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Rocksteady accidentally leaked a Denuvo-free version of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League


A couple of days ago, Rocksteady accidentally leaked a Denuvo-free executable file for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. And while the team has restored Denuvo to the Steam version, piracy groups were able to grab it and use it so they could crack the game.

This isn’t the first time we see a developer accidentally releasing executable files without Denuvo for their games on Steam. The exact same thing happened with Lies of P, Persona 5 Strikers and Conan Exiles.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a GaaS (Games as a Service) title. It’s also a pretty average game. So, I don’t believe there is a lot of interest in it. All I’m saying is that you’re not missing much. Moreover, its ending was hilariously bad. Thus, you can skip it and never bother with it. It’s not really worth your time.

It’s a shame really to what happened to Rocksteady. In a way, both BioWare and Rocksteady are shadows of their former selves. The reason I’m mentioning BioWare is because they too tried to capitalize on the GaaS model with Anthem. And… well… we all know what happened with it. Or how about Arkane Austin?

At this point, I don’t see any reason why Warner Bros is still using Denuvo for this game on Steam. Right now, it’s only punishing its legitimate customers. But hey, it is what it is.

Now the reason a lot of publishers are still using Denuvo is because it’s still very hard to crack. Like it or not, Denuvo can protect a game for its first two to three months. Yes, it’s an anti-consumer practice. And yes, I’d love to have all PC games without it. Business-wise, though, it still makes sense to use it.

I just hope that more and more publishers will start removing it from their older titles. Square Enix, Capcom and Bandai Namco have been doing exactly that these past couple of years. So, let’s hope that more publishers will follow their example.

Stay tuned for more!