Vertical Slice 160: Sid Meier’s Romance

Vertical Slice

Θορυβώδης η Microsoft στο GDC, με έμφαση σε indies, θορυβώδης και η CD Projekt με τη στροφή σε Unreal Engine 5 για το νέο The Witcher, την ώρα που αναζητείται καλό φλερτ, αν και όχι απαραίτητα στο σωστό μέρος.

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