//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"10th October, 2022"// Today's transfer includes Nintendo cracking down on adult content for Switch, Dan Allen Gaming caught leaking industry info, OW2 fixes and cracks, Steam Deck Dock now available, some quick headlines, 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: Nintendo beginning to crack down on adult content in eShop.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-reportedly-cracking-down-on-uncensored-boobs-and-hentai-games/
Story 2: Steam Deck reservations gone, Docks available and trouble for emulation
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/valve-says-steam-deck-can-now-be-bought-without-a-reservation/
https://www.eurogamer.net/steam-deck-promotional-video-removed-after-it-accidentally-showed-off-a-switch-emulator
Story 3: Blizzard drops phone requirement on OW2, but chat bug auto-purchases content
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/blizzard-apologises-for-overwatch-2-launch-issues-and-drops-phone-number-requirement-for-many/
https://www.eurogamer.net/overwatch-2s-auto-purchase-bug-has-been-fixed-but-blizzard-still-wont-issue-refunds
Story 4: LATE STORY - Dan Allen Gaming caught after breaking NDAs as @TheRealInsider
https://kotaku.com/youtube-danallengaming-ubisoft-assassins-creed-leak-1849557551
Story 5: Has CDPR announced too much - I don’t think so!
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/has-cd-projekt-overburdened-itself-this-week-in-business
Quick Headlines:
QH 1: Origins gaming app to be replaced by EA app.
https://www.pcgamer.com/eas-origin-is-officially-dead/
QH 2: PlatinumGames CEO explains Babylon’s Fall failure.
https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/mustafa-mahmoud/platinumgames-ceo-discusses-babylons-falls-failure/
QH 3: Silent Hill film director reveals progress on rumoured games
https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/mustafa-mahmoud/platinumgames-ceo-discusses-babylons-falls-failure/
QH 4: Next Kojima game featuring Elle Fanning may be Death Stranding 2
https://gameluster.com/mysterious-elle-fanning-project-may-be-death-stranding-2/
QH 5: Bethesda confirms Deathloop and Dishonored are in the same universe
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bethesda-confirms-deathloop-and-dishonored-are-in-the-same-connected-universe/1100-6508120/
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