Episode 56

052 Teen arrested over GTA 6 hack, Cyberpunk beats Witcher 3 on all time concurrents, Nvidia kills dreams of cheaper GPUs, and plenty more!

Published on: 26th September, 2022

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Sources for the stories in this episode:

Story 1: UPDATE - UK Police arrest 17-year-old for GTA 6 hack

https://www.pcgamer.com/busted-uk-police-arrest-17-year-old-hacker-in-connection-with-gta-6-leaks/

Story 2: NVIDIA CEO claims low GPU prices are a thing of the past

https://au.pcmag.com/graphics-cards/96342/nvidia-ceo-high-prices-for-gpus-are-here-to-stay

Story 3: Cyberpunk 2077 clears Witcher 3’s all time concurrent player count

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cyberpunk-2077s-resurgence-has-cleared-witcher-3s-all-time-concurrent-players-record/

Story 4: “A Better Ubisoft” makes further claims of worse toxicity in the company

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-staff-call-for-more-change-explanations-around-harassment-culture

Story 5: Ninja Theory denies use of AI to replace voice actors

https://www.eurogamer.net/ninja-theory-disputes-claims-it-is-using-ai-to-replace-voice-actors

Story 6: Apex Legends calls for end to developer harassment from toxic audiences

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/apex-legends-studio-respawn-calls-for-an-end-to-developer-harassment/

Story 7: Twitch revenue split adjustment sparks outcry from streamers

https://www.shacknews.com/article/132382/twitch-subcription-revenue-share-cut

Story 8: YouTuber starts indie game company called “Bigmode”

https://www.eurogamer.net/youtuber-videogamedunkey-launches-own-indie-publishing-company-bigmode

Story 9: Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals has been delayed until next year

https://twitter.com/nightschoolers/status/1573744744923963392

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