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SHOW NOTES3-15-2026Crimson Desert Makes Controversial Change Just One Week Before LaunchJust one week before its release, developer Pearl Abyss has quietly added Denuvo DRM, a controversial anti-tampering technology, to the PC version of Crimson Desert. For those who might be unaware, Denuvo DRM has long been a controversial choice for a variety of reasons. The third-party software is used by developers to make it more difficult for a game to be tampered with, thus protecting it from piracy. However, it’s often criticized by gamers, largely due to the performance issues that it can sometimes bring, such as lower FPS, increased CPU usage, and more. Link to Article: https://gamerant.com/crimson-desert-denuvo-drm-pc/ https://gamerant.com/crimson-desert-denuvo-pearl-abyss-response/ Invincible VS Confirms Open Beta Dates and RosterThursday, April 9, at 10:00 AM PT to Saturday, April 11, at 9:00 PM PTInvincibleAtom EveBulletproofThulaRex SplodeBattle BeastOmni-ManRobotMonster GirlAllen the Alienhttps://gamerant.com/invincible-vs-open-beta-dates-roster/That’s All I Can Say” Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake Gets New Update 5 Years LaterDuring a recent conversation between IGN and Willits. When asked about the future of the massive RPG, Willits provided a short but definitive answer: “Yes, it is still in development. That’s all I can say.” Link:https://gamerant.com/star-wars-kotor-knights-old-republic-remake-development-5-years/Battlefield Studios Hit with Layoffs, Until Dawn Remake Studio Ballistic Moon Officially Closes DownLink: https://gamerant.com/battlefield-studios-bf6-layoffs/https://gamerant.com/until-dawn-remake-studio-ballistic-moon-shutdown/ Project Helix Release Date Speculation, Potential Price, Specs, And Everything We Know About The Next Xbox ConsoleAMD CEO Lisa Su hinted that Microsoft could release the console as soon as 2027.Industry leaker Moore’s Law is Dead is putting the price at between $1000 and $1200.Powered By Custom AMD SOCCodesigned for Next Generation of DirectXNext Gen Raytracing Performance & CapabilitiesGPU Directed Work Graph ExecutionAMD FSR Next + Project HelixBuilt for Next Generation of Neural RenderingNext Generation ML UpscalingNew ML Multi Frame GenerationNext Gen Ray Regeneration for RT and Path TracingDeep Texture CompressionNeural Texture CompressionDirect Storage + Zstd