Early in January the founder of the notorious and, for the millions able to play expensive video games for free through the group’s work, beloved Chinese hacking group 3DM came close to admitting defeat. For years the group, apparently a loose collective of hackers who organize on a popular forum, had successfully circumvented multi-million dollar companies’ escalating anti-piracy measures to release freely playable versions of commercial video games, often days after their release. Square-Enix’s game, however, had caused the group unprecedented trouble.
After more than a month’s trying, the 3DM team had been unable to crack its protections since its launch in December. On January 6, 2016, founder ‘Bird Sister’ (also known as Phoenix) wrote on the site: “I still believe that this game can be compromised. But according to current trends in the development of encryption technology, in two years time I’m afraid there will be no free games to play in the world.” The promise that a piece of software is un-hackable has been broken precisely as many times as it’s been made during the past four decades. Video games are a major target for software pirates thanks to demand from a young audience, many of whom are unable to afford to buy as many games as they’d like to play.
For some hackers breaking a piece of software is nothing more than an alluring logic challenge. For others, such as 3DM, it’s seemingly a way to make some money from advertising revenue on the site that hosts the cracked files. Regardless of the motivation, Just Cause 3 was proving an unassailable target. The group’s efforts were impeded by anti-tamper technology designed by, an Austrian company that, in the ceaseless race of wits between pirates and anti-pirates, had made a name for itself as a formidable opponent.
A month after her first announcement, Bird Sister posted another article on the forum stating that the group intended to take a fact-finding sabbatical: a year off pirating single-player games, as she put it, in order to see “if genuine sales of games have grown.” Then, a few days later, another message, this time claiming that the team was close to cracking Denuvo’s fortress. “A lot of players believe we have abandoned cracking due to technical problems, but we will prove it is not the case,” Bird Sister wrote, seemingly nursing a bruised ego. “We have not yet been stumped.” 'We're aware that as things presently stand, it can sometimes feel like it’s only a matter of time before they manage to crack it.' Two months later and Just Cause 3 is, as, the Square-Enix manager responsible for profit and losses (P&Ls) and development across a range of the company’s titles, puts it “still not cracked.” It is something of a triumph for a company where, Singleton claims, “piracy has been a huge problem for many, many years.” The problem has been further exacerbated, Singleton says, by P2P networks, which make it far easier for people to share cracked games. “Right now Denuvo is one step ahead,” says Singleton. “It's the culmination of years of dedication and experience from the team problem solving one of our biggest problems.” Could, it be that, like a Victorian virus, video game piracy is close to being fully eradicated? “We’d like to think so,” says Square’s Doug Bone, who oversees the digital distribution of the company’s games across Steam, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
Free u2 live downloads sts9. “Modern technology is certainly helping to make it harder for pirates, but we’re aware that as things presently stand, it can sometimes feel like it’s only a matter of time before they manage to crack it.” Thomas Goebl, a director at Denuvo, is, surprisingly perhaps, more muted in his appraisal. “Although there is news that we might prevent piracy completely going forward, we have a more realistic view: our focus is to help publishers to secure the initial sales windows of their games. Our goal is to delay the initial crack as it’s during this timeframe that many people choose to buy the game rather than pirate it.” While Denuvo develops a range of services for the games, software, video and ebook industries, the company is best known for its flagship Anti-Tamper solution for PC games.
The technology’s development came out of a realization that every single PC game to use DRM – a anti-piracy measure that verifies a player’s digital license online before granting the game permission to boot – was being cracked on the day of release. “Piracy groups have automatic tools to remove those kind of digital licenses,” explains Goebl.
“This was one of the motivation why we developed our Anti-Tamper solution mainly on request from EA, our first backer for this technology.” Denuvo’s solution was designed with key factors in mind. Firstly, an admission that every platform’s license management system was compromised, and that attempting to add a second layer of DRM on top of the already broken system would only further inconvenience the customer.
“We wanted to ensure that the paying consumer does not even feel we are there,” Goebl explains. “We wanted there to be no extra hurdles, no drop of the in-game framerate.” Finally, the team wanted to ensure convenience for developers, allowing a team to apply the protection as a ‘post-compiler step’, with no need to alter the game’s code.
![]() ![]()
The first game to launch using Denuvo’s solution was FIFA15 in September 2014. While the game was cracked after 48 days of release, the amount of time it took the hackers brought Denuvo’s work to the attention of many other major video game publishers. Today, the company’s product is used across a huge range of games from companies, which, in addition to EA and Square-Enix, include Warner Bros, Konami, and Ubisoft. The success of Denuvo’s solution is, Goebl says, down to the fact that it’s hyper specialized, tailored for Windows based C games. “I guess most competition has a broader portfolio of supported OS and programming languages and therefore is unable to offer the focus of a tailored solution,” he says. 'If our games are mass pirated, it can be a challenge to track how many people are playing it and harder to assess the appetite for us to produce a sequel, or even a game in a similar genre.' 'For crackers, most generic approaches are well known and easier to analyze and remove as it’s usually very visible in the debugging tools where the jumps from the game code to the security code are located,' he adds. 'This is not the case for our solution.” Those who argue in favor of piracy often claim that cracked games either allow players to try out titles that they may then go on to purchase.
Alternatively, they claim that pirated games do not undercut genuine sales as, arguably, the pirate would not have purchased the game anyway. Square-Enix’s Bone takes a dim view of this position. “The success of previous games heavily influences future development, as this is a key gauge for what games people are enjoying playing,” he says. “If one of our games were to ever be mass pirated, it can be a challenge to track how many people are playing it and harder to assess the appetite for us to produce a sequel, or even a game in a similar genre. We have some incredible studios producing amazing content, but to ensure these teams can continue to thrive, we need to be able to build on previous commercial successes - piracy works against this.” 'We only ever refer to our Anti-Tamper solution as being ‘hard to crack’, never ‘uncrackable.’ It is, ultimately, a game of cat-and-mouse.' Indeed, Bone believes that, even taking the most open-hearted viewpoint, it’s difficult to point to any genuine positive effects that piracy has on the ecosystem.
“It’s hard to put any sort of positive spin on piracy,” he says. “It’s ultimately theft and not the sort of random factor we can build into our planning.” One obvious positive effect of Denuvo’s Anti-Tamper tech, however, is the fact that a reduction in piracy makes it increasingly financially viable for publishers to bring console games to PC. “The PC is still seen as a piracy platform by most publishers,” says Goebl. “Publishers claim that there is between 80-97 percent piracy for PC games, but these numbers are always hard to verify. Regardless, piracy cannibalizes sales, not only on PC but also on console if a pirated PC version is shared illegally. Many of our clients have indicated that the absence of a cracked PC version on the day of a game’s launch makes the platform more viable.” Despite the strides that Denuvo has made in shoring up PC games in recent years, Goebl doesn’t believe there has been any significant decline in attempts to crack commercial games. “Every game besides pure multiplayer titles is pirated,” he says.
“This was the case 10 years ago and it still the case today.” As such, the ceaseless tussle between publishers and pirates continues, with each trying to outsmart the other and stay ahead. “This is why we only ever refer to our Anti-Tamper solution as being ‘hard to crack’, never ‘uncrackable’. We constantly apply proactive security updates to our solution to keep one step ahead. But it is, ultimately, a game of cat-and-mouse.”.
All In App Purchases now 70% OFF the regular price! Throw stuff at the traditional Plumber Crack under the kitchen sink.
Or, go for the second most popular crack sighting: the IT Technician under your office desk. Plus we're adding new scenes all the time for you to hone your 'crack' throwing skills. Pick your plumber: Norm or Betty.
Toss things in their butts in the kitchen, the office. Choose from more than 15 items to throw in their butts. Collect coins and earn Bucks to buy costumes, tattoos and throw items. Complete collections over and over again to earn buckets stuffed with Bucks. Arcade, Sharpshooter and Time Challenge modes. Leaderboards and 55+ achievements - impress your friends and family with your crack throwing skills Everybody's been there: you try to look away, but you can't stop staring! And now, more than ever, you just want to drop something in there and see what happens.whether it's an Ice Cube, Peanut, Quarter or Bouncy Ball (to name a few).
Take it further, and dress up your Plumber or IT Tech. Toss Norm into a French maid outfit, or put Betty in her snorkeling gear. Are you an Elvis, superhero or sports fan? There’s something for everyone!
Add the finishing touch and ink your Plumber or IT Tech with Tattoos. From “Daddy's Girl” to “Born To Ride” - Red Roses to Bullseyes: pick the tattoo you think will look best, and slap it on your favorite backside!
You've dreamed of dressing up, abusing and inking your local Plumber or IT Tech, and now you can! Hours of plain, silly fun from the folks that brought you Office Jerk. Play Plumber Crack today and throw stuff in their butts: in the kitchen, in the office and on the beach! More than 18 million people in 145 countries enjoy throwing stuff in the Plumber's butt! “The first time I played my ribs hurt from laughing so hard. What a fun game! Thanks for a good laugh and a good time.” “This game is everything I’ve ever wanted.” “Once u start playing u just can’t stop.
U just stayed glued to the game:D” Play Plumber Crack today! “Like” Plumber Crack on Facebook - Plumber Crack is brought to you by Fluik Entertainment, makers of wicked-fun mobile games such as Office Jerk, Grumpy Bears and Streaker Run. Search the App Store for “Fluik” to browse all our games.
Follow @FluikGames on Twitter for awesome game announcements and other updates. NOTE: To help keep Plumber Crack awesome, please send any bug reports or complaints directly to us, instead of posting them in your app reviews. We can't respond directly to app reviews, so it's hard for us to help you with your problem or issue. You can post all your bugs or suggestions on the Facebook fan page, or email them to us at [email protected]. J3eremy I love playing this game but one thing that is keeping me from enjoying this app is the pop up adds I hit done all the time on pop up adds and I also hit the X area and what happens they come back immediately and I quickly try to get out of the add but it pops up not even 5 seconds later and then the same add pops up I don’t know if this is a bug issue or not but if it is please fix it because it’s ruining my ability to even enjoy playing this app and I would love to get back in the app and play again. I love playing this game but one thing that is keeping me from enjoying this app is the pop up adds I hit done all the time on pop up adds and I also hit the X area and what happens they come back immediately and I quickly try to get out of the add but it pops up not even 5 seconds later and then the same add pops up I don’t know if this is a bug issue or not but if it is please fix it because it’s ruining my ability to even enjoy playing this app and I would love to get back in the app and play again.
Posted on Feb 1, 2018 inTitle: Ashes of the Singularity Escalation Secret Missions-CODEX Genre:, Developer: Oxide Games Publisher: Stardock Entertainment Release Date: Feb 2, 2018 Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazil File Size: 13.8 GB / Split 3 parts 4.90 GB Compressed Mirrors: Mega.nz, 1Fichier, Google Drive, Uptobox, Uploaded.net Free Download Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation – Secret Missions PC Game – Play as the Post Human Coalition or their eternal foes the Substrate and battle for control of the galaxy. Experience maps of unprecedented size and detail with the unparalleled power of the world’s first native 64-bit RTS engine, Nitrous. Enjoy the game online with friends in. Posted on Feb 1, 2018 in Title: Mutant Football League Mayhem Bowl-SKIDROW Genre:, Developer: Digital Dreams Publisher: Digital Dreams Release Date: Oct 31, 2017 File Size: 1.56 GB / Single Link Compressed Mirrors: Mega.nz, 1Fichier, Google Drive, Uptobox, Uploaded.net Free Download Mutant Football League: Mayhem Bowl PC Game – Mutants and monsters unleash maniacal carnage on the gridiron in THIS action packed, arcade-style football game. Mutant Football League delivers intense online multiplayer action, deep strategy and deadly humor. Fantastical arenas full of ruthless fans and deadly traps set the stage for. Posted on Jan 31, 2018 inTitle: Opus Magnum-TiNYiSO Genre:, Developer: Zachtronics Publisher: Zachtronics Release Date: 8 Dec, 2017 Languages: English, German, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese File Size: 355.22 MB / Single Link Compressed Mirrors: Mega.nz, 1Fichier, Google Drive, Uptobox, Uploaded.net Free Download Opus Magnum PC Game – Hailed as the most promising alchemist of his generation, Anataeus Vaya has just accepted a position as Head Alchemist of House Van Tassen, the oldest and richest of the city’s ancient Houses. But dangers lurk behind the family’s opulent facade, and alchemy alone may not solve every problem.
![]()
Opus Magnum is the. Posted on Jan 31, 2018 inTitle: Sniper training camp-DARKSiDER Genre:, Developer: STL工作室 Publisher: STL工作室 Release Date: 8 Jan, 2018 Languages: English, Simplified Chinese File Size: 220.56 MB / Single Link Compressed Mirrors: Mega.nz, 1Fichier, Google Drive, Uptobox, Uploaded.net Free Download Sniper training camp PC Game – Sniper training camp is a gun training shooting game. The game is designed to help the game player to practice reaction speed and hitting rate, game player to the in vivo target characters appear on the screen of the fast shot in the game, this is the test of the reaction speed and the game player hand speed, all.
Cara Update Web UI Bolt Slim / MAX / Huawei e5372s agar bisa SMS - Pada postingan kali ini sedikit berbeda tentang postingan sebelumnya, kini kita akan membahas tentang update firmware tampilan Web UI pada Modem Bolt Slim (Huawei e5372s) / MAX. Kelebihan dari Web UI yang baru ini, kita bisa mengirim dan menerima SMS dari WebUI Modem Bolt, fitur yang tidak ada pada Web UI sebelumnya. Driver bolt slim 1 harga. Pada firmware Web UI Bolt sebelumnya, kita tidak bisa mengganti APN modem Bolt kita. Selain itu kita juga bisa mengganti APN pada modem.
Game Cracker Barrel
Posted on Jan 31, 2018 inTitle: Frontier Pilot Simulator-DARKSiDERS Genre:, Developer: RAZAR s.r.o. Publisher: RAZAR s.r.o.
Release Date: 31 Jan, 2018 Languages: English, Czech, Russian File Size: 1.04 GB / Single Link Compressed Mirrors: Mega.nz, 1Fichier, Google Drive, Uptobox, Uploaded.net Free Download Frontier Pilot Simulator PC Game – F.P.S is an environment centered single player vehicle sim combining the skill-based flying system with a story-driven economic progression system. Your piloting expertise will be constantly challenged by the world while it unfolds before you. You have arrived on the new planet, with a human colony (seem. Posted on Jan 31, 2018 inTitle: UAYEB-CODEX Genre:, Developer: ICA GAMES Publisher: ICA GAMES Release Date: 31 Jan, 2018 File Size: 8.29 GB / Split 2 parts 4.90 GB Compressed Mirrors: Mega.nz, 1Fichier, Google Drive, Uptobox, Uploaded.net Free Download UAYEB PC Game – UAYEB is a solo story driven adventure / survival / puzzle game, placed in an open world of 16km2, with the immersive First Person view. Craft your equipment and explore a vast world to find Mayans artifacts. This is not a survival sandbox game.
The survival parts are used to add variety and difficulty to the adventure.
Comments are closed.
|
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |