Category: Vertical Slice

Vertical Slice 121: Tορτίγιες και σαλιγκάρια

Published 24/05/2021

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Vertical Slice 121: Tορτίγιες και σαλιγκάρια

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Νέα έρευνα για γυναίκες gamers δίνει τροφή για σκέψη, νέο amiibo καταφέρνει κάτι παρόμοιο, νέα πολιτική του eBay χάνει την μπάλα και, περιέργως, θυμηθήκαμε τι τάξαμε στο προηγούμενο επεισόδιο.

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Γευστικά σάντουιτς με τζιτζίκια
Embracer Group has had acquisition talks with 150 more companies
TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design reforms with original founders
Σαπούνια από βλέννα σαλιγκαριού
“BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC. ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES TO COMMEMORATE PAC-MAN’S 41st ANNIVERSARY AND GET PAC-TIVE!”
New Zelda & Loftwing amiibo Figure Launches Alongside The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on July 16!
U.S. gaming outlets remove posts supporting Palestinians
WarnerMedia to join Discovery – but fate of games businesses remains uncertain
New eBay restrictions prohibit the sale of sexually explicit games
Survey says 59% of women hide gender to avoid harassment while gaming online

Vertical Slice 120: Και τα συναφή

Published 17/05/2021

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Vertical Slice 120: Και τα συναφή

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Ο καθένας στο gaming κι από μια φαεινή ιδέα την εβδομάδα που πέρασε, καθώς το Xbox κλείνει 20 χρόνια, η Ubisoft προσπαθεί να εξηγήσει τι κάνει και το Wired έχει μια ατυχή στιγμή προς όφελος της Sony.

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EMBRACER GROUP ACQUIRES APPEAL STUDIOS, KAIKO, MASSIVE MINITEAM AND FRAME BREAK
Koei Tecmo’s boss would like to make a Mario and Dynasty Warriors crossover
Gaming carries Sega Sammy through difficult year
SEGA sets out IP strategy to build $900m ‘Super Game’
Xbox claims it’s working on unannounced new IP ‘that will blow your mind’
Sony, Nintendo, Roblox, Spotify and more request Epic vs Apple judge seal sensitive documents
Epic Games offered $200m for ports of PlayStation exclusives, according to leaked documents
Celebrating 20 Years of Xbox
Xbox partners with Tencent’s Call of Duty Mobile studio for ‘new game experiences’
Ubisoft will now brand all its own games as “Ubisoft Originals”
Ubisoft posts record sales yet again, delays Skull & Bones yet again
The PlayStation 5 Is Starting to Look Like the Revolution It Promised
The games industry just talked about outsourcing crunch and totally missed the point

Vertical Slice 119: Αλλοπρόσαλλες μπουρμπούλες

Published 10/05/2021

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Vertical Slice 119: Αλλοπρόσαλλες μπουρμπούλες

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Η Nintendo κοροϊδεύει τον πάνω κόσμο, η Activision Blizzard τον κάτω κόσμο, η μάχη της Epic Games με την Apple ξεκινά και… κάπως έτσι μαθαίνουμε πράγματα για Microsoft και Sony.

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Switch nears 85 million in record year for Nintendo
Nintendo nominates CEO behind Minions and Mario movie as new director
Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty drives 27% Q1 2020 revenue growth to $2.28 billion
Blizzard’s player base has fallen 29% over the last 3 years
Games Featuring FPS Boost
Stadia’s VP and head of product leaves Google
Six additional staff leave Stadia to join Haven Studios
Announcing PlayStation’s new Partnership with Discord
Sony Sued for Limiting Purchases of Games to PlayStation Store
4 big takeaways from Epic v. Apple, day one
Epic CEO argues Fortnite trial is an existential fight for the future
Court docs reveal Xbox’s internal Last of Us 2 review: ‘Sets a new bar for what we hope to achieve’
At trial, Epic and Apple squeeze Microsoft over Xbox, xCloud restrictions
Sony really hated PS4 crossplay, confidential documents reveal

Vertical Slice 118: Ισονομία και χαρτομαντεία

Published 03/05/2021

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Vertical Slice 118: Ισονομία και χαρτομαντεία

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Ο κόσμος δεν γνωρίζει τι σημαίνει ισονομία, πριμ αποδοτικότητας, συμβόλαιο κ.λπ. καθώς PlayStation και Xbox πλέουν σε πελάγη ευτυχίας. Κι ο Druckmann έχει έτοιμη την ιδέα για τρίτο The Last Of Us. Κοινώς, Χριστός Ανέστη, που λένε και στην Naughty Dog.

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Cyberpunk Managers Still Win Big Bonuses After Shoddy Game Launch
Crash Bandicoot 4 developer Toys for Bob is supporting development on Call of Duty: Warzone
The Planned ‘The Last of Us’ Movie Fell Apart Because the Studio Kept Demanding Bigger Action Scenes
The Last of Us 3’s story outline ‘has already been written’, director reveals
Facebook’s Oculus, EA and Respawn Win Game Industry’s First Oscar for ‘Colette’ Documentary Short
Microsoft game revenues up 50% in Q3
Doom Eternal has added paid skins, despite previous assurances it wouldn’t
Continuing Our PC Gaming Journey in 2021 and Beyond
Wolfire Games files antitrust lawsuit against Valve
Knockout City Will Launch with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play on May 21
Video game giant EA steering players into loot-box option in popular soccer game, insider says
EA hits out at “sensationalist reporting” following latest FIFA Ultimate Team controversy
Sony reports 7.8m PS5s shipped in ‘PlayStation’s best year ever’

Vertical Slice 117: Currently unavailable

Published 26/04/2021

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Vertical Slice 117: Currently unavailable

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Ο Jim Ryan ξαναχτυπά, το Nier Replicant δεν μας θέλει, η CD Projekt μένει αλώβητη, η Microsoft το χαβά της. Όμορφα. Νοικοκυρεμένα.

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SHOWCASE: NEW TRAILERS, BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE, AND MORE
Jason Schreier On Breaking News, KOTOR Remake, And His New Book Press Reset – MinnMax Interview
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake developed by Aspyr
Xbox Cloud Gaming for Windows 10 PC and Apple Phones and Tablets Begin as Limited Beta for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Members
Online Multiplayer for Free-to-Play Games Unlocked Starting Today
Games Featuring FPS Boost
PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue Operations
Sony confirms it’s ‘testing’ PlayStation Plus Video Pass in Poland
Jim Ryan says Sony is devising a cloud strategy that will be ‘unique and only on PlayStation’
Jim Ryan says PlayStation has been ‘quietly investing’ in PS5 exclusives
PlayStation and Firewalk Studios announce publishing partnership for a new, original multiplayer IP
Consolidated Financial Statement Of The CD Projekt Group For 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 refunds barely dented CD Projekt Red’s bottom line
Path of Exile developer apologises for granting streamers early access to expansion

Vertical Slice 116: I am not optimistic

Published 19/04/2021

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Vertical Slice 116: I am not optimistic

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Ο Shuntaro Furukawa ζορίζεται και τα port του Resident Evil 4 δεν τελειώνουν. Εν τω μεταξύ οι επιδόσεις της βιομηχανίας το 2020 κρύβουν διάφορες εκπλήξεις, όπως και το μέλλον της νέας γενιάς με τις ελλείψεις να έχουν κι αυτές μέλλον.

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Το άγριο θηρίο ήταν κρουασάν
Resident Evil Village time limited demo and Mercenaries Mode announced
Dead By Daylight – Resident Evil Chapter Announcement
Resident Evil 4 VR announced for Oculus Quest 2
Sony Interactive Entertainment Joins Disability:IN’s Coalition of CEOs to Advance Disability Inclusion
Nintendo says it will focus on more original game series in the future
‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Raises $1B in Funding, Including $200M More From Sony
Download our ‘State of Console & PC Games Market Worldwide 2020’ report for free
Intel, Nvidia, TSMC execs agree: Chip shortage could last into 2023

Vertical Slice 115: (Monog)Atari

Published 12/04/2021

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Vertical Slice 115: (Monog)Atari

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Η Atari αλλάζει (πάλι), DONTNOD και Nordisk αναπτύσσονται, η EA έχει ιδέες για δυναμική προσαρμογή δυσκολίας και το δράμα με Six Days In Fallujah συνεχίζεται. Το Apple Arcade φουσκώνει, η Sony παραφουσκώνει(;) και το Nintendo Switch ετοιμάζεται να αποκτήσει αποκλεισικό τίτλο ελληνικής παραγωγής.

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Atari’s corporate zombie raises $110,000 overnight from Centipede NFTs
Atari restructures, names new CEO
Nordisk Games acquires 30% stake in Supermassive
DONTNOD enters into the publishing of third-party developers’ games, through a collaboration with the Danish studio PortaPlay
Death Stranding on PC drives Digital Bros’ half-year results
EA patent filing
CAIR Calls on Microsoft, Sony, Valve to Drop ‘Arab Murder Simulator’ Video Game Six Days in Fallujah
Apple Arcade launches its biggest expansion yet, growing its award-winning catalog to more than 180 games
Sony’s Obsession With Blockbusters Is Stirring Unrest Within PlayStation Empire
Skyland Rush: Air Raid Attack Trailer – Nintendo Switch

Vertical Slice 114: Ποπ κορν

Published 05/04/2021

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Vertical Slice 114: Ποπ κορν

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Το Famitsu παθαίνει σοκ με άρωμα Ελλάδας, SEGA και Annapurna «ζωγραφίζουν» και η CD Projekt αλλάζει. Μαζί με λίγα λόγια για το κείμενο-ανάλυση του Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

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Binturong
Important notices regarding PlayStation® products and services
Nexon invests $874m in Bandai Namco, Konami, Sega and Hasbro
Editor At Japan’s Biggest Game Publication Famitsu Arrested For Alleged Fraud
Sega is Metacritic’s publisher of the year
E3 2021 u-turns on proposal to put some content behind a paywall
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | An Analysis
CD PROJEKT Group: Strategy Update | Aktualizacja Strategii
CD Projekt Group – Transcript – Strategy Update

Vertical Slice 113: Φούρνος μικροκυμάτων

Published 29/03/2021

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Vertical Slice 113: Φούρνος μικροκυμάτων

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Ψηφιακά κτήματα, το τέλος του Xbox Live, το «άνοιγμα» του Jin Sakai και η παράνοια της Qualcomm δεν πιάνουν μία όταν η ζωή (η Valve) μας αναγκάζει να μιλήσουμε για το Super Seducer 3: GOTY Edition.

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Capcom: “We’re still shipping over 1m Resident Evil 7 units annually almost four years after its launch”
Report: PS3, Vita, And PSP Stores To Be Permanently Closed In A Few Months
NFTs Are Spurring a Digital Land Grab—in Videogame Worlds
A Ghost of Tsushima movie is in the works
Exclusive: Qualcomm is planning an Android-powered Nintendo Switch knockoff
Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network
Xbox Insider
Super Seducer 3 ban highlights Steam’s fuzzy “adult content” rules

Vertical Slice 112: Reasonable adults

Published 22/03/2021

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Vertical Slice 112: Reasonable adults

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Έχουμε σκέψεις για το ανοιξιάτικο Square Enix Presents, ενώ οι εξελίξεις σε PlayStation και Xbox τρέχουν κανονικά και δείχνουν πόσο διαφορετικό παιχνίδι παίζει η κάθε πλευρά, ακόμη και σε μια κατά τα άλλα ήσυχη εβδομάδα για τη βιομηχανία.

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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut classification rejected in Australia
Embracer Group raising over $890m for even more acquisitions
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly due to receive $200m payout
Square Enix Presents | Spring 2021
What has Square Enix Montreal been doing for the last five years?
Twin Mirror
New PSVR controllers suggest PS5 headset won’t need external sensors
Next-gen VR on PS5: the new controller
PlayStation invests in Jade Raymond’s new independent studio Haven
Sony acquires world’s largest fighting-game tourney series
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND NEW ESPORTS VENTURE, RTS, JOINTLY ACQUIRE THE EVOLUTION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (EVO)
Indies take the spotlight with a day of new reveals and updates
Play at Home 2021 update: 10 free games to download this Spring
ID@Xbox and Twitch Team Up for First Indie Showcase on March 26
Outriders is Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One – Xbox Wire