Irdeto, the company behind the controversial Denuvo DRM used in many PC games, has announced new technology aimed at combating game content leaks in the video game industry.
The technology, called TraceMark for Gaming, is described by Irdeto as a “watermarking solution” that adds visible and invisible identifiers to gaming content, allowing leaked content to be traced back to its source. This is something the company already uses to watermark movies, sports broadcasts and TV shows. Irdeto discourages people from leaking game content due to the risk of leaks being tracked while playing the game's playtests, closed betas, or reviewing his builds of the game. I think it is possible.
Hacks and breaches at video game companies have become a serious problem in recent years. It wasn't uncommon for people to break non-disclosure agreements and share early footage of games like this: skate. You get online when you shouldn't be online. In September 2022, a lot of content was leaked due to hacking. “Grand Theft Auto VI” It was leaked online and ruined the game over a year before it was officially announced.Then, in December 2023, Insomniac Games was hacked and content in development was lost. marvel wolverinecanceled projects, and future games from the Sony-owned studio were shared online.
TraceMark doesn't seem to be very effective at preventing hacking at that level, but it's a deterrent that developers can use when sending early builds of their games to remote players. That could make technologies like TraceMark attractive to video game developers. However, Irdeto and his Denuvo have a negative reputation among gamers because Denuvo affects the performance of games on his PC.
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