Episode 22

Dead Drop News 021 (Mario Movie delays, QA unionisation, Ubisoft acquisition and more!)

Published on: 28th April, 2022

Delivering the news as of 28th April, 2022. Today's transfer includes Super Mario Movie delays, Ubisoft acquisition potential from Private Equity firms, Dragon Age QA team wants to unionise, Activision Blizzard QA to vote on unionisation, 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: Super Mario Bros movie delayed until 2023
https://www.nintendojo.com/news/super-mario-bros-movie-delayed-into-2023

Story 2: Potential Ubisoft buyout from Private Equity firms
https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-acquisition-buyout-assassin-s-creed-far-cry-gho-1848831498

Story 3: “Project Q” game announced in development by Ubisoft
https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/gaming-news/project-q-officially-revealed-by-ubisoft-after-a-number-of-leaks-3211288

Story 4: Dragon Age 4 QA teams unionise over bad pay and COVID conditions
https://kotaku.com/bioware-keywords-studios-qa-union-mass-effect-dragon-ag-1848847955

Story 5: Raven’s Software QA Testers vote to unionise passed by US Labour Board
https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/tech-news/activision-blizzard-union-bid-will-go-to-a-vote-us-labour-board-orders

Story 6: “Gravity Goal” is 2K’s answer to “Rocket League”.
https://exputer.com/news/industry/gravity-goal/

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