Episode 16

Dead Drop News Ep015

Published on: 31st March, 2022

Delivering the news as of 31st March, 2022. Today's transfer includes Sony's "New Playstation Plus" tiers announcement, Fortnite has stolen a copyrighted dance move for the game, Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 game delayed until Spring 2023, an Activision Blizzard lawsuit has been settled, 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: Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 delayed until Spring 2023.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/29/23001375/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-sequel-delay-release-date
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_vgseuw_o8&ab_channel=Nintendo

Story 2: New Playstation Plus tiers announced, release in June.
https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/

Story 3: Activision Blizzard settles federal lawsuit for $18m.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/03/29/activision-blizzard-eeoc-settlement/

Story 4: Russian devs of Loop Hero condone pirating of game.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-30-loop-hero-developer-encourages-players-to-pirate-the-game

Story 5: Another Fortnite dance lawsuit…
https://www.polygon.com/23002010/fortnite-dance-lawsuit-emote-kyle-hanagami-its-complicated

Story 6: Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Release soon!
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-03-30-the-stanley-parable-ultra-deluxe-finally-gets-a-release-date-and-of-course-its-427  

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