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The new Denuvo system 'protecting' the game 'RiME' has been defeated in less than a week. This is notable, not least since the developers promised to remove Denuvo if it was cracked. Furthermore, a report from the cracker suggests that an apparently desperate Denuvo pulled out all the stops to protect RiME, but still failed.
[...] In a fanfare of celebrations, rising cracking star Baldman announced that he had defeated the latest v4+ iteration of Denuvo and dumped a cracked copy of RiME online. While encouraging people to buy what he describes as a "super nice" game, Baldman was less complimentary about Denuvo.
Labeling the anti-tamper technology a "huge abomination," the cracker said that Denuvo's creators had really upped their efforts this time out. People like Baldman who work on Denuvo talk of the protection calling on code 'triggers.' For RiME, things were reportedly amped up to 11.
Source: https://torrentfreak.com/new-control-denuvo-piracy-protection-cracked-170602/
(Score: 2) by tibman on Saturday June 03 2017, @05:42AM (2 children)
Can't forget mod chips for the PS3 and xbox360 that let you play cracked games. I remember one store was selling modded consoles pre-loaded with games for only 100$ more. I haven't looked at consoles in years though. No idea if modding is still a thing. It's so easy to get great PC games nearly instantly these days. No idea why anyone pirates (unless they seriously have no job and no money and would rather play pirated games. Totally understandable).
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(Score: 2) by Aiwendil on Saturday June 03 2017, @09:35AM (1 child)
To get a DRM-free copy?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 03 2017, @10:35AM
AKA, "the superior product". See: https://torrentfreak.com/new-control-denuvo-piracy-protection-cracked-170602/ [torrentfreak.com]
I'm willing to pay significantly more for a game on GOG than on Steam, and Steam DRM is not even all that bad.