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Vertical Slice 282: Marafet Calculator

Published 18/10/2024

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Vertical Slice 282: Marafet Calculator

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Το μυστηριώδες κόστος της πειρατείας, τα πολλαπλά στούντιο που ξεφύτρωσαν χάρη στο Disco Elysium και άλλα αξιοπερίεργα ζουν και αναπνέουν σε αυτό το επεισόδιο που δεν είναι αφιερωμένο στο Metaphor: ReFantazio.

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True Ending
- True Ending 148: Karma: The Dark World | Gamescom 2024 Preview
- True Ending 149: Star Wars Outlaws | Review
Απολύσεις Bandai Namco
- Bandai Namco is reportedly cutting workforce following cancellation of “several” titles
IO Interactive και MindsEye
- IOI Partners to publish MindsEye
- Hitman maker IO Interactive will publish the new action thriller by Leslie Benzies’ Build A Rocket Boy
Ο απόηχος του Disco Elysium
Τα του Xbox
- Xbox Partner Preview
  - Xbox Partner Preview: See the Latest Games From Our Incredible Partners This Week – Xbox Wire
- Xbox Series
  - Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X models have a smaller chip and different cooling
- Xbox leadership
  - Rare’s Craig Duncan to become head of Xbox Game Studios as Alan Hartman retires
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
  - Xbox Cloud Gaming will let you stream your own games in November
- Age Of Empires 3
  - Age of Empires 3 to be delisted after 17 years | News-in-brief
Τα του PlayStation
- Destiny: Rising,
  - NetEase Games announces Destiny: Rising for iOS, Android
- PlayStation The Concert
  - Announcing PlayStation The Concert – World Tour 2025-2026
Πειρατεία
- The true cost of game piracy: 20 percent of revenue, according to a new study – Ars Technica
Tales
- Tales
Πωλήσεις Silent Hill 2
- Silent Hill 2 remake shipments and digital sales top one million
Πωλήσεις It Takes Two
- It Takes Two sales top 20 million
Ketsu Battler
- Ketsu Battler announced for Switch – one-on-one butt shaking battle game

True Ending 137: Towerborne | Gamescom 2024 Preview

Published 03/09/2024

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True Ending 137: Towerborne | Gamescom 2024 Preview

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Μετά το The Banner Saga, η Stoic ήθελε κάτι πιο χαρωπό. Και κατέληξε σε free-to-play action RPG (δηλαδή beat ‘em up).

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Vertical Slice 267: Κατευθείαν στο γήρας

Published 14/06/2024

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Vertical Slice 267: Κατευθείαν στο γήρας

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Περισσότερη Ubisoft, περισσότερο Dragon Age και Avowed και μια συνεχιζόμενη απογοήτευση με Phil Spencer για να μένουμε και σε φόρμα.

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Legion Live : Aυτό με το Βέζο
True Ending 129: Stellar Blade | Review
Transmedia
- Tomb Raider animated series dated for October 10 | News-in-brief
- Prime Video to Premiere Like a Dragon: Yakuza, an Amazon Original Crime-Action Series Adapted from the Popular Japanese Game Franchise; Streaming Worldwide from October 25
FU: Summer Game Fest
- A 1-Minute Trailer At Summer Game Fest Costs $250K [Update]
FU: Fable
- Eidos Montreal confirms it has been helping with the development of Fable
Nebula Award Baldur’s Gate 3
- Baldur’s Gate 3 wins Nebula Award for Game Writing | News-in-brief
Toys for Bob + Xbox
- Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish next game
PSVR2 + PC
- PlayStation VR2 players can access games on PC with adapter starting on August 7
Παρουσιάσεις και mobile games
- Supercell: “There’s no reason” why there aren’t more mobile games at Summer Game Fest
- Older gamers are a growth opportunity for AA(A) publishers – here is how to capture it
Apple Gaming @ WWDC 24
- Apple expands games line-up with new dev tool
Συνέντευξη Phil Spencer
- The Big Phil Spencer IGN Live Interview: on the Health of Xbox, Handhelds, and More – IGN
Ubisoft Forward: Official Livestream – June 2024 | #UbiForward
- First Details on the Remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Official Gameplay Reveal
Xbox Games Showcase Deep Dive | Avowed

True Ending 127: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II | Review

Published 21/05/2024

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True Ending 127: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II | Review

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Οι φωνές στο μυαλό της Senua φωνάζουν: «Unreal Engine 5, διαλέγω εσένα!».

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Vertical Slice 238: KARA-TECH-A

Published 17/11/2023

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Vertical Slice 238: KARA-TECH-A

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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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True Ending
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

True Ending 78: Forza Motorsport (2023) | Review

Published 04/10/2023

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True Ending 78: Forza Motorsport (2023) | Review

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Δοκιμάζουμε το νέο Forza Motorsport –το πρώτο παιχνίδι της σειράς μετά από έξι χρόνια– και μένουμε άκρως ικανοποιημένοι από το αποτέλεσμα, που μεταφέρει με επιτυχία τον τίτλο στο 2023 και στις κονσόλες νέας γενιάς.

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Forza Motorsport (2023): Website | Trailer

Vertical Slice 149: Κι οι δυο μπάλες στρογγυλές είναι

Published 10/01/2022

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Vertical Slice 149: Κι οι δυο μπάλες στρογγυλές είναι

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Μπήκε το 2022 και ξεκινάμε παρατηρώντας ποια είναι η θέση εκκίνησης για Microsoft, Nintendo και Sony σε hardware, υπηρεσίες, διαχείριση IP και —φυσικά— games. Στο τέλος Γονίδης.

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