Our Team
Our Team
The people behind Game Empress
Game Empress is written and edited by a small team of working gamers. Every article carries a byline, and every byline links to that writer’s archive so you can see the full body of work behind the coverage.
Operated by Flaunt Weekly LLC · Last updated: October 30, 2026
Editorial Team
Our team combines hands-on play with day-to-day newsroom work. Every article carries the full name of the person responsible for it, and every name links to that person’s full profile and archive. Read our editorial policy → · How we test games →
Leadership
Rahis Saifi
Editor-in-ChiefOn Game Empress since 2021
Rahis Saifi is the Editor-in-Chief of Game Empress, where he has edited coverage since 2021. He oversees gaming news and the U.S. desk, which reports on gambling-related crime, court cases and regulation from court records, police releases and state filings. He has worked in digital news for a decade and has been a contributing author at The Huffington Post, Tech.Co, Business Zone and Social Nomics since 2016. He also runs Grand Theft Gamer on YouTube, playing games such as GTA Online, Resident Evil, WWE 2026 and Hogwarts Legacy.
- Gaming news
- GTA and Rockstar Games
- U.S. gambling-related crime and court reporting
- Editorial standards and fact-checking
Credentials
- Editor-in-Chief, Game Empress (since 2021)
- Contributing author at The Huffington Post, Tech.Co, Business Zone and Social Nomics (since 2016)
- Creator, Grand Theft Gamer on YouTube
- BCA, Chaudhary Charan Singh University
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Newsroom
Usman Siddiqui
ReporterOn Game Empress since August 2026
Usman Siddiqui reports for Game Empress, where he has written since August 2026. He covers the U.S. desk’s gambling-related crime, court and regulation stories, working from court filings, police releases and state records, and he also writes gaming news, including GTA 6, PlayStation and multiplayer updates. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of The AI Future. Outside journalism, he works in search and data analysis, which shapes his records-first approach to reporting. He holds master’s degrees in Petroleum Engineering and in Climate Change from Politecnico di Torino.
- U.S. gambling-related crime, courts and regulation
- Court records and public filings
- GTA 6 and PlayStation news
- Search and data analysis
Credentials
- Reporter, Game Empress (since August 2026)
- Founder and editor-in-chief, The AI Future
- Master’s, Petroleum Engineering, and 2nd-level Master’s, Climate Change, Politecnico di Torino
Contributors
Amaan Saifi
ContributorOn Game Empress since October 2026
Amaan Saifi is a gamer and video creator who covers sandbox and survival games, including Minecraft, for Game Empress.
- Minecraft
- Sandbox and survival games
- Gaming video creation
Credentials
- Contributor, Game Empress (since October 2026)
Jitesh Walia
ContributorOn Game Empress since October 2026
Jitesh Walia is a gamer and contributor at Game Empress, covering video game news, updates and guides. He runs Jiwa Gamevolt on YouTube, where he posts WWE gameplay and dream matches, God of War walkthroughs and boss fights, GTA missions, and first impressions of new game releases.
- WWE games
- God of War
- GTA
- New game releases and first impressions
Credentials
- Contributor, Game Empress (since October 2026)
- Creator, Jiwa Gamevolt on YouTube
Hammad Ullah
ContributorOn Game Empress since October 2026
Hammad Ullah is a contributor at Game Empress who covers Counter-Strike 2 and competitive shooters. A PC gamer from Multan who lives in Karachi, Pakistan, he has played on Steam since 2018 and has logged more than 2,200 hours in Counter-Strike 2.
- Counter-Strike 2
- Competitive shooters
- PC games on Steam
Credentials
- Contributor, Game Empress (since October 2026)