Controversial PC anti-piracy software company Denuvo launches new tool to protect DLCs and microtransactions

Denuvo is a household name in the PC gaming community, which owes much of its fame to the company’s controversial PC anti-piracy software and its DRM technology which has proven effective in preventing new games from being released. pirate sites for a while. Today, they’ve extended software protection to the latest and upcoming titles, launching Denuvo SecureDLC to protect DLC and microtransactions from unauthorized access.

The new Denuvo SecureDLC tool will replace the DLC entitlement checks of PC storefronts from Steam, Epic Games Store and elsewhere. Every time a game is started, it will check if a player owns the DLC through technology provided by PC store sites. With this new security system in place, Denuvo hopes to promote the fight against piracy even for a game’s content/add-ons.

“Denuvo has become a one-stop-shop for game developers to keep their game safe from cheating, tampering and hacking and to protect the gaming experience,” said Denuvo CEO Reinhard Blaukovitsch , in a recent press release. “Our current customers, large and small, are thrilled with the results and we’re happy to help them maximize their revenue and also enable new business models for these games they’ve worked so hard to create.”

You can read more about the Denuvo SecureDLC technology initiatives in the Denuvo press release.

Anthony Jones, news editor
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