Metro Magazine

Instead of a standard technical document, the NFO file included with this torrent often contains:

: These notes have gained a cult following because they are wildly different from the professional tone of other hacking groups, often reading like a surrealist stream-of-consciousness. 2. Community Reaction to the Crack

: The group often uses these files to voice intense personal opinions on gender, philosophy, and the "corruption" of the modern gaming industry.

: This specific release was a major talking point in the "PC Master Race" and piracy communities because Assassin's Creed Valhalla used a version of Denuvo that many thought would take much longer to crack.

The phrase typically refers to a cracked version of the game released by the scene group "EMPRESS." In the gaming community, EMPRESS is known not just for bypassing digital rights management (DRM) like Denuvo, but also for including highly eccentric and controversial "NFO" files (release notes) that serve as a mix of a review, manifesto, and personal rant.