Delivering the news as of 22nd March, 2022. Today's transfer includes Xbox Execs accidentally confirming Sony's Spartacus, Gran Turismo hack enables in-game currency earn without interaction, Fortnite raises $36 million for Ukraine in 24 hours, Xbox Sweepstakes offer furry Sonic controllers, 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: Did Xbox Execs just confirm Sony’s Spartacus?
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/03/did-xbox-game-pass-execs-just-out-ps5-ps4s-rumoured-ps-plus-reboot 

Story 2: Gran Turismo 7 hack allows players to avoid expensive micro-transactions.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/03/gran-turismo-7-players-earn-free-in-game-money-using-pc-scripting-tools/ 

Story 3: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed to Spring 2023
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/23/22992865/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-delay-spring-2023-announcement-ps5-xsx-pc

Story 4: Mobile game spend up to $22 billion in Q1 2022
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/78452/mobile-games-consumer-spending-reached-22-billion-for-q1-2022/

Story 5: Fortnite raises $36 million for Ukraine charities in 24 hours
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/03/fortnite-raises-usd36-million-in-24-hours-for-ukrainian-humanitarian-relief

Story 6: EA launches AI STEM program for schools in the UK
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/03/fortnite-raises-usd36-million-in-24-hours-for-ukrainian-humanitarian-relief

Story 7: Steam Launcher available in early Alpha on Chromebooks
https://www.xda-developers.com/chrome-os-steam-announcement/ 

Story 8: Furry Sonic controllers and Xbox Series S sweepstakes - weird…
https://www.polygon.com/22990816/furry-sonic-xbox-controllers 
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/03/22/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-inspired-xbox-controllers/

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