Prolific Cracker Voices38 Officially Sued By Denuvo

Denuvo Sues Prolific Cracker Voices38, But Nobody Knows Who They Are Via Adobe Stock. Published Sep 16, 2026, 9:48 AM EDT James Lucas is an Executive Editor at TheGamer who has worked in professional journalism since 2018. A Newcastle University graduate with a degree in Journalism, Media, and Culture, they have written hundreds of guides, news stories, and original reports, with bylines in IGN, NME, GaymingMag, and VG247, sourcing interviews with studio heads, legendary industry figures, prominent actors, and more. An expert on FPS games, Soulslikes, RPGs, and survival horror, James has intimate knowledge of a wide variety of titles, providing in-depth coverage and exclusive profiles. Some of the games they have extensively covered include: Half-Life 3, Counter-Strike, Elden Ring, and Fallout. They pride themselves on their consistently thorough research, leveraging nearly a decade of industry experience. You can reach them at James.t@thegamer.com Denuvo cracking dried up almost entirely in 2025 after Empress departed the scene, leaving groups like DenuvOwO to take center stage with temporary hypervisor-level bypasses. DRM was getting significantly harder to penetrate via traditional methods, demanding far more skill and unpaid time to reverse-engineer each individual game. That changed earlier this year when newcomer voices38 released a surprise Doom: The Dark Ages crack, ending the drought. In total, almost 30 games have been cracked in the months since, spanning Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil Requiem, 007 First Light, and Lego Batman: Legacy of The Dark Knight. Unsurprisingly, with Denuvo proving less and less effective, the anti-piracy outfit has taken notice. As reported by TorrentFreak, Denuvo has filed a lawsuit targeting voices38, accusing the defendant of having "bypassed DRM restrictions in copyrighted works, removing protections that allow copyright owners to restrict who may access their works, and allowing for pirated versions of those copyrighted works." Denuvo cannot strictly sue voices38 for copyright infringement, as it does not own the intellectual property of the games cracked thus far. Instead, the complaint focuses on the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA, specifically targeting the alleged bypassing of digital locks that protect copyrighted works. Denuvo Has Asked To Subpoena Valve, Reddit, And Discord To Unmask Voices38 Ubisoft There's just one slight problem: nobody knows who voices38 is. They post their work anonymously on Reddit and Discord, and while it's widely believed that voices38 is an individual, even that remains uncertain. Denuvo believes it can unmask them, however, citing a Steam profile it believes to be tied to the cracker. It has asked the court for permission to subpoena Valve, Reddit, and Discord for account details that could potentially put a name to the handle. Like most crackers, voices38 has likely taken precautions to prevent being identified this way, and even if Denuvo succeeds in unmasking the cracker, the lawsuit's impact will depend heavily on where they're based. If voices38 is operating from Russia, for example, enforcing a US lawsuit against them could prove difficult. Regardless of whether voices38 is unmasked, the lawsuit could still have a major impact on the cracking scene. If Denuvo succeeds, it would be significantly harder for the cracker to distribute future work on platforms like Reddit and Discord, and may deter other crackers from risking similar legal scrutiny.