Summary
Electronic Arts has recently removed Denuvo fromImmortals of Aveum. Denuvo is often seen as a controversial and invasive software, so this will likely be seen as good news for gamers who want to playImmortals of Aveumon PC.
Immortals of Aveumwas released back in August 2023, and it failed to meet critical or financial success. Mostreviews ofImmortals of Aveumhad mixed impressionsof the game, often praising the title’s spellcasting mechanics and graphics, but the story and combat failed to impress critics. Due to these issues,Immortals of Aveumcurrently stands with an average critic score of only 72 on OpenCritic.
Now, as spotted byDark Side of Gaming, EA has recently removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech fromImmortals of Aveum. The change occurs around 18 months after the original release ofImmortals of Aveum, and is not very surprising, considering that standard Denuvo contracts often only last for a while to prevent piracy in the first months after a game is released. While Denuvo is overwhelmingly disliked by PC gamers due to its invasive nature and players often accuse it of affecting the performance of games, it’s unclear whether this removal will impact the performance ofImmortals of Aveumin any way.
EA Removes Denuvo From Immortals of Aveum
Despite being considered good news, it’s unlikely that this recent change will affect the sales ofImmortals of Aveumor the overall opinion about the game, though.Immortals of Aveumalready had massive discountsfour months after release likely due to poor sales.
These issues led to the game’s developerAscendant Studios laying off around half of its staffsoon afterImmortals of Aveumwas released.Immortals of Aveumcontinued to receive new updates subsequently, though, with bugs being fixed and new features such as HDR support also being added.
While part ofImmortals of Aveum’s financial failure was likely attributed to the beginning of the current crisis the gaming industry is facing, the game was heavily criticized even by some Ascendant Studio developers. In one interview, a former developer of the studio revealed thatImmortals of Aveumwas massively overscoped. The game allegedly had a budget of $125 million, $40 million of which was used in marketing, and it was the studio’s debut. The developer also bashed the game for being a single-player FPS game in the current market, which was described as essentially a bad idea, as multiplayer is what keeps most games in the genre alive.
