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Exclusive: Aeos Games' Rohan Mayya on Unleash the Avatar The Soulslike based on Indian mythology could be out as soon as late 2026/early 2027

๐ŸšจExclusive๐Ÿšจ

Spoke to Aeos Games' Rohan Mayya about their upcoming Soulslike based on Indian mythology, Unleash the Avatar.

Check out the @storymode-info.bsky.social interview right here:

storymode.info/interview/de...

29.10.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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State of Play, September 2025: Logan, Arjun Devraj and JC Denton steal the show(case) โ€“ Story Mode

A few thoughts on today's State of Play:

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#StateOfPlay #MarvelWolverine #SAROS #CrimsonDesert #ZeroParades

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25.09.2025 06:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
'On paper, 1000xRESIST shouldn't exist': Remy Siu on his award-winning game - Story Mode The studio founder plans to perhaps revisit the game universe in the future... and more

j'ai une autre interview pour vous:

storymode.info/interview/de...

15.09.2025 03:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lost Soul Aside is an exhausting exercise in combat, combat and more combat UltiZero Games' debut offering is a stylish game that offers very little else

I recently played #LostSoulAside and came away distinctly unimpressed. My primary source of pique was its complete lack of identity and/or originality.

Read the full @storymode-info.bsky.social review here:

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@playstation.com

10.09.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last month, I had the opportunity to speak with @jesperkyd.bsky.social about his work on various franchises including @hitman.ioi.dk, @assassinscreed.ubisoft.com and Warhammer, his approach to music and more.

Check out the @storymode-info.bsky.social interview here: storymode.info/interview/mu...

01.09.2025 02:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Truly curious what Lost Soul Asideโ€™s like.

Stay tuned for the @storymode-info.bsky.social review!

#LostSoulAside | @playstation.com

28.08.2025 11:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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16-ish months since the launch of 1000xRESIST, the game may have remained (mostly) the same, but the world around it has changed.

I spoke to @remysiu.com about how he looks back on the game, the recognition it has received and more.

Read: storymode.info/interview/de...

@sunsetvisitor.studio

28.08.2025 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Glad Evil Empire [got to] do its thing, because this is one of the best games Iโ€™ve played this year," reads the @storymode-info.bsky.social review of ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ.

Read it here: storymode.info/reviews/the-...

@evilempirestudio.bsky.social | @ubisoft.com | #princeofpersia

27.08.2025 04:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And as promised, here's the review:

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† โ€˜๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€โ€™โ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ

Read: storymode.info/reviews/herd...

@panic.com | @okomotive.ch

26.08.2025 04:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just completed the wonderful Herdling by Okomotive. Keep watching this space for the @storymode-info.bsky.social review.

@okomotive.ch | @panic.com

25.08.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
That One Song: The story behind Ezioโ€™s Family, as told by composer Jesper Kyd The track formed the musical centrepiece of Assassinโ€™s Creed II, and appeared in numerous editions thereafter

In the first edition of 'That One Song' on @storymode-info.bsky.social, we look at Ezio's Family by Jesper Kyd (composed originally for the Assassin's Creed II soundtrack).

@ubisoft.com | @jesperkyd.bsky.social

14.08.2025 06:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Had a fantastic chat with Karan from Story Mode about the world of game and movie music! ๐ŸŽถ @karanpradhan.bsky.social

Vol 7: Chat with Jason Graves
He's behind music for Tomb Raider, Dead Space, Until Dawn, and more.

storymode.info/interview/music/vol-7-an-audience-with-jason-graves/ #GameMusic

12.07.2025 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Death Stranding 2 sorts the โ€˜skill issueโ€™ for you, but thereโ€™s a cost You may end up losing something far more than cargo โ€” you may end up losing your dignity

Some more #DeathStranding2!

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01.07.2025 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Next, letโ€™s look at one of the many things the game does extremely well: Its portrayal of nature as beauty and brutality.

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29.06.2025 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A whole bunch of #DeathStranding2 stuff coming your way!

First up, letโ€™s answer the big question: Should you play Death Stranding 2 if you havenโ€™t completed the first game?

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29.06.2025 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Stellar Blade (Complete Edition) is an excellent PC port and a must-play for fans of Nier and Soulslikes While its arbitrary sexualisation is incongruous with the plot, this is one of the best games on PC right now.

Check out the @storymode-info.bsky.social review of #StellarBlade that launched on PC yesterday.

storymode.info/reviews/stel...

@stellarblade.bsky.social

12.06.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Despelote is the finest football game I've played in years. Check out the Story Mode review of the game here:

storymode.info/reviews/desp...

@panic.com

04.06.2025 02:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Looking for a cracking new game on #Xbox? Look no further than #SouthOfMidnight:

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@compulsiongames.bsky.social | @xbox.com

03.04.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
State of Play: A few highs, more lows and many mids Keep an eye out for Directive 8020, Lost Soul Aside and MindsEye

Where @karanpradhan.bsky.social breaks down this year's first PlayStation State of Play for you.

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#Sony #PS5

13.02.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector expands on the original in every way And this isnโ€™t necessarily a good thingโ€ฆ

#Review: @karanpradhan.bsky.social on how @jumpovertheage.com's Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector cuts through the noise and delivers a must-play experience (mostly).

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@fellowtraveller.games

31.01.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and a time I tried โ€˜gitting gudโ€™ Whether that inspires me to pick up Elden Ring is a different matter

Gather around the campfire for tales of old as @karanpradhan.bsky.social takes you back to the days of first Ninja Gaiden โ€” a time when he didnโ€™t mind losing โ€” and shares his thoughts on the new Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, as well as his relationship with 'difficult' games.

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29.01.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vol 5: An audience with Sushant Kulkarni Sushant was involved in music and sound design for nCORE and Dot9โ€™s FAU-G: Domination

In Vol 5 of Drop C++, @karanpradhan.bsky.social talks to Sushant Kulkarni โ€” the mind behind the music and sound design for FAU-G: Domination โ€” about challenges of composing for an Indian battle royale game, bringing a sitar into the mix, and his musical inspirations.

storymode.info/interview/mu...

27.01.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Road 96 is a bumpy ride, but worth your time Procedural generation still has some kinks to iron out

#Backlogged: In this edition, Karan Pradhan (@karanpradhan.bsky.social) goes hitchhiking with DigixArt's 2021 adventure, Road 96. With 148,268 procedurally generated story permutations at hand, will it be smooth sailing, or a rather bumpy ride?

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25.01.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fountains, and the problem with Soulsborne clones Fountains by solo dev John Pywell isnโ€™t perfect, but itโ€™s one of the best Souls-likes you can play today.

Soulsborne clones abound, but what makes for a good one? In his review of John Pywell's Fountains, Anirudh Regidi looks for answers (and encourages you to not shy away from difficult games)

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@r4gs.bsky.social

25.01.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Will I buy the Nintendo Switch 2? The unfiltered confessions of an OG Switch junkie

โ€œClassicโ€ gamer @chirmi.bsky.social on her deep affection for the #Switch, why you might wanna keep your partners away from Stardew Valley, and her hopes for the upcoming Switch 2.

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#Nintendo #Switch2

24.01.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vol 4: An audience with Srikant Krishna Srikant is responsible for the delightful music in Niku Gamesโ€™ The Palace on the Hillโ€ฆ

Drop C++, a series where gaming and music meet, has a new home!

And for the fourth volume, @karanpradhan.bsky.social spoke with Srikant Krishna about his work on Niku Games' The Palace on the Hill.

storymode.info/interview/mu...

24.01.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Assassinโ€™s Creed Shadows PC Preview After three hours of Assassinโ€™s Creed Shadows, itโ€™s my most anticipated game of the year

Ahead of its March 20 launch, a handful of people were given the chance to play a bit of Assassin's Creed Shadows at Ubisoft India Studios' Mumbai office. @rishialwani.bsky.social was among them and put down his impressions for us.

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#AssassinsCreed #Ubisoft

24.01.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello and welcome to Story Mode, a brand-new gaming magazine based in India.

Founded by three journalists with an extensive background in the industry. Its mission is to tell stories about games, the people who make them and those who play them.

Find out more about us here: storymode.info/about/

24.01.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Thaumaturge rides high on the wave of cosy RPGs The game by Fool's Theory launched in March on PC, and is now available on PlayStation and Xbox

The Qun review of The Thaumaturge is live and in colour! Check it out!

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17.12.2024 06:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like, literally nothing in gaming is 'shoved down your throat'

Just play another game, pal. ๐Ÿ’€

16.12.2024 00:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6132    ๐Ÿ” 516    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 150    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

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