Episode 74
069 The Game Awards wrapped up, the Australian Loot Box Bill, FTC blocks Microsoft’s acquisition and plenty more!
//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"12th December, 2022"// Today's transfer includes my summary and thoughts on Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards plus all the announcements, a Loot Box bill submitted to Australian parliament, the FTC sues Microsoft to block Acti-Blizz acquisition, Sifu gets a movie adaptation, and plenty more! Welcome to The Dead Drop, your secret cache of game news delivered safely and securely to your podcast player.
Pre-show Promo:
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Sources for the stories in this episode:
The Game Awards winners: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2022-winners
Announcements List:
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty DLC with Idris Elba
FromSoftware’s Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
Final Fantasy 16 Release Date: 22/06/2023
Diablo IV Release Date: 06/06/2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor coming 17/03/2023
Judas from Bioshock Creator Ken Levine
Hades II from SuperGiant coming in 2023
Last of Us Part 1 on PC 03/03/2023
For all Game Awards content, check out The Game Awards YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thegameawards
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Quick Headlines:
QH 1: Loot box bill filed in Australia
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/loot-box-bill-filed-in-australia
QH 2: FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision Blizzard acquisition
QH 3: Reports of crunch and low pay at FromSoftware
https://www.pcgamer.com/report-highlights-underpay-and-some-level-of-crunching-at-fromsoftware/
QH 4: Riot sues NetEase for copying popular game “Valorant”
https://www.eurogamer.net/riot-sues-netease-for-its-alleged-valorant-copy-hyper-front
QH 5: Microsoft games to begin at $70 USD next year
QH 6: Callisto Protocol and NFS Unbound quietly release with little fanfare
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/did-you-know-a-new-need-for-speed-came-out-last-week-uk-boxed-charts
QH 7: Sloclap’s “Sifu” to get a film adaptation with John Wick film series creator
https://deadline.com/2022/12/story-kitchen-sloclap-sifu-1235187397/
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