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Rishi Alwani

@rishialwani.bsky.social
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My 9 games that shaped who I am. Yes I’m doing the trend thing. So mainstream I know.🤡
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
if you know, you know
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Non-Stop-Infinite-Wuh-Oh @ccromien.itch.io · 30/01/2025
Come check out my new game, From The Ashes. It's about communities after a revolution and how they come together. ccromien.itch.io/from-the-ashes
ccromien.itch.io
From The Ashes by ccromien
The revolution is over; where do we go from here?
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Non-Stop-Infinite-Wuh-Oh @ccromien.itch.io · 26/09/2026
It is a compelling game that really gets at the urge of "I have a job to do, but what if instead I opened 50 packs"
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
nice to see a game i worked on pop off like this www.gamesradar.com/games/simula...
gamesradar.com
TCG Card Shop Simulator finally hits 1.0 on Steam after 4 million players, 96% positive reviews, and 2 years in early access
The viral Steam hit exits early access with 4,436 Pokemon-style cards to collect
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
kept you waiting huh
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wolverine ends with Logan looking at the player saying he guesses he really is the last of us.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Like, it's not like all of this stuff isn't important, especially in certain contexts. But gosh, do hardcore game players even like playing games anymore?
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's always been a problem with gaming discourse, but it's frustrating how little discussion there is about the actual games now. Between sales data, layoffs, delivery media, performance analysis, weirdo extremists, review scores, etc it's like the game is the least important thing about games now.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
India midnight launches for Wolverine are going to be just that — mid. You’d think by now Sony India would realise these work best when reviews are good. Should have taken a call after they went live.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
peak bullshit from square enix and hamaguchi just say you hate your fans and you want to control games ownership instead of lying
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Derek Van Dyke @derekvandyke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Extremely ready for a $1000 PS6 that launches with only the same third party games that exist on everything you already own but you have to spend $80 a pop for digital licenses (or just $20 for the digital upgrades!) and promises of future first party titles releasing halfway through the generation.
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Liam Robertson @liamrobertson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Maybe one of the worst possible outcomes to this situation.
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 10/09/2026
Third! @hdkirin.bsky.social sat down with Naoki Hamaguchi for RPG Site and got into the weeds on costumes, DLC, and combating icon vomit on the map: bsky.app/profile/rpgs...
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 10/09/2026
Then @professorrpg.bsky.social took a very classically focused RPG Site approach to the demo, putting his attention specifically on this: what's it like to fight Ruby Weapon in Revelation? He did it. Or tried, anyway. bsky.app/profile/rpgs...
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 10/09/2026
And finally, @luckychanjr.bsky.social spoke to Hamaguchi /again/, for @respec.net, where he talked about the push for Revelation to be a game that redefines FF as more than "just a JRPG"! bsky.app/profile/resp...
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 10/09/2026
That interview also includes the quiet reveal that the 'Steamlined Progression' some latecomer fans got used to in Remake/Rebirth will NOT be in Revelation at launch: bsky.app/profile/rpgs...
rpgsite.net
Final Fantasy VII Revelation will not have Streamlined Progression at launch | RPG Site
It will be patched in at a later date.
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 10/09/2026
Busy FF7 day here! First off, here's me on RPG Site absolutely mind-blown by the size of the game but made a bit nervous by the kitchen sink approach (less can be more sometimes, after all)...
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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 10/09/2026
i know after having his loyalty betrayed big boss took money from war criminals to fund his dream but this is a bit on the nose
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Can you really blame him?
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
PlayStation losing Kojima would be a mythical screw up in any console generation except this one. As Sony has already been hellbent on burning down everything it built up.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
remember, you might be bad at your job but you're never going to be as bad as the playstation exec that fumbled the company's relationship with kojima to the point where xbox took advantage of it
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Kojima is the realest one. While some said boycotting PlayStation over them killing physical media wouldn’t make a difference homeboy yeeted his entire business from PlayStation to make a point.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
normies: gotta preorder a digital rental of muh gta 6 now because it’ll go out of stock if i don’t and struggling indie rockstar needs the money ps5 fans: why boycott, it doesn’t matter, slop me up daddy sony kojima: fuck it, i’ll just move my projects to xbox
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Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hello hello, decided I'm just going to start writing my essays on my own thing, instead of bottling them. Here's my first on Dawnwalker's use of time as narrative tool
criticalverdict.beehiiv.com
Why The Blood of Dawnwalker's time mechanic is better than you realise
Far from being a hindrance, making time a finite resource shapes stories and undermines the idea of open-world bloat
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Steam Machine and Steam Controller acquired.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
new day, new day zero podcast the one where @darthrahul.bsky.social and me rail against all things gta 6 substacktools.com/sharex/CUoT4... #gta6
substacktools.com
Why GTA 6’s Anti-Consumer Strategy Threatens the Future of Video Games
Paywalls, missing discs, and obscenely high stakes make GTA 6 more than just another game launch.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
games of the years 2026 and 2008 acquired
Star Wars Zero Company for Xbox Series X disc version. Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2 for Xbox Series X disc version.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“People keep asking if I'm back and I haven't really had an answer. But now, yeah, I'm thinkin' I'm back.”
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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 04/09/2026
"Yes, no AI is now a feature" - LibreOffice / The Document Foundation #AI #GenAI #OpenSource #LibreOffice
gamingonlinux.com
"Yes, no AI is now a feature" - LibreOffice / The Document Foundation
Something I found interesting that deserved a write-up this morning is the blog post from LibreOffice / The Document Foundation on no AI being a feature.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
we're flexing games making it to the google play for you page now🤡
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
not too bad given the length of the 1st and 2nd games
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drew 🔜 GeekGirl Con @imodrew.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Baldur’s Gate gfs: “why haven’t you cracked the demon lady yet?” GTA VI gfs: “say a word to that hoe & it’s over btwn us”
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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 01/09/2026
Wholesome Snack will return this December, and submissions are live now! Similar to Wholesome Direct, Wholesome Snack offers a delightful assortment of new trailers, exclusive announcements, and surprise world premieres. Developers can submit their projects now until Sep. 15 ⬇️
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Read through so you know what we are up against. The dissent is real. Just because not all of it is online doesn’t mean it’s not true. A large part of the industry is cheesed off with PlayStation, most have contractual obligations so they can’t say anything publicly on record.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
And yeah, I’m still participating in the blackout simply because their Indian marketing head Pankaj Sharma can’t just go around blacklisting media for reporting on the business.
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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 01/09/2026
Ubisoft's FOR HONOR will block SteamOS / Linux on September 10 #AntiCheat #Ubisoft #SteamOS #SteamDeck #SteamMachine #Proton
gamingonlinux.com
Ubisoft's FOR HONOR will block SteamOS / Linux on September 10
Ubisoft have announced that their third-person hero-based melee fighting game FOR HONOR will be blocking all SteamOS / Linux players on September 10th.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
No. Just. No.
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Sa-ilent Hill Bajaj @sahilbajaj.dev · 31/08/2026
Hey y'all, My buddy at WIRED Middle East is looking to comission a games journalist familiar with the Middle East for a particular story and I was wondering if any of y'all would be open to covering this or know someone who would? If so, DM me and I can tell you more about this.
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RPG Site @rpgsite.net · 01/09/2026
Final Fantasy XVI is now Steam Deck Verified and Steam Machine Verified by Valve: www.rpgsite.net/news/21262-final-fa…
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
wild how you can either buy a dbrand case for ₹6K+ for shipping to india or you can just buy the entire spigen classic ls collection based on the macintosh 128 and have ample cash to spare for a matching watch strap
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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
It’s because they use CrowdTangle and other tools that measure virality on Facebook and suggest trending topics. It’s the same shit Gaming Bible use. They do these headlines to force anger/curiosity clicks from social media platforms. It’s cancer.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
my kink on twitter is going on every @mckkirk.bsky.social tweet about upcoming video games he’s played and asking where is the Kirk review
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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
post by leyawn

jester, roast this peasant child for saying i have no clothes on. more vulgar, jester. use the forbidden words
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Only in India: reporting on PlayStation killing the disc gets you on a blacklist. highchaosrun.com/2026/08/25/p...
highchaosrun.com
PlayStation Blacklists Media for Reporting Disc Demise
No Wolverine PS5 or Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls if you write about PlayStation India's transgressions.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The one where PlayStation's India division hates making money. Internationally they're all about that all-digital future. In India, where payment gateways don't work and digital payment adoption isn't there yet, access to PS gift cards is rationed. Here's why: 0451games.substack.com/p/playstatio...
0451games.substack.com
Why Are PlayStation Gift Cards Always Out of Stock in India?
Money laundering, frozen bank accounts, and a Sony compromise.
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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Blood of the Dawnwalker is shaping up to be a winner. It’s the most refreshing approach to western RPG design we’ve seen in a while. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...
theguardian.com
The Blood of Dawnwalker – save your family while becoming what you hate
Human by day, vampire by night, Coen has difficult choices to make – beginning here in the 1300s, his adventure could span centuries in upcoming sequels
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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We’ve got a profile piece on Miyazaki coming but we’re giving it a bit of breathing room from the beta. Had an hour with him and he dropped some real gold.
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