Before the release of Ace Combat 8: Skies of Deception, ARTIFACT released a hypervisor bypass cracking tool for the title. The game is scheduled for official release on October 2.
Previously, DenuvOwO, which cracked games using hypervisor bypass methods for Denuvo, has disbanded. It is currently unclear whether ARTIFACT, which emerged afterward, is an individual or a group.
ARTIFACT released a similar tool for EA Sports FC 27 on September 28, with the game having launched on September 25. On September 29, it released a tool targeting Ace Combat 8: Skies of Deception, which had not yet been officially released.