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Rishi Alwani

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 8h
Rooting for the remaining devs—this team made a stellar game and they all deserve to reap the rewards.
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Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hmm hard to say. Let me consult the whole-ass book I wrote on this exact topic, awwww shiiiiit son. 😎 retrogamebooks.com/products/fro...
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From Pixels to Prose: What Video Games Taught Me About Storytelling
In From Pixels to Prose: What Video Games Taught Me About Storytelling writer and games journalist Nadia Oxford traces how a lifetime spent in digital worlds shaped her craft and her understanding of ...
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Jeremy Peel @jeremypeel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Every month Failbetter invites a guest writer from the wider world of games and fiction to contribute a subscriber story. They’re brave and weird and funny and choice-driven and perhaps they could become a welcome part of your routine too. www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fa...
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Fallen London is where the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Dishonored and Stellaris come to let their hair down
These interactive short stories are too bold and surprising to stay secret.
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Giada Zavarise ➡️ AdvX @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The funniest/saddest reaction to this amazing article has been people going "wait, Stellaris has WRITERS?" Yes folks, if a game has words... someone probably got paid to write them... even if that game isn't an RPG or a visual novel...
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Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This gets said constantly, but it worth reiterating: Games Workshop being bigger than fishing is important to shout about because you wouldn't know it from government talking points, which are rarely about anything creative or artistic. Growth won't involve fish or steel, it will involve goblins.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 05/10/2026
Luke half-seriously wonders: What if...everyone just re-released old consoles instead of trying to sell $1000+ new ones? aftermath.site/ps2-xbox-re-re...
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 22h
Somehow Kottick returned.
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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Happy E-Day for those who celebrate. #GearsofWar #GearsofWarEday #xbox
Gears of War E-Day physical copy for Xbox and limited edition controller.
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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Friendly reminder that megacorporations like Amazon are ruining the world, and you can instead support small independent businesses that make weird little things like today's Low Quality Ad, this Glocktopus Pin. collabs.shop/ion9he
An enamel pin of an orange octopus holding various firearms in its tentacles, with smoke and muzzle flashes coming from some of the guns.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’ve got a hot take that I don’t particularly want to fight about so I’m gonna turn off interactions. In terms of my enjoyment of the medium, no single title has done more damage to gaming than Dark Souls. It’s a great game! Popular! Extremely influential! And I hate almost everything it does.
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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
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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...
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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
given what I paid, yes
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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
really polished
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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
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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
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"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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