Category: Vertical Slice

Vertical Slice 351: Τι Day One ,τι Year Two

Published 02/05/2026

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Vertical Slice 351: Τι Day One ,τι Year Two

00:00 / 00:57:30

Το Game Pass γίνεται φθηνότερο, τα BAFTA μπερδεύονται και η Poncle εξαπλώνεται σαν το χταπόδι.

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Η Poncle εξαπλώνεται
- Vampire Survivors developer Poncle is ramping things up, working on 15 projects and opening studios in Italy and Japan
Sanrio και Toei
- Sanrio establishes in-house gaming brand Sanrio Games
- Toei Company launches publishing label Toei Games
2026 BAFTA Games Awards
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Dispatch lead at BAFTA Awards 2026
- BAFTA calls last-minute decision to pull indie trailer from 2026 BAFTA Games Awards “a compliance decision”
Game Pass
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Update
- Microsoft cuts Game Pass pricing and removes Call of Duty as day-one launch title in response to “a lot of feedback”

Vertical Slice 350: Τα κονσολοφορητοκόνσολα

Published 20/04/2026

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Vertical Slice 350: Τα κονσολοφορητοκόνσολα

00:00 / 1:05:06

Όλοι οι μεγάλοι της τεχνολογίας κάνουν τις χαζομάρες τους στο gaming και η Microsoft συνειδητοποιεί ότι οι τρέχουσες τιμές του Game Pass δεν περνούν τη δοκιμή της κατάποσης.

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Transmedia
- Metal Gear Solid movie adaptation finds new directors
Greek Game Dev
- Necrophosis: Full Consciousness Arrives 28th May 2026
Netflix
- Netflix launches dedicated app for kids games
Amazon Luna
- Changes to Third-Party Stores & Subscriptions on Amazon Luna
Google Play Store και Doki Doki
- Google removes Doki Doki Literature Club from Play Store
Epic Games
- Epic Games is working on an Arc Raiders-like Disney extraction shooter slated to release by the end of the year
Game Pass
- Xbox Game Pass ‘has become too expensive,’ says Microsoft’s new gaming chief in leaked memo
- The Sharma memo

Vertical Slice 349: Outsider AAA

Published 06/04/2026

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Vertical Slice 349: Outsider AAA

00:00 / 1:21:33

Ο Mikami πάει Κορέα, κάποιοι βγάζουν χρήματα από το τίποτα και η Δύση ανακαλύπτει ότι υπάρχει και ο υπόλοιπος πλανήτης.

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Vertical Slice 348: Τουλάχιστον 502

Published 30/03/2026

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Vertical Slice 348: Τουλάχιστον 502

00:00 / 1:38:48

Απολύσεις, διαλύσεις, ανατιμήσεις και DLSS 5.

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Transmedia
M&A
- Savvy Games acquires Mobile Legends developer Moonton for $6 billion
- Crown prince of Saudi Arabia’s Electronic Gaming Development Company acquires 5% stake in Capcom
Αποτελέσματα
- CD Projekt
  - CD Projekt sales rise 9% in 2025, driven by Cyberpunk franchise
Ζορίζεται η Epic Games
- Epic Games increases Fortnite V-Bucks “to help pay the bills”
- Epic Games lays off over 1,000 employees following “downturn in Fortnite engagement”
Απολύσεις στην Crystal Dynamics
- Crystal Dynamics reduces workforce by 20 roles
Ubisoft
- Ubisoft names general managers of Creative Houses 3 and 5, Creative Network
- Ubisoft announces layoffs and the cease of game development at Red Storm Entertainment
Η Sony έκλεισε την Dark Outlaw
- Sony closes first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games
Nintendo: Μπαταρίες και τιμές
Game Developers Choice Awards
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Game of the Year at Game Developers Choice Awards 2026
Game Cinematics
- Awards — Society for Game Cinematics
Pixels
Ανατιμήσεις PlayStation
- New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

Vertical Slice 347: Project Ελικόπτερο

Published 16/03/2026

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Vertical Slice 347: Project Ελικόπτερο

00:00 / 1:14:30

Η NetEase συνεχίζει τη σφαγή, η Sony δοκιμάζει τη δυναμική τιμολόγηση στο PS Store και ξεφύτρωσε και το Project Helix.

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Vertical Slice 346: Κάτω το pop-in

Published 09/03/2026

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Vertical Slice 346: Κάτω το pop-in

00:00 / 1:31:40

Αλλάζει τακτική η Sony με κυκλοφορίες PC; Θυμόσασταν ότι στο Βιετνάμ έχουν κομμουνισμό; Πού θα κάτσει η μπίλια των πωλήσεων του Resident Evil Requiem;

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Greek Game Dev
- Necrophosis: Full Consciousness is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
- Necrophosis: Full Consciousness announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC – Gematsu
Αμερικανικές πιέσεις στην Tencent
- Report: US government may compel Tencent to divest gaming investments
Paramount Skydance και WBD
- Paramount makes no reference to game studios in first WB call to investors
Good Games
- Good Games Group acquires Humble Games, rebranded to Balor Games – Gematsu
- Good Games Group has bought the Humble and Firestoke back catalogues. Now, newly renamed as Balor Games, it wants to invest in triple-I
Βιετνάμ
- Vietnam wants 5,000 developers to turn its history into video games
Resident Evil Requiem
- Resident Evil Requiem sales top five million – Gematsu
Phil Spencer
- “He truly cared about games, about the industry, and about the people making them” – The industry on Phil Spencer
Assassin’s Creed
- Assassin’s Creed brand update – Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Assassin’s Creed Unity frame rate patch, more – Gematsu
FU: Bluepoint Games
- Bloomberg: Bluepoint Games pitched a Bloodborne remake, but was turned down – Gematsu
PSSR 2.0
- Upgraded PSSR upscaler is coming to PS5 Pro
- Sony upgrades controversial PSSR upscaler in PS5 Pro
Sony και PC

Vertical Slice 345: CoreAI does Xbox

Published 03/03/2026

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Vertical Slice 345: CoreAI does Xbox

00:00 / 1:22:02

Διάφορα θέματα, αλλά κυρίως η αλλαγή φρουράς στο Χbox, σχολιάζονται με ηρεμία, νηφαλιότητα και κατάνυξη που θα προξενούσαν φθόνο ακόμη και σε Space Marine.

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