The removal comes almost two years after the survival-horror game launched.

Capcom has quietly cut out the anti-piracy tech Denuvo from Resident Evil Village on Steam.

The DRM has been controversial for the survival-horror game, as people blamed its inclusion for causing performance issues.

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Dark Side of Gamingfirst spotted Resident Evil Village ditching Denuvo.SteamDBbacked that up by noting the anti-tamper tech’s removal.

The move by Capcom comes almost two years after the game launched.

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Denuvo has been criticized for this very issue on a lot of other titles, too.

Much more recently,Resident Evil Village’s VR mode released February 22on PlayStation VR 2.

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The free DLC lets players go through the game’s entire campaign in VR.

For more on the survival-horror game, check out GameSpot’sResident Evil Village review.

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