Tag Archives: Denuvo

Irdeto’s latest report: Major sports title illegally downloaded 355K times in its first two weeks

Irdeto has shared some new data from its recent research regarding PC gaming piracy. As the press release reads, Irdeto tracked the downloads of a major sports title on P2P networks after the title, which did not include anti-tamper protection, was cracked on the same day of its release. Continue reading Irdeto’s latest report: Major sports title illegally downloaded 355K times in its first two weeks →

Apart from initial loading times, Denuvo does not have any performance hit in Two Point Hospital

A few hours ago, we informed you about the removal of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Two Point Hospital. And since a lot has been said about Denuvo – and how it may negatively impact game performance – we’ve decided to test the Denuvo and the Denuvo-free versions of the game. Continue reading Apart from initial loading times, Denuvo does not have any performance hit in Two Point Hospital →

Here are seven games benchmarked with and without the Denuvo anti-tamper tech

As we’ve already showcased, Denuvo can actually decrease the performance in games that are CPU-bound. On the other hand, this anti-tamper tech has no meaningful performance hit in games that are GPU-bound. And yesterday, YouTube’s ‘Overlord’ a pretty informative video in which they benchmarked seven games with and without the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. Continue reading Here are seven games benchmarked with and without the Denuvo anti-tamper tech →

Denuvo has sued REVOLT’s founder Voksi, issues official statement

Revolt’s founder Voksi, best known for his Denuvo cracks for numerous games, has announced that he will no longer create such cracks. As Voksi claimed, Denuvo filed a case against him to the Bulgarian authorities and police came two days ago and took the server and his personal PC.  Continue reading Denuvo has sued REVOLT’s founder Voksi, issues official statement →

Denuvo anti-tamper tech causes major issues to legitimate owners of Sonic Mania

SEGA has released a new update for Sonic Mania that features a new version of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. However, it appears that SEGA did not test it properly as this rushed Denuvo implementation causes many issues to legitimate owners of Sonic Mania. Continue reading Denuvo anti-tamper tech causes major issues to legitimate owners of Sonic Mania →

Denuvo introduces a new version of its anti-tamper tech, Denuvo 5.0

A few days ago, we informed you about the defeat of Denuvo 4.8. However, it appears that the company was one step ahead and introduced a brand new version of it. Not only that, but this new version of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech is already being used in a game. Continue reading Denuvo introduces a new version of its anti-tamper tech, Denuvo 5.0 →

Irdeto acquires Denuvo in order to increase security for video-games

Irdeto has announced that it has acquired Denuvo. As the press release reads, Denuvo provides anti-piracy and anti-cheat technology and services for producers and rights holders of computer games and home videos. Customers like Electronic Arts, UbiSoft, Warner Bros and Lionsgate Entertainment work with Denuvo to protect games like Star Wars Battlefront II, Football Manager, Injustice 2 or the blockbuster trilogy “The Hunger Games.” Continue reading Irdeto acquires Denuvo in order to increase security for video-games →