Episode 13

Dead Drop News Ep012

Published on: 22nd March, 2022

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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