//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"17th November, 2022"// Today's transfer includes Game of the Year nominations from Game Awards, Playstation patents blockchain in games, video games at the Grammys, Bethesda bites Mick back, and plenty more! Welcome to The Dead Drop, your secret cache of game news delivered safely and securely to your podcast player.

Podcast Recommendation:

“Decoder with Nilay Patel”, or the podcast of Lead Editor of The Verge, interviewed Phil Spencer (Head of Xbox) about the acquisitions and Xbox’s approach for game development and publishing in future. Give it a listen to explore many of the stories circulating this week and get the source without the speculation.

https://pod.link/decoder/episode/2519ec7304d068fe42d7c70b39c245f9

Sources for the stories in this episode:

Story 1: The Game Awards nominations are in!

https://thegameawards.com/nominees/game-of-the-year

https://press-start.com.au/news/playstation/2022/11/15/here-are-all-the-game-awards-2022-nominees/

Story 2: The first ever video game Grammys category announced!

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/grammy-awards-reveal-nominees-for-new-video-game-soundtrack-prize/

Story 3: Bethesda refutes Mick Gordon’s statement; will reveal their evidence as needed.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesda-rejects-doom-composers-mistreatment-allegations-says-theyve-incited-threats-of-violence/

Story 4: Ubisoft and Riot Games team up to target toxicity in gaming

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-and-riot-team-up-for-research-project-targeting-toxicity-in-online-games/

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Quick Headlines:

QH 1: Xbox shelved streaming device because it was too expensive

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-shelved-keystone-streaming-console-because-it-was-too-expensive-to-produce

QH 2: Sega’s blockchain game is on the way.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/segas-first-blockchain-game-is-on-the-way/1100-6507907/

QH 3: Playstation might be exploring NFTs and Blockchain after patent

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-might-be-exploring-nfts-and-blockchain-technology/1100-6509143/

QH 4: Free “Superman” Unreal 5 demo stolen and sold on Steam

https://www.eurogamer.net/popular-free-superman-unreal-engine-5-demo-stolen-and-sold-as-11-game-on-steam

QH 5: The Witcher 3 next-gen update coming Dec 14th - free for current owners

https://twitter.com/witchergame/status/1592177211481944068

QH 6: Cyberpunk 2077 DLC confirmed as a paid expansion