karan pradhan
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In the latest edition of DevLog, I spoke with Burn-9 director Matthew Ritter about his upcoming 'reverse Metal Gear' game. Check out the interview on @storymode-info.bsky.social! @fellowtraveller.games @14hoursproductions.bsky.social
Burn-9 director Matthew Ritter on the banality of evil, 'reverse Metal Gear' and more
The 14 Hours Productions founder is a Telltale, Dontnod and Bossland veteran
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🚨New Drop C++ is live!🚨 In the 12th edition, I had the opportunity to speak with @oderiviere.bsky.social e about his work, his philosophies, his approach to composition and a whole lot more. Check it out on @storymode-info.bsky.social! #DyingLight #RememberMe #SouthofMidnight #Vampyr #APlagueTale
Drop C++: An audience with Olivier Derivière
The award-winning composer digs deep into a selection of his work, his approach to music and more
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Did I mention I was playing #UFC6? No? Well, let's pretend I did, because here's the @storymode-info.bsky.social review of that savage spectacle. storymode.info/reviews/ufc-... @easports.bsky.social | @easportsufc.bsky.social
UFC 6 is a brutal dance of blood and guts, but lacks depth in gameplay modes
An infuriatingly boring career mode doesn't overshadow solid fighting mechanics
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Had a lovely chat with Story Mode about the importance of physical media.
karan pradhan@karanpradhan.bsky.social · 3mo agoInterviewed DoesItPlay?'s Clemens Istel about: - Sony's recent announcement - Preservation - Physical media - and more... @doesitplay.org | @patoclemente.bsky.social Check it out!
Interviewed DoesItPlay?'s Clemens Istel about: - Sony's recent announcement - Preservation - Physical media - and more... @doesitplay.org | @patoclemente.bsky.social Check it out!
'Absolutely horrific': DoesItPlay?’s Clemens Istel unpacks Sony’s latest disc-less bombshell
He talks to us about the latest developments, the need for game preservation, Stop Killing Games and more
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"I absolutely did not expect the game to be this popular," TCG Card Shop Simulator developer Ding Shen Sia (@opneongames.bsky.social) in an interview about his game that's taking the world by storm. Check out the @storymode-info.bsky.social interview! #TCG #TCGSimulator #tradingcards
TCG Card Shop Simulator's Ding Shen Sia on opening packs, trading cards and more
OPNeon Games' quirky sim has already sold 3.5 million copies and shows no sign of slowing down
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Finally got to putting down my thoughts on 007 First Light and they are as follows: #007FirstLight | @ioi.dk
007 First Light plays more like a Mission: Impossible game than a James Bond one
This thrill-a-minute ride is more Ethan Hunt's style
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Another #SummerGameFest came and went and @r4gs.bsky.social has identified his most-awaited games. Check out his thoughts over on @storymode-info.bsky.social #ResidentEvilVeronica #FinalFantasyVIIRevelations #alienisolation2
Summer Game Fest 2026 brings the heat
More games than we can count, and they're almost all bangers
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Saw the new Stranger Than Heaven trailer at #SummerGameFest and had some thoughts about the trend of resurrecting dead celebrities digitally. #StrangerThanHeaven
The inevitability of digital necromancy: Has the horse of restraint long bolted?
Tupac Shakur popped up in a Stranger Than Heaven trailer 30 years after his murder
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God of War Laufey, Marvel's Wolverine, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Until Dead 2 and a whole lot more. Check out my impressions of the latest State of Play on @storymode-info.bsky.social. #StateofPlay | @playstation.com | @insomniac.games | @capcom.bsky.social
State of Play, June 2026: Sony declares war on any outdoorsy activity in September - Story Mode
The pileup of releases in the ninth month of 2026 is no joke... honestly
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is the best LEGO game in a long time, and possibly the best Batman game since Arkham Knight. Read the @storymode-info.bsky.social review! #LEGOBatmanGame
Holy Plastic Bricks! LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is awesome
This is the best LEGO game in a long time, and possibly the best Batman game since Arkham Knight
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"Saros reminded me that there is a kind of fun that lives in the loop of dying, learning, and going again. In the moment when chaos around you stops being noise and starts making sense," writes Vikram Shah in his #Saros review for @storymode-info.bsky.social @playstation.com
Saros is an addictive bullet hell shooter, but it demands your patience
Housemarque's followup to Returnal is a triumph, if a little light in the narrative department
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I played three-odd hours of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced last weekend, and here are my impressions: storymode.info/features/pre... #assassinscreed @assassinscreed.ubisoft.com @ubisoft.com @ubisoftin.bsky.social
Yarrrr, it's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced preview time, mateys!
Swashbuckling chapter from nearly 20-year-old series drops on July 9
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Think Dazed and Confused as a narrative-adventure title, and you've got Mixtape. And you've also got my first 10/10 game of the year! Check out the review on @storymode-info.bsky.social: storymode.info/reviews/mixt... @annapurna.com | @mixtapegame.bsky.social | #Mixtape
Mixtape is the quintessential feel good hit of the summer - Story Mode
Think Dazed and Confused as a narrative-adventure title, and you've got Mixtape, a 10/10 experience that you need to experience for yourself
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I'd waited 2,139 days for Pragmata since its announcement. And it was well worth the wait! Check out the @storymode-info.bsky.social Review: storymode.info/reviews/prag... @capcomusa.com | #pragmata
Pragmata is Capcom's latest blockbuster franchise, for all the right reasons
Nearly six years since its announcement, the game lives up to all the expectation
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inKonbini is one of those special types of game that marries cosiness with the greatest respect for the player’s time. Check out the @storymode-info.bsky.social Mode review: storymode.info/reviews/inko... @inkonbini.bsky.social
inKonbini is warming, soothing and comforting like a bowl of instant ramen
Convenience store simulator is the textbook definition of cosy gaming
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Given how unaffordable PC gaming is at the moment and how expensive even a mid-range gaming setup is, #GeForceNow is now, for many, the only way to play games. Read more: storymode.info/tech/geforce... #Nvidia | @geforcenowcloudgg.bsky.social
GeForce NOW is out in the wild, and I hate how good it is
GFN is, for many, the only way to play games 'the way they were meant to be played'
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#Replaced’s world is a stunning, meticulously crafted dystopia with a mature, emotional core anchoring the characters, writes Anirudh Regidi in the @storymode-info.bsky.social review storymode.info/reviews/repl... @sadcatstudios.bsky.social | @coatsink.com | @thunderfulgames.bsky.social
Replaced is a masterclass in cinematic game design
More immersive than many a book, more cinematic than many films
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Tides of Tomorrow launches tomorrow and it's a game you should absolutely not miss, particularly if you enjoyed Road 96. Read the full @storymode-info.bsky.social review: storymode.info/reviews/tide... @digixart.bsky.social | @thqnordic.com
Tides of Tomorrow stylishly paints colourful vision of an ugly future
Plasticpunk narrative adventure pushes the boundaries of asynchronous multiplayer
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Just got done playing Origament: A Paper Adventure. Check out the @storymode-info.bsky.social review here: storymode.info/reviews/orig... @spacesauce.studio|@assembleteam.bsky.social
Origament: A Paper Adventure is the antidote to massive-game fatigue
Charming platformer glides like an airplane and floats like a ship
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In an era where turn-based RPGs are frequently pushing the envelope, People of Note is a worthy addition to the genre with its music-based take on combat. Check out the @storymode-info.bsky.social review: storymode.info/reviews/peop... @annapurna.com | @iridiumstudios.bsky.social | #PeopleOfNote
People of Note is a chart-storming opus that strikes the odd bum note
Turn-based RPG musical isn't afraid to crank up the volume... for better and worse
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I've been playing Fishbowl this week and for the most part, it's been a wonderful, emotionally-rich journey. Check out the full review: storymode.info/reviews/fish... @imissmyfriends.bsky.social | @wholesomegames.com
Fishbowl imbues a solid concept with emotional depth, but it's far from perfect
Visual novel scores high on uniqueness, loses out on pacing and writing
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Chatted with Varun Ramanna of Shapeshifter to understand just why it can be so liberating every now and then to fling a slipper at someone (virtually, of course, in Flip-Flop Fury) Read: storymode.info/interview/de... @shapeshifterdgt.bsky.social #FlipFlopFury
Shapeshifter's Varun Ramanna on Flip-Flop Fury, the joy of getting weird and more
The slipper-flinger is set to get a Q2 2026 demo
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I want to throw a shout out to @callmeshawnp.bsky.social and Matt Broitman from @evolvepr.bsky.social for giving me the chance to play games like this one. Big ups to y’all!!
karan pradhan@karanpradhan.bsky.social · 6mo agoEscape from Ever After isn’t just borrowing fairy-tale imagery, it’s questioning it. And this is most definitely a game you should check out. Review: storymode.info/reviews/esca... @escapeeverafter.bsky.social @evolvepr.bsky.social @terminalsio.bsky.social #EscapeFromEverAfter #indiegame #RPG
After parsing over the tech involved, the concerns, the possibilities and the assorted bits of internet outrage, Anirudh Regidi breaks down the #DLSS5 debate. Read: storymode.info/tech/could-a... @nvidiageforcees.bsky.social
Could an 'AI-Slop' Mona Lisa be better than the real thing? With Nvidia's DLSS 5, the jury's out
A lot depends on Nvidia delivering on its promise of handing full control over to artists.
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Escape from Ever After isn’t just borrowing fairy-tale imagery, it’s questioning it. And this is most definitely a game you should check out. Review: storymode.info/reviews/esca... @escapeeverafter.bsky.social @evolvepr.bsky.social @terminalsio.bsky.social #EscapeFromEverAfter #indiegame #RPG
Escape from Ever After is a memorable look at life after the fairy tale ends
What happens when the magic of Paper Mario meets the satire of Shrek?
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On Wednesday, it was being announced that Highguard is being taken offline next week. What does this mean for live service games like Marathon? Here's a @storymode-info.bsky.social op-ed on the situation: storymode.info/opinion/just... @playhlghguard.bsky.social | @marathonthegame.bungie.net
Just like Concord, Highguard is checking out; will Marathon go the same way?
Another extraction shooter arrives. Hooray?
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On the occasion of #HotelBarcelona being rebooted, creator Swery spoke to @storymode-info.bsky.social about the updates, working with @sssuda51.bsky.social and creating things that can become ‘that one special game’ for someone. Check it: storymode.info/interview/de... @swery65.bsky.social
Swery65 on Hotel Barcelona Under New Management, working with Suda51 and more
The White Owls founder just unveiled the rebooted version of last year's Hotel Barcelona
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Romeo is a Dead Man is a smorgasbord of art styles, action sequences, references, in-jokes and a whole lot more. It's also changed the way I interpret art. Check out my latest on @storymode-info.bsky.social: storymode.info/features/put... @ghmofficial.bsky.social | @sssuda51.bsky.social | #RiaDM
Romeo is a Dead Man prioritises form over narrative and slashes through my preconceptions
Making sense of one of the biggest sensory overloads of the year so far
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With Life is Strange: Reunion a month away, here's a quick series flashback with some thoughts on the upcoming game. Check out this @storymode-info.bsky.social feature: storymode.info/features/lif... #LifeisStrange #LifeisStrangeReunion #MaxCaulfield @square-enix-games.com | @deckninegames.com
Tracing the evolution of Life is Strange with Reunion on the horizon - Story Mode
What does Chapter 3 of the Max Caulfield story have in store?
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