{
  "id": 7847196,
  "title": "Pirate Who Cracked Denuvo Games Like Resident Evil Requiem Plans to Keep Doing So Despite Being Sued",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/pirate-who-cracked-denuvo-games-like-resident-evil-requiem-plans-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:24:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/pirate-who-cracked-denuvo-games-like-resident-evil-requiem-plans-to-continue-doing-so-despite-being-sued"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A pirate, referred to as \"voices38\", has been sued by the software company Denuvo for allegedly cracking games protected by their DRM software. However, despite the lawsuit, the pirate plans to continue cracking games, according to a Reddit statement. Denuvo's DRM software is designed to prevent games from being pirated, but it has been cracked before, with \"Resident Evil Requiem\" being cracked in about a month and a half. The pirate remains anonymous, and the company is working to identify them. The case is reminiscent of other similar incidents, such as the recent GTA 6 leaks, where a leaker obtained access to a game build and vanished. The anonymity and evasiveness of online hackers suggest they are getting better at avoiding detection.",
  "summary": "A pirate known for cracking games that utilize the DRM software Denuvo is being hit with a lawsuit... but that isn't stopping them from continuing on.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Select Resident Evil Games Are on Sale as Part of Best Buy’s Deal of the Day, Including Requiem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/select-resident-evil-games-are-on-sale-as-part-of-best-buys-deal-of",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}