Episode 49
045 Scam Steam Curators caught out, Dark Souls maker sells shares to Sony and Tencent, NetEase acquires Quantic Dream, and plenty more!
//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"1st September, 2022"// Today's transfer includes From Software selling minority stakes to Sony and Tencent, Quantic Dream acquired by Chinese NetEase, scammers taught lesson by indie dev on Steam, more on Logitech Cloud handheld, 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: FromSoftware sells minority stakes to Sony and Tencent
Story 2: Sony acquires Savage Games mobile game studio
Story 3: Playstation 5 disc model weight reduced in Australian stock
https://www.engadget.com/the-play-station-5-is-getting-lighter-again-092227160.html
Story 4: Chinese company NetEase acquires Quantic Dream
https://www.pcgamer.com/chinese-tech-titan-netease-acquires-detroit-become-human-dev-quantic-dream/
Story 5: Steam Curator scammers smoked out by Indie Developer
https://www.eurogamer.net/scammers-posing-as-steam-curators-snuffed-out-by-indie-dev
Story 6: Logitech Cloud Gaming handheld revealed as Switch-like with Android OS
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/30/23328440/logitech-g-gaming-handheld-google-play-cloud-gaming
Story 7: New Games Academy in UK launched by WB and Rocksteady
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