Delivering the news as of 4th April, 2022. Today's transfer includes E3 cancellation for physical and digital attendance, Capcom increases staff salaries by 30%, Bandai Namco approaches Brandon Sanderson for Elden Ring collab, VR shown to disconnect gamers from reality, 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: E3 2022 has been cancelled both physically and digitally.
https://www.ign.com/articles/e3-2022-officially-canceled

Story 2: Four US Senators urging FTC to oppose Activision Blizzard merger.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/four-us-senators-deeply-concerned-about-proposed-xbox-activision-merger/

Story 3: Capcom staff salaries to increase by 30% in Japan.
https://www.toisthe.com/2022/03/capcom-is-increasing-its-employees-base-salaries-by-30-in-japan.html

Story 4: Twitch removes Paid Boosts promotional feature indefinitely.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-04-01-twitch-indefinitely-stops-the-paid-boost-promotional-feature

Story 5: Elden Ring publisher approaches Brandon Sanderson for collaboration.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/elden-rings-publisher-wants-to-work-with-author-brandon-sanderson-and-he-has-a-soulsborne-pitch/

Story 6: VR shown to cause depersonalisation and derealisation in gamers.
https://www.psypost.org/2022/04/virtual-reality-can-induce-mild-and-transient-symptoms-of-depersonalization-and-derealization-study-finds-62831

Story 7: Paramount+ Halo Series episode 1 streaming for free.
https://gizmodo.com/halos-first-episode-is-now-available-for-free-1848738589

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