It looks like the video games industry finally has a solution for the software piracy that has become commonplace in the PC gaming community. And the industry’s new secret weapon, an anti-tamper system called Denuvo, is already beginning to spread like a wildfire.
Two of this year’s biggest Q1 releases will include the latest anti-piracy software from Denuvo Software Solutions, according to a new report from DSOGaming. After spending a bit of time rooting around in the End User License Agreements (EULAs) for Far Cry: Primal and Rise of the Tomb Raider, the outlet discovered both will make use of the same tools that left pirates unable to create software cracks for Just Cause 3. The decision is likely to be celebrated by many in the PC gaming community, particularly developers, who’ve long taken a stand against the practice of pirating PC games. That said, additional details about the integration of Denuvo will likely draw some criticism for Ubisoft and Square Enix.
According to the end user license agreement, for Far Cry: Primal, uninstalling Ubisoft’s latest open-world adventure doesn’t necessarily guarantee that the the entire Denuvo installation has been removed from your computer. In fact, the EULA says quite clearly that “certain files of the anti-tamper technology may remain even after the product is uninstalled from your computer.” So anyone determined to rid their system of lingering DRM software will likely have to do some manual clean-up.
Unfortunately, while Denuvo’s presence in Far Cry: Primal appears to be pretty cut and dry, there’s still some question as to whether or not we can expect similar protections in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Yes, it would be easy to assume we’ll see Denuvo used in RotTR, given that the project shares a publisher with Just Cause 3; however, the only “proof” we’ve seen at this time is the presence of a Rise of the Tomb Raider header on Codefusion’s support site. While far from an official confirmation, reddit users have noted that many existing Denuvo users relied on Codefusion for support. The formatting of the Rise of the Tomb Raider header images also matches images used for other games that rely on Codefusion’s DRM verification services.
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