes games like Far Cry Primal, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Batman Arkham Knight, Watch Dogs 2 and Battlefield 1.
It is important to point out that not all games with Denuvo have the same ‘cracking priority’ because as it seems, the hackers’ personal preferences come into account. This would explain well-anticipated titles like Dishonored 2 being skipped.
It will be fun to see how Denuvo can try and recover from this fiasco. Rumors suggest the company is rebuilding its DRM scheme from scratch, but for current customers that could mean their money is securing an older, vulnerable version of Denuvo. What are your thoughts on piracy, Denuvo and DRM in general? Is the end of Denuvo well on its way or will the war for pirate booty go on? Let us know in the comments below.