051 TikTok search engine for Gen Z, Cyberpunk players rise after Netflix anime, Uber & FBI tracking down GTA hacker, and plenty more!

//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"22nd September, 2022"// Today's transfer includes Tencent laying off almost all of the Fanbyte gaming division, Cyberpunk Edgerunners reviving the game, GTA hacker claims Uber hack, TikTok is a misinformation machine, 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: Fanbyte gaming news site staff laid off by Tencent

https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/15/tencent-lays-off-nearly-all-of-staff-at-its-gaming-site-fanbyte/

Story 2: Cyberpunk 2077 player count rises as anime Edgerunners is released

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-is-enjoying-a-resurgence-of-players/

Story 3: Diablo IV test build footage leaks

https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/19/23361252/diablo-iv-footage-leaked-blizzard-gta-vi-leak

Story 4: The Rockstar, Uber and FBI investigation over hacker

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/uber-in-contact-with-the-fbi-over-potential-gta-6-hacker/

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/fbi-to-investigate-hacker-claiming-responsibility-for-gta-vi-leak

Story 5: 2K reports a phishing hack to support emails

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/2k-support-says-it-has-been-hacked-and-warms-customers-to-reset-their-password/

Story 6: Gen Z is using TikTok as a search engine - 1/5 posts are misinformation

https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-uses-tiktok-over-google-but-videos-contain-misinformation-2022-9

Story 7: PS5 revamp with detachable disc drive potentially in 2023

https://wccftech.com/playstation-5-revamp-new-model-detachable-disc-drive-2023/

Story 8: Apple App pricing increases across platform to match taxing increases

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/apple-increasing-app-store-prices-across-europe-and-asia-next-month

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