Episode 35
032 Salary of EA Boss reduced by $20M, Elden Ring played with a Harp, new Grammys Games category, and more!
//DeadDrop{TRANS_DATE}//: 20th June, 2022. Today's transfer includes EA's boss salary being reduced by $20M USD, Ex-Bioware boss demands transparency in game development, the Grammys add a video game soundtrack category, musician uses a harp to defeat Margit in Elden Ring, 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: VR for work leads to frustration and stress
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-17-report-working-in-vr-leads-to-more-frustration-and-task-load
Story 2: Boss of EA annual salary reduced by $20 million USD
https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-boss-andrew-wilson-sees-20m-annual-pay-cut
Story 3: Grammys adding a video game soundtrack category
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-grammys-are-adding-a-new-video-game-soundtrack-category/
Story 4: Ex-BioWare boss says game devs need transparency of content schedules
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ex-bioware-boss-says-developers-need-to-be-more-transparent-with-content-schedules/
Story 5: Epic Games launches cross-play tool for devs
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-17-epic-launches-cross-play-tools-for-steam-and-epic-games-store
Story 6: Professional Musician uses Harp as controller in Elden Ring
https://www.eurogamer.net/elden-ring-player-defeats-margit-with-a-harp
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