Tag: Remedy

Vertical Slice 255: PS5 Remake

Published 22/03/2024

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Vertical Slice 255: PS5 Remake

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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 253: Toys for SpongeBob

Published 08/03/2024

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Vertical Slice 253: Toys for SpongeBob

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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 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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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

Vertical Slice 236: Welcome to the desert of the mainstream

Published 03/11/2023

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Vertical Slice 236: Welcome to the desert of the mainstream

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Το Xbox κόβεται σε ένα μάθημα, περνάει σε ένα άλλο, η Bungie μικραίνει και η συζήτηση για το αν το κυνήγι των γραφικών κρατά πίσω το game design προχωρά ακάθεκτη.

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Amnesia: The Bunker | Halloween Update Trailer
Amnesia: The Bunker | How to unlock Halloween Update features
True Ending 61: Amnesia: The Bunker | Review
True Ending
M&A
- Atari και Digital Eclipse
  - Atari enters into an agreement to acquire Digital Eclipse
  - Atari to acquire preservation and restoration studio Digital Eclipse for up to $20 million
- Devolver και Secret Era
  - Devolver Digital to acquire Astroneer dev System Era for up to $40 million
Απολύσεις
- Embracer Group
  - Animation studio Digic Pictures laid off 35 staff this past summer
- Bungie
Αποτελέσματα τριμήνου
Twitch και Switch
- Nintendo Switch’s Twitch app to be delisted and shut down January 2024
Xbox accessories
Αναδιάρθρωση Xbox
- Microsoft reorgs its Xbox and marketing teams to prepare for an AI and gaming future
- Read Phil Spencer’s full Microsoft memo on the new Xbox leadership changes

Vertical Slice 169: Υψηλότερου χαμηλού επιπέδου

Published 06/06/2022

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Vertical Slice 169: Υψηλότερου χαμηλού επιπέδου

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Όπλα, games, loot boxes κι ένα State Of Play.

Το παρόν επεισόδιο φτάνει σε εσάς με την υποστήριξη της:

LEAP: Η LEAP είναι creative studio και αναζητεί συνεργάτες. Ακολουθήστε το link προς τη θέση που σας ενδιαφέρει: Junior Web Developer | Front End Developer

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Vertical Slice 166: Bethesda Soft-core

Published 16/05/2022

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Vertical Slice 166: Bethesda Soft-core

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Sony, Nintendo και άλλοι κλείνουν έτος, η Ubisoft δεν έχει όρεξη να αγοραστεί, το πρόγραμμα της Bethesda αλλάζει, η Microsoft έρχεται αντιμέτωπη με το DRM της και η EA δεν παίρνει πια, εχμ, FIFA.

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32 χρόνια Solitaire
- Join Microsoft Solitaire’s Celebration of 32 Years of Fun
Transmedia
- Alan Wake TV series rights snapped up by The Walking Dead network AMC
Τρίμηνο και έτος Sony
- FY2021 Consolidated Financial Results
Τρίμηνο και έτος Nintendo
- Consolidated Results for the Years Ended March 31, 2021 and 2022
EA Sports FC
- Welcome to the Club – EA SPORTS FC™ is the Future of Interactive Football
  - FIFA confirms it will create an EA Sports FC rival and says it will be ‘the only authentic, real game’
  - EA reveals future Sports FC ideas, some of which helped fuel FIFA split
Τρίμηνο και έτος EA
- Electronic Arts Inc. Q4 FY 2022 Results
Τρίμηνο και έτος Ubisoft
- Ubisoft’s annual sales decreased 4% to $2.2bn
Xbox DRM
Καθυστερήσεις Bethesda
- An update on Redfall and Starfield
- Phil Spencer στο Twitter
David Ward
- Ocean Software co-founder David Ward dies
- David Ward, co-founder of Ocean Software, has died aged 75
Monkey Island
- When I Made Another Monkey Island
Atlus και Xbox
- An Atlus survey is asking if it should bring Persona to Xbox

Vertical Slice 162: Unreal Epic LEGO

Published 18/04/2022

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Vertical Slice 162: Unreal Epic LEGO

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Η Epic παύει να είναι εταιρεία gaming, το PS Plus δεν είναι καταστροφικό, οι απόψεις διίστανται για το αν το Steam Deck είναι «future proof» αλλά και για το αν είναι καιρός για περισσότερα ή λιγότερα video games.

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A bit about dad
Unreal Engine 5
- Epic launches Unreal Engine 5
Fortnite και Ουκρανία
- Fortnite fundraiser nets $144 million for Ukraine humanitarian relief efforts
- Fortnite raises $144M for Ukraine relief, two weeks after Epic Games said all of its and Microsoft’s proceeds from the game would go to humanitarian efforts
Epic, LEGO, Sony, AQUIRIS
Max Payne
- Remedy Entertainment Enters Agreement with Rockstar Games for New Max Payne 1&2 Project
Μ&Α
Συνδρομές και καταναλωτές
- Sony and Nintendo to update subscription guidelines
Game Pass
- 46% of US PlayStation and Nintendo players ‘would consider Xbox Game Pass’ if it adds Activision titles
- Guardians of the Galaxy developer addresses Square Enix sales expectations, how it wanted to create a new Marvel IP
Chrono Cross και Kingdom Hearts IV
- The new Chrono Cross remaster runs worse on PS5 than the original on PS1
- SQUARE ENIX AND DISNEY ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT OF KINGDOM HEARTS IV
SEGA Super Game
- Sega says its ‘Super Game’ plan is multiple games, and may use NFTs
BAFTA Games Awards
Oddworld: Soulstorm και PS Plus
- PlayStation Plus was ‘devastating’ for Oddworld: Soulstorm sales, claims creator
Το πλήθος των games
- Make more video games! | Video Game Insights
Steam Deck και «next-gen»
- Steam Deck vs next-gen gaming – is Valve’s handheld future-proof?

Vertical Slice 108: All Your Base Are Belong To Us

Published 22/02/2021

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Vertical Slice 108: All Your Base Are Belong To Us

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Ένα επεισόδιο που από θαύμα δεν εστιάζει στο The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, αφού υπάρχουν σημαντικότερα θέματα όπως η συνεχιζόμενη βελτίωση του Xbox ως πλατφόρμα, ένα καλό Nintendo Direct και μια εξοργιστική συνέντευξη για το αναστημένο Six Days In Fallujah.

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Bruce Blackburn, Designer of Ubiquitous NASA Logo, Dies at 82
CKII Subscription Service
An anniversary for great justice: Remembering “All Your Base” 20 years later
Stadia Leadership Praised Development Studios For ‘Great Progress’ Just One Week Before Laying Them All Off
Sega Sammy reports sharp income decline despite soaring game sales
Record year for Remedy despite no new game releases
Making Backward Compatible Games Even Better with FPS Boost – Xbox Wire
The Future of Game Accessibility on Xbox – Xbox Wire
Latest Nintendo Direct event led by Zelda: Skyward Sword HD remaster
Six Days in Fallujah dev: “I don’t think we need to portray the atrocities”

Vertical Slice 66: Doom Crossing Alyx Mini – Master Chief Collection

Published 30/03/2020

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Vertical Slice 66: Doom Crossing Alyx Mini - Master Chief Collection

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H βιομηχανία εξακολουθεί να προσαρμόζεται στην πανδημία καθώς Doom Eternal και Animal Crossing βοηθούν τον κόσμο να κρατήσει τα λογικά του και τις αντίστοιχες σειρές να σπάσουν ρεκόρ. Η Nintendo δεν ξέρει να χρησιμοποιεί τη λέξη “Mini”. Η Epic Games κάνει (κι άλλο) εντυπωσιακό άνοιγμα, το Half-Life: Alyx πάει… κάπου την Valve και τη σειρά και κατά τα άλλα θυμόμαστε ότι ποτέ δεν διαλέγουμε Normal σε Halo.

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what.ever: Gen9 – Μικρό βήμα ή μεγάλο άλμα;
Social Gamer: Το Pixel, το User και η αιώνια εφηβεία του Γιώργου Γρίβα (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
Xbox Series X, PS5 και η επιστροφή του cartridge

Taipei Game Show 2020 cancelled
Resident Evil 3 Remake physical copies may be delayed, Capcom warns
Preserving Internet access for the entire community
A Message to the Gaming Community on What We’re Doing to Help Today
Polish government running games development course for quarantined kids
Epic Games announces multiplatform publishing deals with genDesign, Playdead, and Remedy Entertainment
Remedy Entertainment signs publishing deals for two next-generation titles

Vertical Slice 61: Randy Pitchford does Hollywood

Published 24/02/2020

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Vertical Slice 61: Randy Pitchford does Hollywood

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Η βιομηχανία κοιτάζει (ξανά) προς τη «μεγάλη οθόνη», η Google δεν ξέρει τι λέει και το Embracer Group αγκαλιάζει τα πάντα. «Ζυγίζονται» τα οικονομικά των Koei Tecmo, Paradox Interactive και Remedy και στο τέλος η Hasbro μάς θυμίζει τα Tiger.

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‘Crossfire’ Movie Adaptation Lands at Sony (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Borderlands’ Movie Adaptation in the Works From Eli Roth, Lionsgate
Google is disappointing the Stadia community
Embracer Group acquires Saber Interactive
THQ Nordic parent Embracer Group now has 26 studios, more to be announced
Koei Tecmo games profits slide in slow Q3
Paradox Interactive AB Year-end Report 2019
Remedy holds steady, posting solid growth across the board
Tiger’s retro LCD handheld games are making a comeback
Crytek and Cloud Imperium Games Have Settled Their Legal Dispute Out of Court