Resident Evil Village Crack Reportedly Fixes Stuttering Issues

DRM has always been a touchy subject, especially so if its implementation affects gameplay. Resident Evil Village seems to be the latest game to serve as an example. Pirates have managed to crack the game, and it reportedly fixes a performance issue that some paying customers have been reporting.

DSOGaming reported that the PC version of Resident Evil Village has had stuttering issues. A common way to recreate it seems to be simply killing enemies which, as you’d imagine, is common enough. But over the weekend, a cracker managed to work its way through the game’s DRM. And the folks at DSOGaming found that the cracked version essentially solved the stuttering issue.

This points to the DRM in Resident Evil Village, a combination of Nenuvo and Capcom’s own anti-tamper software, causing performance issues. Though Denuvo prevents another hit to its already tarnished name here, as the crack only disables Capcom’s DRM.

But even if it’s not Denuvo’s fault this time, it’s another instance of anti-piracy measures hurting the paying customer instead of pirates. Resident Evil Village, and its players, are the latest victims. Judging from the amount of money Crytek paid to have Denuvo DRM in Crysis Remastered, it must’ve been an equally big sum for Capcom. And it’s unnecessary spending on the publisher’s part, since it put in its own DRM, which ultimately got cracked.

It’s probably worth mentioning that this article is not condoning piracy. But publishers should pay attention to this case study. If they spend less money on DRM, then that’s less money that they “need” to charge customers for. Or even if they charge us the same, that’s more money to pay their developers, use as budget for upcoming games, or line the pockets of executives and shareholders. The last one notwithstanding, those options all sounds better than paying for something that not only doesn’t work, but also has a chance of punishing the paying customer.

Resident Evil Village Total File Size On PS5 and Xbox Series X Consoles Reportedly 50GB

Information pertaining to the install file size of Capcom’s upcoming horror title, Resident Evil Village – also known as Resident Evil 8 or its acronyms “REVillage” and “RE8” – recently made its way online. According to multiple sources, the game’s final file size could exceed the 50GB limit, and that’s for both the PlayStation 5 (PS5) and Xbox Series X.

The first sign of Village’s hefty size was spotted via a listing on the game’s official Microsoft store page. However, we should make clear that number is inclusive of Village’s single-player campaign and multiplayer mode, Re:Verse. As for the PS5, a tweet by PlayStation Game Size (@PlaystationSize) said that the PS5 version of the game would only take up 27.325GB, which is considerably less.

Mind you, that number could simply be what the PS5 can download when the console is allowed to preload the game on 5 May; alone, the single-player portion of the game is expected to be approximately 35GB, while the multiplayer segment of the game is rated at just 15GB.

In fairness, 50GB may seem large, but it is far from being the largest. That coveted honour belongs to Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War titles; updates for both games have consistently surpassed the 10GB mark, with the most recent update for Warzone being a 17GB patch, and that is on top of the base game’s already massive girth.

Then, as if to rub salt into an already gaping wound, Activision Blizzard says its two titles could ultimately surpass the 500GB file limit, leaving 500GB console owners capacity with little choice than to increase their current storage limit physically.

Resident Evil Village Gets Its Own Phishing Scam

Last month, we saw scammers trying to phish for victims via fake Far Cry 6 beta invites. Now, it’s the turn of Resident Evil Village. The approach is pretty similar too, with this one using the guise of “early access invitations”.

Twisted Voxel reports that Capcom Europe has sent out a notice regarding this phishing scam. As before, the email comes from an official-looking email from the company. Capcom warns that it did not actually send out such emails, and that you shouldn’t download any files or reply to them. You should also delete the email to be safe.

The report also mentions that Capcom did indeed have a number of prior private beta tests for Resident Evil Village. These closed beta tests have taken place both before and after the game’s announcement. For those who are aware of these tests, then this phishing attempt will look even more legitimate. The scammers are likely trying to make use of this fact.

At any rate, there’s probably no need to be in such a hurry to experience Resident Evil Village. After all, the game will be released in early May. And if you own a PS5, you can use the Maiden visual showcase to scratch that itch a little while waiting.