Capcom rolls back Resident Evil Revelations update that caused performance problems and crashes as fans accuse it of trying to sneak in DRM in order to kill mod support

Capcom is facing accusations from fans that it's quietly adding new DRM to its older games on PC, in what appears to be an attempt to crack down on the use of mods. But the process went from «quiet» to «very noisy» after a recent update to Resident Evil Revelations caused slowdown and crashes, and prevented some mods from working. Shortly after the update went live Capcom rolled it back, but said it will be re-released once the problem is resolved.

The Resident Evil Revelations update went live on January 8, and users quickly began reporting a range of problems in its wake. That sparked a nasty backlash in the form of—you guessed it—more than 200 negative user reviews over the past few days. 

We reached out to Capcom for more information about the update and have not received a reply, but the makers of Enigma Protector, the DRM that Capcom's apparently been adding to its games, did respond to a player's inquiry about the DRM, and its dismissive tone did not make players happy. 

«Why are you so sure that all that you reported belongs to our software?» an Enigma representative responded on the message board for its software, before suggesting that people were angry «because you can't use the cheats anymore.» (The original post has since been deleted but remains available via an Archive link.)

Resident Evil Revelations isn't the only older Capcom game that's been updated with the Enigma DRM: As noted by Eurogamer, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection and Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective both received similar updates in late 2023. According to Steam user Waifu4Life, other Capcom games with Enigma Protector DRM installed include Capcom Arcade Stadium and Arcade 2nd Stadium, Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection, Resident Evil