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96 Rockstar Hacked Again, Zelda Movie, PlayStation First Party Strat, Game Pass Subscription, Windrose, NZXT
Season 1, Ep. 96
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On our 96th episode, we discussed the following topics
- GTA 6 Developer Rockstar Reportedly Hacked, Data Being Ransomed
- Filming has wrapped on The Legend of Zelda (UPDATE) | GoNintendo
- Shuhei Yoshida Shares Why Releasing First-Party Games On PC Day One Is A Bad Strategy For PlayStation
- Microsoft is considering doing a customizable Xbox Game Pass subscription - IG News
- Windrose sells 1 million copies in less than a week, and as the open-world pirate game passes 220,000 concurrent Steam players, devs say the support is "absolutely astonishing" | GamesRadar+
- NZXT to cough up $3.45 million over 'predatory' Flex PC rental scheme in RICO class-action settlement
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