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Developer hacks hated PC protection system Denuvo and discover things may not be as they seem

DRM developer Maurice Heumann has cracked Denuvo and believes it does not slow performance of games containing the protection system.

Heaumann deliberately leaves out a lot of the key details of his method so that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can’t just download a copy of 7Zip off the internet and have a playable game within minutes, but some of the findings he did reveal were interesting. Denuvo DRM remains an important tool in the armory of AAA publishers looking to ensure their games don’t end up as torrents within minutes of release, even if that may, or may not come at the expense of the people actually buying the products. Having spent time as Head of Communications at a professional sports club and working for high-profile charities such as the National Literacy Trust, he returned as Managing Editor in charge of large US-based technology websites in 2020.

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