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Halo 5: Forge's and Forza Horizon 3's encrypted protection system has been cracked

DSOGaming writes: "As we’ve already reported, Halo 5: Forge and Forza Horizon 3 use Microsoft’s new encrypted protection system. Well, good news for all interested in modding these games as this encryption system has been cracked."

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solvemymaze2804d ago

If there's encryption, there will always be someone (or a group) ready to crack it wide open. I can't say I'm surprised.

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meche3342804d ago

if its cracked now. remove it. its using too much cpu while playing the game

franwex2803d ago

I don't know why you got so many down votes. The system IS using a lot of CPU power that could be used to improve the performance. The only people punished are the people who are legitimately purchasing the game.

badz1492803d ago

Welcome to PC gaming...?

Princess_Pilfer2803d ago

I've *totally* never pirated a game I already owned just to get around BS DRM. Totally.

FreeSpeech692803d ago

Wait consoles also has DRM, at least on PC it can be defeated! #EndAllDRM

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ShadowKnight2804d ago

It was just a matter of time. Expect more games

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Forza Horizon Games Ranked from Worst to Best

BLG writes: "When the Forza Horizon games franchise launched in 2012, it was an enjoyable spin-off of the highly successful simulation racer. A decade later, the Horizon series has overtaken Forza Motorsport series as one of, if not the, premiere driving video games of all time."

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SinisterMister703d ago

Don't think there's literally a "worst" Forza game man. Microsoft just makes these too damn good.

MaximusPrime_703d ago

Microsoft didn't develop (make) Forza, Playground Games did.

Microsoft simply published it.

SinisterMister703d ago

Ah okay. Thanks for the correction mate!

MadLad703d ago

I see no difference being they've only ever made games for Microsoft on Microsoft's dime for the entirety of their existence as a developer.

Godmars290702d ago

@MadLad:
The amount of MTs and repeated attempts at rivalry towards Gran Turismo.

darthv72702d ago

@god, i think you are confusing motorsport with horizon. MS is compared to GT, Horizon isnt.

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MadLad702d ago

@godmars

Care to explain how that has anything to do with anything here?

DOMination-703d ago

lol.. pedantic much? ^ PG and the Forza IP are owned by Microsoft.

FH5 may be a technical marvel but it's been a buggy mess since launch and PG seem intent to add new content without ever bothering to fix anything. Many of which were bugs that were also in FH4.

FH3
FH1
FH4
FH5
FH2 (still good but the structure was messed up - too much emphasis on grinding "roadtrips" which was tedious)

jznrpg703d ago (Edited 703d ago )

They didn’t buy Playground until 2018 or 2019 I forget which year but it hasn’t been that long . The first Forza came out in 2005 . So most of the games were published by MS at the time but they didn’t own PlayGround. MS doesn’t make good studios in general , they buy them .

DOMination-702d ago

When Sony buys a studio after working with them for a couple of games, people on here call it an "organic purchase". MS & Playground made three very good games, based on an existing IP using an engine made by Turn 10 before purchasing them. But it is still pedantic. Shall we say that Sony didn't make The Last of Us? Or that they don't "own" the first 12 Ratchet & Clank games because they only purchase Insomniac a few years back? We all know what they meant.

Anyway, Forza Motorsport has always been developed by Turn 10. Which Microsoft built from the ground up. So when you refer to games from 2005, your point about only buying studios is completely wrong.

darthv72702d ago

You left out a FH2, there were two versions. The one made for XBO by playground and the one made for 360 by sumo digital. There are enough differences to warrant each one being on its own.

monkey602702d ago

FH3 is my favourite by a long shot. I got surprisingly bored of FH5 quick enough unfortunately so that's down the bottom of my list

sammarshall102702d ago

Yeah I think this series peaked with Forza Horizon 3

Orbilator702d ago

I really dont care for any of the horizons. Hate having to do what I'm told. Forza 7 was the same, I didn't want to do anything other than race cars. But it made me drive lorries!!!..

Technically they all good games but I want the next Forza to be a proper car racer, all the trucks etc can be put under an arcade racing section which I never have to go into.

MrBaskerville702d ago

The mandatory gimmick races are a bit of a bad habit in FM games, atleast since 5. Also dislike the heavy amount of unskipable cutscenes and dialouge in FM5 and perhaps 7.

Azraeia702d ago

Tbh I found FH3 to actually be my favourite and the one I played the most.

The one I got bored of very quickly was 4. Wasn't a fan of the seasons and driving round England was boring cause its where I live. Got very old quick.

glennhkboy702d ago

I still think 2 (Xbox One version) is my personal best. Driving an Italian supercars on an Italian highway just feel so "right"!!!!! "2" make me understand why Italian make those supercars.

I don't know why so many do not like 4. I like the seasonal change & dramatic weather change. 5 seems to dial the weather change way way down that the weather seldom change (Is the real Mexico really has such a perfect weather all the time?).

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How the Sophisticated Sky Capturing Brings the Forza Horizon Franchise to Life

KeenGamer: "The advanced sky capturing gives the Forza Horizon franchise a natural and realistic feeling. Yet, it's a long process from capturing to complete in-game sky. It's a technology that was introduced during the development of Forza Horizon 3, which provided more beauty and were widely praised by players."

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iplay1up21061d ago (Edited 1061d ago )

Forza 4 looks really great now that Series updates have been applied. In Forza 5 Microsoft uses photo technology throughout the entire game. The volcano setting in Mexico looks amazing!

Lightning771061d ago

All this sky tech will no doubt make its way into the new Fable.

Rimeskeem1061d ago

Da Cloud jokes coming in 3...2....

Sol4ris1061d ago

Incredible looking game, and it's not even powered by the next iteration of the ForzaTech engine which is still developed by Turn10.
Time to flex that 12TF.

VariantAEC1054d ago

Maybe that's why it looks so meh to me.

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Modder recreates Halo Infinite in Halo 5 Forge, looking almost as good as Xbox Series X

DSOGaming writes: "Blttserz has recreated a part of the Halo: Infinite map in Halo 5 Forge which looks almost as good as what Microsoft showcased during its Xbox Series X event."

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Godmars2901387d ago

Considering the presentation, is that really a good thing...?

starchild1387d ago

It actually doesn't look nearly as good. I can't believe what poor judges of graphical fidelity some people are.

CantThinkOfAUsername1387d ago

Unless you play on PC, I guess that makes sense. Consoles sacrifice graphical fidelity (draw distance and resolution in particular) for stable performance, and most console players haven't seen higher graphical fidelity to compare to, so they don't have the ability to judge properly.

Godmars2901387d ago

Unfortunately, like this poor quality video, there isn't any footage of the Series X version of Infinity to compare it to.

NeoGamer2321387d ago

That is actually a good comparison. It shows how much more advanced the graphics fidelity is in Halo Infinite vs Forge.

The Forge version looks nice but the graphics look more like Ever Wild. The Halo Infinite version looked realistic in comparison.

ssj271387d ago

Lol denial on this boy and the free agrees is unmatched hahahaha
Even with delay hahhaahaha ghhhhlllol

Livingthedream1387d ago

What denial?? It's an observation the fact that halo infinite is significantly larger and the visuals are on that level is pretty damn good. Thanks to the complaints they're going to push a more realistic look which is sad because actual Halo fans were really digging the current look and presentation.

starchild1387d ago

Naw, dude. I mostly game on PC and don't own an Xbox of any kind, but it's easy to see how much better Halo Infinite looks. Much higher quality assets, farther draw distance, better lighting and materials, higher polygon models, more geometric complexity in general, etc.

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thesoftware7301387d ago

That's pretty cool!

Yeah but looking at that do really show that infinite really had a solid overall look.

medman1387d ago

Compared to what? When you compare crap to crap and call crap the winner, you are the one who loses.

NeoGamer2321387d ago

You obviously did not even compare it the the Infinite gameplay....

Halo Infinite gameplay starts at about the 4:33 mark of this video on you tube:

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

I think the guy did a really good job of re-creating the scenes. But, graphically there is no comparison between the Forge version and the actual gameplay.

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Elda1387d ago

Looks more like artsy/painting/indie graphics,the demo from last month looks better with model graphics.

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