Tag: SEGA

Vertical Slice 253: Toys for SpongeBob

Published 08/03/2024

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Vertical Slice 253: Toys for SpongeBob

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Στην Ανατολή ξεκουράζονται, στη Δύση ακόμη τρίβουν, η Sony κοιτά προς Ινδία και η Microsoft σχεδόν πετυχαίνει με το Xbox Partner Preview.

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Xbox and Best Buy Launch Stunning SpongeBob-Inspired Special Edition Xbox Bundle
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden
505 Games
- 505 Games shutter offices in France, Germany, and Spain
Remedy
- Remedy acquires full Control rights from 505 Games for €17m
SEGA και transmedia
- SEGA appoints former Disney and Scopely executive Justin Scarpone to lead global transmedia strategy
Warner Bros. Discovery
- Warner Bros. addressing “volatile” AAA console space with live services, mobile free-to-play
- “It‘s kind of depressing”: WB Discovery pulls indie game for “business changes”
Embracer Group
- Saber Interactive
  - Report: Saber Interactive buys itself back from Embracer in $500m deal
- Gearbox Software
  - Sources: Borderlands Studio Will Escape The Most Divisive Company In Gaming
Activision Blizzard και Toys For Bob
- We’re Going Indie!
Αυξήσεις στην Capcom
- Capcom increasing all salaries by around 5%, 28% rise for new graduate hires
Epic Games
- Ransomware group admits its Epic Games ‘hack’ was a hoax
- DMA be damned, Apple cuts off path to Epic Games Store, Fortnite on EU iPhones
Οικονομικά αποτελέσματα
- NetEase
  - NetEase revenue rises 7.2% to $14.6bn in 2023
DirectSR
- DLSS? FSR? Microsoft aims to end the PC gaming upscaling wars with “DirectSR”
India Hero Project
- Revealing 5 India Hero Project games coming to PlayStation
Xbox Partner Preview
- Xbox Partner Preview | March 2024: Every Announcement and Trailer We Showed

Vertical Slice 250: Κορμί θανατηφόρο

Published 16/02/2024

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Vertical Slice 250: Κορμί θανατηφόρο

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Τραβάμε μαλλιά με: Take Two, Embracer Group, Ubisoft, SEGA, Sony και Microsoft. Φιλική συμμετοχή: Μιλτιάδης Έβερτ.

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Vertical Slice 248: Luben Vezo

Published 02/02/2024

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Vertical Slice 248: Luben Vezo

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Η Microsoft πετυχαίνει ανεπιτυχώς, η διάλυση του Embracer Group συνεχίζεται και ο Hideo Kojima σώζει το State Of Play.

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Palworld
- Palworld Becomes the Biggest 3rd Party Game Pass Launch Ever – Xbox Wire
True Ending
- True Ending 116: WarioWare: Move It! | Review
Αποτελέσματα
Απολύσεις
- Xbox
  - Activision Blizzard
- AirShip Syndicate
  - Report: Airship Syndicate lays off 12 staff
- Embracer Group
  - Nimble Giant Entertainment
    - Nimble Giant Entertainment reportedly reduces staff by 28
  - Black Forest Games
    - Black Forest Games reportedly cuts 50% of employees
  - Eidos Interactive
    - Report: Deus Ex title killed after Embracer Group’s cuts at Eidos
- SEGA
  - Sega of America to lay off 61 employees
- GameSpot
  - GameSpot lays off portion of staff
Tencent
- The world’s biggest gaming company reportedly feels its position is under threat
Ubisoft
- Inside Ubisoft – From Low Morale To Internal Tensions – Insider Gaming
DMA
State Of Play
- Everything revealed in the January 2024 State of Play
- Death Stranding 2 and new Kojima stealth game headline PlayStation’s State of Play
Square Enix
- A Final Fantasy 6 remake would take ‘twice as long’ as FF7, says producer

True Ending 108: Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name | Review

Published 13/12/2023

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True Ending 108: Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name | Review

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Οι καλές κουτουλιές κάνουν τους καλούς φίλους.

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Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: Website | Trailer

Vertical Slice 241: (Don’t) Believe The Hype

Published 08/12/2023

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Vertical Slice 241: (Don’t) Believe The Hype

00:00 / 2:04:22

Keighleyιές ναι, κοιλιές όχι.

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Greek Game Dev
- “SeaOrama: World of Shipping Charting a Course to Launch on PC! “
- Skaramazuzu στο Steam
Tranmedia
- Halo
  - Halo The Series | Season 2 First Look Trailer | Paramount+
- Fallout
  - Fallout – Teaser Trailer | Prime Video
- Twisted Metal
  - Season 2
FTC και Activision Blizzard
- FTC appeals to block already-completed Microsoft-Activision deal
Απολύσεις
- Rovio
  - Rovio closes Studio Lumi
- EA
  - EA lays off Codemasters staff
- Embracer Group
  - Insurgency developer New World Interactive affected by layoffs
Xbox working with unknown partners on mobile store, says Phil Spencer
Steam Link can now wirelessly stream VR games to your Meta Quest headset
Starbreeze και D&D
- Starbreeze to develop and publish game based on the Dungeons & Dragons® IP
PC gamers
- Ultra & Atomik Research: How PC Gamers Discover and Purchase Games
Fortnite
- Introducing LEGO® Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival: New Epic Games Launching This Week in Fortnite!
PlayStation και Discovery
- PlayStation deleting users’ purchased TV shows without refunds
- PlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership sucks
Bungie
- Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover – IGN
GTA VI
- Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1
The Game Awards
- THE GAME AWARDS 2023: Official 4K Livestream (Monster Hunter, Alan Wake, Light No Fire)

True Ending 102: Persona 3 Reload | Gamescom 2023 Preview

Published 28/11/2023

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True Ending 102: Persona 3 Reload | Gamescom 2023 Preview

00:00 / 17:50

Σφαίρα στο κεφάλι σε 4K60.

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Persona 3 Reload: Website | Trailer

Vertical Slice 238: KARA-TECH-A

Published 17/11/2023

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Vertical Slice 238: KARA-TECH-A

00:00 / 1:27:27

Όλοι απολύονται, εκτός από τους Ιάπωνες που παίρνουν αυξήσεις, τον Strauss Zelnick που γελάει μαζί μας και τους διοργανωτές βραβείων για games.

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Forza Customs
- “Hutch and Turn 10 launch Forza Customs, the ultimate car customisation experience for mobile “
M&A
- ByteDance
  - ByteDance reportedly planning to sell Moonton Technology
- Neowiz
  - Neowiz acquires 21 percent stake in BLANK.
- Nordcurrent
  - Mobile publisher Nordcurrent acquires River End Games
Netflix Games
- Hades leads a major wave of game announcements from Netflix
Εργασιακά
- Digital Bros
  - Digital Bros Group announces an organizational review, with an expected workforce reduction of approximately 30%. No significant impact on the expected results for FY2024
- Amazon
  - Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division – Aftermath
- Humble Games
  - Humble Games lays off “valued colleagues” as restructuring begins
- Digital Extremes
  - Digital Extremes impacted by layoffs, closing publishing division
- Atlus
  - Persona developer Atlus raising average annual salary by 15 percent
- Bandai Namco
  - Bandai Namco unveils Nintendo-focused dev teams Studio 2 and Studio S
- Xbox Game Studios
  - Turn 10 alum Alan Hartman designated new Xbox Game Studios head
Nintendo
- Opening of Nintendo’s new development centre delayed
Ubisoft
- Ubisoft proclaims it’s still into blockchain tech, partners with Immutable
SEGA
- Sega teams with AI startup Eques on voxel generation tool
Remedy
- Remedy Entertainment Plc: Remedy Entertainment plans to reboot codename Vanguard to a premium game with a strong cooperative multiplayer component
Steam Deck OLED
- The Steam Deck OLED looks as good as it can get, at least until the real sequel
Αποτελέσματα τριμήνου
Grammy
- Stray Gods, God of War: Ragnarok composers among 2024 Grammy nominees
The Game Awards
- Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 lead Game Awards 2023 nominations
Golden Joystick Awards
- Larian Studios and Baldur’s Gate 3 sweep Golden Joystick Awards

Vertical Slice 237: Ποροπομπέιρο

Published 10/11/2023

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Vertical Slice 237: Ποροπομπέιρο

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Η Nintendo γελάει από συνήθεια, η SEGA πλέει σε πελάγη ευτυχίας κι η Blizzcon μαζεύει ό,τι hype βρει.

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Transmedia
- Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start
- ‘Legend Of Zelda’ Live-Action Pic In Works At Sony With Wes Ball Directing, Nintendo Co-Financing
M&A
- Sony
  - Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire iSIZE
Microsoft και Inworld AI
Απολύσεις Ubisoft
- Ubisoft Montreal hit with layoffs amidst larger company reductions
Απολύσεις Embracer Group
Fantastic Pixel Castle
- NetEase Games establishes new studio Fantastic Pixel Castle to develop AAA MMO
Crunchyroll Game Vault
- “THE GAME VAULT IS OPEN! CRUNCHYROLL DELIVERS FREE GAMES TO MEGA AND ULTIMATE FAN MEMBERS”
Αποτελέσματα τριμήνου
BlizzCon
- Diablo IV will get its first expansion and WoW Classic will revisit Cataclysm
- Activision Blizzard “transitioning” away from Overwatch League

True Ending 89: Persona 5 Tactica | Gamescom 2023 Preview

Published 30/10/2023

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True Ending 89: Persona 5 Tactica | Gamescom 2023 Preview

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Το καστ του Persona 5 μαζεύει το πλέγμα του και πάει σ’ άλλη παραλία.

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Vertical Slice 231: Sonic Crime

Published 29/09/2023

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Vertical Slice 231: Sonic Crime

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Σε απευθείας σύνδεση με Ελλαδιστάν, θυμόμαστε τις 2 δεκαετίες της Steam, αποχαιρετούμε τον Jim Ryan, βλέπουμε το VR να πέφτει πριν ανέβει (;) ξανά, αλλά καλύτερα από όλους περνά η Capcom. Γιατί μπορεί.

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