Olly Smith
@ollywrites.bsky.social
Journalist at GAMINGbible (LADbible Gaming) | Prev: Dexerto, GameByte, New Game Plus
Bylines: GamesRadar, Eurogamer, GameSpot, UploadVR, Den of Geek, Gfinity, Pocket Gamer, Bloody Disgusting, Wireframe Mag (RIP)
Likes RPGs, shooters, immersive sims.
Bylines: GamesRadar, Eurogamer, GameSpot, UploadVR, Den of Geek, Gfinity, Pocket Gamer, Bloody Disgusting, Wireframe Mag (RIP)
Likes RPGs, shooters, immersive sims.
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Olly Smith
@ollywrites.bsky.social
· May 20
Hello, as of this week I've joined the excellent GAMINGbible team full-time as a journalist.
Somehow missed that they brought back GHOST MASTER and it seems to be good?? store.steampowered.com/app/3289090/...
Ghost Master: Resurrection on Steam
Command an army of specters, unleash terror on the town of Gravenville, and solve puzzles to unlock mysteries in this strategic adventure game of resource management and supernatural mayhem.
store.steampowered.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Somehow missed that they brought back GHOST MASTER and it seems to be good?? store.steampowered.com/app/3289090/...
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90,000 words
14 Chapters
Many rewrites
Many edits
And now, finally, I can say that the next 'Making of Tomb Raider' book is done and has been submitted to the publisher.
🚨Out 2026.🚨
14 Chapters
Many rewrites
Many edits
And now, finally, I can say that the next 'Making of Tomb Raider' book is done and has been submitted to the publisher.
🚨Out 2026.🚨
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
90,000 words
14 Chapters
Many rewrites
Many edits
And now, finally, I can say that the next 'Making of Tomb Raider' book is done and has been submitted to the publisher.
🚨Out 2026.🚨
14 Chapters
Many rewrites
Many edits
And now, finally, I can say that the next 'Making of Tomb Raider' book is done and has been submitted to the publisher.
🚨Out 2026.🚨
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Do I know any Edinburgh-based games journalists?
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Do I know any Edinburgh-based games journalists?
Man I had such a great time revisiting Half-Life 2 last year after not touching it for a decade. A game that ABSOLUTELY holds up extremely well 20 years later.
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Man I had such a great time revisiting Half-Life 2 last year after not touching it for a decade. A game that ABSOLUTELY holds up extremely well 20 years later.
Oh man Rue Valley looks sick 🙏
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Oh man Rue Valley looks sick 🙏
They should make a Hitman level set in Stoke-on-Trent.
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
They should make a Hitman level set in Stoke-on-Trent.
Man, Thief VR dropping next month has got me feeling all sorts of feelings. Hope it's good. It's been ages since we last had a Thief game, and even longer since we had a good one.
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Man, Thief VR dropping next month has got me feeling all sorts of feelings. Hope it's good. It's been ages since we last had a Thief game, and even longer since we had a good one.
This is the series where Pierce Brosnan is supposedly the same lad who fought Goldfinger in the 1960s when he was... checks notes... 11 years old.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is the series where Pierce Brosnan is supposedly the same lad who fought Goldfinger in the 1960s when he was... checks notes... 11 years old.
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It's my fave game series' 25th anniversary coming up, so enjoy the first of several articles featuring interviews I recently did with Hitman developer IO Interactive.
Here's my chat with IO Interactive's Toke Krainert on designing the recent Bruce Lee mission.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
Here's my chat with IO Interactive's Toke Krainert on designing the recent Bruce Lee mission.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
How IO Interactive Developed Hitman's Bruce Lee Mission
Back in September, Hitman: World of Assassination developer IO Interactive launched the Bruce Lee mission pack, its latest celebrity crossover mission.
www.gamingbible.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It's my fave game series' 25th anniversary coming up, so enjoy the first of several articles featuring interviews I recently did with Hitman developer IO Interactive.
Here's my chat with IO Interactive's Toke Krainert on designing the recent Bruce Lee mission.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
Here's my chat with IO Interactive's Toke Krainert on designing the recent Bruce Lee mission.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
It's my fave game series' 25th anniversary coming up, so enjoy the first of several articles featuring interviews I recently did with Hitman developer IO Interactive.
Here's my chat with IO Interactive's Toke Krainert on designing the recent Bruce Lee mission.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
Here's my chat with IO Interactive's Toke Krainert on designing the recent Bruce Lee mission.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
How IO Interactive Developed Hitman's Bruce Lee Mission
Back in September, Hitman: World of Assassination developer IO Interactive launched the Bruce Lee mission pack, its latest celebrity crossover mission.
www.gamingbible.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It's my fave game series' 25th anniversary coming up, so enjoy the first of several articles featuring interviews I recently did with Hitman developer IO Interactive.
Here's my chat with IO Interactive's Toke Krainert on designing the recent Bruce Lee mission.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
Here's my chat with IO Interactive's Toke Krainert on designing the recent Bruce Lee mission.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
Bond re-watch update: took a little break but spent the last few weeks going through Brosnan's movies. My Bond!
My opinion is that Die Another Day still sucks but Bond fans would be rating it 4 stars if it starred Roger Moore.
My opinion is that Die Another Day still sucks but Bond fans would be rating it 4 stars if it starred Roger Moore.
Quite lovely to see that my top 4 so far is split between four different Bond actors. A franchise that has always felt quite level in terms of quality.
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Bond re-watch update: took a little break but spent the last few weeks going through Brosnan's movies. My Bond!
My opinion is that Die Another Day still sucks but Bond fans would be rating it 4 stars if it starred Roger Moore.
My opinion is that Die Another Day still sucks but Bond fans would be rating it 4 stars if it starred Roger Moore.
Officially in the "having dreams about playing 007: First Light" phase of my obsession.
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Officially in the "having dreams about playing 007: First Light" phase of my obsession.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
V For Vendetta fans when they hear Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (Full with Cannons)
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
V For Vendetta fans when they hear Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (Full with Cannons)
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I’m being super delusional at Radio Times about the possible return of Eddie in ‘Stranger Things’.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/st...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/st...
How could Eddie Munson return in Stranger Things season 5? Every possibility broken down
Fans are holding out hope that this beloved character isn’t dead.
www.radiotimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’m being super delusional at Radio Times about the possible return of Eddie in ‘Stranger Things’.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/st...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/st...
When you're mean to me over the internet, this is who you're being mean to
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you're mean to me over the internet, this is who you're being mean to
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Is BenQ still a decent, reliable brand for computer monitors? My current monitor broke in transit as I was moving house so I'm after a replacement.
Don't need anything special. 24", 60hz, 1080p suits me just fine.
Don't need anything special. 24", 60hz, 1080p suits me just fine.
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Is BenQ still a decent, reliable brand for computer monitors? My current monitor broke in transit as I was moving house so I'm after a replacement.
Don't need anything special. 24", 60hz, 1080p suits me just fine.
Don't need anything special. 24", 60hz, 1080p suits me just fine.
It's just win after win for the Bisexuals right now
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will reportedly return for a new 'The Mummy' movie
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It's just win after win for the Bisexuals right now
Is BenQ still a decent, reliable brand for computer monitors? My current monitor broke in transit as I was moving house so I'm after a replacement.
Don't need anything special. 24", 60hz, 1080p suits me just fine.
Don't need anything special. 24", 60hz, 1080p suits me just fine.
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Is BenQ still a decent, reliable brand for computer monitors? My current monitor broke in transit as I was moving house so I'm after a replacement.
Don't need anything special. 24", 60hz, 1080p suits me just fine.
Don't need anything special. 24", 60hz, 1080p suits me just fine.
@heksen.bsky.social happy birthday hilde!! 🎉🎂🎊
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
@heksen.bsky.social happy birthday hilde!! 🎉🎂🎊
Wait, Zohran Mamdani's mum is MIRA NAIR?!!
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Wait, Zohran Mamdani's mum is MIRA NAIR?!!
I think a book publisher should pay me money to write 300 pages on this game.
Playing the Medievil Remake today.
The series doesn’t get spoken about enough.
The sequel, even less.
The series doesn’t get spoken about enough.
The sequel, even less.
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I think a book publisher should pay me money to write 300 pages on this game.
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Alan Wake 2
November 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Alan Wake 2