Speaker: Ηλίας Παππάς

Vertical Slice 339: Strong weaknesses

Published 11/01/2026

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Vertical Slice 339: Strong weaknesses

00:00 / 1:00:46

Μια RTX 5090, ένα Steam Deck κι ένα χαμόγελο μπαίνουν σε ένα μπαρ.

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Vertical Slice 338: Καυτό PS, χλιαρό PS PC

Published 29/12/2025

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Vertical Slice 338: Καυτό PS, χλιαρό PS PC

00:00 / 1:11:41

Κανείς δεν περίμενε να βγει για ψώνια η Ubisoft, αλλά το ζουμί βρίσκεται στο πώς πάνε τελικά οι τίτλοι του PlayStation όταν φθάνουν στο PC.

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M&A
- Tencent makes minority investment in France’s Drama Studios
- Ubisoft acquires upcoming MOBA March of Giants from Amazon Game Studios, rehires former Ubisoft Montreal dev team
Συνδικαλισμός
- European game unions combine forces to protest against AI, toxic workplaces and layoffs
Netflix Games
- FIFA Arrives on Netflix Games in Time for FIFA World Cup 2026
PlayStation στο PC
- Alinea Analytics: The Most Successful PlayStation Games on Steam
- GameDiscoverCo: People are spending less on games on Steam

Vertical Slice 337: Κλασική Miss Piggy

Published 15/12/2025

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Vertical Slice 337: Κλασική Miss Piggy

00:00 / 2:14:55

Κάτι Netflix, κάτι Warner, κάτι Geoff Keighley.

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Vertical Slice 336: Witcher κάθε 2 χρόνια

Published 08/12/2025

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Vertical Slice 336: Witcher κάθε 2 χρόνια

00:00 / 1:22:26

Ο Ηλίας στέλνει κόσμο στον κουβά, ο Yoko Taro όλο δουλεύει για το τίποτα και η Paradox ακόμη κλαίει για το Bloodlines 2.

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FU: The Game Awards
- The Witcher 4 won’t be appearing at The Game Awards, CDPR co-CEO says | VGC
Transmedia
- Paramount is planning a mysterious Sonic the Hedgehog movie spin-off | VGC
Μ&Α
- Nintendo to acquire Bandai Namco Studios Singapore, will be renamed Nintendo Studios Singapore – Gematsu
- Nintendo to buy Bandai Namco Studios Singapore
Ιδιοκτησία EA
- Saudi Arabia’s PIF will own over 93.4% of EA if the deal completes
FU: Horses
- GOG backs Horses after the game was blocked from Steam
- Epic Games Store decides “at the last minute” not to distribute Horses
Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Phil Spencer says Xbox’s Game Pass cloud hours are up 45% YoY, making gaming “more accessible than ever”
Paradox και Bloodlines 2
- Paradox takes $37 million write-down after Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 misses targets
Death by font
- Japanese devs face font licensing dilemma as leading provider increases annual plan price from $380 to $20,000+
Definitive Editions
- With just 17% of Sega’s recent sales coming from new titles, the company suggests “definitive editions” could be putting players off Day One purchases
CDPR
- Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 35 million copies to date
- After a Witcher-free decade, CDPR still promises three sequels in six years
Τιμές κονσολών
- If consoles can get price cuts in Japan, why not elsewhere? | Opinion
Steam Machine
- Testing shows why the Steam Machine’s 8GB of graphics RAM could be a problem
- Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow
Yoko Taro
- Nier Director Yoko Taro assures players he’s been working on projects, but they keep getting cancelled | VGC

Vertical Slice 335: 20 χρόνια Xbox 360

Published 01/12/2025

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Vertical Slice 335: 20 χρόνια Xbox 360

00:00 / 1:14:22

Περισσότερες σκέψεις για The Game Awards, απορία για την… απορία σχετικά με την τιμολόγηση του Steam Machine και αναπόληση της μοναδικής φοράς που το Xbox έκανε μπαμ.

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Transmedia
- FX Orders ‘Far Cry’ Anthology Series Based On Video Game Franchise From Noah Hawley & Rob Mac
- Far Cry TV series confirmed, with talent from It’s Always Sunny and Alien: Earth
Embracer Group
- Embracer Group divests Arc Games and Cryptic Studios – Gematsu
- Embracer sells off Arc Games and Cryptic Studios
FU: Απολύσεις Rockstar
- Report: Rockstar fired staff after Slack policy changes prompted discussion in external Discord
Ubisoft – Tencent
- Ubisoft’s Tencent deal goes through
Τιμή Steam Machine
- Valve: Steam Machine pricing will be “pretty competitive” with equivalent PCs
Horses
- Developer Santa Ragione claims it could close after Valve blocked game from Steam
- Santa Ragione co-founder Pietro Righi Riva on Horses, Steam, and possible closure of the studio

Vertical Slice 334: Βραβείων βράβευση

Published 24/11/2025

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Vertical Slice 334: Βραβείων βράβευση

00:00 / 1:30:22

Αποτελέσματα από Golden Joystick Awards, υποψηφιότητας για The Game Awards, κάμποσο follow-up και μια έρευνα για την προτίμηση σε single player.

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Death Stranding
- An official Death Stranding 2 exoskeleton is being released in collaboration with Kojima Productions | VGC
Fortnite + Unity
- Fortnite is getting Unity games
Golden Joystick Awards
- Golden Joystick Awards 2025
The Game Awards
Asus Xbox ROG Ally X
- Sales of Asus’ Xbox ROG Ally X “exceed expectations”
COD: BO7 Campaign
- Call of Duty Black Ops 7 can’t be paused during single-player and requires an online connection at all times | VGC
Μισθοί SEGA
- Sega increases Japanese base salaries by 10%, stating its human resources are “essential to achieving our mission”
Single player
- More players in the UK, US and Japan still prefer single-player games to multiplayer, survey finds | VGC

Vertical Slice 333: Όλα στον ατμό

Published 17/11/2025

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Vertical Slice 333: Όλα στον ατμό

00:00 / 1:43:51

Πάει πίσω το GTA VI, η Sony είχε State Of Play, αλλά τι σημασία έχει όταν ανακοινώνονται μονομιάς Steam Machine, Steam Frame και Steam Controller;

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Vertical Slice 332: Greek Tragedy

Published 09/11/2025

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Vertical Slice 332: Greek Tragedy

00:00 / 1:36:40

Πιο προσοδοφόρα τα remake από τα remaster, η Nintendo πάει τρένο, ενώ η NetEase κλείνει ό,τι δυτικό studio βρίσκει πρόχειρο. Και σε περίπτωση που δεν το ξέρατε, η Amazon φανταζόταν για 15 χρόνια ότι κοντράρεται με Steam.

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Xbox Game Pass: New Games Added All The Time
- I cannot work out what this terrible new Xbox Game Pass advert is trying to say, but I know Microsoft has once again missed the point
Amazon και Steam
- https://bsky.app/profile/letitmelo.bsky.social/post/3m4bxweqs3k2u
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Ghost of Yōtei
True Ending
- True Ending 165: NBA 2K26 | Review
Greek Game Dev
- Creating Dark Quest 4: The Making of a Modern Dark Fantasy Adventure
Cloud streaming στο PS Portal
- Cloud Streaming officially arrives on PlayStation Portal today, with new support for digital PS5 Games in your library
NetEase
- T-Minus Zero
  - Former NetEase studio T-Minus Zero Entertainment rescued by “small group of veteran directors and founders”
- Fantastic Pixel Castle
  - Another NetEase Games studio is shutting down
- Bad Brain Game Studios
  - NetEase Games closes Bad Brain Game Studios
Olympic Esports Games
- Olympic Esports Games no longer taking place in Saudi Arabia
Halo Team America
- US government says it’ll keep making video game memes, as Halo co-creator says ICE ad makes him ‘sick’ | VGC
Remakes/Remasters
- Consumers spend twice as much on video game remakes than remasters, according to research | VGC
Steam ως μονοπώλιο
- 72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study
Αποτελέσματα
- SEGA
  - Sega reveals Persona 5 series tops 13 million sales as it reports a 16.8% dip in income
- Nintendo
Greek Tragedy
- “Greek Tragedy is out now on PC & consoles!”

Vertical Slice 331: Xbox WebTV

Published 02/11/2025

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Vertical Slice 331: Xbox WebTV

00:00 / 1:46:26

Ο Kojima έχασε το Matrix, η Microsoft δεν ξέρει ούτε την ιστορία της και, για μια ακόμη φορά, όποτε εξυπηρετεί, όλα είναι σχετικά.

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Vertical Slice 330: Έκπληκτοι οι Κινέζοι

Published 25/10/2025

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Vertical Slice 330: Έκπληκτοι οι Κινέζοι

00:00 / 2:05:22

Η Quantic Dream παθαίνει κάποιου είδους εγκεφαλικό, το Xbox διαλέγει φανταστικό περιθώριο κέρδους και γενικά βλέπουμε κάποια πράγματα να λειτουργούν σαν να κάνει κουμάντο ο Derek Zoolander.

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