Episode 84

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27th Feb 2023

NEWS: Valve slams cheaters with DOTA honeypot, Suicide Squad a Live Shlooter, Sony’s February State of Play, and more!

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Everything from Sony’s February State of Play; Suicide Squad is live service, online-only and disappointing fans; Valve traps cheaters with memory honeypot; Embracer bringing back Lord of the Rings; Rez creator announces bonkers new title; Nintendo WILL NOT be at E3; and even more!

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EVERYTHING ANNOUNCED AT THE FEBRUARY 2023 PLAYSTATION STATE OF PLAY

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is always online, even in single-player

God of War Ragnarok wins big at the DICE Awards, whilst Elden Ring scoops the Game of the Year award

Valve used secret memory access “honeypot” to detect 40K Dota 2 cheaters

Ukraine’s government wants ‘toxic’ Atomic Heart pulled from sale over Russia links

Calendar app company confirms The Day Before trademark dispute

Nintendo confirms it will not attend E3 2023

Embracer signs major Lord of the Rings movie deal

Humanity, the next game from Rez’s Tetsuya Mizuguchi, is coming in May

Elden Ring has now sold an astonishing 20m copies

Hogwarts Legacy sales ‘hit 12 million copies and $850 million’ in two weeks

EA wants to know if you're interested in a Dead Space 2 or 3 remake

Sons of the Forest is an Instant Success, Selling Millions in the First 24 Hours

Some of March 2023’s PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games have been revealed

Valve confirms every major Steam game sale and event for 2023

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