fia!
@fiashouse.bsky.social
honorary magical girl | words @ VG247, RPS, GameSpot, Polygon, Eurogamer, Uppercut
📧 oisinkuhnke(at)gmail(dot)com
making videos https://www.youtube.com/@fias_house & @gameassistyt.bsky.social
📧 oisinkuhnke(at)gmail(dot)com
making videos https://www.youtube.com/@fias_house & @gameassistyt.bsky.social
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fia!
@fiashouse.bsky.social
· Oct 20
hi, I'm Fia, a games/ pop culture journalist!
- I like writing about 7/10 games
- and also animation that deserves more eyes
- you can also find me making video essays @gameassistyt.bsky.social
and you can read some of my writing below!
- I like writing about 7/10 games
- and also animation that deserves more eyes
- you can also find me making video essays @gameassistyt.bsky.social
and you can read some of my writing below!
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Last week, my former housemate punched me multiple times in the eye, forcing me to break the lease for the beautiful apartment we shared and move in with a trusted friend
As I try to rebuild my life and find more permanent housing, I would greatly appreciate any support you could offer Stop Caring
As I try to rebuild my life and find more permanent housing, I would greatly appreciate any support you could offer Stop Caring
Stop Caring
A publication about video games focused on the ways they evoke unique cultural conversations as well as the personal lessons we can learn from them as artistic media.
www.stopcar.ing
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Last week, my former housemate punched me multiple times in the eye, forcing me to break the lease for the beautiful apartment we shared and move in with a trusted friend
As I try to rebuild my life and find more permanent housing, I would greatly appreciate any support you could offer Stop Caring
As I try to rebuild my life and find more permanent housing, I would greatly appreciate any support you could offer Stop Caring
it's ok everyone, I already know 2025's Game of the Year! it's The Idea That These Awards Matter When Every Executive Around Is Trying To Bleed This Industry For Every Last Cent It's Got!
omg congrats!!!
omg congrats!!!
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
it's ok everyone, I already know 2025's Game of the Year! it's The Idea That These Awards Matter When Every Executive Around Is Trying To Bleed This Industry For Every Last Cent It's Got!
omg congrats!!!
omg congrats!!!
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Rebecca Heineman doesn't have much time left. If you can, please donate for her and her family to make end of life arrangements.
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Rebecca Heineman doesn't have much time left. If you can, please donate for her and her family to make end of life arrangements.
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
One last kindness we can offer for a legend of the games industry and loud and proud trans woman:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
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Please read this in the gentlest possible voice but we HAVE to divest from mil-sims as gamedevs. Even before this AI bullshit in the latest Black Ops, these games have done so much harm and contributed massively to the dehumanization of several populations worldwide. It’s US foreign pol propaganda.
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Please read this in the gentlest possible voice but we HAVE to divest from mil-sims as gamedevs. Even before this AI bullshit in the latest Black Ops, these games have done so much harm and contributed massively to the dehumanization of several populations worldwide. It’s US foreign pol propaganda.
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Have you ever watched our video essays or Twitch streams? If so, we want to hear from you about how we can keep you up to date with our work, whether or not you're a paid Patron. Did you know you can join Patreon/Kofi as a free member? Please share widely! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Game Assist Patreon Survey Form: New 2026, New Game Assist!
We want to better understand what our Patrons want to see from us in terms of perks, content, and interaction. Your support is what enables us to continue doing high-quality research and activism whil...
docs.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Have you ever watched our video essays or Twitch streams? If so, we want to hear from you about how we can keep you up to date with our work, whether or not you're a paid Patron. Did you know you can join Patreon/Kofi as a free member? Please share widely! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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So I did the thing before I chickened out (or came to my senses) and threw up a GFM as a stop gap measure. I hate doing it more than anyone will hate seeing another fund raiser.
gofund.me/f5615787f
gofund.me/f5615787f
Donate to Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt., organized by Tanya DePass
Like many of those in the games industry, I was laid off back… Tanya DePass needs your support for Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt.
gofund.me
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
So I did the thing before I chickened out (or came to my senses) and threw up a GFM as a stop gap measure. I hate doing it more than anyone will hate seeing another fund raiser.
gofund.me/f5615787f
gofund.me/f5615787f
I think the Steam Machine being a PC that's like a console is conceptually more appealing than a console that's like a PC
the latter implies a lack of control that feels frustrating, I like consoles for being streamlined, but a PC that can function as a console means I can still tinker with it
the latter implies a lack of control that feels frustrating, I like consoles for being streamlined, but a PC that can function as a console means I can still tinker with it
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I think the Steam Machine being a PC that's like a console is conceptually more appealing than a console that's like a PC
the latter implies a lack of control that feels frustrating, I like consoles for being streamlined, but a PC that can function as a console means I can still tinker with it
the latter implies a lack of control that feels frustrating, I like consoles for being streamlined, but a PC that can function as a console means I can still tinker with it
Square Enix's beloved series
Octopath Traveler 0
yeah man!
Octopath Traveler 0
yeah man!
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Square Enix's beloved series
Octopath Traveler 0
yeah man!
Octopath Traveler 0
yeah man!
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Ambrosia Sky 🪐 | Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Soft Rains Games
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
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another bump on this despite my better efforts since *waves hands around* present circumstances make it a LITTLE HARD for poverty bitches to obtain food atm 🥹
things getting a little tight on food & essentials, so throwing up the link again.
managed to get somewhere stable & most of my property replaced (ty to all help <3); currently just holding out on passport processing, and I'm finally out of this place...
www.paypal.com/paypalme/jes...
managed to get somewhere stable & most of my property replaced (ty to all help <3); currently just holding out on passport processing, and I'm finally out of this place...
www.paypal.com/paypalme/jes...
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
another bump on this despite my better efforts since *waves hands around* present circumstances make it a LITTLE HARD for poverty bitches to obtain food atm 🥹
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If you like sci-fi visual novels about queer people moving on from the systems which have harmed them (and kissing each other), you should play Heatwave's story mode when it comes out in 3 days :)
And there's a fighting game attached to it too I guess
And there's a fighting game attached to it too I guess
Heatwave's last major update, will be available on NOVEMBER 12!!! It will also be releasing on steam then as well. Most notably, it will contain a ~100k word visual novel story mode, and 4 new "secret" characters, along with balance changes, and bug fixes. ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If you like sci-fi visual novels about queer people moving on from the systems which have harmed them (and kissing each other), you should play Heatwave's story mode when it comes out in 3 days :)
And there's a fighting game attached to it too I guess
And there's a fighting game attached to it too I guess
watched all of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 and I continue to stand by my point that he will be recognised as one of the most influential mangaka of his generation
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
watched all of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 and I continue to stand by my point that he will be recognised as one of the most influential mangaka of his generation
outside of when i am working i've been too busy to be on here or keep up with the news, and lemme tell you, logging on and seeing the GTA delay/ union busting, square enix layoffs and saying they want AI to do QA, netease shutting another studio down... it's a lot!
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
outside of when i am working i've been too busy to be on here or keep up with the news, and lemme tell you, logging on and seeing the GTA delay/ union busting, square enix layoffs and saying they want AI to do QA, netease shutting another studio down... it's a lot!
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Heatwave's last major update, will be available on NOVEMBER 12!!! It will also be releasing on steam then as well. Most notably, it will contain a ~100k word visual novel story mode, and 4 new "secret" characters, along with balance changes, and bug fixes. ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Heatwave's last major update, will be available on NOVEMBER 12!!! It will also be releasing on steam then as well. Most notably, it will contain a ~100k word visual novel story mode, and 4 new "secret" characters, along with balance changes, and bug fixes. ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
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So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
The Video Game History Expansion Pack – Pitch your story
Today I’m putting my money where my mouth is and launching a new project — a book focused on game history outside of the usual North American perspectives.
crpgbook.wordpress.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
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100 Palestinian killed by Israel during the so-called ceasefire. It was never about the hostages, self defense of anything other than land grabbing by exterminating a populations. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Death toll from Israel’s attacks on Gaza rises to 90, testing fragile truce
Among the dead are at least 24 children as Israeli military says one of its soldiers killed.
www.aljazeera.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
100 Palestinian killed by Israel during the so-called ceasefire. It was never about the hostages, self defense of anything other than land grabbing by exterminating a populations. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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Hi folks! Here's an update about what we're doing in 2026 and beyond. It's exciting stuff, and also, it's gonna be a lot of work!
noescapevg.com/content-note...
noescapevg.com/content-note...
Content Note 2026: What We’re Covering and Why
Hey y’all, this is kinda-sorta like a crosspost with No Escape’s Patreon Subscribers (which you might consider joining if you like the rest of this article, js). Last week I shared an u…
noescapevg.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Hi folks! Here's an update about what we're doing in 2026 and beyond. It's exciting stuff, and also, it's gonna be a lot of work!
noescapevg.com/content-note...
noescapevg.com/content-note...
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Solidarity with labor or Palestinians wasn't gonna do it but maybe the reactionary lib jockeying to this will get us somewhere with treating this tech company appropriately.
I asked Microsoft PR about this—specially the DHS using Halo IP to recruit for ICE—and the company declined to comment.
October 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Solidarity with labor or Palestinians wasn't gonna do it but maybe the reactionary lib jockeying to this will get us somewhere with treating this tech company appropriately.
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this happened to all of us weekly columnists unfortunately! so you'll see less of me there but i'll try to make that monthly column real special <3
my contributor gig at endless mode is drastically changing in november, going from a weekly piece to a monthly one. as such, i’m available to take on more freelance work. i got experience with reporting, criticism, evergreen stuff, consulting, and anything in between.
muckrack.com/diego-arguello
muckrack.com/diego-arguello
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
this happened to all of us weekly columnists unfortunately! so you'll see less of me there but i'll try to make that monthly column real special <3
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my contributor gig at endless mode is drastically changing in november, going from a weekly piece to a monthly one. as such, i’m available to take on more freelance work. i got experience with reporting, criticism, evergreen stuff, consulting, and anything in between.
muckrack.com/diego-arguello
muckrack.com/diego-arguello
October 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
my contributor gig at endless mode is drastically changing in november, going from a weekly piece to a monthly one. as such, i’m available to take on more freelance work. i got experience with reporting, criticism, evergreen stuff, consulting, and anything in between.
muckrack.com/diego-arguello
muckrack.com/diego-arguello
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Come November I’ll have been unemployed for a year and now another freelance gig has dried up. Just a reminder that I am open to all freelance work (especially reviews) as well as mock review/consulting work. Also open to any other job opportunities outside of journalism. Contact info is in my bio
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Come November I’ll have been unemployed for a year and now another freelance gig has dried up. Just a reminder that I am open to all freelance work (especially reviews) as well as mock review/consulting work. Also open to any other job opportunities outside of journalism. Contact info is in my bio
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Missed your chance to back BLANKSWORD on Kickstarter? It's not too late! Late pledges can be made up to November 24th. Plentiful rewards are still available on our page:
⚔️Our Artbook
⚔️Design your own Item
⚔️Compose a battle theme
⚔️A 100% REAL chunk of BLANK's brain mailed to y- ok maybe not that one
⚔️Our Artbook
⚔️Design your own Item
⚔️Compose a battle theme
⚔️A 100% REAL chunk of BLANK's brain mailed to y- ok maybe not that one
BLANKSWORD
An Angelic Roguelike RPG
www.kickstarter.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Missed your chance to back BLANKSWORD on Kickstarter? It's not too late! Late pledges can be made up to November 24th. Plentiful rewards are still available on our page:
⚔️Our Artbook
⚔️Design your own Item
⚔️Compose a battle theme
⚔️A 100% REAL chunk of BLANK's brain mailed to y- ok maybe not that one
⚔️Our Artbook
⚔️Design your own Item
⚔️Compose a battle theme
⚔️A 100% REAL chunk of BLANK's brain mailed to y- ok maybe not that one
I think more people who like cosy games should try to reframe their understanding of art as a whole to be a thing that can provide comfort even when the subject matters is not comfortable
October 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I think more people who like cosy games should try to reframe their understanding of art as a whole to be a thing that can provide comfort even when the subject matters is not comfortable