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Rishi Alwani

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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · Apr 23

So. This is wild. Turns out one of the games featured in 0451 (my newsletter) got selected in the second cohort of Krafton India's Incubator Program. The devs told me Krafton took notice after they were interviewed in 0451.

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Liam Deane @liamdeane.bsky.social · 1d

I presume they weren't *trying* to simulate a hallucinogenic experience here but that's sure as hell what they got

K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.

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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 1d

So yeah, basically got scammed on this one. Anyway, we move forward. Won't be surprised if Shalin screwed me out of the credits while he's at it.

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if only all companies could employ the same cutting-edge strategy, rewriting the comms playbook indeed 🤡

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Dead Space creator Glen Schofield on how to use AI in game development. #GamescomAsia

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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 14d

peak indian game dev is hinting at a connected universe of ip before even shipping the first game

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doesn't take a detective to figure out things are defective

Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 14d

apparently we're supposed to operate with complete truth and honesty while the c-suite can lie 24/7

Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 14d

>"take a cut on your rates now and come back for the console port in a few months"
>me discovering said console ports via press release:

a cat with the words kinda sus bro on it

ALT: a cat with the words kinda sus bro on it

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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 14d

Katsu curry toast is best curry toast.

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India’s Oldest and Longest-Running Video Games Industry Body Finally Grew a Pair

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India’s Oldest and Longest-Running Video Games Industry Body Finally Grew a Pair

After its cash cow got slaughtered of course.

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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 17d

The boomers running GDAI don’t get it and IGDC 2025 proves it.

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IGDC 2025: Indian Developers Unhappy With Expo Booth Prices, Attendance Expected to Crater

The boomers running GDAI don’t get it and IGDC 2025 proves it.

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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 17d

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is the Most Mid Game of 2025 — Here’s Why highchaosrun.com/2025/10/08/c...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is the Most Mid Game of 2025 — Here’s Why

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 isn’t all it’s hyped up to be. And for that we should be grateful.

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Mike Futter @futterish.fsquared.biz · 19d

If you're looking for contract / short-term support or long-term fractional (marketing, strategy, ops, BD, gameplay feedback), please get in touch.

I love helping great teams succeed. :)

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Mike Futter @futterish.fsquared.biz · 19d

In the past couple of months I've:

Released games on Xbox / Switch (with an amazing team)
Gone through my first ESRB long-form rating
Pitched investors (institutional & endemic)
Re-engaged with contracting / fractional work
Started producing (part-time) on another project

I still have room though!

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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 19d

and same guy while being tortured, betrays everything he ever stood for and everyone who had his back while saying:

“i'm sorry for disappointing you and i hope we can move past this”

Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 19d

the indian games industry is just one guy slowly tortured to death over and over again while saying:

“this is great for the betterment of the business”

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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 19d

wtf

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Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 24d

Here's the line for the Mumbai midnight launch of #GhostOfYotei at Games The Shop. #ps5 #india #GhostOfYõtei

Rishi Alwani @rishialwani.bsky.social · 24d

India ROG Xbox Ally X preorders go live on October 7. #xbox #india #ROGXboxAllyX