Tag: Microsoft

cmdOS 270: Ρίχνει μπετά, τραβάει data

Published 16/05/2024

cmdOS

cmdOS 270: Ρίχνει μπετά, τραβάει data

00:00 / 2:35:19

Κυκλοφόρησαν τα νέα iPad Air και Pro, μαθαίνουμε περισσότερα για τον M4 και βγαίνουμε για λίγο από τους emulators, για μια ανάσα και συζήτηση για τον ρόλο του iPad γενικότερα.

Showrunners 89: Halo — 2ος Κύκλος

Published 27/03/2024

Showrunners

Showrunners 89: Halo — 2ος Κύκλος

00:00 / 2:17:43

Η ευκολότερη παρτίδα στην ιστορία του Jenga.

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Showrunners 41: Halo — 1ος Κύκλος

Vertical Slice 253: Toys for SpongeBob

Published 08/03/2024

Vertical Slice

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 248: Luben Vezo

Published 02/02/2024

Vertical Slice

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

Vertical Slice 241: (Don’t) Believe The Hype

Published 08/12/2023

Vertical Slice

Vertical Slice 241: (Don’t) Believe The Hype

00:00 / 2:04:22

Keighleyιές ναι, κοιλιές όχι.

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True Ending
Greek Game Dev
- “SeaOrama: World of Shipping Charting a Course to Launch on PC! “
- Skaramazuzu στο Steam
Tranmedia
- Halo
  - Halo The Series | Season 2 First Look Trailer | Paramount+
- Fallout
  - Fallout – Teaser Trailer | Prime Video
- Twisted Metal
  - Season 2
FTC και Activision Blizzard
- FTC appeals to block already-completed Microsoft-Activision deal
Απολύσεις
- Rovio
  - Rovio closes Studio Lumi
- EA
  - EA lays off Codemasters staff
- Embracer Group
  - Insurgency developer New World Interactive affected by layoffs
Xbox working with unknown partners on mobile store, says Phil Spencer
Steam Link can now wirelessly stream VR games to your Meta Quest headset
Starbreeze και D&D
- Starbreeze to develop and publish game based on the Dungeons & Dragons® IP
PC gamers
- Ultra & Atomik Research: How PC Gamers Discover and Purchase Games
Fortnite
- Introducing LEGO® Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival: New Epic Games Launching This Week in Fortnite!
PlayStation και Discovery
- PlayStation deleting users’ purchased TV shows without refunds
- PlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership sucks
Bungie
- Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover – IGN
GTA VI
- Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1
The Game Awards
- THE GAME AWARDS 2023: Official 4K Livestream (Monster Hunter, Alan Wake, Light No Fire)

Vertical Slice 239: No Girlfriend Since Birth

Published 24/11/2023

Vertical Slice

Vertical Slice 239: No Girlfriend Since Birth

00:00 / 1:24:46

25 χρόνια Half-Life, Nvidia σε άλλον πλανήτη, λίγη συννεφιά στη Sony και απόδειξη πως ακόμη και η Annapurna βγαίνει για ψώνια πλέον.

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True Ending
gamedevGR
- Abtos Covert στο Steam
Roblox και Synapse
- Exploit Prevention Update
Cloud Gamine
- Samsung Gaming Hub Adds Boosteroid Cloud Gaming, Expands Game Streaming to Millions More Devices Globally
- Nvidia GeForce Now Adds Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass, and Ubisoft+ Integration
M&A
- Annapurna Interactive acquires South African support studio 24 Bit Games
Sony
- PlayStation rebrands Savage Game Studios as Neon Koi following exec departures
NetEase
- NetEase launches Worlds Untold
Focus Entertainment
Αποτελέσματα τριμήνου
- Embracer Group
  - Embracer confirms 900 layoffs following net sales upswing
  - Embracer debt reduced to $1.4 billion as restructure continues
- Nvidia
  - Nvidia’s revenue triples as AI chip boom continues
The Witcher 3 mod editor
- CD Projekt is working on a mod editor for The Witcher 3
The Last Of Us Part II Remastered
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered coming to PS5 on January 19, 2024
25 χρόνια Half-Life
- Half-Life
- Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary
Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth
- Motesolo: No Girlfriend Since Birth console version official trailer

Vertical Slice 237: Ποροπομπέιρο

Published 10/11/2023

Vertical Slice

Vertical Slice 237: Ποροπομπέιρο

00:00 / 1:36:43

Η Nintendo γελάει από συνήθεια, η SEGA πλέει σε πελάγη ευτυχίας κι η Blizzcon μαζεύει ό,τι hype βρει.

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The Meating
True Ending
Transmedia
- Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start
- ‘Legend Of Zelda’ Live-Action Pic In Works At Sony With Wes Ball Directing, Nintendo Co-Financing
M&A
- Sony
  - Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire iSIZE
Microsoft και Inworld AI
Απολύσεις Ubisoft
- Ubisoft Montreal hit with layoffs amidst larger company reductions
Απολύσεις Embracer Group
Fantastic Pixel Castle
- NetEase Games establishes new studio Fantastic Pixel Castle to develop AAA MMO
Crunchyroll Game Vault
- “THE GAME VAULT IS OPEN! CRUNCHYROLL DELIVERS FREE GAMES TO MEGA AND ULTIMATE FAN MEMBERS”
Αποτελέσματα τριμήνου
BlizzCon
- Diablo IV will get its first expansion and WoW Classic will revisit Cataclysm
- Activision Blizzard “transitioning” away from Overwatch League

Vertical Slice 235: Συνδικαλισμός και Bowser

Published 27/10/2023

Vertical Slice

Vertical Slice 235: Συνδικαλισμός και Bowser

00:00 / 1:19:32

Η Λάρισα παραμένει Λάρισα, ο Bowser παραμένει Bowser και το Xbox… αλλάζει; Επίσης, τα χαιρετίσματά μας στην Cloud Imperium.

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IGDA Greece / JOIST Meetup
- Πάρκο Καινοτομίας JOIST και IGDA Greece: Με επιτυχία ολοκληρώθηκε το 2ο Game Development Meetup
Abtos Covert
- Iphigames reveals Abtos Covert, a unique horror adventure
True Ending
Transmedia
- Amazon’s Fallout TV series gets a 2024 release date
Star Citizen
- Star Citizen’s Squadron 42 campaign is “feature complete” after 11 years
Συνδικαλισμός και Bowser
- Nintendo of America President: “Everyone Has the Right To Form a Union”
Συνδρομητικές υπηρεσίες
- Omdia research projects game subscriptions revenue to surpass $22 billion by 2027
Απολύσεις στη Sony
Αποτελέσματα τριμήνου
- Microsoft
Xbox Partner Preview
- Xbox Partner Preview: Every Announcement and Trailer From Our Third-Party Partners

Vertical Slice 234: Οχιαποκλείεται

Published 20/10/2023

Vertical Slice

Vertical Slice 234: Οχιαποκλείεται

00:00 / 1:26:30

Αγοράστηκε τελικά η Activision Blizzard, πέφτουμε από τα σύννεφα πέφτουμε.

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Game Development Meetup Larisa IGDA Greece
True Ending
Strauss Zelnick
- ‎Invest Like the Best with Patrick O’Shaughnessy: Strauss Zelnick – Playing to Your Strengths: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts
Peter Molyneux
- Peter’s Blog
- Peter Molyneux is returning to his roots
Pete Hines
- Bethesda Softworks senior vice president and head of publishing Pete Hines to retire
Παιδικά έξοδα
- Ipsos & Video Games Europe: How children spend money in Games
Epic Games
- Epic Games cuts almost half of Bandcamp pre-Songtradr sale
- Epic launches First Run initiative, debuts Now On Epic program
Περιθώριο κέρδους Sony
- Why Sony’s betting on ‘spectacular’ GaaS revenues for PlayStation
Netflix Games
- WSJ News Exclusive | Netflix Deepens Videogame Push, Ripping Page From Its Hollywood Script
Minecraft
- Minecraft Live 2023 The Recap
Εξαγορά Activision Blizzard

cmdOS 239: Κινέζος ναύαρχος

Published 05/10/2023

cmdOS

cmdOS 239: Κινέζος ναύαρχος

00:00 / 1:32:35

Η Κίνα κάνει κόνξες στην Apple, η Apple αντιμετωπίζει τα της υπερθέρμανσης iPhone 15 Pro, κάνουμε χάζι τις νέες beta και –γενικότερα– δεν βλέπουμε την ώρα να κοιμηθούμε.