Denuvo er skaberen af det nok mest effektive stykke antipiratsoftware til spil der bruges i blandt andet det nyeste Assassins Creed: Origins, men har fået kraftig kritik for at belaste CPU'en så meget at det går kraftigt ud over spillets ydelse - en kritik der desværre er fuldt berettiget.
Denuvos software er derfor blevet den hellige gral for hackere (teknisk set crackere) der gerne vil vide hvad de kan, og en af dem hedder Voksi, er fra Bulgarien, og er fra crackgruppen Revolt.
Gruppens hjemmeside forsvandt pludselig og Voksi gik på Reddit for at forklarer
"It finally happened, I can't say it wasn't expected, Denuvo filed a case against me to the bulgarian authorities. Police came yesterday and took the server pc and my personal PC. I had to go to the police afterwards and explain myself. Later that day I contacted Denuvo themselves and offered them a peacful resolution to this problem. They can't say anything for sure yet, but they said the final word is by the prosecutor of my case.
Sadly, I won't be able to do what I did anymore. I did what I did for you guys and of course because bloated software in our games shouldn't be allowed at all. Maybe someone else can continue my fight."
Selvom at Denuvos system blev knækket tre måneder efter udgivelsen af Assassins Creed Origins, så er udgiverne villige til at gå langt for at beskytte spillet bare de første par uger, da det er her at størstedelen af salget ligger. På trods af at meget DRM desværre bliver et irritationsmoment for de lovlydige brugere, så er det også en nødvendigt onde, og et paradoks der ikke løses så længe at spilpirateri står på.
Denuo har udsendt et statement omkring sagen og skriver:
"Piracy is a threat that is now firmly established in the gaming industry, and we are focused on securing the content of game publishers and ensuring that hackers cannot distort the gaming environment for personal gain at the expense of other players.
The swift action of the Bulgarian police on this matter shows the power of collaboration between law enforcement and technology providers and that piracy is a serious offence that will be acted upon."
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