Denuvo DRM reportedly fully cracked open, 2K apparently fights back with online checks https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/denuvo-drm-reportedly-fully-cracked-open-2k-apparently-fights-back-with-online-checks/

[gamingonlinux@mastodon.social]

Denuvo DRM reportedly fully cracked open, 2K apparently fights back with online checks https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/denuvo-drm-reportedly-fully-cracked-open-2k-apparently-fights-back-with-online-checks/

#DRM #Denuvo #Gaming #PCGaming

[thibaultmol@en.osm.town]

@gamingonlinux wait, is there not something that needs to put on a steam store page if they require online check ins? I'm not exactly seeing that or maybe I'm looking over it.

Wonder if someone has made a Steam Curator for 'requires internet connection occasionally to play'

Like how we have these (shout out:):

Steam Community :: Group :: Denuvo Watch

Join this group for discussions about Denuvo, follow the curator to see which games use Denuvo and when any games have it removed, and join the Discord server here. Everyone is welcome, regardless of their opinions about Denuvo. Off topic discussions are also allowed and welcome. The rules (detailed version available here ): 1. No insults directed at any member of the group, or the group as a whole. Any insults will result in an instant ban. 2. No insults directed at specific Valve employees. 3.

(steamcommunity.com)

Steam Community :: Group :: Rootkit Anti-Cheats

https://areweanticheatyet.com/ - A great resource for checking games, this curator doesn't have everything! "A rootkit is a collection of computer software, typically malicious, designed to enable access to a computer or areas of its software that would not otherwise be allowed and often masks its existence or the existence of other software." Many online games are using anti-cheat programs that act like spyware and pose a big risk to your computer's security (as shown with Genshin Impact's Anti-cheat...

(steamcommunity.com)

[aho@mastodon.social]

@gamingonlinux what do we know about the check? can it be fooled by redirect the traffic to local service that just accepts the post?