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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 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 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 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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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”

what.ever: Gen9 – PlayStation 5 vs. Xbox Series X

Published 02/10/2020

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what.ever: Gen9 - PlayStation 5 vs. Xbox Series X

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Οι 4 βασικοί πυλώνες (του hardware) των νέων συστημάτων στέκονται δίπλα δίπλα, προτάσσουν τα κάλλη τους και, με λίγη προσοχή στα συμφραζόμενα, αποκαλύπτουν μέρος της ευρύτερης στρατηγικής των Sony και Microsoft.

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Vertical Slice 89: Σιγά την Bethesda

Published 28/09/2020

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Vertical Slice 89: Σιγά την Bethesda

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Η κυβέρνηση Trump θυμήθηκε ότι υπάρχει η Tencent στο gaming. Η Amazon παρουσιάζει την υπηρεσία Luna. Η Microsoft αγοράζει την ZeniMax. Κι η Sony παγιδεύεται στον ιστό της.

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Tencent’s Gaming Stakes Draw U.S. National Security Scrutiny
Introducing Luna—Amazon’s New Cloud Gaming Service Where it’s Easy to Play on the Devices You Already Own
Welcoming the Talented Teams and Beloved Game Franchises of Bethesda to Xbox
Why Microsoft Is The Perfect Fit
Todd Howard On Joining Xbox
Microsoft: Κίνηση Zen και η αληθινή τακτική του Phil Spencer
Sony Confirms There’s No Free PS5 Upgrade For PS4 Spider-Man Players
The Vez @ Facebook

Vertical Slice 81: Μαζί στην Καρταχένα

Published 13/07/2020

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Vertical Slice 81: Μαζί στην Καρταχένα

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Το Tetris γίνεται τηλεπαιχνίδι, το The Sims γίνεται reality show, όλοι αγοράζουν όλους κι η Nintendo εξηγείται περί mobile και, μεταξύ άλλων, σειρά παίρνουν εντυπώσεις από Twin Mirror και Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

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Tetris is now a daily game show with cash prizes
EA partners with TBS for four-episode The Sims reality show
Report: Microsoft, Take-Two, EA, and Activision interested in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquisition
Tencent in exclusive talks to acquire Leyou Technologies
Sony acquires a minority interest in Epic Games for $250 million
Nintendo’s mobile titles have an impact beyond direct mobile revenue, says Furukawa
Capcom – The 41st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Q&A Summary
Talking to Marty O’Donnell about Halo Infinite, Activision, the Halo 2 launch and much, much more!
Halo Macworld 1999: First Halo Announcement & Trailer
Twin Mirror Preview
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Hands-On Preview

Vertical Slice 80: Έσο έτοιμος

Published 06/07/2020

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Vertical Slice 80: Έσο έτοιμος

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Η συζήτηση περί δημοσιογραφίας στο gaming συνεχίζεται, ενώ, όπως υποσχεθήκαμε την περασμένη φορά, παίρνει σειρά και το θέμα του τελευταίου κύμματος metoo που άγγιξε το gaming. Παίρνουμε μια γεύση για το πώς βοηθά τις πωλήσεις ενός μικρού τίτλου το Xbox Games Pass, ενώ μαθαίνουμε ότι έρχεται τηλεοπτικό Fallout και τηλεοπτικό My Friend Pedro.

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Ορυχείο: H αρχή, η μέση και το παράδοξο της κριτικής
Fallout TV series from Westworld creators and Amazon Studios announced
My Friend Pedro to get a TV adaptation
My Friend Pedro – Bananas Trailer
Summer Game Fest Demo Event Coming July 21 to an Xbox One Near You
Shuhei Yoshida launches PlayStation Indies to take on ID@Xbox
Descenders’ weekly sales increased five times thanks to Xbox Game Pass
Bloomberg: Sony Corporation weighing bid for Leyou Technologies acquisition
Tencent starts US studio to make AAA games for next-gen consoles
Nintendo Scraps The Sale Of Digital Game Download Codes At European Retailers
Nintendo president apologises for Switch Joy-Con drift
Cyberpunk 2077’s wall running scrapped due to design reasons
Cyberpunk 2077 Won’t Be Censored In Australia But Japan’s Version Will Be Fairly Different
Gamers prefer to buy from brands with a purpose outside of profit, says Gameloft
Evo CEO dismissed, event cancelled amid accusations of misconduct and abuse
Ubisoft and Insomniac face allegations over mistreatment of women
Ubisoft Places Two Executives on Leave Following Misconduct Allegations
Ubisoft to restructure its editorial team in wake of abuse allegations
Studios distance themselves from games writer Chris Avellone following allegations