Episode 19

Dead Drop News EP018 (BAFTAs, Kingdom Hearts 4, Sega and more!)

Published on: 11th April, 2022

Delivering the news as of 11th April, 2022. Today's transfer includes Returnal winning Best Game at the BAFTAs, the surprise announcement of Kingdom Hearts 4, Sega's foray into multi-game development for cloud and NFTs, the new Witcher Game Cookbook, 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: Returnal wins Best Game at the BAFTAs
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-04-08-returnal-wins-best-game-at-bafta-2022

Story 2: Kingdom Hearts 4 and Missing-Link announced at the 20th Anniversary
https://www.ign.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-4-and-kingdom-hearts-missing-link-announced-at-the-series-20th-anniversary-event

Story 3: Sega developing the “Super Game” with cloud and NFTS
https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-says-it-is-a-natural-extension-for-future-games-to-include-cloud-gaming-and-nfts

Story 4: In-game add platform Gadsme raises $8 million in seed fund round
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-04-08-in-game-ad-platform-gadsme-raises-usd8m 
Story 5: Witcher Cookbook now available for preorder
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-witcher-is-getting-an-official-cookbook 

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