3DM might be able to crack Denuvo protection after all

[Dohc-WP]

Earlier this week we learned that cracking group 3DM would be taking a year off to see if there would be any effect on game sales. However, many took this to mean that the group just couldn’t break Denuvo protection, which is found on many new games including Just Cause 3 and Rise of the Tomb Raider. This has apparently fueled the crackers with a bit of determination and it looks like they may be close to breaking Denuvo after all.

According to an announcement from 3DM’s leader (via: TorrentFreak), the group will soon have a solution for pirates after FIFA 16, Just Cause 3 and Rise of the Tomb Raider.

“3DM will soon announce that we have a solution to the latest Denuvo encryption used on games including ‘FIFA 16’, ‘Just Cause 3’, and ‘Tomb Raider: The Rise. We made this announcement because a lot of players believe we have abandoned cracking due to technical problems, but we will prove it is not the case. We have not yet been stumped”.

This announcement pretty much goes against past comments from the group, who recently said that game piracy could die out in a few years. Either way, it looks like Denuvo might be crackable after all.


KitGuru Says: We don’t promote piracy but this has been an interesting set of events to follow. It certainly seems a little odd that a group would announce taking a year off but then suddenly have a solution to crack the toughest DRM currently around.

Source: Kitguru

[T3DDY_JB]

I must say I use to pirate games back in the day. But now with all the steam sales and things I can't see why people are still doing this. True the games are super expensive these days R500-600+ for a PC game. But if one is willing to wait good things do come to you. Was glad to hear they were going to sit back for a year but now this...

[AstroTurf]

I must say I use to pirate games back in the day. But now with all the steam sales and things I can't see why people are still doing this. True the games are super expensive these days R500-600+ for a PC game. But if one is willing to wait good things do come to you. Was glad to hear they were going to sit back for a year but now this...

Back when I had this "have to play the game as it hits the shelves" attitude but not nearly enough cash to buy every game out there I also pirated plenty.

I then went through a collecting phase and after testing each game first (still the piracy thing), I would go out and buy the game. I had a daughter and the games gathered dust so I swapped them for some baby stuff at the local cash crusaders.

Now days I just play to relax and could not care if the game is 5 days or 5 years old, but they are all originals

[Graal]

As controversial as piracy is, it's in PC gamers' best interest that this be cracked. If this is truly uncrackable DRM, then developers/publishers just lost a large part of the incentive for the frequent and high discounts PC gamers have become used to. No need to worry about your release day pricing when you don't have to consider which price will force people to pirate it instead of buying it.

[axon1988]

As controversial as piracy is, it's in PC gamers' best interest that this be cracked. If this is truly uncrackable DRM, then developers/publishers just lost a large part of the incentive for the frequent and high discounts PC gamers have become used to. No need to worry about your release day pricing when you don't have to consider which price will force people to pirate it instead of buying it.

From a security analyst's point of view Denuvo being cracked makes their jobs more important. Not to mention software testers in general.

[AstroTurf]

There are many negative effects to this but the way that games and software in general is going soon the cloud will make physical copies and offline play obsolete. This will also seriously restrict piracy (as can be seen with Diablo 3).

I can pretty much guarantee that the harder it becomes to pirate, the more expensive games (and things like PSplus) will become.

[Graal]

Well, did you see Dark Souls 3's local pricing? 900 fucking Rand on PC. That's insane. And piracy isn't really an option because the online features make out too much of the games fun.

[T3DDY_JB]

It is becoming way to expensive to be a gamer. Where are the good old days when you spent R200 on a game and got a manual that actually had more in it than just the warnings or a serial key.

[AstroTurf]

It is becoming way to expensive to be a gamer. Where are the good old days when you spent R200 on a game and got a manual that actually had more in it than just the warnings or a serial key.

yea, I am happy playing last gen console and getting my games from swap shops and sites...