Grab a brew and settle in for the week’s top tech news, from a possible Galaxy S22 launch date to Horizon Forbidden West leaks.
⚡ Welcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 177th edition here, with a possible Samsung Galaxy S22 launch date, the OnePlus 10 Pro reveal, Horizon Forbidden West leaks, and more. I’ve spent most of the week thinking it was still 2021, and that 2023 was two years away. Must remember it’s now 2022! This week’s Horizon Forbidden West leak took everyone by surprise, but it’s not the first time a major game has leaked before its release. Luckily the offending material was removed due to a copyright claim, but now we have to spend the next month desperately trying to avoid any spoilers. The leak also got us wondering about some of the other notable game leaks throughout history. The game itself wasn’t actually leaked online, but we knew it would be set in Ancient Greece thanks to a bunch of retail employees. Stores received deliveries of AC Odyssey keychains in advance of the game’s launch, with several employees sending anonymous snapshots to Kotaku. Cast your mind back to 2012, when the future of the Fallout series was unknown. Kotaku received an anonymous tip including a script and casting documents for “Project Institute,” which later turned out to be Fallout 4. All the included info on setting and characters, plus the game’s opening scenes, was indeed accurate. We still have no idea how the documents fell into the wrong hands… Bethesda actually did a pretty good job keeping Dishonored 2 under wraps until launch day.
