Red Desert Cracked, Valve Console Passes Test, Destiny 2 Fans Demand Sequel
Today’s gaming roundup covers major developments across the industry: the latest Red Desert update has been quickly circumvented by hackers using advanced virtualization techniques; Valve’s long-rumored new console has appeared in a Vulkan certification database; a Sony patent aims to solve loading screen boredom with picture-in-picture features, though players worry about ads; and over 170,000 Destiny 2 fans have signed a petition demanding a sequel following Bungie’s announcement that it will shut down the nine-year-old game. Additionally, Chinese fighting game legend Xiaohai (Zeng Zhuojun) took home another championship title at COMBO BREAKER 2026.
Following the release of Red Desert update 1.08.00, the海外 hacker community quickly produced a new Denuvo bypass patch using Hypervisor (virtual machine monitor) technology. Unlike traditional cracking methods, this approach deceives the anti-tamper system through底层 virtualization, allowing the game to launch without正版 verification. The patch currently runs stably on both AMD and Intel processors. Separately, at COMBO BREAKER 2026, Chinese player Xiaohai (Zeng Zhuojun) defeated Japan’s HINAO 3-0 in the Street Fighter 6 grand finals, securing the championship along with qualification spots for both EWC and the Capcom Cup this year. On social media, Xiaohai declared: “The strong don’t rely on handouts. EWC! Your king has returned!”
A device labeled “AMD Steam Machine” has appeared in the Vulkan product database maintained by the Khronos Group, indicating that Valve’s highly anticipated new console has passed Vulkan API conformance testing and may be close to an official announcement. According to registration information submitted on May 23, the hardware configuration includes a GPU based on the AMD Navi 33 chip (RDNA3 architecture) using the open-source Mesa/RADV driver, a custom “AMD Custom CPU 1772” processor co-developed by AMD and Valve, and a system running on Valve’s proprietary Linux kernel branch. This marks the latest concrete sign that Valve is preparing to re-enter the console hardware space.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has filed a patent for a picture-in-picture system designed to reduce “waiting anxiety” during loading screens and matchmaking. The technology would overlay resizable, interactive windows on the main screen, with AI recommending攻略, story recaps, community videos, or mini-games based on game context. However, the player community has expressed concerns that the feature could be exploited for advertising, even in premium titles, and that AI recommendations would require collecting behavioral data, raising privacy issues. Meanwhile, Bungie’s announcement of the permanent shutdown of Destiny 2 after nine years has sparked a backlash, with fans launching an online petition calling on Sony and Bungie to develop Destiny 3. The petition has already gathered over 170,000 signatures and continues to grow rapidly, as the studio is currently focused on the new project Marathon rather than continuing the Destiny series. The sheer momentum of this petition suggests Bungie may face increasing pressure to revisit the franchise’s future.
