//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"20th October, 2022"// Today's transfer includes Konami’s Silent Hill Transmission wrap-up, updates on the Bayonetta 3 VO debate, G4 TV shut down by Comcast, EA cancelling online features, Gotham Knights capped at 30 FPS without performance mode, 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: Hellena Taylor vs Platinum Games debate update

https://www.ign.com/articles/bayonetta-voice-actor-reportedly-offered-at-least-15000-for-role-contrary-to-claims

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-dispute-bayonetta-voice-actors-claims-over-pay-offer/

Story 2: Konami’s Silent Hill Transmission reveals projects (confirming rumours)

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bloobers-silent-hill-2-remake-is-officially-coming-to-ps5-and-pc/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/silent-hill-townfall-announced-published-by-annapurna-interactive/

Story 3: Comcast cancels G4TV, seemingly without warning for those who lost jobs

https://deadline.com/2022/10/comcast-pulls-plug-on-g4-tv-ending-comeback-try-video-game-network-1235145219/

Story 4: EA shutting down online game features for many titles

https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-shutting-down-online-features-for-mirrors-edge-red-alert-3-and-more-in-coming-months

Quick Headlines:

QH 1: Insomniac reassures fans of Spider-Man 2’s release in 2023

https://gameluster.com/insomniac-reconfirms-spider-man-2-2023-release/

QH 2: Overwatch 2 players unhappy with cosmetic microtransaction pricing

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/23403447/overwatch-2-stores-skins-cosmetics-free-play

QH 3: Gotham Knights, coming to current-gen consoles only, to be locked at 30fps

https://screenrant.com/gotham-knights-30-fps-cap-no-performance-mode/

QH 4: Riot Games acquires Wargaming studio in Sydney, rebrands to Riot Sydney

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/riot-games-acquires-wargaming-sydney-studio

QH 5: Disney Dreamlight Valley updates with bug fixes and improvements

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/disney-dreamlight-valleys-update-includes-100-bug-fixes-and-improvements/

QH 6: Cyberpunk Edgerunners producer has confirmed it is a stand-alone work.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cyberpunk-edgerunners-season-2-is-currently-not-in-the-works-producer-says/

QH 7: Console sales jumped 41% in the UK, but games market still down

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-playstation-and-switch-sales-jump-41-in-september-uk-monthly-charts

QH 8: Bethesda’s Ferret Baudoin has died; games industry veteran, worked on Fallout 4, 76 and Dragon Age II

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bethesdas-ferret-baudoin-has-died

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