049 Nintendo Direct & Sony State of Play surprises with Zelda and God of War, Tekken 8 announced, Diablo Immortal debtors in PvP jail, and plenty more!

//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"16th September, 2022"// Today's transfer includes a “surprise” Nintendo Direct with Zelda BOTW 2 info, a Sony S.O.P. with new titles, Patreon allegedly sexualising minors, Babylon’s Fall services cancelled in 2023, 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: PSA - Patreon accused of supporting accounts sexualising minors.

https://au.pcmag.com/security/96172/patreon-denies-hosting-child-sexual-abuse-material-amid-security-team-cuts

Story 2: Playstation State of Play Round-up, including God of War trailer

https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-september-2022-everything-announced

Story 3: Nintendo Direct Round-up, including Breath of the Wild 2

https://www.polygon.com/23349783/nintendo-direct-everything-announced-september-2022-botw-tears-of-the-kingdom-release-date

Story 4: GoldenEye 007 online multiplayer is exclusive to Switch, not on Xbox

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/goldeneyes-online-multiplayer-is-exclusive-to-switch-007-site-claims/

Story 5: Babylon’s Fall service termination announced for next year

https://gameluster.com/babylons-fall-service-terminating-next-year/

Story 6: Diablo Orb Debt leads to removed access to competitive multiplayer

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/diablo-immortal-players-in-orb-debt-are-being-banned-from-pvp-activites/

Story 7: Roblox launching in game ads next year

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-to-launch-in-game-advertisements-next-year

Story 8: Discord integration now available on Xbox

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/discord-voice-chat-is-now-available-for-everyone-on-xbox-consoles/

Story 9: Deathloop coming to Xbox (and maybe GamePass) shortly

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ads-for-ps5-exclusive-deathloop-have-started-appearing-on-xbox/

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