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The Nvidia India GeForce Now Launch Is the Most Boring Go to Market Strategy — and That’s What Makes It a Winner

In a competitive market with choice, audiences don't forgive a poor release.

Feb 10 • Rishi Alwani

December 2025

Indian Esports Is a Tale of Two Games — For Now

BGMI and Free Fire Max dominate. Can government support for local players change that?

Dec 6, 2025 • Rishi Alwani

November 2025

Winds of Arcana: Ruination Devs on Pivoting from Mobile to PC, Working Assassin's Creed's Arbaaz, Steam Deck Support, Regional Pricing, and…

And it's likely India's first-ever metroidvania to boot.

Nov 14, 2025 • Rishi Alwani

October 2025

Exclusive: How '90s Shooters and Mobile Game Optimisation Shaped Bloodfire — One of the Coolest PC Indie Games in Years

The origin story behind Bloodfire, its developers, and making players feel powerful.

Oct 3, 2025 • Rishi Alwani

June 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 India Price and Launch: Most Markets Don’t Matter to the House of Mario (For Now)

Also, Death Stranding 2's strong pre-orders, no PS5 Pro, and more

Jun 5, 2025 • Rishi Alwani

April 2025

“PlayStation Always Holds Us to a High Level of Quality”: Suri: The Seventh Note Developer on PS5 Game Development, Regional Pricing, and…

Tathvamasi lifts the lid on making a PS5 game with Sony's support.

Apr 12, 2025 • Rishi Alwani

Will the Nintendo Switch 2 Release in India Officially? Here’s What We Know

Also, PS5 Pro sales spurt, how not to announce a game, and more.

Apr 2, 2025 • Rishi Alwani

March 2025

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 India Sales Slump Highlights a Bigger Problem

Also, Assassin's Creed Shadows pre-orders pay off, Lenovo's welcome retail focus, and Indian games industry's love for conflation.

Mar 20, 2025 • Rishi Alwani

January 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Highlights the Company's India Challenges

With a Switch 2 reveal upon us, here's a brief look at the state of the Indian games market and what Nintendo would be up against.

Jan 16, 2025 • Rishi Alwani

December 2024

Exclusive: How Dark Souls, Candy Crush, and Reddit Inspired One of the Freshest Indie Games Out of India in Years

Chromadi reminds me of The Golden Era of Android and iOS gaming.

Dec 25, 2024 • Rishi Alwani

November 2024

Exclusive: How India's First CCG Was Made

Abhaas Shah, co-founder and CEO of Studio Sirah shares how his team made Kurukshetra: Ascension for PC and mobile.

Nov 11, 2024 • Rishi Alwani

September 2024

Exclusive: The Axis Unseen Developer On Making an Open-World Game Solo, Steam Deck Support, Regional Pricing, and More

Plus: collaborating with Clifford Meyer of Red Sparrowes and Isis for the game's soundtrack.

Sep 26, 2024 • Rishi Alwani