Episode 37

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25th Jul 2022

034 God of War Ragnarok has a release date, Sony now owns Bungie, NFTs banned in Minecraft, and more!

//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"25th July, 2022"// Today's transfer includes the Bayonetta 3 release date and non-nude functionality, God of War Ragnarok's release date, NFTs banned in Minecraft by Mojang, Sony completes its acquisition of Bungie, indie dev challenges players to refund his game, 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: “Bayonetta 3” has a release date & Naive Angel Mode.
https://www.engadget.com/bayonetta-3-release-date-trailer-nintendo-switch-141511759.html 
Story 2: “God of War: Ragnarok” also finally has a release date!
https://www.polygon.com/23068988/god-of-war-ragnarok-release-date-ps5-ps4 
Story 3: Sony completes the acquisition of Bungie for $3.7b.
https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-has-completed-its-37-billion-deal-to-acquire-bungie-and-welcome-it-into-the-playstation-family 
Story 4: Bungie sues toxic streamer for hacking, ban-evading and threatening staff.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/07/bungie-sues-serial-destiny-2-cheater-who-threatened-employees/ 
Story 5: Minecraft says no to NFTs - NFT Worlds say, “we’ll make our own!”.
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-minecraft-says-no-to-nfts-nft-worlds-vows-to-make-its-own-game/ 
Story 6: PSA for Steam Deck owners: it will run slow or shut off if above 35℃.
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-deck-max-temperature/
Story 7: “Refund me if you can” challenges players to beat it before Steam Refund window closes!
https://www.pcgamer.com/refund-me-if-you-can-challenges-you-to-beat-it-in-under-2-hours/ 
Link to the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2011860/Refund_Me_If_You_Can/

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