045 Scam Steam Curators caught out, Dark Souls maker sells shares to Sony and Tencent, NetEase acquires Quantic Dream, and plenty more!

//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"1st September, 2022"// Today's transfer includes From Software selling minority stakes to Sony and Tencent, Quantic Dream acquired by Chinese NetEase, scammers taught lesson by indie dev on Steam, more on Logitech Cloud handheld, 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: FromSoftware sells minority stakes to Sony and Tencent

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/08/sony-to-acquire-minority-stake-in-elden-ring-dev-fromsoftware

Story 2: Sony acquires Savage Games mobile game studio

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/08/playstation-acquires-savage-game-studios-focusing-on-mobile-games

Story 3: Playstation 5 disc model weight reduced in Australian stock

https://www.engadget.com/the-play-station-5-is-getting-lighter-again-092227160.html

Story 4: Chinese company NetEase acquires Quantic Dream

https://www.pcgamer.com/chinese-tech-titan-netease-acquires-detroit-become-human-dev-quantic-dream/

Story 5: Steam Curator scammers smoked out by Indie Developer

https://www.eurogamer.net/scammers-posing-as-steam-curators-snuffed-out-by-indie-dev

Story 6: Logitech Cloud Gaming handheld revealed as Switch-like with Android OS

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/30/23328440/logitech-g-gaming-handheld-google-play-cloud-gaming

Story 7: New Games Academy in UK launched by WB and Rocksteady

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/warner-bros-to-launch-the-uks-first-games-academy-with-rocksteady-studios/

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