Dead Drop News Ep012
Delivering the news as of 22nd March, 2022. Today's transfer includes the new Witcher game currently in development, makers of Ori and the Blind Forest are terrible employers, GT7 micro-transaction controversy, a new Tekken TV series, 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: Gran Turismo fans not happy at microtransaction update
https://www.techspot.com/news/93853-latest-gt7-patch-delivers-less-game-earnings-more.html
https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gt7/news/00_3802725.html
Story 2: Moon Studios under fire from employees for racism, sexism and bullying
https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/18/despite-its-beautiful-ori-games-moon-studio-is-called-an-oppressive-place-to-work/
Story 3: CDPR confirms new Witcher game in development
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-03-21-cd-projekt-confirms-new-the-witcher-game-in-development
Story 4: Tekken Series announcement from Netflix
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-03-20-netflix-announces-new-tekken-anime-series
Story 5: Square Enix to continue development of Babylon’s Fall, despite bad reviews and feedback
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-insists-babylons-falls-future-not-in-danger-despite-tough-start/
Story 6: Xbox Cloud Gaming and GamePass now on Steam Deck through Edge Browser
https://www.theverge.com/22985166/xbox-cloud-gaming-steam-deck-microsoft-edge-beta
Story 7: Wii U and 3DS shops closed down - old players can’t download their purchases
https://exputer.com/news/nintendo/nintendo-wii-3ds-eshop-offline/
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