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Metro Exodus drops Denuvo anti-tamper News May 28th, 2020

Metro Exodus drops Denuvo anti-tamper

15 months after the title was released

G2A defends its business amid renewed criticism from developers and publishers News Jul 8th, 2019

G2A defends its business amid renewed criticism from developers and publishers

Platform says it'll compensate firms who lose keys to credit card fraud up ten times what they lost

Indie developers would rather consumers pirate their games than buy keys from G2A News Jul 2nd, 2019

Indie developers would rather consumers pirate their games than buy keys from G2A

Follows key reseller buying ads on Google for their titles

1 Report: Piracy could cost developers $21m in lost revenue in first fortnight News Nov 7th, 2018

Report: Piracy could cost developers $21m in lost revenue in first fortnight

Research published by Denuvo parent firm Irdeto based on one game

Gamescom 2018 - Anti-tamper firm Denuvo is moving into anti-cheat News Aug 22nd, 2018

Gamescom 2018 - Anti-tamper firm Denuvo is moving into anti-cheat

New parent Irdeto wants to help fix the company's reputation

Piracy group Revolt taken offline as Denuvo sues its leader Voksi News Jul 26th, 2018

Piracy group Revolt taken offline as Denuvo sues its leader Voksi

Leader of Revolt has his computers confiscated, investigation on-going

Amazon steps in after third-party sellers found to be flogging pirated games on its store News Jul 18th, 2018

Amazon steps in after third-party sellers found to be flogging pirated games on its store

Bootleg sellers found repackaging DRM-free versions of games from GOG.com

It's taken under three weeks for Far Cry 5 to be cracked News Apr 16th, 2018

It's taken under three weeks for Far Cry 5 to be cracked

19 days, to be precise

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition cracked before it's even out, report claims News Mar 5th, 2018

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition cracked before it's even out, report claims

Another week, another bad news story for anti-tamper firm Denuvo

It's looking like Assassin's Creed: Origins has been cracked News Feb 5th, 2018

It's looking like Assassin's Creed: Origins has been cracked

Despite the game using Denuvo 4.9, VMProtect AND Uplay protection

Middle-earth: Shadow of War has already been cracked News Oct 12th, 2017

Middle-earth: Shadow of War has already been cracked

Denuvo anti-tampering protection broken within a day of launch

EU Commission says there’s no evidence that piracy affects game sales News Sep 25th, 2017

EU Commission says there’s no evidence that piracy affects game sales

Actually, piracy might be helping the games industry

Denuvo: “We never said we were uncrackable" Interviews & Opinion Aug 2nd, 2017

Denuvo: “We never said we were uncrackable"

Three years ago, Denuvo was driving pirates out of the business; now games using their tech are being pirated in days. Is it game over for the anti-tampering giant?

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