: Following the public outcry and the evidence provided by the EMPRESS release, Capcom eventually released an official patch for the PC version to optimize the DRM and fix the animation-related performance issues for all players.
The file is a software crack or "fix" released by the scene group EMPRESS to address performance issues in the game Resident Evil Village . Specifically, it was designed to fix severe stuttering caused by the game's original digital rights management (DRM) and anti-tamper software (Denuvo and Capcom's own DRM).
Here are the key points regarding this specific release and the controversy it sparked: