

“A software fix has been identified by the vendor of the affected DRM software and is being rolled out,” the company said. Intel said that due to the issue with the DRM software, some games are crashing during launch or even unexpectedly shutting down. “This prevents games implementing that DRM software from running successfully,” the company said in a support page. Intel said that some third-party gaming DRM software incorrectly recognises the efficiency cores as another system. Unlike the previous-generation models, Intel’s 12th-generation Core processors (codenamed Alder Lake) split the CPU workload into high-powered “performance” cores and low-powered “efficiency” cores. But in the meantime, the chipmaker has also provided a workaround to manually allow players to launch and play the impacted games.

Intel said that a software fix of the affected DRM software is being rolled out. The list of games that are being affected as a result of the DRM problem includes Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Far Cry Primal, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, among others. Intel has confirmed that over 50 games are facing issues on PCs based on its 12th-generation Core processors due to incompatibility with certain Digital Rights Management (DRM) software.
