It is widely assumed that the Denuvo license expired after nearly three years. Additionally, Relic Entertainment transitioned to an independent studio in 2024 after being dropped by its former publisher, Sega , which may have influenced the decision to drop expensive third-party DRM.
Prior to the official removal, the game had a brief history of being accessible to pirates due to a developer error. Company of Heroes 3 Crack Status
Late in 2023, an update was mistakenly released without the Denuvo-protected executable. Pirates quickly capitalized on this "denuvoless" build before it was patched out and the protection was restored. It is widely assumed that the Denuvo license