Jordan Oloman
@oloman.bsky.social
30 | Freelance writer & consultant for hire, I also write scripts and run an internet culture website | WaPo, BBC, The Guardian, IGN, NME, BMJ |
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Jordan Oloman
@oloman.bsky.social
· Sep 27
It’s my birthday today but I’m also a morsel of food trapped in the jaws of the gig economy — so it’s my obligation to remind you all that I’m available for freelance scriptwriting, editing, consulting, journalism, narrative & copywriting work.
Portfolio below, RTs appreciated!
Portfolio below, RTs appreciated!
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I'm reviewing Arknights: Endfield for @ign.com! My full review is coming soon, but you can check out my thoughts so far here :)
www.ign.com/articles/ark...
www.ign.com/articles/ark...
Arknights: Endfield Review So Far - IGN
A sci-fi gacha game with a factory automation twist.
www.ign.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I'm reviewing Arknights: Endfield for @ign.com! My full review is coming soon, but you can check out my thoughts so far here :)
www.ign.com/articles/ark...
www.ign.com/articles/ark...
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NEW: I interviewed Joseph Cross, @marathonthegame.bungie.net's former franchise art director.
We chatted about the game's striking visual style, his departure from Bungie, and the risks around spending years toiling in secrecy on a high-stakes tentpole release.
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www.readergrev.com/p/exit-inter...
We chatted about the game's striking visual style, his departure from Bungie, and the risks around spending years toiling in secrecy on a high-stakes tentpole release.
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www.readergrev.com/p/exit-inter...
Exit Interview: Joseph Cross
Marathon's former franchise art director talks leaving Bungie and devising a visual style that might have felt "a little bit nerve-racking to fund"
www.readergrev.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
NEW: I interviewed Joseph Cross, @marathonthegame.bungie.net's former franchise art director.
We chatted about the game's striking visual style, his departure from Bungie, and the risks around spending years toiling in secrecy on a high-stakes tentpole release.
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www.readergrev.com/p/exit-inter...
We chatted about the game's striking visual style, his departure from Bungie, and the risks around spending years toiling in secrecy on a high-stakes tentpole release.
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www.readergrev.com/p/exit-inter...
Little Sunday read for you all on the old @postmode.bsky.social newsletter!
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Jeremy Blaustein on localizing the Silent Hill games and writing Mary’s Letter
“I’m there now, in our special place, waiting for you.”
postmode.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Little Sunday read for you all on the old @postmode.bsky.social newsletter!
postmode.substack.com/p/jeremy-bla...
postmode.substack.com/p/jeremy-bla...
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Extremely proud of what me, Lex, Scott and Jason all achieved with the site. I'd already announced I was leaving, needed more time to plan the next steps, and I'm glad Rewinder is being paused rather than ending. We've opened up the Discord too (link in article) if anyone wants to join us
A change is as good as rest.
It Ain't Goodbye
A change is as good as rest.
www.rewinder.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Extremely proud of what me, Lex, Scott and Jason all achieved with the site. I'd already announced I was leaving, needed more time to plan the next steps, and I'm glad Rewinder is being paused rather than ending. We've opened up the Discord too (link in article) if anyone wants to join us
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Click the link to find out the inaugural recipients of my Objectively Correct and Totally Uncontroversial Awards!
I'm particularly proud of The Olden GOTY (Game of the Yesteryear). Turns out that when you run your own independent games media outlet, you can do whatever the hell you want. 🤷
I'm particularly proud of The Olden GOTY (Game of the Yesteryear). Turns out that when you run your own independent games media outlet, you can do whatever the hell you want. 🤷
After all, why not? Why shouldn't Postmode have its own end-of-year award ceremony?
The 2025 Postmode GOTYs are here! 🏆
Find out who has won the first-ever 'We're So Back' Award, The OnGOTY, The MultiGOTY, The MechaniGOTY, the Sonic GOTY, and so much more!
postmode.org/the-postmode...
The 2025 Postmode GOTYs are here! 🏆
Find out who has won the first-ever 'We're So Back' Award, The OnGOTY, The MultiGOTY, The MechaniGOTY, the Sonic GOTY, and so much more!
postmode.org/the-postmode...
December 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Click the link to find out the inaugural recipients of my Objectively Correct and Totally Uncontroversial Awards!
I'm particularly proud of The Olden GOTY (Game of the Yesteryear). Turns out that when you run your own independent games media outlet, you can do whatever the hell you want. 🤷
I'm particularly proud of The Olden GOTY (Game of the Yesteryear). Turns out that when you run your own independent games media outlet, you can do whatever the hell you want. 🤷
Click the link to find out the inaugural recipients of my Objectively Correct and Totally Uncontroversial Awards!
I'm particularly proud of The Olden GOTY (Game of the Yesteryear). Turns out that when you run your own independent games media outlet, you can do whatever the hell you want. 🤷
I'm particularly proud of The Olden GOTY (Game of the Yesteryear). Turns out that when you run your own independent games media outlet, you can do whatever the hell you want. 🤷
After all, why not? Why shouldn't Postmode have its own end-of-year award ceremony?
The 2025 Postmode GOTYs are here! 🏆
Find out who has won the first-ever 'We're So Back' Award, The OnGOTY, The MultiGOTY, The MechaniGOTY, the Sonic GOTY, and so much more!
postmode.org/the-postmode...
The 2025 Postmode GOTYs are here! 🏆
Find out who has won the first-ever 'We're So Back' Award, The OnGOTY, The MultiGOTY, The MechaniGOTY, the Sonic GOTY, and so much more!
postmode.org/the-postmode...
December 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Click the link to find out the inaugural recipients of my Objectively Correct and Totally Uncontroversial Awards!
I'm particularly proud of The Olden GOTY (Game of the Yesteryear). Turns out that when you run your own independent games media outlet, you can do whatever the hell you want. 🤷
I'm particularly proud of The Olden GOTY (Game of the Yesteryear). Turns out that when you run your own independent games media outlet, you can do whatever the hell you want. 🤷
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I contributed to @theguardian.com’s video games you might have missed with bits on Blippo+ and Stray Chrildren!
Cc @oniongames.bsky.social @blippo.plus
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
Cc @oniongames.bsky.social @blippo.plus
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
The video games you may have missed in 2025
Date a vending machine, watch intergalactic television and make the most out of your short existence as a fly. Here are the best games you weren’t playing this year
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I contributed to @theguardian.com’s video games you might have missed with bits on Blippo+ and Stray Chrildren!
Cc @oniongames.bsky.social @blippo.plus
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
Cc @oniongames.bsky.social @blippo.plus
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
Someone posted a Riven (1997) development team? denim jacket that they found in a Goodwill for $10 on Reddit and I’m just putting it out there to try and manifest this energy so something similar happens to me.
And if anyone I know has one of these, for some reason, I will pay handsomely for it…
And if anyone I know has one of these, for some reason, I will pay handsomely for it…
December 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Someone posted a Riven (1997) development team? denim jacket that they found in a Goodwill for $10 on Reddit and I’m just putting it out there to try and manifest this energy so something similar happens to me.
And if anyone I know has one of these, for some reason, I will pay handsomely for it…
And if anyone I know has one of these, for some reason, I will pay handsomely for it…
Oh no... my wallet... www.iam8bit.com/products/blu...
Blue Prince Blueprint Desk Mat
Blue Prince Blueprint Desk Mat. From the Dogubomb release, Blue Prince. Album art by Davide Pellinio. iam8bit creates unique, exclusive and limited merchandise. Collector’s Edition physical games to v...
www.iam8bit.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Oh no... my wallet... www.iam8bit.com/products/blu...
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A moment for the GOTY claws 💅
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A moment for the GOTY claws 💅
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Dispatch Review - IGN
A true spiritual successor to the Telltale Games of the 2010s.
www.ign.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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I spent an afternoon with Miles Jacobson to talk about building (and cancelling) Football Manager over a more than 30 year career. www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/foot...
The man who cancelled Football Manager: ‘I needed a hug, not a kicking’
Miles Jacobson has World Cup winners on WhatsApp, dozens of football clubs who pay for his scouting network and 20 million players who all swear by Football Manager. Until last year, when the series' ...
www.gq-magazine.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I spent an afternoon with Miles Jacobson to talk about building (and cancelling) Football Manager over a more than 30 year career. www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/foot...
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Stray Children Review: A ferocious fermented fairytale that evokes Mother 3 and Undertale
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
October 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Stray Children Review: A ferocious fermented fairytale that evokes Mother 3 and Undertale
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
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I’m afraid to tell you that another must-play game has dropped in 2025. I absolutely LOVED Stray Children, and hope lots of people check it out. Here’s my review for Postmode:
Stray Children Review: A ferocious fermented fairytale that evokes Mother 3 and Undertale
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
October 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I’m afraid to tell you that another must-play game has dropped in 2025. I absolutely LOVED Stray Children, and hope lots of people check it out. Here’s my review for Postmode:
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The reviews are starting to come in!
Our first 9 out of 10! 🧅💥
"...when the narrative dots connect, there are few games as delightfully funny and poignant as this."
Our first 9 out of 10! 🧅💥
"...when the narrative dots connect, there are few games as delightfully funny and poignant as this."
Stray Children Review: A ferocious fermented fairytale that evokes Mother 3 and Undertale
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The reviews are starting to come in!
Our first 9 out of 10! 🧅💥
"...when the narrative dots connect, there are few games as delightfully funny and poignant as this."
Our first 9 out of 10! 🧅💥
"...when the narrative dots connect, there are few games as delightfully funny and poignant as this."
I’m afraid to tell you that another must-play game has dropped in 2025. I absolutely LOVED Stray Children, and hope lots of people check it out. Here’s my review for Postmode:
Stray Children Review: A ferocious fermented fairytale that evokes Mother 3 and Undertale
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
@oniongames.bsky.social
postmode.org/stray-childr...
October 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I’m afraid to tell you that another must-play game has dropped in 2025. I absolutely LOVED Stray Children, and hope lots of people check it out. Here’s my review for Postmode:
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My review in progress for Dispatch is live on @ign.com! My full review will arrive once the series is out in a little bit, but so far I’m having a great time!
Cc @adhocstudio.com
www.ign.com/articles/dis...
Cc @adhocstudio.com
www.ign.com/articles/dis...
Dispatch Review in Progress - IGN
This superhero successor to Telltale's legacy is off to a great start.
www.ign.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My review in progress for Dispatch is live on @ign.com! My full review will arrive once the series is out in a little bit, but so far I’m having a great time!
Cc @adhocstudio.com
www.ign.com/articles/dis...
Cc @adhocstudio.com
www.ign.com/articles/dis...
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I reviewed Keeper for @ign.com! It’s weird and surreal and I loved it!
Cc @doublefine.com
www.ign.com/articles/kee...
Cc @doublefine.com
www.ign.com/articles/kee...
Keeper Review - IGN
Double Fine's surreal puzzle platformer is a feast for the senses.
www.ign.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I reviewed Keeper for @ign.com! It’s weird and surreal and I loved it!
Cc @doublefine.com
www.ign.com/articles/kee...
Cc @doublefine.com
www.ign.com/articles/kee...
Very relevant and useful phrase pull from Duolingo today
October 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Very relevant and useful phrase pull from Duolingo today
Really cool to get this kind of interview up on my (comparatively small-fry) video game website. If you've been digging into Ghost of Yotei over the weekend, check this out!
Towering Mountains, Cherry Blossoms, and Foraging with the Ainu: Ghost of Yotei Art Director Joanna Wang on Building a Virtual Ezo
postmode.org/ghost-of-yot...
postmode.org/ghost-of-yot...
Towering Mountains, Cherry Blossoms, and Foraging with the Ainu: Ghost of Yotei Art Director Joanna Wang on Building a Virtual Ezo
Joanna Wang digs into the details that underpin Sucker Punch Productions' spellbinding simulacrum of Hokkaido.
postmode.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Really cool to get this kind of interview up on my (comparatively small-fry) video game website. If you've been digging into Ghost of Yotei over the weekend, check this out!
Here’s my Yotei review! There are simply too many great games this year… the GOTY convo is getting bonkers
postmode.org/ghost-of-yot...
postmode.org/ghost-of-yot...
Ghost of Yotei Review: Sucker Punch slays open-world fatigue with a masterful Hokkaido odyssey
The Sly Cooper studio struts its stuff with Ghost of Yotei, delivering some of the best open-world game design since Red Dead Redemption 2.
postmode.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Here’s my Yotei review! There are simply too many great games this year… the GOTY convo is getting bonkers
postmode.org/ghost-of-yot...
postmode.org/ghost-of-yot...
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Silent Hill f is a brilliant addition to the series! You can check out my full review below:
www.videogamer.com/reviews/sile...
www.videogamer.com/reviews/sile...
Silent Hill f review - A hair-raising return to form
A hair-raising return to form and a visually striking evolution of Konami’s beloved horror series - our review of Silent Hill f.
www.videogamer.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Silent Hill f is a brilliant addition to the series! You can check out my full review below:
www.videogamer.com/reviews/sile...
www.videogamer.com/reviews/sile...
Last night, I wrapped up all of the story missions in the early access release of Skate. Here's a beginner's guide I put together for the Epic Games Store, containing all the tips and tricks I've learned so far :)
store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/a...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/a...
A beginner’s guide to Skate
With our tips and tricks, you can drop into San Vansterdam with serious momentum
store.epicgames.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Last night, I wrapped up all of the story missions in the early access release of Skate. Here's a beginner's guide I put together for the Epic Games Store, containing all the tips and tricks I've learned so far :)
store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/a...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/a...
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Hollow Knight Silksong Guides Hub: Mask Shards, Spool Fragments, Rosary Farming, Tool & Upgrade Locations
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September 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hollow Knight Silksong Guides Hub: Mask Shards, Spool Fragments, Rosary Farming, Tool & Upgrade Locations
postmode.org/hollow-knigh...
postmode.org/hollow-knigh...