Tag: Embracer Group

Vertical Slice 169: Υψηλότερου χαμηλού επιπέδου

Published 06/06/2022

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Vertical Slice 169: Υψηλότερου χαμηλού επιπέδου

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Όπλα, games, loot boxes κι ένα State Of Play.

Το παρόν επεισόδιο φτάνει σε εσάς με την υποστήριξη της:

LEAP: Η LEAP είναι creative studio και αναζητεί συνεργάτες. Ακολουθήστε το link προς τη θέση που σας ενδιαφέρει: Junior Web Developer | Front End Developer

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Vertical Slice 162: Unreal Epic LEGO

Published 18/04/2022

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Vertical Slice 162: Unreal Epic LEGO

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Η Epic παύει να είναι εταιρεία gaming, το PS Plus δεν είναι καταστροφικό, οι απόψεις διίστανται για το αν το Steam Deck είναι «future proof» αλλά και για το αν είναι καιρός για περισσότερα ή λιγότερα video games.

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A bit about dad
Unreal Engine 5
- Epic launches Unreal Engine 5
Fortnite και Ουκρανία
- Fortnite fundraiser nets $144 million for Ukraine humanitarian relief efforts
- Fortnite raises $144M for Ukraine relief, two weeks after Epic Games said all of its and Microsoft’s proceeds from the game would go to humanitarian efforts
Epic, LEGO, Sony, AQUIRIS
Max Payne
- Remedy Entertainment Enters Agreement with Rockstar Games for New Max Payne 1&2 Project
Μ&Α
Συνδρομές και καταναλωτές
- Sony and Nintendo to update subscription guidelines
Game Pass
- 46% of US PlayStation and Nintendo players ‘would consider Xbox Game Pass’ if it adds Activision titles
- Guardians of the Galaxy developer addresses Square Enix sales expectations, how it wanted to create a new Marvel IP
Chrono Cross και Kingdom Hearts IV
- The new Chrono Cross remaster runs worse on PS5 than the original on PS1
- SQUARE ENIX AND DISNEY ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT OF KINGDOM HEARTS IV
SEGA Super Game
- Sega says its ‘Super Game’ plan is multiple games, and may use NFTs
BAFTA Games Awards
Oddworld: Soulstorm και PS Plus
- PlayStation Plus was ‘devastating’ for Oddworld: Soulstorm sales, claims creator
Το πλήθος των games
- Make more video games! | Video Game Insights
Steam Deck και «next-gen»
- Steam Deck vs next-gen gaming – is Valve’s handheld future-proof?

Vertical Slice 156: Marisa Tomei

Published 28/02/2022

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Vertical Slice 156: Marisa Tomei

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Και έγινε του Elden Ring. Ή όπως λένε στο Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: What the flarking scut!

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Square Enix money

Embracer Group money

Embracer Group net sales reached $544m during Q3

NetEase money

NetEase revenue reached $13.7bn during the year of 2021

Μ&Α

Transmedia

NieR: Automata TV anime announced

Call Of Duty

Elden Ring

Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy

Vertical Slice 150: Racing For Pinks

Published 17/01/2022

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Vertical Slice 150: Racing For Pinks

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Καθώς προσεγγίζουμε το δράμα, τις επιτυχίες και τα περίεργα των Days Gone, Ken Levine και Tales Of Arise, η Take Two γελάει μετά την εξαγορά της Zynga.

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“His legacy will be felt and seen for a long, long time”: tributes to UK dev legend Paul McLaughlin
A mobile studio made its colleague a DLC character to secretly pay for their prosthetic arm
Play the Palette with the Xbox-inspired Spring 2022 Collection from OPI
Embracer Group acquires Dark Horse, DIGIC, Perfect World Entertainment, Shiver Entertainment, and Spotfilm Networx
Take-Two and Zynga to Combine, Bringing Together Best-in-Class Intellectual Properties and a Market-Leading, Diversified Mobile Publishing Platform, to Enhance Positioning as a Global Leader in Int…
Game CEO Pay in 2020
A New Year’s Letter from the President | SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS
Cloud Imperium Games: Manchester and the five-year future for Star Citizen and Squadron 42
Days Gone director gives more details on the rejected sequel
The story behind Days Gone and the sequel that never was
Arcade Attack Podcast – January (2 of 4) 2022 – Ken Levine (BioShock legend)
Opinion | To Understand the Metaverse, Look to Video Games
Tales Of Arise
God Of War (Steam | EGS)

Vertical Slice 147: Χούφτωμα στο metaverse

Published 20/12/2021

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Vertical Slice 147: Χούφτωμα στο metaverse

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Η αγορά έχει ξεκάθαρα αποφασίσει ότι τα NFT είναι το νέο της πείραμα, οπότε επανερχόμαστε με πιο πρόσφατα παραδείγματα και κινήσεις. Το Forspoken προκαλεί αντιδράσεις, η Ubisoft δοκιμάζει πράγματα με Assassin’s Creed (ως συνήθως) και για μπόνους ανακοινώνει και remake του πρώτου Splinter Cell.

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Masayuki Uemura
Keanu Reeves denies ever playing Cyberpunk, contrary to CD Projekt claims | VGC
Embracer purchases Asmodee for €2.75bn
During A Preview, Forspoken Devs Described Their Black Protag In Cringe-Inducing Ways
Prominent industry names announce new NFT-based games
Gala Games Announces $100 Million Blockchain Fund Alongside New Play-To-Earn Games From Peter Molyneux, Will Wright, And More
The NFT gaming backlash reaches a fever pitch
Peter Molyneux’s NFT game will make being nice cost real money
Peter Molyneux’s next game has sold £40 million in NFTs
Ubisoft is the first big publisher to add in-game NFTs
Ubisoft developers are reportedly critical of the company’s NFT plans | VGC
“‘Game-Fi’ and ‘Play-to-earn’ economic systems set to transform gaming, according to survey with developers”
“S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: HEART OF CHERNOBYL the first AAA game to allow the community to own a piece of the action”
Stalker 2 developer backtracks on NFT plans following criticism
The metaverse has a groping problem already
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Title Update 1.5.6
Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla – Title Update 1.4.1
Splinter Cell Remake Begins Development at Ubisoft Toronto

Vertical Slice 143: Ρόμπα στο σκοτάδι

Published 23/11/2021

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Vertical Slice 143: Ρόμπα στο σκοτάδι

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Πολλές ιστορίες περί Xbox, λίγες για Hideo Kojima, (κι άλλος) αναβρασμός για Activision Blizzard κι ένας Thom Yorke.

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EMBRACER GROUP PUBLISHES INTERIM REPORT Q2 2021: OPERATIONAL EBIT INCREASED 49% TO SEK 973 MILLION
Radiohead explain the story behind the creation of its Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, out today on PS5
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Knew for Years About Sexual-Misconduct Allegations at Videogame Giant
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Tells Colleagues He Would Consider Leaving if He Can’t Quickly Fix Problems
Sony’s Jim Ryan critical of Activision Blizzard response to Kotick report
Phil Spencer “evaluating” Xbox relationship with Activision Blizzard following Kotick allegations
Nintendo Issues Internal Response to Activision-Blizzard Reports
Celebrate 20 years of Xbox with over 70 new Backward Compatible Games – Xbox Wire
Xbox, The Rock, and Netflix Reveal ‘The Xbox Vault’ for 20th Anniversary – Xbox Wire
Power On: The Story of Xbox
Xbox Celebrates 20 Years of Gaming Joy by Making the Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta Available for Everyone – Xbox Wire
Xbox Cloud Gaming Launches on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Consoles – Xbox Wire
Xbox chief wary of “exploitive” NFT gaming projects
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer reflects on 20 years of Xbox
Ampere: Xbox Series S outselling Series X in key markets
How Xbox outgrew the console: inside Phil Spencer’s multi-billion dollar gamble
How Xbox changed the games industry
The Creative Gene

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 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

Vertical Slice 97: Mario Machines

Published 23/11/2020

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Vertical Slice 97: Mario Machines

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Το Embracer Group κάνει αυτό που κάνει πάντα, η Take Two το ρίχνει στην αυτοκίνηση, η Google το ρίχνει στον κουβά και ο Jim Ryan χρεώνει με το κιλό. Και ύστερα υποψηφιότητες The Game Awards 2020.

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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reaches Agreement for Recommended Acquisition of Codemasters Group Holdings PLC
Embracer Group lol
PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan: £70 is fair price for PS5 games and launch line-up is console’s best ever
The Vez – Reading List | 2020/46
One Year Later, Google Stadia Still Can’t Stick the Landing
The Game Awards 2020 nominations