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.
I thought Elon’s handling of Twitter was bad. And then I read what Mosseri had in store for Instagram. Yikes. No wonder people are leaving social media in droves. What a tone-deaf joker.
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 AM
I thought Elon’s handling of Twitter was bad. And then I read what Mosseri had in store for Instagram. Yikes. No wonder people are leaving social media in droves. What a tone-deaf joker.
Late on sharing this one. Turns out my words on the best of what to expect from the rest of 2025 ended up in print for Esquire India.
December 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Late on sharing this one. Turns out my words on the best of what to expect from the rest of 2025 ended up in print for Esquire India.
2026 is nearly here and while sure, GTA6 might be a thing but it isn’t the only thing. There’s more to gaming.
Here’s everything else you should be looking forward to in 2026 discussed at length on the Day Zero podcast.👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
#ps5 #gta6 #pcgaming
Here’s everything else you should be looking forward to in 2026 discussed at length on the Day Zero podcast.👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
#ps5 #gta6 #pcgaming
Every Game Not Called GTA 6 That You'd Want to Play in 2026
No Rockstars here. Just indies, hidden gems, AAA, and more.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
2026 is nearly here and while sure, GTA6 might be a thing but it isn’t the only thing. There’s more to gaming.
Here’s everything else you should be looking forward to in 2026 discussed at length on the Day Zero podcast.👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
#ps5 #gta6 #pcgaming
Here’s everything else you should be looking forward to in 2026 discussed at length on the Day Zero podcast.👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
#ps5 #gta6 #pcgaming
The air fryer is the point-and-shoot camera of the kitchen.
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The air fryer is the point-and-shoot camera of the kitchen.
This @jimtrinca.bsky.social video is awesome. Well worth watching for its commentary on the cottage industry of Rockstar glazers that have dominated social media feeds in recent times.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Johy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Johy...
Red Dead 2 Comparison Videos Are Lying to You
YouTube video by IGN
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This @jimtrinca.bsky.social video is awesome. Well worth watching for its commentary on the cottage industry of Rockstar glazers that have dominated social media feeds in recent times.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Johy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Johy...
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hell is empty and all the devils are here
December 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
hell is empty and all the devils are here
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KHAAAAAAAAAANOLIS!!!
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek Themed Restaurant.
What are you calling it?
What are you calling it?
ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
ALT: ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
KHAAAAAAAAAANOLIS!!!
hell is empty and all the devils are here
December 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
hell is empty and all the devils are here
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Mark Hamill has commented on Luke Skywalker's death in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, saying, "Don't you think if... using the Force could be lethal, Obi-Wan would've said 'Use the Force in moderation, Luke?' Or Yoda would've said 'Overdo Force projection, you must not?'" https://t.co/v7z70cLaa2
December 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Mark Hamill has commented on Luke Skywalker's death in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, saying, "Don't you think if... using the Force could be lethal, Obi-Wan would've said 'Use the Force in moderation, Luke?' Or Yoda would've said 'Overdo Force projection, you must not?'" https://t.co/v7z70cLaa2
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why offload emotions to AI for corpos to sell your secrets to advertisers when you can instead offload emotions in unhinged public bsky posting for all of us to see we'll admire your vulnerability and brave honesty until you delete the posts in a panic whereas with chatbots you don't get retractions
These rebranding attempts are getting more ridiculous.
The CEO of Microsoft AI says AI chatbots are a powerful way for humans to offload emotions and 'detoxify ourselves'
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI's CEO, has described using AI for guidance on life decisions as "something that the world needs."
www.businessinsider.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
why offload emotions to AI for corpos to sell your secrets to advertisers when you can instead offload emotions in unhinged public bsky posting for all of us to see we'll admire your vulnerability and brave honesty until you delete the posts in a panic whereas with chatbots you don't get retractions
If you have to spend your time on social media flexing your empty calorie metrics while laying off your employees at random maybe you should fix your company before flexing.
December 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
If you have to spend your time on social media flexing your empty calorie metrics while laying off your employees at random maybe you should fix your company before flexing.
If you have to finesse journos into writing about your game and
they go to industry leaders with questions that try to frame you and your game as
the greatest thing ever before it’s even out,
maybe you should spend more time building your game instead of trying to play 7D chess and failing.
they go to industry leaders with questions that try to frame you and your game as
the greatest thing ever before it’s even out,
maybe you should spend more time building your game instead of trying to play 7D chess and failing.
December 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If you have to finesse journos into writing about your game and
they go to industry leaders with questions that try to frame you and your game as
the greatest thing ever before it’s even out,
maybe you should spend more time building your game instead of trying to play 7D chess and failing.
they go to industry leaders with questions that try to frame you and your game as
the greatest thing ever before it’s even out,
maybe you should spend more time building your game instead of trying to play 7D chess and failing.
The latest episode of the Day Zero podcast has @darthrahul.bsky.social and I talking about:
🤡Larian’s AI simping
🥖Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s AI usage resurfacing
💀How good games give bad actors in the biz cover to get away with slop
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
🤡Larian’s AI simping
🥖Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s AI usage resurfacing
💀How good games give bad actors in the biz cover to get away with slop
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
Is Larian’s AI Embrace the Greatest Heel Turn Ever in Video Games?
Peak hypocrisy from a peak developer
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The latest episode of the Day Zero podcast has @darthrahul.bsky.social and I talking about:
🤡Larian’s AI simping
🥖Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s AI usage resurfacing
💀How good games give bad actors in the biz cover to get away with slop
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
🤡Larian’s AI simping
🥖Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s AI usage resurfacing
💀How good games give bad actors in the biz cover to get away with slop
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
Steam is down. Fuck your digital future. Merry Christmas.
December 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Steam is down. Fuck your digital future. Merry Christmas.
It’s wild that Larian would go mask off on AI right after Baldur’s Gate 3 catapulted it into the mainstream games discourse.
You’d think that at a company whose last game had such a vociferous audience behind it for its hand-crafted nature, there would have been some pushback internally.
You’d think that at a company whose last game had such a vociferous audience behind it for its hand-crafted nature, there would have been some pushback internally.
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It’s wild that Larian would go mask off on AI right after Baldur’s Gate 3 catapulted it into the mainstream games discourse.
You’d think that at a company whose last game had such a vociferous audience behind it for its hand-crafted nature, there would have been some pushback internally.
You’d think that at a company whose last game had such a vociferous audience behind it for its hand-crafted nature, there would have been some pushback internally.
I made an employee at this game studio I consult with cry because he couldn’t come up with ideas for meme posts on social media without “generating it on ChatGPT”.
December 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I made an employee at this game studio I consult with cry because he couldn’t come up with ideas for meme posts on social media without “generating it on ChatGPT”.
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consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
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Episode 5 of the Day Zero Podcast is out. We talk about:
🎮 how Xbox’s downfall coincides with the need for affordable consoles
🐉 PlayStation’s cancelled Draconis being Temu Gears of War
💧why leaks happen and why the games biz has so many of them
Check it out👇
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
🎮 how Xbox’s downfall coincides with the need for affordable consoles
🐉 PlayStation’s cancelled Draconis being Temu Gears of War
💧why leaks happen and why the games biz has so many of them
Check it out👇
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
Xbox Is Dead, Long Live NEX Playground
And was Sony's Project Draconis anything more than Temu Gears of War?
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Episode 5 of the Day Zero Podcast is out. We talk about:
🎮 how Xbox’s downfall coincides with the need for affordable consoles
🐉 PlayStation’s cancelled Draconis being Temu Gears of War
💧why leaks happen and why the games biz has so many of them
Check it out👇
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
🎮 how Xbox’s downfall coincides with the need for affordable consoles
🐉 PlayStation’s cancelled Draconis being Temu Gears of War
💧why leaks happen and why the games biz has so many of them
Check it out👇
open.substack.com/pub/dayzerom...
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John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”