Thomas Wilde
@stolisomancer.bsky.social
Nerd-style word hero. Bylines: GeekWire, Bloody Disgusting, Hard Drive, Kotaku, IGN, elsewhere.
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Thomas Wilde
@stolisomancer.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Might as well go ahead and hang out the shingle:
I'm closing in on 23 years as a freelance writer, journalist, reporter, critic, and editor, and I'm looking for more clients and consultancies.
MuckRack: muckrack.com/thomas-wilde...
Email: multimedia.superstar@gmail.com
Let's talk.
I'm closing in on 23 years as a freelance writer, journalist, reporter, critic, and editor, and I'm looking for more clients and consultancies.
MuckRack: muckrack.com/thomas-wilde...
Email: multimedia.superstar@gmail.com
Let's talk.
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RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
Has anyone ever edited that scene of Tom Cruise getting uppercutted into the air from THE MUMMY (2017) with the Dan Forden "Toasty!" icon? If not, why not?
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Has anyone ever edited that scene of Tom Cruise getting uppercutted into the air from THE MUMMY (2017) with the Dan Forden "Toasty!" icon? If not, why not?
You know, as much as I hate the modern retcon/remake parade, I actually wouldn't mind if Capcom decided to quietly rename Raccoon City at some point.
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
You know, as much as I hate the modern retcon/remake parade, I actually wouldn't mind if Capcom decided to quietly rename Raccoon City at some point.
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Valve surprises with 3 new hardware devices in a full-circle moment for gaming giant https://www.geekwire.com/2025/valve-surprises-with-3-new-hardware-devices-in-a-full-circle-moment-for-gaming-giant/
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Valve surprises with 3 new hardware devices in a full-circle moment for gaming giant https://www.geekwire.com/2025/valve-surprises-with-3-new-hardware-devices-in-a-full-circle-moment-for-gaming-giant/
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"why would I ever buy a Steam machine when I can build something stronger" congrats this isn't for you, it's for someone who saw their favorite group of streamers play Peak and wanted a machine that would run it and Marvel Rivals good at an easily digestible price without any fuss.
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"why would I ever buy a Steam machine when I can build something stronger" congrats this isn't for you, it's for someone who saw their favorite group of streamers play Peak and wanted a machine that would run it and Marvel Rivals good at an easily digestible price without any fuss.
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Dick Cheney departs the world he made: defector.com/dick-cheney-...
Dick Cheney Departs The World He Made | Defector
At its heart, American conservatism is a fantasy. It’s a vision of a world too evil to be saved or cared about, and fearsome enough to justify any and every impulse toward cruelty and violence that a…
defector.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Dick Cheney departs the world he made: defector.com/dick-cheney-...
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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@stolisomancer.bsky.social 's piece on Resident Evil and my essay on Madden in @lifebarmag.com made Critical Distance this week, alongside a lot of other really good games writing.
I'll link both below, but everything here is worth your time. Support good games writing!
I'll link both below, but everything here is worth your time. Support good games writing!
November 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
@stolisomancer.bsky.social 's piece on Resident Evil and my essay on Madden in @lifebarmag.com made Critical Distance this week, alongside a lot of other really good games writing.
I'll link both below, but everything here is worth your time. Support good games writing!
I'll link both below, but everything here is worth your time. Support good games writing!
I'm back on the Daydreamcast for my annual Halloween episode with @edgarallanbro.bsky.social, to talk FEAR, MORTAL KOMBAT, and NINJA GAIDEN 4.
Can't be Halloween without the annual DayScreamCast featuring the horrific duo of @edgarallanbro.bsky.social & @stolisomancer.bsky.social!
This year we're pursuing the greatest horror of all: the sins of late stage capitalism!
open.spotify.com/episode/5rob...
This year we're pursuing the greatest horror of all: the sins of late stage capitalism!
open.spotify.com/episode/5rob...
F.E.A.R (With Will Borger and Thomas Wilde)
open.spotify.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm back on the Daydreamcast for my annual Halloween episode with @edgarallanbro.bsky.social, to talk FEAR, MORTAL KOMBAT, and NINJA GAIDEN 4.
I had forgotten how irritated I was as a kid with all the MK3 fatalities that render your opponent into several discrete chunks with their hands floating next to their torsos.
I used to play MK3 at the convenience store by my high school and all the fatalities in that game were *disappointing*.
I used to play MK3 at the convenience store by my high school and all the fatalities in that game were *disappointing*.
October 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I had forgotten how irritated I was as a kid with all the MK3 fatalities that render your opponent into several discrete chunks with their hands floating next to their torsos.
I used to play MK3 at the convenience store by my high school and all the fatalities in that game were *disappointing*.
I used to play MK3 at the convenience store by my high school and all the fatalities in that game were *disappointing*.
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Hope, Zombies, and Resident Evil by @stolisomancer.bsky.social
"In Resident Evil, almost uniquely, victories are possible. They’re always difficult and often costly, but the characters can win. The world can be saved, and is in fact worth saving in the first place."
Read on:
"In Resident Evil, almost uniquely, victories are possible. They’re always difficult and often costly, but the characters can win. The world can be saved, and is in fact worth saving in the first place."
Read on:
Hope, Zombies, and Resident Evil
A look at the Resident Evil series as a source of rare optimism within zombie media.
skyboxcritics.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hope, Zombies, and Resident Evil by @stolisomancer.bsky.social
"In Resident Evil, almost uniquely, victories are possible. They’re always difficult and often costly, but the characters can win. The world can be saved, and is in fact worth saving in the first place."
Read on:
"In Resident Evil, almost uniquely, victories are possible. They’re always difficult and often costly, but the characters can win. The world can be saved, and is in fact worth saving in the first place."
Read on:
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Trending: From stress relief to self-discovery: UW researchers reveal the deeper impact of video games https://www.geekwire.com/2025/from-stress-relief-to-self-discovery-uw-researchers-reveal-the-deeper-impact-of-video-games/
October 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Trending: From stress relief to self-discovery: UW researchers reveal the deeper impact of video games https://www.geekwire.com/2025/from-stress-relief-to-self-discovery-uw-researchers-reveal-the-deeper-impact-of-video-games/
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Reactionary content creators and “thought leaders” truly believe they’re the other side of a coin. They think that a decades-old market research firm whose value is entirely dependent upon its veracity is cooking its numbers to push an agenda because that is what they do.
October 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Reactionary content creators and “thought leaders” truly believe they’re the other side of a coin. They think that a decades-old market research firm whose value is entirely dependent upon its veracity is cooking its numbers to push an agenda because that is what they do.
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New report about crazy Xbox profit expectations helps shed light on Microsoft’s broader gaming changes https://www.geekwire.com/2025/new-report-about-crazy-xbox-profit-expectations-helps-shed-light-on-microsofts-broader-gaming-changes/
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
New report about crazy Xbox profit expectations helps shed light on Microsoft’s broader gaming changes https://www.geekwire.com/2025/new-report-about-crazy-xbox-profit-expectations-helps-shed-light-on-microsofts-broader-gaming-changes/
I've often joked that the Trump presidencies feel like a rejected parody script from 1985, but no individual element bothers me as much as this.
The CDC head during COVID being named "Redfield," and now this shitbird having the same name as the evil corporation from "The Boys," is too on the nose.
The CDC head during COVID being named "Redfield," and now this shitbird having the same name as the evil corporation from "The Boys," is too on the nose.
ProPublica's @andykroll.bsky.social had a *great* piece on Russ Vought earlier this month.
If you've got a moment to sit and read, it's worth your time:
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
If you've got a moment to sit and read, it's worth your time:
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I've often joked that the Trump presidencies feel like a rejected parody script from 1985, but no individual element bothers me as much as this.
The CDC head during COVID being named "Redfield," and now this shitbird having the same name as the evil corporation from "The Boys," is too on the nose.
The CDC head during COVID being named "Redfield," and now this shitbird having the same name as the evil corporation from "The Boys," is too on the nose.
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I genuinely wonder when people are gonna start voting with their wallets and stop rewarding companies for using AI, Arc Raiders using it for genAI voices is frankly disgusting and it blows my mind that some people will defend it, and now Arc Raiders is sitting at 3rd top selling on Steam
October 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I genuinely wonder when people are gonna start voting with their wallets and stop rewarding companies for using AI, Arc Raiders using it for genAI voices is frankly disgusting and it blows my mind that some people will defend it, and now Arc Raiders is sitting at 3rd top selling on Steam
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“My life was a series of battles. And I kept on winning.”: Skybox remembers Tomonobu Itagaki by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social feat. several Skybox contributors
"Tomonobu Itagaki was a rock star. Maybe our last one."
Read on:
"Tomonobu Itagaki was a rock star. Maybe our last one."
Read on:
“My life was a series of battles. And I kept on winning.”: Skybox remembers Tomonobu Itagaki
A tribute to Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive director Tomonobu Itagaki from multiple Skybox contributors.
skyboxcritics.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“My life was a series of battles. And I kept on winning.”: Skybox remembers Tomonobu Itagaki by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social feat. several Skybox contributors
"Tomonobu Itagaki was a rock star. Maybe our last one."
Read on:
"Tomonobu Itagaki was a rock star. Maybe our last one."
Read on:
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That's right
October 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
That's right
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Former Team Ninja boss Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away, as confirmed by his Facebook and personal friends. "Words of departure - my life's light is about to run out." www.facebook.com/tomonobu.ita...
October 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Former Team Ninja boss Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away, as confirmed by his Facebook and personal friends. "Words of departure - my life's light is about to run out." www.facebook.com/tomonobu.ita...
Life of a guide writer: I am now cursed to forever spin 180 at the start of any new level of every game and check to see if there's a secret behind me.
This is exclusively because of that one DOOM level where the chainsaw is hidden right behind you at the start.
This is exclusively because of that one DOOM level where the chainsaw is hidden right behind you at the start.
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Life of a guide writer: I am now cursed to forever spin 180 at the start of any new level of every game and check to see if there's a secret behind me.
This is exclusively because of that one DOOM level where the chainsaw is hidden right behind you at the start.
This is exclusively because of that one DOOM level where the chainsaw is hidden right behind you at the start.
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“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’
Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs
www.independent.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Today did remind me to look up the link, if any, between Hershey's Mr. Goodbar and Diane Keaton's LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR. Apparently there isn't any and the candy's over 50 years older.
I might've renamed the candy after the movie came out, were it me.
I might've renamed the candy after the movie came out, were it me.
October 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Today did remind me to look up the link, if any, between Hershey's Mr. Goodbar and Diane Keaton's LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR. Apparently there isn't any and the candy's over 50 years older.
I might've renamed the candy after the movie came out, were it me.
I might've renamed the candy after the movie came out, were it me.
Every time I see the word "capex," I think it's something to do with superheroes before I realize I'm reading financial news. Always interesting to see how my brain poison has manifested today.
October 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Every time I see the word "capex," I think it's something to do with superheroes before I realize I'm reading financial news. Always interesting to see how my brain poison has manifested today.
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“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”
1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015
1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”
1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015
1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015