Square Enix and Warner Bros have just updated the Steam store pages for Just Cause 4 and Hitman 2, revealing that these two highly anticipated games will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. And to be honest, we are not surprised at all as both of these companies have been using this tech in all of their latest titles.
Just Cause 4 will be an open-world title whereas Hitman 2 will feature big areas with a huge crowd. As such, it will be interesting to see whether these games will not mess things up with their Denuvo implementation.
It’s also worth pointing out that IO Interactive had removed Denuvo from the first Hitman as soon as it got the IP rights from Square Enix. Unfortunately, though, it appears that its inclusion in Hitman 2 is something that the new publisher, Warner Bros, forced (we are merely guessing here, unless IO Interactive also plans to remove Denuvo when and if Hitman 2 gets cracked).
We also expect Electronic Arts to be using Denuvo in Battlefield 5. While its Origin page does not feature any indication of such a thing, EA has been using lately Denuvo in pretty much all of its titles.
Speaking of open-world games with the Denuvo anti-tamper tech, modder Kaldaien has claimed that the high CPU load in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey isn’t caused by the Denuvo but by insane driver overhead.
Just Cause 4 releases on December 4th whereas Hitman 2 releases on November 13th!
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