064 Mick Gordon scathing on Doom Eternal, ActiBlizz acquisition under investigation, Halo Infinite features to come and plenty more!

//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"10th November, 2022"// Today's transfer includes Mick Gordon’s tell-all on developing Doom Eternal music, Halo Infinite features finally coming, EU to investigate ActiBlizz acquisition, Returnal coming to PC, 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: Mick Gordon reveals all about Doom Eternal’s OST controversial development

https://medium.com/@mickgordon/my-full-statement-regarding-doom-eternal-5f98266b27ce

Story 2: Disco Elysium key members confirmed to be dismissed after controversy

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/disco-elysium-studio-zaum-confirms-former-employees-were-fired-for-misconduct

Story 3: EU has opened an in-depth investigation into Activision Blizzard acquisition

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/eu-opens-in-depth-investigation-into-activision-blizzard-acquisition

Story 4: Ubisoft cancel pre-orders for Prince of Persia remake

https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-cancels-pre-orders-for-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-remake/

Story 5: Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase

https://www.eurogamer.net/heres-everything-that-got-an-airing-in-nintendos-latest-indie-world-showcase

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Quick Headlines:

QH 1: EA shuts down Project Cars

https://www.polygon.com/23447447/project-cars-canceled-shut-down-ea-electronic-arts-codemasters

QH 2: Horizon MMO reported to be in development

https://www.eurogamer.net/horizon-mmo-reportedly-in-the-pipeline

QH 3: 343 to finally add important features to Halo Infinite

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/343-thanks-fans-for-patience-as-halo-infinite-finally-adds-long-awaited-features/

QH 4: Saints Row dev promises a massive update to squash bugs

https://www.eurogamer.net/saints-row-developer-promises-beast-of-an-update-to-squash-hundreds-of-bugs

QH 5: Cancelled RTX 4080 12GB graphics card will become the RTX 4070 Ti in January

https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/cancelled-nvidia-rtx-4080-12gb-will-reportedly-return-as-rtx-4070-ti-in-january/

QH 6: Take Two says GTA 6 leak won’t impact development

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/take-two-says-grand-theft-auto-6-leak-wont-have-any-influence-on-development/

QH 7: Steam database seemingly confirms Returnal on PC

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/steam-database-update-seemingly-confirms-returnal-pc/

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