Thomas Wilde
@stolisomancer.bsky.social
Nerd-style word hero. Bylines: GeekWire, Hard Drive, Kotaku, IGN, elsewhere.
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I love the @aftermath.site folks, but this headline and subhed are absolutely art.
Please Seek Help Immediately
Motherfucker have you listened to yourself
aftermath.site
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I love the @aftermath.site folks, but this headline and subhed are absolutely art.
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Jen Sorensen nails the hypocrisy and racism of the "European culture" argument.
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Jen Sorensen nails the hypocrisy and racism of the "European culture" argument.
I'm going to try and read more in 2026.
Book #1: Chuck Wendig's BLACK RIVER ORCHARD. Kept me interested until the end, save for a couple of very "old man writing a teenage girl" moments, but it did feel like
(interjection)
he wrote the whole thing with a bunch of '80s Stephen King open in his lap.
Book #1: Chuck Wendig's BLACK RIVER ORCHARD. Kept me interested until the end, save for a couple of very "old man writing a teenage girl" moments, but it did feel like
(interjection)
he wrote the whole thing with a bunch of '80s Stephen King open in his lap.
January 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I'm going to try and read more in 2026.
Book #1: Chuck Wendig's BLACK RIVER ORCHARD. Kept me interested until the end, save for a couple of very "old man writing a teenage girl" moments, but it did feel like
(interjection)
he wrote the whole thing with a bunch of '80s Stephen King open in his lap.
Book #1: Chuck Wendig's BLACK RIVER ORCHARD. Kept me interested until the end, save for a couple of very "old man writing a teenage girl" moments, but it did feel like
(interjection)
he wrote the whole thing with a bunch of '80s Stephen King open in his lap.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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Just watched WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY.
It's sort of impressive that they made a film based on a video game that is essentially 100% Easter eggs. It never stops winking at the camera. The whole movie is a 100-minute MCU mid-credits sequence.
It's sort of impressive that they made a film based on a video game that is essentially 100% Easter eggs. It never stops winking at the camera. The whole movie is a 100-minute MCU mid-credits sequence.
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Just watched WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY.
It's sort of impressive that they made a film based on a video game that is essentially 100% Easter eggs. It never stops winking at the camera. The whole movie is a 100-minute MCU mid-credits sequence.
It's sort of impressive that they made a film based on a video game that is essentially 100% Easter eggs. It never stops winking at the camera. The whole movie is a 100-minute MCU mid-credits sequence.
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Return, and Begin Again
I'm Thomas, and I'm a writer. You might've seen some of my work before now, but I won't take it personally if you haven't. I've never been great at self-promotion.
Almost exactly 24 years ago, I fell...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Thomas is a legend. He's done amazing work covering games that might have gone forgotten. Please support him if you can.
And, just so the first day of the newsletter isn't exclusively autobiographical: here's a lost column from the archives, about the goofy zombie apocalypse DEADLY DAYS.
Zombies vs. Bananas - ‘Deadly Days: Roadtrip’
October has traditionally been my favorite time of year, as it's when I ascend to my full power as a horror sicko. My plan had been to devote all my columns in October 2025 to horror and horror-adjace...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
And, just so the first day of the newsletter isn't exclusively autobiographical: here's a lost column from the archives, about the goofy zombie apocalypse DEADLY DAYS.
And we're live. tl;dr - I started a newsletter about indie games. Please do subscribe and/or support it.
cheating-at-solitaire.ghost.io/return-and-b...
cheating-at-solitaire.ghost.io/return-and-b...
Return, and Begin Again
I'm Thomas, and I'm a writer. You might've seen some of my work before now, but I won't take it personally if you haven't. I've never been great at self-promotion.
Almost exactly 24 years ago, I fell...
cheating-at-solitaire.ghost.io
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
And we're live. tl;dr - I started a newsletter about indie games. Please do subscribe and/or support it.
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“Maybe the lesson of 2025 is that not every game with a heart is a winner, but almost every winner is a game with a heart. And that despite everything, everywhere, all happening at once, people will make games just because their heart leads them there.”
What a cherry on top of a brilliant cake.
What a cherry on top of a brilliant cake.
On my favorite games of 2025, in that weird meandering way I think about games and life and industry and everything. Thanks to @giantbomb.bsky.social for having me!
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Rami Ismail's Top Games of 2025 | Giant Bomb
Rami Ismail's Top Games of 2025 - A guest list for GiantBomb.com's 2025 Game of the Year extravaganza.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:59 AM
“Maybe the lesson of 2025 is that not every game with a heart is a winner, but almost every winner is a game with a heart. And that despite everything, everywhere, all happening at once, people will make games just because their heart leads them there.”
What a cherry on top of a brilliant cake.
What a cherry on top of a brilliant cake.
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The automated sexual abuse that Musk is doing right now should be national news. People should be going to prison for this shit. The logical conclusion to generative image creation and the internet, pure public automatic violence. Every Pizzagate fear just out in the open.
January 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The automated sexual abuse that Musk is doing right now should be national news. People should be going to prison for this shit. The logical conclusion to generative image creation and the internet, pure public automatic violence. Every Pizzagate fear just out in the open.
Going into 2026 like...
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Going into 2026 like...
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A soft, small, hopeful thing.
January 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A soft, small, hopeful thing.
I had a weird year. I was almost on top of things for the first 7 months, but then I had my health crisis in July and pretty much gave up on staying current thereafter.
2026 is a rebuilding year. I hope it goes well for all of you, and if you like, come back Friday for the launch of my new column.
2026 is a rebuilding year. I hope it goes well for all of you, and if you like, come back Friday for the launch of my new column.
December 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I had a weird year. I was almost on top of things for the first 7 months, but then I had my health crisis in July and pretty much gave up on staying current thereafter.
2026 is a rebuilding year. I hope it goes well for all of you, and if you like, come back Friday for the launch of my new column.
2026 is a rebuilding year. I hope it goes well for all of you, and if you like, come back Friday for the launch of my new column.
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
Most of the negative feedback I've ever gotten was down to the commentor trying to win an argument that only they were having.
One of the foundational problems with the 21st century Internet is the mistaken belief that everything is a dialogue. Naw, son. Sometimes I've just got the mic.
One of the foundational problems with the 21st century Internet is the mistaken belief that everything is a dialogue. Naw, son. Sometimes I've just got the mic.
This isn't even a gender issue (not that there isn't an issue for getting harassed as a journalist solely for being a woman). I don't even think a single GAMER (derogatory) reads the articles they criticize. 9 out of 10 times, the takes they ruin people over are the tamest shit you can imagine.
The immediate harassment I got for even suggesting I'm leaving the games industry, and the celebrations from the most mouth-breathing, plaque-ridden, obsessive weirdos is further proof that mama needs a break from y'all
December 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Most of the negative feedback I've ever gotten was down to the commentor trying to win an argument that only they were having.
One of the foundational problems with the 21st century Internet is the mistaken belief that everything is a dialogue. Naw, son. Sometimes I've just got the mic.
One of the foundational problems with the 21st century Internet is the mistaken belief that everything is a dialogue. Naw, son. Sometimes I've just got the mic.
I was at a pre-E3 press conference years ago where they brought out Shannon Elizabeth as a guest speaker.
She had nothing to do with anything that was being shown there. I assume she was simply the only working actress who had that day free.
She had nothing to do with anything that was being shown there. I assume she was simply the only working actress who had that day free.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I was at a pre-E3 press conference years ago where they brought out Shannon Elizabeth as a guest speaker.
She had nothing to do with anything that was being shown there. I assume she was simply the only working actress who had that day free.
She had nothing to do with anything that was being shown there. I assume she was simply the only working actress who had that day free.
The day I end up on three different follow lists out of nowhere is, of course, the day I choose to amuse myself by making fun of Rob Schneider's Fruit Brute Suit. I hope none of you signed up expecting that to be my whole thing.
December 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The day I end up on three different follow lists out of nowhere is, of course, the day I choose to amuse myself by making fun of Rob Schneider's Fruit Brute Suit. I hope none of you signed up expecting that to be my whole thing.
I ain't trying to be rude, but my dude looks like one of the tutorial enemies in BIOSHOCK INFINITE
The "lost the rest of my barbershop quartet" guy thinks it's his politics that keep the roles away
December 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I ain't trying to be rude, but my dude looks like one of the tutorial enemies in BIOSHOCK INFINITE
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2025 was brutal for games media, but I'm seeing some glimmers of hope as worker-owned sites like @aftermath.site, @rascal.news, and @giantbomb.bsky.social have carved out vital spaces in the games community.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
December 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
2025 was brutal for games media, but I'm seeing some glimmers of hope as worker-owned sites like @aftermath.site, @rascal.news, and @giantbomb.bsky.social have carved out vital spaces in the games community.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
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Announcement:
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
December 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Announcement:
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
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MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
Announcement:
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
December 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Announcement:
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.