039 Valorant devs defend “smurfing”, Crypto-crash leaves Nvidia short $1.4B, MultiVersus smashes expectations, and plenty more!

//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"11th August, 2022"// Today's transfer includes the crypto-crash leaving Nvidia short $1.4B on Q2 projections, Call of Duty pulls plagiarised skin from DLC, Unity buyout for $17B on the table, Beyond Good & Evil 2 finally gets a lead writer, and plenty more! Welcome to The Dead Drop, your secret cache of game news delivered safely and securely to your podcast player.

Sources for the stories in this episode:

Story 1: Call Of Duty devs pull Samoyed skin after alleged plagiarism

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/call-of-duty-pulls-dlc-after-plagiarism-accusation  

Story 2: Crypto-crash and GPU sales dive causes Nvidia to be $1.4B short on Q2 projections

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/08/crypto-driven-gpu-crash-makes-nvidia-miss-q2-projections-by-1-4-billion/  

Story 3: Unity announces partnership with Microsoft, then potential $17B offer from ApplLovin

https://blog.unity.com/news/unity-and-microsoft-announce-cloud-partnership-for-game-developers-and-beyond  

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mobile-tech-firm-applovin-has-offered-to-buy-unity-for-17-5-billion/  

Story 4: Valorant devs defend approach to “smurfing” by users

https://www.pcgamer.com/valorant-dev-tackles-smurfing-paranoia-smurfs-are-less-common-than-players-think/  

Story 5: “Beyond Good and Evil 2” finally hires a lead writer after announcement 6 years ago

https://www.ign.com/articles/beyond-good-evil-2-hires-its-lead-writer  

Story 6: MultiVersus reaches 10 million players in 3 weeks

https://www.pcgamer.com/multiversus-smashes-10-million-player-milestone-in-just-3-weeks/  

Story 7: Marvel’s “Midnight Suns” delayed to March 2023 on new-gen, TBA for old consoles

https://www.gamesradar.com/marvels-midnight-suns-now-coming-by-march-2023-on-new-gen-consoles-tba-for-old-gen-machines/  

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