Daniel Ahmad
@zhugeex.com
Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners.
I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA.
I tweet insights about gaming + more.
I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA.
I tweet insights about gaming + more.
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Daniel Ahmad
@zhugeex.com
· Oct 19
Hi Bluesky,
I'm the director of research and insights at Niko Partners, a market research and consultancy firm that covers the video game market in Asia & MENA.
I share insights on the video games industry, as well as thoughts on tech, politics, history, science and public transit.
I'm the director of research and insights at Niko Partners, a market research and consultancy firm that covers the video game market in Asia & MENA.
I share insights on the video games industry, as well as thoughts on tech, politics, history, science and public transit.
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Review: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken, and ending up with little to show for itself.
⭐️⭐️
vgc.news/review/yakuz...
⭐️⭐️
vgc.news/review/yakuz...
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties review: How not to do a remake | VGC
Sega delivers a disappointing remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken…
vgc.news
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Review: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken, and ending up with little to show for itself.
⭐️⭐️
vgc.news/review/yakuz...
⭐️⭐️
vgc.news/review/yakuz...
I think the larger takeaway (and this site won't like me for saying this) is that liberalism (neoliberalism) completely failed in preventing what was obvious to most, despite precedent from the 1930s.
Yet many simply want to restore the neoliberal status quo, than address the root causes.
Yet many simply want to restore the neoliberal status quo, than address the root causes.
Trump isn’t some aberration. He’s the conservative movement’s logical and inevitable—and intentional—endpoint.
The movement was always an AstroTurf propaganda effort by anti-democratic corporate interests and scions from wealthy families that preferred fascism to Roosevelt.
The movement was always an AstroTurf propaganda effort by anti-democratic corporate interests and scions from wealthy families that preferred fascism to Roosevelt.
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I think the larger takeaway (and this site won't like me for saying this) is that liberalism (neoliberalism) completely failed in preventing what was obvious to most, despite precedent from the 1930s.
Yet many simply want to restore the neoliberal status quo, than address the root causes.
Yet many simply want to restore the neoliberal status quo, than address the root causes.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Relooted is not only a neat puzzle game with grand heists and a charming cast, but also a challenge to who owns and tells African history. Plus, it's one of the few games to capture Africa's diversity well, pulling artifacts from all across the continent. My review:
www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...
www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...
Relooted challenges who gets to own and tell African history
Relooted, a game about freeing African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists. Read our review.
www.avclub.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Relooted is not only a neat puzzle game with grand heists and a charming cast, but also a challenge to who owns and tells African history. Plus, it's one of the few games to capture Africa's diversity well, pulling artifacts from all across the continent. My review:
www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...
www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...
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eu sei que o povo adora achar defeito em vídeo assim e realmente deve ter inúmeros defeitos mas acho que o ponto é mais que até sei lá uns 14 meses atrás vídeo de IA era cheio de deformidades e dava pra perceber muito mais fácil
é meio angustiante até a velocidade que tá evoluindo
é meio angustiante até a velocidade que tá evoluindo
Here's another one.
This model is made by the same people behind TikTok btw.
This will never be able to replace actual creativity, but the implications when it comes to propaganda and other uses is immense.
This model is made by the same people behind TikTok btw.
This will never be able to replace actual creativity, but the implications when it comes to propaganda and other uses is immense.
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
eu sei que o povo adora achar defeito em vídeo assim e realmente deve ter inúmeros defeitos mas acho que o ponto é mais que até sei lá uns 14 meses atrás vídeo de IA era cheio de deformidades e dava pra perceber muito mais fácil
é meio angustiante até a velocidade que tá evoluindo
é meio angustiante até a velocidade que tá evoluindo
We're going to have to reckon with a world where Chinese AI models are capable of producing something like this in minutes:
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
We're going to have to reckon with a world where Chinese AI models are capable of producing something like this in minutes:
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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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A new State of Play airs February 12.
Tune in for 60+ minutes of news, gameplay updates, and announcements from game studios across the globe: play.st/4aEMiwU
Tune in for 60+ minutes of news, gameplay updates, and announcements from game studios across the globe: play.st/4aEMiwU
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A new State of Play airs February 12.
Tune in for 60+ minutes of news, gameplay updates, and announcements from game studios across the globe: play.st/4aEMiwU
Tune in for 60+ minutes of news, gameplay updates, and announcements from game studios across the globe: play.st/4aEMiwU
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"TikTok’s Terms of Service now explicitly include tracking of location and citizenship status (among other identity markers, such as sex)." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How TikTok 2.0 Became a Weapon for ICE
In just one week, the company has gone from being Gen Z’s preferred social media platform to a tool for spying on Americans and the suppression of information.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"TikTok’s Terms of Service now explicitly include tracking of location and citizenship status (among other identity markers, such as sex)." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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OVERWATCH just saw its highest player base on Steam since launch, overtaking Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty.
Is it all down to this kitty? www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga... 🐈😸
Is it all down to this kitty? www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga... 🐈😸
'Overwatch' beats Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 on Steam
All it needed was a flying kitty. Overwatch is so back, as the kids say.
www.windowscentral.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
OVERWATCH just saw its highest player base on Steam since launch, overtaking Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty.
Is it all down to this kitty? www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga... 🐈😸
Is it all down to this kitty? www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga... 🐈😸
What the Epstein Regime is doing to Cuba is simply unconscionable.
I don't think enough people understand that the US forces every country to abide by the embargo and sanctions via its military, financial, and legal power. The ramp up in December has made the situation significantly worse.
I don't think enough people understand that the US forces every country to abide by the embargo and sanctions via its military, financial, and legal power. The ramp up in December has made the situation significantly worse.
Good article on the misery that the US is inflicting on everyday people in Cuba. What Trump is doing is just an intensification of six decades of US economic warfare. apnews.com/article/cuba...
As US block of oil supply deepens energy crisis, Cubans ask: What more can we sacrifice?
Cubans on Friday are facing a worsening crisis as U.S. efforts to block oil supplies take a toll. On Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned of further hardships, leaving many anxious about...
apnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
What the Epstein Regime is doing to Cuba is simply unconscionable.
I don't think enough people understand that the US forces every country to abide by the embargo and sanctions via its military, financial, and legal power. The ramp up in December has made the situation significantly worse.
I don't think enough people understand that the US forces every country to abide by the embargo and sanctions via its military, financial, and legal power. The ramp up in December has made the situation significantly worse.
This is what a real country does btw
Report: China’s Central Bank Leads New Crackdown on Crypto, Stablecoins and Offshore Tokens
China has doubled down on its hardline crypto stance, issuing a fresh multi-agency directive that tightens enforcement and explicitly bans unauthorized overseas token issuance and yuan-linked …
#crypto #news
China has doubled down on its hardline crypto stance, issuing a fresh multi-agency directive that tightens enforcement and explicitly bans unauthorized overseas token issuance and yuan-linked …
#crypto #news
Report: China’s Central Bank Leads New Crackdown on Crypto, Stablecoins and Offshore Tokens
China has doubled down on its hardline crypto stance, issuing a fresh multi-agency directive that tightens enforcement and explicitly bans unauthorized overseas token issuance and yuan-linked stablecoins, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 5, 2026. Beijing Moves to Close Crypto Loopholes With New Multi-Agency Notice China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), reportedly joined seven […]
news.bitcoin.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This is what a real country does btw
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
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“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Liu Bei visits Zhuge Liang three times at Luckin Coffee.
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Liu Bei visits Zhuge Liang three times at Luckin Coffee.
The rise of Chinese soft power (or hard power in this case) is complete.
February 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The rise of Chinese soft power (or hard power in this case) is complete.
How is this real?
I guess Steinbeck was right: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
I guess Steinbeck was right: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
How is this real?
I guess Steinbeck was right: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
I guess Steinbeck was right: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
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GOG is already working on native Linux support www.theverge.com/tech/875425/...
GOG is already working on native Linux support
Galaxy is coming to a distro near you.
www.theverge.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
GOG is already working on native Linux support www.theverge.com/tech/875425/...
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hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
TIL Nebraska has a youth minimum wage for 14 year olds, and that said minimum wage was just lowered to pay them less.
NEWS: The Nebraska legislature has approved a bill to lower the youth minimum wage from $15 per hour to $13.50 per hour.
February 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM
TIL Nebraska has a youth minimum wage for 14 year olds, and that said minimum wage was just lowered to pay them less.
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As the European Parliament dilly dallies over Mercosur, pt. 2...
Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, in what would be a major shift for Latin America's largest economy.
Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, in what would be a major shift for Latin America's largest economy.
Brazil signals new openness to Mercosur-China talks as Beijing seeks deeper ties
Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, senior Brazilian government officials said, in what would be a major shift for Latin America's largest economy.
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 AM
As the European Parliament dilly dallies over Mercosur, pt. 2...
Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, in what would be a major shift for Latin America's largest economy.
Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, in what would be a major shift for Latin America's largest economy.
Are there any good social media sites anymore?
Bluesky is getting absolutely roasted on Twitter for their treatment of Palestinians which is really ruining their snarky meme campaign to get people over here and couldn’t happen to a worse company
February 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Are there any good social media sites anymore?