Delivering the news as of 19th March, 2022. Today's transfer includes the new Stand For Ukraine games pack from Humble Bundle, the Hogwarts Legacy announcement, Elden Ring's new patch and IP expansion, the Uncharted leak coming to PC in July, a new game studio to directly impact mental health, 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: Charity game bundles update
https://www.humblebundle.com/stand-with-ukraine-bundle
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-18-itch-io-bundle-for-ukraine-raises-usd6-3-million
Story 2: Hogwarts Legacy game finally revealed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKbHWgiGIYU&ab_channel=PlayStation
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2022/03/everything-you-missed-from-todays-hogwarts-legacy-state-of-play/
Story 3: Razer reports revenues of 1.6 billion
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-18-razer-reports-full-year-revenues-of-usd1-6bn
Story 4: Elden Ring patching and announcing
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/03/elden-ring-ip-to-expand-beyond-the-realm-of-games
https://parikiton.blogspot.com/2022/03/elden-rings-first-major-patch-expands.html
https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/elden-ring-patch-notes-v1-03
https://www.ign.com/articles/elden-ring-speedrunners-declare-rip-speedruns-after-latest-patch
Story 5: Overwatch 2 to split up PvP and PvE
https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/gaming-news/overwatch-2-to-split-up-its-multiplayer-and-co-op-modes-3181468
https://playoverwatch.com/en-gb/beta/
Story 6: Uncharted Legacy of Thieves coming to PC
https://gamerant.com/uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collection-pc-july/
Story 7: Devolver co-founder starts studio for games addressing mental health
https://www.ign.com/articles/devolver-co-founder-new-publisher-games-improve-mental-health
Story 8: Microsoft aiming for 100% recyclable packaging by 2030
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-14-microsoft-promises-all-xbox-consoles-games-and-packaging-will-be-100-percent-recyclable-by-2030
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