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^ a b Maxwell, Andy (26 September 2020). Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. ^ "THE TOP TIER CONTRADICTION & HYPOCRISY OF THE HUMAN RACE". "The Woman Bulldozing Video Games' Toughest DRM". ^ a b c d e D'Anastasio, Cecilia (22 February 2021). The information file supplied with the cracked version of Hogwarts Legacy contained a variety of homophobic and transphobic statements, as well as expressed dissatisfaction with what was described as the "woke system" of today. ControversiesĮmpress is known around the P2P scene for the "personal note" section in the NFOs of her releases, often containing offensive language. She released a cracked version of Hogwarts Legacy that February. However, that March, Empress was available to publish a workaround for the online check-in system of. Empress blamed FitGirl Repacks, with whom she had a feud. In February 2021, Empress stated that she would soon be arrested after being "caught red handed" working on the crack for Immortals Fenyx Rising. Other high-profile games cracked by Empress include Mortal Kombat 11 and Anno 1800. Įmpress rose to prominence after releasing a cracked version of Red Dead Redemption 2. She acknowledges that accepting payment for piracy is against the etiquette of the warez scene. Empress uses the money to cover the living costs, upgrade hardware, and purchase games that they intend to crack. Her followers can participate in polls to select which game they want cracked next, and her work is funded through crowdsourced donations. CareerĮmpress became interested in the DRM-cracking scene in 2014.
Empress also claims that removing digital rights management (DRM) decreases performance issues in a game. Her motivation is to remove the software license aspect of digital games in an effort to preserve them after developers drop support. Įmpress is known as one of the few crackers who can bypass Denuvo.
Empress has also released cracked games under the moniker C000005. While the identity of Empress is unknown, she refers to herself as a woman.
Empress (sometimes stylized EMPRESS) is a video game cracker who specializes in breaking anti-piracy software.