052 Teen arrested over GTA 6 hack, Cyberpunk beats Witcher 3 on all time concurrents, Nvidia kills dreams of cheaper GPUs, and plenty more!

//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"26th September, 2022"// Today's transfer includes the UK teen arrested for the recent GTA 6 and Uber hack, Nvidia CEO says cheap GPUs are a thing of the past, Cyberpunk 2077 performing better than ever, “videogamedunkey” starts an Indie game publisher, 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: UPDATE - UK Police arrest 17-year-old for GTA 6 hack

https://www.pcgamer.com/busted-uk-police-arrest-17-year-old-hacker-in-connection-with-gta-6-leaks/

Story 2: NVIDIA CEO claims low GPU prices are a thing of the past

https://au.pcmag.com/graphics-cards/96342/nvidia-ceo-high-prices-for-gpus-are-here-to-stay

Story 3: Cyberpunk 2077 clears Witcher 3’s all time concurrent player count

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cyberpunk-2077s-resurgence-has-cleared-witcher-3s-all-time-concurrent-players-record/

Story 4: “A Better Ubisoft” makes further claims of worse toxicity in the company

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-staff-call-for-more-change-explanations-around-harassment-culture

Story 5: Ninja Theory denies use of AI to replace voice actors

https://www.eurogamer.net/ninja-theory-disputes-claims-it-is-using-ai-to-replace-voice-actors

Story 6: Apex Legends calls for end to developer harassment from toxic audiences

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/apex-legends-studio-respawn-calls-for-an-end-to-developer-harassment/

Story 7: Twitch revenue split adjustment sparks outcry from streamers

https://www.shacknews.com/article/132382/twitch-subcription-revenue-share-cut

Story 8: YouTuber starts indie game company called “Bigmode”

https://www.eurogamer.net/youtuber-videogamedunkey-launches-own-indie-publishing-company-bigmode

Story 9: Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals has been delayed until next year

https://twitter.com/nightschoolers/status/1573744744923963392

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