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Vertical Slice 306: Πολύ παιχνίδι για σένα

Published 12/04/2025

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Vertical Slice 306: Πολύ παιχνίδι για σένα

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Δεύτερο μερτικό για τα του Switch 2, με την ίδια ακριβώς διάθεση.

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Vertical Slice 305: Multilingual Switch 2

Published 04/04/2025

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Vertical Slice 305: Multilingual Switch 2

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Ελπίζουμε να σας αρέσει να ακούτε για Νintendo.

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Vertical Slice 304: Ρύζι ροκφόρ

Published 28/03/2025

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Vertical Slice 304: Ρύζι ροκφόρ

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Η τύχη της Ubisoft γυρίζει και η Microsoft θέτει ένα καίριο ερώτημα: γιατί μόνο ένα πάτημα, αφού μπορούμε δύο;

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Sources: Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the series’ second biggest launch ever | VGC
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows reaches 2m players | News-in-brief
Επιστρφή Game Informer
- Game Informer returns after being shut down by GameStop
The Game Business
- Geoff Keighley and Christopher Dring announce new publication The Game Business | VGC
Αποτελέσματα
- CD Projekt
  - CD Projekt reports third best year for profit despite no major launches in 2024
Warner και κλασική εταιρική πλάνη
- Warner Bros was working on a Mario Kart-like crossover game | VGC
Netflix Games
- Netflix to launch first video games optimized for TV in 2025
Accessible Game Initiative
GDCA
- Balatro leads Game Developers Choice Awards 2025, wins Game of the Year
United Videogame Workers
- United Videogame Workers union launches at GDC 2025 in partnership with CWA
Game hubs στο Xbox
- Xbox Series X/S is testing a new Game Hub feature where launching a game shows an info screen first | VGC

Vertical Slice 303: Κανένας Akira, κανένας Iori

Published 22/03/2025

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Vertical Slice 303: Κανένας Akira, κανένας Iori

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Και Silent Hill f και Assassin’s Creed Shadows και 20 χρόνια God Of War.

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Split Fiction
- Split Fiction sales top two million in one week – Gematsu
Copilot for Gaming
- New Copilot for Gaming Aims to Save You Time, Help You Get Good
- Microsoft’s new AI “Copilot for Gaming” struggles to justify its existence
SAG-AFTRA και AI
- SAG-AFTRA remains “frustratingly far apart” from major game companies
Phil Harrison
- Developer’s GDC billboard pokes at despised former Google Stadia exec
LEGO Pokémon
- “The LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company International team up to bring the world of Pokémon to life brick by brick.”
People Can Fly και Sony
- Sony Interactive Entertainment and People Can Fly enter agreement for new game prototype based on Sony IP – Gematsu
Dark Outlaw Games
- Sony Interactive Entertainment establishes Dark Outlaw Games led by Jason Blundell – Gematsu
- PlayStation forms new first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games
20 χρόνια God Of War
- Celebrate God of War’s 20th anniversary with God of War Ragnarök Dark Odyssey Collection
Ζόρι για VR
- Global VR Market Declines 12% YoY in 2024; ‘AR+AI’ Smart Glasses to Take Centre Stage in 2025
Silent Hill f
- Silent Hill f confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC; reveal trailer

Vertical Slice 302: Κάν’ το καλά!

Published 15/03/2025

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Vertical Slice 302: Κάν’ το καλά!

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Και γιατί όχι ένα φορητό Xbox που δεν θα είναι το φορητό Xbox και θα παίζει παιχνίδια Xbox που δεν θα είναι παιχνίδια Xbox;

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Vertical Slice 301: Ματσούλης

Published 07/03/2025

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Vertical Slice 301: Ματσούλης

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Τι μπορεί να πάει στραβά, όταν βρίσκεται λόγος να θυμηθούμε το Kinect; Εδώ ανασταίνεται η Acclaim. Μαθημένοι στα περίεργα πια.

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Transmedia
- Suikoden: The Anime announced – Gematsu
Μ&Α
- Tencent
  - Tencent acquires additional shares in FromSoftware parent company, Kadokawa
- Rockstar Games
  - Rockstar Games acquires Video Games Deluxe, now known as Rockstar Australia
Monster Hunter Wilds
- Monster Hunter Wilds is the fastest selling Capcom game ever | VGC
- Monster Hunter Wilds sales top eight million in three days – Gematsu
Αποτελέσματα
- Warner Bros. Discovery
  - Warner Bros games revenue dropped 29% during Q4 2024
45 χρόνια Pac-Man
- “BANDAI NAMCO KICKS-OFF YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION TO COMMEMORATE PAC-MAN’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY”
Ανάσταση Acclaim
- Acclaim relaunches, led by CEO Alex Josef
Άνετη η SEGA
- Sega takes Capcom’s crown as Metacritic’s highest-rated publisher of 2024 | VGC
- Sega promises fewer new games but deeper investments in Sonic, Atlus, and Like a Dragon | VGC
Sony
Προτεραιότητες
- Match-3 devs blasted for “incredibly harmful” stereotypes and gender-based violence in advertisements
Και τώρα Kinect
- Ghost hunting, pornography and interactive art: the weird afterlife of Xbox Kinect

Vertical Slice 300: Η Αnna και η Purna

Published 28/02/2025

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Vertical Slice 300: Η Αnna και η Purna

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Σάρα και Μάρα, η Warner Bros.

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La Quimera
Μακελειό στη Warner Bros.
- Warner Bros. Games cancels Wonder Woman; shuts down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego – Gematsu
- Warner Bros. Kills ‘Wonder Woman’ Game, Shutters Three Studios
Περίεργα και στην NetEase
MIDiA Research
- MIDiA Research: The gaming market will never return to double-digit growth rates (2025-2031 forecast)
ID@Xbox Showcase
- ID@Xbox Showcase – February 2025: Everything Announced and Revealed
Annapurna Interactive Showcase
- ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE SHOWCASE 2025

Vertical Slice 299: Γράψε μου μια παπάτζα

Published 21/02/2025

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Vertical Slice 299: Γράψε μου μια παπάτζα

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Να ‘ναι καλά ο Shuhei Yoshida που μας φτιάχνει το κέφι.

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Olympic eSports Games
- Inaugural Olympic Esports Games will now take place in 2027
Netflix Games και Night School Studio
- Netflix-owned Night School Studio cuts undisclosed number of staff
Niantic και Scopely
- Niantic reportedly in talks to sell video game business in $3.5bn deal with Scopely
Αποτελέσματα
DICE Awards 2025
- Astro Bot and Helldivers 2 win big at DICE Awards 2025
Η Nintendo κόβει παροχές
- Nintendo discontinues Gold Points reward program
- Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers offer won’t count for Switch 2 games, Nintendo says | VGC
Shuhei Yoshida
- Shuhei Yoshida looks back at 31 years at Sony PlayStation | exit interview

Vertical Slice 298: Κομμένος ο βήχας

Published 14/02/2025

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Vertical Slice 298: Κομμένος ο βήχας

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Η ESA κάνει όνειρα, η Paradox κάνει αγορές, το Football Manager 25 μας αφήνει και το State Of Play είχε απ’ όλα εκτός από ταυτότητα.

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M&A
- Paradox Interactive acquires Haemimont Games
ESA και iicon
- Entertainment Software Association Unveils iicon, Game-Changing Thought Leader Summit to Harness the Power of Interactive Entertainment and Shape the Future of Business and Culture
PSN
- Sony apologises for global outage that took PlayStation Network offline for nearly 24 hours
Crytek
- Crytek cuts 15% of workforce, Crysis 4 put on hold
Αποτελέσματα τριμήνου
2025 State Of The Game Industry Report
- GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry: Devs weigh in on layoffs, AI, and more
State Of Play
- State of Play | February 12, 2025 [English]
- State of Play February 2025: all announcements, trailers

Vertical Slice 297: Soul-sucking action

Published 07/02/2025

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Vertical Slice 297: Soul-sucking action

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H ΕΑ βρίσκει ταβάν (ή τοίχο;), το Kingdom Come Deliverance II συνοδεύεται από αναμενόμενα δράματα, η Netflix απομακρύνεται ακόμη περισσότερο από το gaming και η Nintendo αστοχεί αλλά δεν ανησυχεί.

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