The Denuvo anti-tamper DRM is one that most gamers aren't big fans of. Although it is supposed to be a pretty hands-off piece of kit, many claim that it heavily impacts in-game performance by taking up a lot of CPU cycles. Whether that's the case or not though, it's proved surprisingly effective at preventing games from being cracked in the first days or weeks and therefore has found usage in a lot of top games.
Now though, its capabilities are set to expand beyond simple anti-cracking protections and into anti-cheat.
"Denuvo’s Anti-Cheat technology, which is soon to be launched as a full end-to-end solution, will prevent hackers in multiplayer games from manipulating and distorting data and code to gain an advantage over other gamers or bypass in-game micro-transactions," the statement from Denuvo developer, Irdeto reads (via PCGamesN). "This will prevent dilution of the value of the game for the user and the game studio."
This is great news for developers and publishers who become frustrated by gamers who are able to work around their micro-transaction systems to get extra in-game rewards or who unlock DLC content without paying for it, but it's unlikely to please gamers, who already get a bad taste in their mouth when they hear the name Denuvo.
This is something that the Denuvo creators are aware of and they hope that new measures at the company will change that in the future.
"We understand that it’s going to take some time to turn what some gamers are antagonistic about into something they trust and are happy to have," Irdeto's Lucas Catranis said in a statement. "When we get more involved in the anti-cheat side of things, people will really understand the value that we can bring to the table."
Good luck with that.
