Tag: PlayStation

Vertical Slice 127: Δεν κόβεται το φετίχ

Published 05/07/2021

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Vertical Slice 127: Δεν κόβεται το φετίχ

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Η Sony, οι εξαγορές της και ένα tweetstorm.

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Introducing Space Jam: A New Legacy – The Game and Three Exclusive Xbox Wireless Controllers
ELECTRONIC ARTS ACQUIRES PLAYDEMIC, MAKERS OF THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL GOLF CLASH MOBILE GAME, FROM WARNER BROS. GAMES AND AT&T
Exclusive: New platform launches to bring TV ads to console games
Welcoming Housemarque to the PlayStation Studios family
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES NIXXES TO FURTHER ELEVATE PLAYSTATION STUDIOS EXCLUSIVE TITLES
PlayStation may have accidentally revealed that it’s acquired Bluepoint Games
Indies criticize Sony over discount policies, poor communication, more
Sony Charging Devs At Least $25,000 For PlayStation Store Visibility
Hideo Kojima’s deal with Xbox reaches key milestone

Vertical Slice 125: Δωρεάν story drops

Published 21/06/2021

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Vertical Slice 125: Δωρεάν story drops

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Ο Yuji Naka πάει περίπατο, το Cyberpunk 2077 επανέρχεται στο PS Store, η Naughty Dog κοιτάει «αλλού» και η Bethesda απαντά εκεί που δεν πρέπει. Αυτά και άλλα μαζί με Intellivision Amico και Playdate από τα «άλλα» της E3.

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Yuji Naka confirms Square Enix departure reports and says he ‘might retire’
Naughty Dog is hiring for its ‘first standalone multiplayer game’
Exclusive: Sony’s PlayStation boss moves past console wars
Cyberpunk 2077 Is Coming Back to PlayStation Store, Even Though It’s Still Busted
Five Nights At Freddy’s creator retires amid controversy over political donations
Xbox Games Showcase Extended
Bethesda says it understands if PlayStation fans are ‘pissed’ about Xbox exclusivity
Playdate Update — 6/8/2021
E3 2021 Presentation | Intellivision® Amico™

Vertical Slice 123: Elevator pitch

Published 07/06/2021

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Vertical Slice 123: Elevator pitch

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Κοτομπουκιές, Sony και ατυχείς ιδέες.

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‘Among Us’ McDonald’s chicken nugget sold for $100,000 on eBay
CD Projekt co-founder helps launch indie publisher Retrovibe
CD Projekt’s first full quarter since Cyberpunk 2077 release sees sales up 2%
Sun is setting on some older NFS titles – it’s not you, it’s us
Utilization of the land of the Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant
Hermen Hulst Q&A: What’s Next for PlayStation Studios
Introducing Team Asobi, creators of the Astro Bot series
God of War director says delay ‘is on me’ as developer receives vile abuse
2K is reportedly set to announce ‘Marvel XCOM’ and a Borderlands spin-off

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 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 109: Φρεγάτα Ύδρα

Published 01/03/2021

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Vertical Slice 109: Φρεγάτα Ύδρα

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Η Sony συνεχίζει τη «μετάλλαξή» της, η BioWare δεν ξέρουμε ακριβώς τι συνεχίζει, η Blizzard ακόμη ψάχνει να πιάσει ρυθμό και η Square Enix παθαίνει Final Fantasy VII μέχει να σβήσει ο ήλιος. Επόμενο να γίνει reality το Frogger.

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Frogger
Paradox reports best year ever in 2020
Diablo II Resurrected tops BlizzCon announcement flurry
Burning Crusade Classic leaks ahead of BlizzCon
Anthem Update
Electronic Arts Removes Multiplayer Mode From Dragon Age Game in Big Pivot
Electronic Arts Cancels ‘Gaia’ Game After Years in Development
PlayStation’s Jim Ryan: ‘We’re making a completely new VR format for PS5’
Introducing the next generation of VR on PlayStation
Gran Turismo 7 delayed to 2022
More PlayStation games coming to PC, starting with Days Gone this spring Update 2
Sony Interactive Entertainment has “strong ties” to Japanese licensees, will continue to strengthen going forward
Sources: PlayStation is winding down Sony Japan Studio
State of Play February 2021: the complete recap
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade leads latest PlayStation game-reveal event
PlayStation Plus games for March: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Maquette, Remnant: From the Ashes and Farpoint
Final Fantasy VII Remake part two to be directed by part one co-director Naoki Hamaguchi
Little Nightmares II

Vertical Slice 106: Ο Randy Pitchford σάς συγχαίρει για την επανεκλογή του

Published 08/02/2021

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Vertical Slice 106: Ο Randy Pitchford σάς συγχαίρει για την επανεκλογή του

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Όλη η βιομηχανία δηλώνει αύξηση οικονομικών μεγεθών για το τελευταίο τρίμηνο του 2020 αλλά το ζουμί είναι στις σκόρπιες δηλώσεις και τις λεπτομέρειες. Επιπλέον, ξέμεινε από ζουμί το Google Stadia, ενώ ο Thomas Mahler της Moon Studios μάζεψε τόσο που στο τέλος έσκασε.

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EMBRACER GROUP MERGES WITH THE GEARBOX ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AND FORM A SEVENTH OPERATING GROUP
EMBRACER GROUP ACQUIRES ASPYR MEDIA
EMBRACER GROUP TO MERGE WITH EASYBRAIN FORMING EIGHTH OPERATING GROUP
Pitchford says Embracer is “like a rocket booster” for Gearbox’s ambitions
Switch worldwide sales top 79.87 million, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity tops 2.84 million in the west
Nintendo Switch sales overtake 3DS as Nintendo raises forecasts again
Hyrule Warriors drives record Q3 for Koei Tecmo
Sony says semiconductor shortage makes increased PS5 production difficult
EA posts record-breaking bookings driven by Ultimate Team, Apex Legends
EA sees “huge potential” in racing following Codemasters acquisition
EA “very, very confident” about BioWare’s future despite key departures
Codemasters shareholders approve EA’s $1.2bn acquisition
Star Wars has made $3bn for EA
Square Enix sales up year-on-year, despite games losses
Focusing on Stadia’s future as a platform, and winding down SG&E
Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
Xbox On Twitter
Lady Dimitrescu on DeviantArt
Ori director criticises developers for overhyping games with “lies and deception”

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

Vertical Slice 94: Gamification του ad

Published 02/11/2020

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Vertical Slice 94: Gamification του ad

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Πολύ cloud, ένα ψυγείο, μια παράξενη συνεργασία, αναβρασμός σε 343 Industries και Rare, κακός χαμός για τη νέα καθυστέρηση του Cyberpunk 2077, απορίες και σκέψεις για στατιστικά από Feminist Frequency. Επίσης Ubisoft και Assassin’s Creed. Διότι, προφανώς, κάποια θέματα δεν αποφεύγονται με τίποτα.

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Drecom acquires Wizardry copyright and trademark rights, new title to be developed
Watch Travis Scott’s new PS5 video
Xbox and Snoop Dogg Unveil the Xbox Series X Fridge
Cyberpunk 2077, after going gold, gets delayed another month
CD Projekt Red’s stock fell 25% in two months amid Cyberpunk uncertainty
CD Projekt Red Co-CEO apologises for saying crunch on Cyberpunk 2077 is “not that bad.” | Business News | MCV/DEVELOP
Uplay+ rebrands to Ubisoft+, adding Luna and Stadia support by 2021
Facebook enters cloud streaming with free-to-play mobile games, playable ads
Control, Hitman 3 receive streaming versions on Switch
Square Enix To Distribute Physical Editions Of Hitman 3 In 60 Countries Across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia
Netflix developing Assassin’s Creed live-action series
Sony delays Destruction AllStars until 2021 – move looks to highlight new PS+ strategy
Microsoft’s New Halo Game Loses Top Director After Project Delay
Rare’s Everwild has lost its creative director
Xbox wants more “E-rated content” to strengthen its portfolio
Phil Spencer: “Our motivation is not to turn everybody into a subscriber”
Xbox’s Phil Spencer opposed to a “one model to rule them all” approach to games monetisation
Summer video game reveals showed record number of female protagonists