- voices38 has successfully cracked Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, marking a significant achievement in the Denuvo cracking scene.
- Benchmark tests on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D show that the cracked version averages 144 FPS, while the licensed version averages 151 FPS, indicating a performance difference of about 5%.
- The Denuvo cracking scene experienced a drought in 2025 after Empress announced her departure due to health struggles and disillusionment with the piracy community.
- voices38 has emerged as a new key player in the Denuvo cracking scene, sharing their work directly on online forums and Reddit, which sets them apart from traditional scene groups.
A hacker known as voices38 has successfully cracked Denuvo's protection in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, reviving traditional cracking methods after a period of inactivity in 2025. This breakthrough comes just over five weeks post-launch, utilizing the August 4 build of the game.156
Unlike other groups that have relied on hypervisor-level bypasses, voices38's method completely neutralizes Denuvo's authentication algorithms and the Ubisoft Connect service. What sets voices38 apart is their direct engagement with the community, sharing their work on forums and Reddit, rather than adhering to the traditional P2P hierarchy.
Benchmark tests conducted on an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card revealed that the cracked version runs about 5% slower than the licensed version. The licensed version achieved an average frame rate of 151 FPS, while the cracked version averaged 144 FPS. This finding challenges the common belief that cracked games perform better than their licensed counterparts.23
The tests were performed at a resolution of 1280x720 with ultra-high settings, ray tracing enabled, and DLSS Performance mode active, shifting the load primarily to the CPU. The licensed version peaked at 247 FPS and had a rare event rate of 105 FPS, while the cracked version peaked at 231 FPS with a rare event rate of 103 FPS.
“The crack marks the first time a 2025 game has been bypassed, ending a drought after Empress's departure. voices38 shares work directly on Reddit, unlike traditional scene groups, and the benchmark used a 1280x720 resolution with ray tracing enabled to isolate CPU performance.”
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