Matcha wrote:

The main thread got locked - but I just came to share Ars Technica is running an article on the removal.

The comments section is full of "I'm going to buy this now just to show my support for the devs for this decision (removal)."

Yesterday after reading this, I decided to contact GameStar (Germany's biggest PC gaming magazine) and tell them about what happened here and the fantastic outcome, and also give them links to Amplitude's statements. And I explained to them why I think they should write an article about this.

Today GameStar published an article:

Wieso Humandkind Denuvo trotz Raubkopie-Gefahr noch vor Release streicht
(Why Humandkind is canceling Denuvo before release despite the risk of piracy)

They are referring Romain's and Natco's statements and even my original post, praising Amplitude and calling this decision "remarkable".

Comment section is full of praise too, some user even say they will buy or preorder the game now!

Even though it's cool that GameStar is mentioning me and my thread, I know that we achieved this together as a community!

I just contacted them because I wanted to support my favorite developer to create positive PR and therefore help generate sales to compensate for eventual losses regarding canceling Denuvo.

And I hope more people will do so and spread the word wherever they can (but please don't annoy anyone).

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Great stuff @Khaar nice to see the situation is bouncing back. I also spread the word and convinced some friends to preorder. I just hope the final release game build is a lot better than Poe Closed Beta and will be a memorable experience! Not an okayish forgettable one as was Poe

Khaar wrote:

This could be a smart move causing a lot of positive PR!

WOW, just wow:

I used Google to search for "humankind denuvo" just to see if the word is spreading. News are all over the place! Countless sites published articles about Humandkind's renouncement of Denuvo.

Just to name a few:

Ars Technica: Fans ask a PC game to drop Denuvo—and dev agrees, blames “performance impact”

Eurogamer: Humankind dev pulls controversial Denuvo DRM from game before launch

Kotaku: PC Game Removes Denuvo DRM Before It Even Launches

PC Gamer: Humankind drops Denuvo ahead of launch to avoid performance problems

VG247: Humankind pre-emptively removing Denuvo before the game is out

PCGamesN: Humankind devs remove Denuvo anti-piracy software after performance hit

TechRaptor: Humankind Denuvo DRM Removed Prior to Launch

Gameranx: Humankind Developers Are Removing Denuvo Before Launching The Game

Player.One: Humankind: Developers Removed Denuvo Before Game's Launch

Gamepressure: Humankind Devs Drop Denuvo Before the Launch

NME: Humankind drops Denuvo technology ahead of August launch

vGameZone: Humankind devs remove Denuvo anti-piracy software after performance hit

German sites:

4Players: Humankind— Entwickler verzichten auf Denuvo Anti-Tamper (Kopierschutz) zum Verkaufsstart

PC Games Hardware: Humankind— Entwickler baut Denuvo wegen Performance-Problemen zu Release aus

heise: Humankind— Entwickler entfernen Kopierschutz Denuvo wegen Performance-Sorgen

There are much more sites in different languages I unfortunately can't understand.

I'm very happy to see how this is going and hope this PR will help create more HYPE for Humankind.

By the way: is there a badge for being mentioned/referred on other websites? If so I will swim in G2G point soon, LOL

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So, is Denuvo reintegrated past release, if devs find a way to let it have no impact on performance, or what?

Edit: My fault, should have read on -> The day Amplitude broke my heart and how they reassembled it