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Vertical Slice 257: Τους λάβωσαν τα επιτραπέζια

Published 05/04/2024

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Vertical Slice

Vertical Slice 257: Τους λάβωσαν τα επιτραπέζια

00:00 / 1:30:09

Περισσότερα για το PS5 Pro, μαγική λογική στο GTA+, ρωσικές ονειρώξεις και προβλέψεις για επάνοδο της κονσόλας.

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Vertical Slice 256: Μετρίου επιπέδου

Published 29/03/2024

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Vertical Slice 256: Μετρίου επιπέδου

00:00 / 1:40:55

Ο Phil Spencer μας βγάζει από τα ρούχα μας, αλλά πέσαμε πάνω σε βραβεία της προκοπής. Μην τα θέλουμε κι όλα δικά μας.

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Vertical Slice 255: PS5 Remake

Published 22/03/2024

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Vertical Slice 255: PS5 Remake

00:00 / 1:23:54

Τι προσπαθεί να μας πει το PS5 Pro; Κάνει τίποτα η Sony για το PSVR2; Πόσο αγχωμένη να είναι η Bungie άραγε; Επίσης, παίξτε Alpha Protocol κι ας είναι αργά.

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True Ending
- True Ending 122: Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake | Review
Greek Dev
- Skaramazuzu – Official Release Trailer
Οικονομικά αποτελέσματα
- Remedy revenue drops 22.2% to €33.9 million in 2023
- Remedy is planning a ‘more regular cadence of sequels’ for Alan Wake and Control
GOG + Amazon Luna
- More ways to play your GOG games with Amazon Luna
Steam Families
- Steam Families opens up game libraries for sharing, with a few caveats
Alpha Protocol
- Alpha Protocol for PC returns via GOG
Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra
- Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra launches in 2025, ‘Story’ trailer
Project Birdseye
- Project Birdseye announced – roguelike action game set in The Callisto Protocol’s Black Iron Prison
DX12 Work Graphs
- New DirectX 12 Feature Eliminates CPU Bottleneck in Game Rendering
Η κατάσταση στην Bungie
- Gurman: No iPad Announcement Planned for March 26
PSVR2 στον πάγο
- Report: Sony stops producing PSVR2 amid “surplus” of unsold units
PS5 Pro
- Spec Analysis: PlayStation 5 Pro – the most powerful console yet

Vertical Slice 254: Ούτε 3 κλικ

Published 15/03/2024

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Vertical Slice 254: Ούτε 3 κλικ

00:00 / 1:19:24

Shawn Layden και Peter Moore αναρωτιούνται για το μέλλον της κονσόλας, τις αποκλειστικότητες και το κόστος των μεγάλων παραγωγών, αλλά όλα αυτά τα λένε επειδή δεν μπορούν να γίνουν Jeff Minter.

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True Ending
- True Ending 120: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden | Review
- True Ending 121: Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story | Review
Akira Toriyama
- Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at age 68
Yoshitaka Murayama
- Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama dies
Transmedia
- Amazon’s new Fallout trailer & Fallout Xbox Design Lab Controller
- Nintendo and Illumination announce new Super Mario Bros. animated film
Μ&Α
Xbox και Boosteroid
- Xbox Games from Microsoft Store and Game Pass Now Available on Boosteroid – Xbox Wire
Warner Bros. Discovery και Adult Swim Games
- Devs left with tough choices as Warner Bros. ends all Adult Swim Games downloads
Deviation Games
- PlayStation-backed Deviation Games closes
KeokeN Interactive
- Keoken Interactive: The way games are made and funded is “failing”
emptyvessel
- AAA games studio emptyvessel announces establishment; developing “immersive shooter”
Giant Skull
- Respawn veteran Stig Asmussen forms Giant Skull to build AAA single player games
Κονσόλες, κόστος και αποκλειστικότητες

Vertical Slice 253: Toys for SpongeBob

Published 08/03/2024

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Vertical Slice 253: Toys for SpongeBob

00:00 / 1:18:54

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 252: Until my life is exhausted

Published 01/03/2024

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Vertical Slice 252: Until my life is exhausted

00:00 / 1:34:15

Απολύετε εσείς κόσμο ή είστε τίποτα φτωχάτζες;

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True Ending
- True Ending 119: Tales Of Arise – Beyond The Dawn | Review
Epic Games hack (;)
- Fortnite game developer Epic Games allegedly hacked
Xbox και GDC 2024
- Join Xbox and Microsoft at GDC 2024
Apple Arcade
- Game devs say Apple Arcade payouts have been on the decline for years
Αποτελέσματα Unity
- Unity revenue rises 57% to $2.1 billion in 2023
NetEase
- BulletFarm
Απολύσεις

Vertical Slice 251: AA+

Published 23/02/2024

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Vertical Slice 251: AA+

00:00 / 1:37:22

Τι άγχη έχουν οι μεγάλοι developers; Σε τι πελάγη πλέει η Nvidia; Είναι καν ώρα για PS5 Pro; Το Xbox στο Nintendo Direct εννοείται πια.

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Vertical Slice 250: Κορμί θανατηφόρο

Published 16/02/2024

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Vertical Slice 250: Κορμί θανατηφόρο

00:00 / 1:37:46

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

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Vertical Slice 249: Κι αν πονάς, Game Pass

Published 09/02/2024

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Vertical Slice 249: Κι αν πονάς, Game Pass

00:00 / 2:15:54

Απλά κρατάμε την αναπνοή μας μέχρι τα επίσημα νέα για το μέλλον του Xbox.

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Vertical Slice 248: Luben Vezo

Published 02/02/2024

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Vertical Slice 248: Luben Vezo

00:00 / 1:29:49

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