Denuvo gets its biggest blow yet as pirates have now run out of Denuvo games to crack as of April 2026. All non-VR games are bypassed using Hypervisor. Will countermeasures do something?
Yes, and all that to bypass, not remove, a protection mechanism that runs 100% in user space with no additional privileges. It really would be impressive if it wasn’t so horrible for consumer rights and preservation.
It is…I always trusted pirates more than companies (I was a big player back in the days) but this is way too much.
I just don’t play these games now (thanks denuvo) and I surely won’t play those hv-“cracks”.
But…the worse thing is what denuvo will do now. Either they’ll vanish or they’ll step up by getting absolute total control kernel-side.
I’d prefer vanishing. Why would anyone buy denuvo now if they don’t react fast…
Agreed. I expect some money shifting where Denuvo goes down and another rises with kernel level. Ovuned. Kind of like how airlines and banks rename themselves.
Playing it on a Windows VM on Linux with your GPU passed through is probably the safest way to play these hypervisor bypass games.
So, an OS that runs a HV that runs a HV that runs an OS that runs a translator that translates a windows-game to the original OS.
If you had told me that absurd shit 30yrs ago I would have laughed at you.
Yes, and all that to bypass, not remove, a protection mechanism that runs 100% in user space with no additional privileges. It really would be impressive if it wasn’t so horrible for consumer rights and preservation.
It is…I always trusted pirates more than companies (I was a big player back in the days) but this is way too much. I just don’t play these games now (thanks denuvo) and I surely won’t play those hv-“cracks”.
But…the worse thing is what denuvo will do now. Either they’ll vanish or they’ll step up by getting absolute total control kernel-side. I’d prefer vanishing. Why would anyone buy denuvo now if they don’t react fast…
Agreed. I expect some money shifting where Denuvo goes down and another rises with kernel level. Ovuned. Kind of like how airlines and banks rename themselves.
Well, let’s just hope that we’re wrong on this.