Tag: Square Enix

Vertical Slice 158: Ελύτης Επικίνδυνος

Published 14/03/2022

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Vertical Slice 158: Ελύτης Επικίνδυνος

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Η Microsoft πιάνει την υψηλότερη βαθμολογία publisher στο Metacritic, το Elite Dangerous χωράει το σύμπαν, αρκεί να μένουν οι κονσόλες στην απ’ έξω, οι mobile gamers είναι hardcore, στο State Of Play έβρεχε δεινοσαύρους και το Elden Ring είναι το Elden Ring.

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Netflix Games

Netflix names Roberto Barrera as new head of gaming strategy

Square Enix

Square Enix music on YouTube

Legal Drama

Microsoft

Microsoft was Metacritic’s highest-rated publisher in 2021, with the largest average score ever

Elite Dangerous

Elite Dangerous abandons console development: No DLC, no “content” updates

State Of Play

State of Play | March 9, 2022

Mobile Gamers

Mobile Gamer 2022 Report

Elden Ring

Elden Ring’s Minimal UI And HUD Elements Have Started Maximum Dev Debates

Vertical Slice 156: Marisa Tomei

Published 28/02/2022

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Vertical Slice 156: Marisa Tomei

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Και έγινε του Elden Ring. Ή όπως λένε στο Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: What the flarking scut!

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Square Enix money

Embracer Group money

Embracer Group net sales reached $544m during Q3

NetEase money

NetEase revenue reached $13.7bn during the year of 2021

Μ&Α

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NieR: Automata TV anime announced

Call Of Duty

Elden Ring

Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy

Vertical Slice 150: Racing For Pinks

Published 17/01/2022

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Vertical Slice 150: Racing For Pinks

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Καθώς προσεγγίζουμε το δράμα, τις επιτυχίες και τα περίεργα των Days Gone, Ken Levine και Tales Of Arise, η Take Two γελάει μετά την εξαγορά της Zynga.

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“His legacy will be felt and seen for a long, long time”: tributes to UK dev legend Paul McLaughlin
A mobile studio made its colleague a DLC character to secretly pay for their prosthetic arm
Play the Palette with the Xbox-inspired Spring 2022 Collection from OPI
Embracer Group acquires Dark Horse, DIGIC, Perfect World Entertainment, Shiver Entertainment, and Spotfilm Networx
Take-Two and Zynga to Combine, Bringing Together Best-in-Class Intellectual Properties and a Market-Leading, Diversified Mobile Publishing Platform, to Enhance Positioning as a Global Leader in Int…
Game CEO Pay in 2020
A New Year’s Letter from the President | SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS
Cloud Imperium Games: Manchester and the five-year future for Star Citizen and Squadron 42
Days Gone director gives more details on the rejected sequel
The story behind Days Gone and the sequel that never was
Arcade Attack Podcast – January (2 of 4) 2022 – Ken Levine (BioShock legend)
Opinion | To Understand the Metaverse, Look to Video Games
Tales Of Arise
God Of War (Steam | EGS)

Vertical Slice 141: Breath Of The Elden Ring

Published 08/11/2021

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Vertical Slice 141: Breath Of The Elden Ring

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Λαχταριστές μπουκίτσες από αποτελέσματα τριμήνου των Square Enix, Ubisoft, Take Two, Activision Blizzard, Nintendo και Capcom, μάχες με αλγόριθμο, μια εξωτερική κάρτα ήχου και κάμποσο Elden Ring. Για να ξεκινήσει καλά η εβδομάδα.

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About Netflix – Let the Games Begin: A New Way to Experience Entertainment on Mobile

SEGA and Microsoft to Explore Strategic Alliance to create New Strategic Titles for SEGA and establish a Next-Generation Development Environment
Square Enix claims Crystal Dynamics was the wrong fit for ‘disappointing’ Marvel’s Avengers
Slight dip for Square Enix as net sales suffer in comparison to Final Fantasy 7 Remake launch
Ubisoft Announces Plans To Develop Play-To-Earn, Blockchain And NFT Games
Take-Two’s bookings grow 3% to $984.9M as GTA V hits 155M sold
Mafia studio’s ‘Cthulhu meets Saints Row’ game has reportedly been cancelled | VGC
EA doubles bookings to $1.85B for September 2021 quarter
Activision Blizzard meets expectations in Q3 2021, but stock tanks thanks to two big game delays
Nintendo Switch sales down 34% in H1, total units sold hit 92.8 million
Capcom says it will make PC its ‘main platform’ going forwards
Big-name publishers see NFTs as a big part of gaming’s future
YouTube algorithm forces us to rename the game!
Creative Sound Blaster GC7
Oversteer: Forza Horizon 5
ELDEN RING – Gameplay Preview

Vertical Slice 112: Reasonable adults

Published 22/03/2021

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Vertical Slice 112: Reasonable adults

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Έχουμε σκέψεις για το ανοιξιάτικο Square Enix Presents, ενώ οι εξελίξεις σε PlayStation και Xbox τρέχουν κανονικά και δείχνουν πόσο διαφορετικό παιχνίδι παίζει η κάθε πλευρά, ακόμη και σε μια κατά τα άλλα ήσυχη εβδομάδα για τη βιομηχανία.

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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut classification rejected in Australia
Embracer Group raising over $890m for even more acquisitions
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly due to receive $200m payout
Square Enix Presents | Spring 2021
What has Square Enix Montreal been doing for the last five years?
Twin Mirror
New PSVR controllers suggest PS5 headset won’t need external sensors
Next-gen VR on PS5: the new controller
PlayStation invests in Jade Raymond’s new independent studio Haven
Sony acquires world’s largest fighting-game tourney series
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND NEW ESPORTS VENTURE, RTS, JOINTLY ACQUIRE THE EVOLUTION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (EVO)
Indies take the spotlight with a day of new reveals and updates
Play at Home 2021 update: 10 free games to download this Spring
ID@Xbox and Twitch Team Up for First Indie Showcase on March 26
Outriders is Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One – Xbox Wire

Vertical Slice 110: Might & Mickey

Published 08/03/2021

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Vertical Slice 110: Might & Mickey

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Έρχονται κι άλλα remakes από Square Enix, Epic Games, Zynga και Bandai Namco βγαίνουν για ψώνια και οι Ιάπωνες μας κοροϊδεύουν. Οι θεωρίες για νέο Switch δεν βγάζουν ιδιαίτερο νόημα, αλλά το The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild έχει γενέθλια. Και αν δεν αρκούν αυτά, επιστρέφει και ο Hironobu Sakaguchi.

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Ρομπότ μπορεί να «ακούει» χάρη σε συνδεδεμένο αυτί νεκρής ακρίδας
Forever Entertainment to develop multiple remakes based on Square Enix Japan IP
Epic continues its studio-acquisition spree, buys Fall Guys devs
Zynga acquires Torchlight III developer Echtra Games
Bandai Namco take minority stake in Might & Magic dev Limbic Entertainment
Fantasian first details, trailers, and screenshots
Sony’s controller tech is literally bananas
The greatest stock console controllers ranked
Nintendo Plans Switch Model With Bigger Samsung OLED Display

Vertical Slice 109: Φρεγάτα Ύδρα

Published 01/03/2021

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Vertical Slice 109: Φρεγάτα Ύδρα

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Η Sony συνεχίζει τη «μετάλλαξή» της, η BioWare δεν ξέρουμε ακριβώς τι συνεχίζει, η Blizzard ακόμη ψάχνει να πιάσει ρυθμό και η Square Enix παθαίνει Final Fantasy VII μέχει να σβήσει ο ήλιος. Επόμενο να γίνει reality το Frogger.

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Frogger
Paradox reports best year ever in 2020
Diablo II Resurrected tops BlizzCon announcement flurry
Burning Crusade Classic leaks ahead of BlizzCon
Anthem Update
Electronic Arts Removes Multiplayer Mode From Dragon Age Game in Big Pivot
Electronic Arts Cancels ‘Gaia’ Game After Years in Development
PlayStation’s Jim Ryan: ‘We’re making a completely new VR format for PS5’
Introducing the next generation of VR on PlayStation
Gran Turismo 7 delayed to 2022
More PlayStation games coming to PC, starting with Days Gone this spring Update 2
Sony Interactive Entertainment has “strong ties” to Japanese licensees, will continue to strengthen going forward
Sources: PlayStation is winding down Sony Japan Studio
State of Play February 2021: the complete recap
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade leads latest PlayStation game-reveal event
PlayStation Plus games for March: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Maquette, Remnant: From the Ashes and Farpoint
Final Fantasy VII Remake part two to be directed by part one co-director Naoki Hamaguchi
Little Nightmares II

Vertical Slice 106: Ο Randy Pitchford σάς συγχαίρει για την επανεκλογή του

Published 08/02/2021

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Vertical Slice 106: Ο Randy Pitchford σάς συγχαίρει για την επανεκλογή του

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Όλη η βιομηχανία δηλώνει αύξηση οικονομικών μεγεθών για το τελευταίο τρίμηνο του 2020 αλλά το ζουμί είναι στις σκόρπιες δηλώσεις και τις λεπτομέρειες. Επιπλέον, ξέμεινε από ζουμί το Google Stadia, ενώ ο Thomas Mahler της Moon Studios μάζεψε τόσο που στο τέλος έσκασε.

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EMBRACER GROUP MERGES WITH THE GEARBOX ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY AND FORM A SEVENTH OPERATING GROUP
EMBRACER GROUP ACQUIRES ASPYR MEDIA
EMBRACER GROUP TO MERGE WITH EASYBRAIN FORMING EIGHTH OPERATING GROUP
Pitchford says Embracer is “like a rocket booster” for Gearbox’s ambitions
Switch worldwide sales top 79.87 million, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity tops 2.84 million in the west
Nintendo Switch sales overtake 3DS as Nintendo raises forecasts again
Hyrule Warriors drives record Q3 for Koei Tecmo
Sony says semiconductor shortage makes increased PS5 production difficult
EA posts record-breaking bookings driven by Ultimate Team, Apex Legends
EA sees “huge potential” in racing following Codemasters acquisition
EA “very, very confident” about BioWare’s future despite key departures
Codemasters shareholders approve EA’s $1.2bn acquisition
Star Wars has made $3bn for EA
Square Enix sales up year-on-year, despite games losses
Focusing on Stadia’s future as a platform, and winding down SG&E
Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
Xbox On Twitter
Lady Dimitrescu on DeviantArt
Ori director criticises developers for overhyping games with “lies and deception”

Vertical Slice 98: Diego

Published 30/11/2020

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Vertical Slice 98: Diego

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Το επεισόδιο ξεκινά με αναφορά στον Diego Armando Maradona, περνά από Σαουδική Αραβία, πειραματισμό σε online games, την Square Enix, την Apple και τόσα άλλα. Και σε κάθε βήμα, πάλι καταφέρνει να έχει σχέση με Maradona.

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Crown prince of Saudi Arabia’s foundation to buy 51% stake in SNK
Red Dead Online standalone version launches December 1
‘GTA Online’ is getting its first solo heist
Epic adds a subscription service to Fortnite
Square Enix says Marvel’s Avengers sales were “lower than we expected”
Apple Drops App Store Commission to 15% for Small Developers
The $70 AAA price point — it’s about time | Opinion
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer on launching the new Xbox and the future of games
PlayStation’s One Year Update on “Playing for the Planet”

Vertical Slice 94: Gamification του ad

Published 02/11/2020

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Vertical Slice 94: Gamification του ad

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Πολύ cloud, ένα ψυγείο, μια παράξενη συνεργασία, αναβρασμός σε 343 Industries και Rare, κακός χαμός για τη νέα καθυστέρηση του Cyberpunk 2077, απορίες και σκέψεις για στατιστικά από Feminist Frequency. Επίσης Ubisoft και Assassin’s Creed. Διότι, προφανώς, κάποια θέματα δεν αποφεύγονται με τίποτα.

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Drecom acquires Wizardry copyright and trademark rights, new title to be developed
Watch Travis Scott’s new PS5 video
Xbox and Snoop Dogg Unveil the Xbox Series X Fridge
Cyberpunk 2077, after going gold, gets delayed another month
CD Projekt Red’s stock fell 25% in two months amid Cyberpunk uncertainty
CD Projekt Red Co-CEO apologises for saying crunch on Cyberpunk 2077 is “not that bad.” | Business News | MCV/DEVELOP
Uplay+ rebrands to Ubisoft+, adding Luna and Stadia support by 2021
Facebook enters cloud streaming with free-to-play mobile games, playable ads
Control, Hitman 3 receive streaming versions on Switch
Square Enix To Distribute Physical Editions Of Hitman 3 In 60 Countries Across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia
Netflix developing Assassin’s Creed live-action series
Sony delays Destruction AllStars until 2021 – move looks to highlight new PS+ strategy
Microsoft’s New Halo Game Loses Top Director After Project Delay
Rare’s Everwild has lost its creative director
Xbox wants more “E-rated content” to strengthen its portfolio
Phil Spencer: “Our motivation is not to turn everybody into a subscriber”
Xbox’s Phil Spencer opposed to a “one model to rule them all” approach to games monetisation
Summer video game reveals showed record number of female protagonists