Denuvo sues Reddit user ‘voices38’ in California

• The case was reportedly filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
• In the complaint, Denuvo says ‘voices38’ circumvented its anti-circumvention technology in more than two dozen games.

What happened

Kotaku reports, based on TorrentFreak and court documents, that Denuvo has filed a lawsuit against a Reddit account operating under the name ‘voices38’. According to the report, the case centers on the alleged circumvention of Denuvo’s anti-piracy technology in more than two dozen PC games. The publication describes the case as a civil action and places it in the context of Denuvo’s broader fight against the distribution of cracked PC games.

The complaint reportedly names titles including Doom: The Dark Ages, Resident Evil Requiem, and Hogwarts Legacy as examples. Denuvo is said to be relying on the anti-circumvention provisions of the U.S. DMCA. That matters because the provision is used in the U.S. to target the bypassing of technical protection measures, regardless of whether a game was legally purchased.

According to the article, this is not a broad piracy investigation, but a case focused on a specific account that Denuvo says has been active for some time. Kotaku says ‘voices38’ responded on Reddit with: “All is fine. Everything will continue as normal.” That reply reportedly received around 7,000 upvotes, making the case immediately visible on social media before more details emerged about the complaint or the relief being sought.

Based on the available information, it has not been confirmed what Denuvo is specifically asking for in the case, whether ‘voices38’ is an identified individual, or what the full list of games in the complaint includes. It has also not been independently verified whether the court filings are fully public yet. The reporting therefore remains dependent on Kotaku’s summary, which in turn relies on TorrentFreak and the documents it reviewed.

Background

Denuvo is an Austria-based company that provides anti-piracy software for PC games. For years, it has been known for technology that helps publishers prevent unauthorized copying and distribution. In Kotaku’s report, Denuvo is described as unpopular with gamers, but the core news is the reported civil action against an account identified only as ‘voices38’.

The case was reportedly filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. That is a federal court in the United States, which fits with Denuvo’s reliance on the DMCA and the anti-circumvention rules it is said to be invoking. The publication does not mention a final ruling, a settlement, or any formal response from the court. For now, the only clear point is that a complaint has reportedly been filed; how the judge will handle the case remains unknown.

Kotaku also says ‘voices38’ had reportedly been sharing cracked PC games on Reddit for about a year. That timeframe matters because it suggests Denuvo views the activity as a pattern rather than a one-off incident affecting a single title. The examples cited, including Doom: The Dark Ages, Resident Evil Requiem, and Hogwarts Legacy, indicate the complaint is not limited to older or obscure games, but to recent and well-known PC releases.

At the same time, several details remain unclear. The available information does not confirm whether ‘voices38’ is tied to a real-world identity, whether the complaint targets one person or multiple parties, or what specific damages or other remedies Denuvo is seeking. It is also not confirmed whether the full list of more than two dozen games is already public. Finally, the Reddit response is quoted in the report, but has not been independently verified beyond Kotaku’s summary.

Sources

• Kotaku, based on TorrentFreak and court documents related to Denuvo’s case against ‘voices38’.