In the never-ending war between crackers and DRM company Denuvo, the latest victim has been (as it always tends to be) the later's efforts. Version 5.2 of Denuvo's anti-tampering protection has been cracked, opening the floodgates to cracked versions of Mega Man 11 and just-released Football Manager 2019.

Considering the proximity of release for both Hitman 2 (November 13) and Battlefield V (November 20th), it's likely both of those games will ship with the same 5.2 version. The group that cracked Denuvo's 5.2 protection are using the moniker FCKDRM'', which is likely a homage to GOG's FCK DRM movement. This, I'm sure, is well above hat the initiative's objectives were, and is sure to be frowned upon.In the meantime, cracking efforts for Denuvo's 4.9 version of their anti-tamper technology are still being eluded, with games such as Monster Hunter: World, FIFA 19, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider remaining uncracked. It seems that instead of improving on the code, version 5.2 actually made it easier for pirates to find cracking avenues. It'll be interesting to see, especially upon the release of Battlefield V and Hitman 2, whether the industry's confidence on Denuvo's technology will falter or not. Of course, there are always other, legal ways to protect DRM, as Denuvo very well knows.