Thomas Wilde
@stolisomancer.bsky.social
Nerd-style word hero. Bylines: GeekWire, Hard Drive, Kotaku, IGN, elsewhere.
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Reposting for some higher traffic: I put up a new piece over the weekend for my newsletter about indie games.
Sickness slowed me down, but I've got a new post up on my indie-gaming newsletter. This week, I've been playing Heart Machine's POSSESSOR(S):
Ghosts of Dead Cities: Possessor(s)
Well, that didn’t work out like I expected. The plan was to take this column weekly again, but then I got on a plane during a national flu spike. I’m fine now, but it was hard to get my act together f...
cheating-at-solitaire.ghost.io
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Reposting for some higher traffic: I put up a new piece over the weekend for my newsletter about indie games.
Sickness slowed me down, but I've got a new post up on my indie-gaming newsletter. This week, I've been playing Heart Machine's POSSESSOR(S):
Ghosts of Dead Cities: Possessor(s)
Well, that didn’t work out like I expected. The plan was to take this column weekly again, but then I got on a plane during a national flu spike. I’m fine now, but it was hard to get my act together f...
cheating-at-solitaire.ghost.io
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Sickness slowed me down, but I've got a new post up on my indie-gaming newsletter. This week, I've been playing Heart Machine's POSSESSOR(S):
I'm generally all right with Duck Duck Go as a replacement for Google... except that it keeps turning its goddamn AI summary option back on by itself.
I wouldn't be using DDG in the first place if I wanted that shit, man.
I wouldn't be using DDG in the first place if I wanted that shit, man.
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I'm generally all right with Duck Duck Go as a replacement for Google... except that it keeps turning its goddamn AI summary option back on by itself.
I wouldn't be using DDG in the first place if I wanted that shit, man.
I wouldn't be using DDG in the first place if I wanted that shit, man.
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Everybody shut the fuck up and pay attention to the most important thing happening at this moment.
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Everybody shut the fuck up and pay attention to the most important thing happening at this moment.
Making the switch to Vivaldi to get off of Chrome.
The biggest adjustment so far is that it darkens the active tab, which is the exact opposite of how every other browser does it. For some reason I can't get used to this.
The biggest adjustment so far is that it darkens the active tab, which is the exact opposite of how every other browser does it. For some reason I can't get used to this.
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Making the switch to Vivaldi to get off of Chrome.
The biggest adjustment so far is that it darkens the active tab, which is the exact opposite of how every other browser does it. For some reason I can't get used to this.
The biggest adjustment so far is that it darkens the active tab, which is the exact opposite of how every other browser does it. For some reason I can't get used to this.
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A true Canadian hero: "Fuck AI, fuck it so hard, just fuck it to death."
January 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
A true Canadian hero: "Fuck AI, fuck it so hard, just fuck it to death."
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Meta layoffs hit Seattle-area VR studio Camouflaj, developer behind ‘Batman’ game https://www.geekwire.com/2026/meta-layoffs-hit-seattle-area-vr-studio-camouflaj-developer-behind-batman-game/
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Meta layoffs hit Seattle-area VR studio Camouflaj, developer behind ‘Batman’ game https://www.geekwire.com/2026/meta-layoffs-hit-seattle-area-vr-studio-camouflaj-developer-behind-batman-game/
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Roth is always well worth reading, but this is one of the Roth essays where you think to yourself, yeah, people trying to understand this era are gonna be reading this 40 years from now
January 15, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Roth is always well worth reading, but this is one of the Roth essays where you think to yourself, yeah, people trying to understand this era are gonna be reading this 40 years from now
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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"To all the haters out there, keep it up. It's working."
—@davidgerard.co.uk
—@davidgerard.co.uk
US voters hate AI — and politicians are noticing
YouTube video by Pivot to AI
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 AM
"To all the haters out there, keep it up. It's working."
—@davidgerard.co.uk
—@davidgerard.co.uk
Great. Now Gemini wants to "help me write" in Gmail even when I've shut it off.
This is less a feature and more like a curse. At least Clippy could take a fucking hint.
This is less a feature and more like a curse. At least Clippy could take a fucking hint.
January 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Great. Now Gemini wants to "help me write" in Gmail even when I've shut it off.
This is less a feature and more like a curse. At least Clippy could take a fucking hint.
This is less a feature and more like a curse. At least Clippy could take a fucking hint.
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Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
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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...
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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...
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.
giantbomb.com
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.