Second Wind @secondwindgroup.com Worker-owned media. We make lots of video essays, podcasts and livestreams about video games, movies and TV shows. https://youtube.com/@secondwindgroup
From the former team of The Escapist.
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Static Hour | Barkbyte Interactive @barkbyte.bsky.social Creators of upcoming slow-burn psychological 1980s newsroom thriller, Static Hour!
https://barkbyteinteractive.com
@leolovesgame.bsky.social @leolovesgame.bsky.social
Winston Tang (ACTING OUT Coming Soon!) @winstonoftang.bsky.social Working on ACTING OUT, a co-op movie maker and PROJECT NIRVANA, a Buddhist souls-like prototype.
Co-Founder of Samurai Punk. Worked on Screencheat, The American Dream, TRIOS, Roombo, JUSTICE SUCKS.
MRK @mrkn1v3s.bsky.social Based in Tokyo🗼 / 1/3 of Video Game Prom👑 /🕹️ Classic Arcade and FPS Lover 🔫/ PR for your favorite new game🎮 / 📧kyle@kylehovanec.com
Time Extension @timeextension.com Breathing new life into old games. Retro gaming news, reviews and features from the lovely people behind @nintendolife.com
@pushsquare.com and @purexbox.com
www.timeextension.com
Push Square @pushsquare.com All the very latest PS5 / PSVR2 / PlayStation Plus / PS4 news, reviews and features. Do you Push Square? #PlayStation #PS5 #PSVR2 #PS4 #PlayStationVR #PSPlus
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Nintendo Life @nintendolife.com The latest Nintendo Switch news, reviews and videos. We are the most visited #Nintendo site in the world. DMs open. #NintendoSwitch #Switch #3DS
www.nintendolife.com
Matt Lorrigan @mattlorrigan.bsky.social PR guy @ Swipe Right PR | Used to write/podcast for Xbox Achievements, PlayStation Trophies, VideoGamer | He/Him
Fabi @weefairyfabi.bsky.social 🪴✨ PhD researcher @RCS, Games PR, Game Dev~
Fueled by ramen and spite🇦🇹🇯🇵🏴 https://weefairyfabi.itch.io
AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.social Indie game champion & critic
Host of the Little Victories podcast: @littlevictoriesap.bsky.social
Twitch, email & more: andresplays.carrd.co
The Gary @gtburns.bsky.social Director at 1UP. PR with extra life.
#Animation fanboy. #Film #TV #Gamer #Football #MUFC
Fandom Ledger @fandomledger.com Video Game and anime news and reviews. Plus a bunch of other fun shit. @advanced.gg partner. Pokemon, Umamusume, and Hololive are the best.
https://www.fandomledger.com
Elijah Beahm Ver. 3.1 @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social My book Make Us Whole: The History of Dead Space is available now: https://www.lostincult.co.uk/makeuswhole
Author, Affirming Protestant, occasional Consultant & QA Tester
Opinions are mine
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The Triple-i Initiative @iii-initiative.bsky.social 45 minutes of back-to-back game announcements with zero fluff.
World premieres. Gameplay reveals. Release dates.
No hosts. No ads. Just games.
October 8th - 9am PDT / noon EDT / 6pm CEST.
Until Then ➡️ gamescom 2025 @untilthengame.com The world hasn't ended yet 🦋 untilthengame.com
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1574820
Switch: nintendo.com/us/store/products/until-then-switch
PS5: store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10004486
Cyrus Nemati @ahoymehearties.bsky.social BAFTA-nominated creator of Vampire Therapist!
Comedy/drama writer, amateur historian, antipositivist, voice actor (Hades II). Chaos energy. He/him/heretic
IT.mk @it.mk Официјален Bluesky профил на http://IT.mk - Најголемата ИТ заедница во Македонија 💻
Објавуваме TL;DR постови и кратки вести од ИТ индустријата. Ofc и по некое meme...
Time to Morp | OUT NOW @teamhalfbeard.bsky.social Indie developers, who released “Time to Morp” - a game about weird and quirky creatures! Play Time to Morp NOW ON STEAM♥⬇
https://store.steampowered.com/app/977510/Time_to_Morp/?utm_source=bluesky
Harún Ali @retroali93.bsky.social Part Time Game Design Lecturer at Calderdale College, prev worked at: No Brakes Games, Cloud Imperium, Bradford College, TT Games (all views my own)
Harry Mitchell @harrymitchell.co.uk Makin trailers for @powerwashsimulator.co.uk, makin games with @wenapclub.bsky.social • Views own 🏳️🌈🏴
Six One Indie @sixoneindie.com Approachable showcases and means of visibility for indie developers.
📺 Showcase | May 21st, 2026
🛠️ Demo Days | July 31st - August 7th
🐦 www.SixOneIndie.com
🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are human rights.
PCGamesN @pcgamesn.com Everything you need to know about PC gaming, hardware, and Half-Life 3.
Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social Multi-award-winning reporter at @kotaku.com. Formerly: @ign.com, @gibiz.bsky.social, and more. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. Email: rvalentine@kotaku.com Signal: duckvalentine.47
Austin Wood @woodwould.bsky.social 13-year game journalist. Senior writer at GamesRadar+. Previously: PC Gamer, IGN, Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer. Email: austin(dot)wood(at)futurenet(dot)com
Chris Lawn @pressplaygaming.net Freelance games writer. Prev. bylines: Waypoint, GamesHub, Kotaku AU, Player 2. Beats: Indie games, RPGs. My little site: www.pressplaygaming.net
Xarex 🐁 @maus.tv 🐭- That One Mouse
🎥- Twitch Streamer
📖- loremaster of the standingtrials.com universe
HCJustin @hcjustin.com twitch.tv/hcjustin
RVA / hcjustingaming at gmail for biz / 11 year twitch partner / guitar doer / having fun on line
Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org Eternal Skies is a moddable singleplayer TCG RPG. It is inspired by GBA/GBC TCGs, Skies of Arcadia, and Slavic mythology There are also a variety of difficulty options and a card creator.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133320/Eternal_Skies_TCG/
Elliot Gardner @elliotlgardner.bsky.social Freelance journalist and content guy. T: @ElliotLGardner
Portfolio: https://elgardner4.wixsite.com/website
Words in: TheGuardian, PC Gamer, TechRadar, NME, PCGamesN, VG247, RedBull Gaming and more!
👽Jonesy👽 @jonesyspacecat.bsky.social ❤️Youtube Gamer/Reactor
💜Twitch streamer 🎮
🌎UK/London
🧠Neurodivergent
Link to my info ⤵️
📲 Linktr.ee/JonesySpaceCat
📧 jonesymanagement@gmail.com
Sleepyhead Games @sleepyheaddevs.bsky.social Solo indiedev working on my 2D platformer, Rune Song 🧙🏻♂️🧁
Play the demo and wishlist on Steam!
s.team/a/2429280
Join the Discord!
http://discord.gg/khMTmaF2U6
kateeeeeey @kateeey.bsky.social Content Manager @ Fanvue!
Mikhail @va11halla.bsky.social Words about games on multiple platforms with a handheld focus and some good coffee on the side. Find my work on RPG Site, TouchArcade, Into The Spine, Nintendo Insider, Steam Deck HQ, Respec, & more. Avatar by Kiri from Sukeban Games.
Opinions my own.
Nick Calandra @nickjcal.bsky.social Co-Founder and Editor in Chief of @secondwindgroup.com Creating the video series Unpacked, and working on secret projects. Former Editor in Chief of The Escapist.
Email: nick.calandra@secondwindgroup.com
Emily | No Small Games @ Home @aspecificegg.bsky.social Co-founder & host of @nosmallgames.bsky.social | Indie games critic | Fullstack Web Dev by day | Streaming indies on Twitch by night
https://nosmallgames.com/emily-merritt/
📧 Biz: aspecificegg@gmail.com
House House @househouse.com We made Push Me Pull You, and an Untitled Goose Game: goose.game. Big Walk is out now: bigwalk.game
househouse.com
Skill Up @skillup.bsky.social YouTube sellout https://linktr.ee/skillupyt Business only: skillup@night.co
.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social :: lead dev @ darkwebSTREAMER @darkwebSTREAMER.bsky.social
::: anthropologist|englishslit🌱
👁️🗨️ darkwebSTREAMER: tinyurl.com/darkwebstreamer
👂 podcast: directional.show
✉️ chantal @ whalitfdotcom
Gavin Clayton @gavinclayton.bsky.social Hello! I'm the creator and lead developer behind Daggerfall Unity.
Now working part-time on another game.
Devlog: https://dev.interkarma.net
Location: Australia
Ben Chandler @threeohfour.bsky.social I make games! Known for Old Skies, Expelled!, Nighthawks, Unavowed, Technobabylon, Blackwell Epiphany, Shardlight, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator and more. :)
Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social Making comedy adventure game 'The Dungeon Experience' with Bone Assembly
Made the game 'Paradigm'
Team Cherry @teamcherry.bsky.social Sweet, round games!
Toast Interactive | Max Mustard Out Now! @toastinteractive.bsky.social Award-winning Australian Virtual Reality Studio, creators of Max Mustard and Richie's Plank Experience | Join our Discord 👉 https://discord.gg/DQqK59B4Nv
Qualbert.com 🔜 MIGW @qualbert.com Head to http://Qualbert.com for game reviews that are more than just a number! | We ♥ Aus games!
Got a game to share? 📧 Email qualbertgaming@gmail.com
Join our Discord to chat indies: https://discord.gg/38TY7SVq43
froggi @froggi.dev I do all sorts of stuff | 26 | 🇦🇺🏳️🌈
www.froggi.dev
Safe place for everyone <3
Dylan Perrett 🍜 @dylanperrett.bsky.social Associate Lead Animator @Gameloft | PREV: @5LivesStudios/@PlaySideStudios/@DefiantDev
Occasional Photographer | Hoarder of Unopened Board Games & Unpainted Minis | Hollow Knight Enjoyer.
📍Brisbane, Australia
▶️ vimeo.com/dbperrett
Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social Voice Actor #Dispatch #Warhammer | Gamedev @layersdeep.bsky.social prev #GodofWarLaufey | Filmmaker @CharredPictures.com |
alanah@optshift.co
https://linktr.ee/alanahpearce
Ryan Penning ✨ @ryanpenning.com ✨Award Winning Producer and Games Industry Expert. Thinking and looking for what’s next?
Previously @ Chaos Theory Games, @ Mighty Kingdom, @ Ultimate Studio, Games Investment Manager @ Screen NSW
Won some AGDA's • Rising Star & more!
Stubbornly made
Serenade @serenade.games We put on alternative games events!
Next: ???
Prev: FORM, Tangents @ Sabby ALT: EX @ Powerhouse ALT: GAMES, #gameaweeksyd2025, Serenade Showcase @ #SXSW Sydney 2023, Games Spaces for Static Vision, Ink Jam Sabby https://serenade.games
Waypoint @waypoint-events.com Waypoint is a premium networking event for the video game industry, providing a professional environment for developers, publishers, and media to socialise.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/waypointevents
Noble Steed Games @noblesteedau.bsky.social Your game's best friend.
✨Indie game studio & consultancy in Sydney
✨Website: https://noblesteedgames.com/
✨Our Discord: http://discord.gg/Ka8suskKcs
Lisy Kane @lisykane.com 🎮 WINGS Advisor, VicScreen Board, IGDA-F Board
✨ Production-for-hire (Massive Monster, onepixel. dog & more)
💜 Co-Founder Girl Geek Academy
🔄 Prev Kepler / Kowloon Nights, LoG
🌺 She/Her
🦘 MELB | Korean-Australian
https://linktr.ee/lisyk
Massive Monster @massivemonster.bsky.social Game making MONSTER!!!
We made Cult of the Lamb!
twitter sucks hehe
Paul Kopetko @paulkopetko.bsky.social Game developer, sound designer and composer.
Creator of @boomerangfu.bsky.social on Switch, Xbox, PlayStation and Steam.
Portfolio 👉 https://paulkopetko.com/
BURD @tezamondo.bsky.social + paperhousegames.com
+ Paperbark | Wood & Weather
+ self destructive optimist
was cool until you got to know me
Ben Britten @benbritten.bsky.social Previously worked on many, many games; gamedev for nearly 20 years. I am old. I post random 3d printing stuff and sometimes bunnies. He/Him. Australia. Also birds apparently.
Rebecca Fernandez O'Shea @rebeccafernandez.bsky.social Senior Graphics Programmer at Nixxes Software @nixxessoftware.bsky.social Previously TT Games and WeirdBeard Games. A member of Port Jackson Greens and the Sustainable Transport branch of Climate Change Balmain/Rozelle.
Reloader @reloader-au.bsky.social Australia’s newest outlet covering video games, tech, and entertainment
reloader.com.au
Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social Awards-nominated freelance writer (ScreenHub, Kotaku Aus, Stevivor, PowerUp!, Byteside, Player 2, CheckPoint, SUPERJUMP, Qualbert, NG+, LT3, JPG). Highly opinionated on games, miniatures, & wrasslin'.
They/Them.
https://muckrack.com/jam-walker
David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social Co-founder and Creative Director at summerfallstudios.com. Canadian game dev who escaped the winter and is now living in Melbourne, Australia! He/Him
Steve Stamatiadis @spacecaptsteve.bsky.social Krome Studios co-founder
Award-winning Australian video game designer & drawing guy.
Blade Kitten, TY the Tasmanian Tiger, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, The Crinoline Crime Club, and Gunwale.
I love making pizza.
https://linktr.ee/spacecaptsteve
Delaney King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social Senior videogame tech artist /art director.
Unreal Tournament 04, Dragonage, D&D Online, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Stellaris, Civ IV + more. VFX Where The Wild Things Are.
https://www.delaneyking.com
Renee O'flynn @scree.bsky.social Freelance video game journalist. Reviewer for Qualbert.com. Making content for Switchaboo and the IndiEXP.
Apologies will happen.
Contact me! Scree(at)y7mail(dot)com
Portfolio: (in progress) http://scree66.wordpress.com
Kaiju - Monstrous Non-Binary ⚧️🦖 @enbykaiju.itch.io Queer Monster - TransEnby (They\Them)
Occasionally NSFW | Queer & Disabled Game Dev
Adventure Game, Giant Monster & Film Noir nerd
http://ko-fi.com/enbykaiju | http://enbykaiju.com (Digital Diversity Project)
Chris Yearn @chrisyearn.bsky.social Senior Animator @sledgehammergames.com • Prev: Lecturer, worked on some old games • Dad x 3 • ✝️ 🥁 🏹 • Opinions are my own
📍 Brisbane, Australia
🔗 https://linktr.ee/chrisyearn
Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social // Managing Editor, @ThisWeekInVideogames.com
// Managing Editor, GamesHub (2021-2023)
// Senior Editor and Video Producer, GameSpot (2008-2020)
// Multi-Award-Winning, Token Asian
// DM's open, edmond@thisweekinvideogames.com
Luna Luna 🏳️⚧️Game Dev / Artist @theballadofluna.bsky.social 3D Artist, Illustrator, #solodev
She/Her Pronouns.🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Chinese Filipino Australian 🇨🇳🇵🇭🇦🇺
I'm making a game called "You Belong"
https://www.artstation.com/lunaelise
I wanna be friends with lots of devs!! 😊
🗨English/日本語🗨
Ben Kosmina @kosmologyb.bsky.social Associate Product Manager for Fellow Traveller | he/him | ace | opinions are not that of my employers
I like good movies and terrible movies, and I have two cats. Narrative games are rad too
Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social Associate Professor: videogames, creative labour, cultural industries. Gamemaker and critic. NTEU member.
The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist (MIT Press): http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545402/
Brisbane, Australia | he/him | can't access DMs sorry
Callum Williams @misterwolfen.bsky.social • 3D Character Artist • Open to full-time, freelance or commission •
I draw sometimes 😌 and make 3D things 🤙
Andrew Mendlik @andrewmendlik.bsky.social Freelance video game Tech Artist. Portfolio website at andrewmendlik.com
Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @hey.paris Game Dev? Producer? Writer? Historian? Programmer? Chihuahua butler?
Co-founder @secretlab.games (Night in the Woods, I Feel Fine, Leonardo’s Moon Ship) + @yarnspinner.dev
Pres @TasGameMakers.com
@themartianlife.com’s husband.
📍lutruwita 🚫 no crypto/AI
Anders @andersg.bsky.social 🇳🇴in🇦🇺 Award winning audio designer, synthesiser and whiskey person. Delverium, Wild n Chill, TFC2, Cozy Caravan, Memory’s Reach, Windbound, Rohingya Boy
ManaBrent 🔮 Final Profit on Steam @finalprofit.bsky.social Melbourne based queer indie dev. Anti-capitalist. Mask wearer.
Made Final Profit, and making Oil Town 🏳️🌈🎮
Freeplay award winner | AGDA nominee | IGF finalist.
Final Profit: https://tinyurl.com/finalprofit
Oil Town: tinyurl.com/oiltwn
Heather [Han] @hanhula.com English game dev @ PlaySide & writer living in Melbourne. WiG Ambassador. I fell into TTRPGs and FFXIV & can't get out! ♥ She/her
FFXIV: Hannelore Lyrium @ Lamia, Azsire Tulyatar @ Sophia
Socials: @hanhula
FE dev @ PC & XR
Check out Istralar @ WorldAnvil
Jack Kirby Crosby🌹👨🎨 @jkcrosbyfun.bsky.social 👨🎨🌹Art stuff. Game dev.
🚫 gen-images or Cr*pto
Free Palestine
✍️Concept art / illustrator
✍️Summerhill.
🎨Art Director: Moving Out 2,
🎤DnD Podcast: @dicepaperrole
Insta: http://instagram.com/jkcrosbyfun/
AS: www.artstation.com/jkcrosbyfun
he/him -Naarm
South Australian Games Association @sagames.org SAGA is a games industry non-profit created to promote, champion, network and inspire the SA game development community.
https://sagames.org
Piers 💫 🔜 MIGW @piers.zip Solo dev cat person
📍 Brisbane 🇦🇺
💫 Working on Freeline! - a frenetic, kinetic, parkour speedrunning platformer.
✨ https://parkourcat.com/ - Wishlist Now!
🌐 https://piers.zip/
20 | They/Them
Tony Albrecht @tonyalbrecht.bsky.social Aussie Game Dev of 25+ years.
Principal Engineer at Riot Games.
Brews beer, plays games, lives life.
he/him
Kelsey Gamble @kindofsquishy.bsky.social Studio Momager for @newblood.games. Executive Producer for Oddlark. Publishing Producer for hire. For legal reasons I am a joke and so is everything I say
Dan Golding @dangolding.com Professor of Media at Monash University. Composer for games like Untitled Goose Game, Frog Detective, Mars First Logistics. Host of ABC Classic’s ‘Screen Sounds’ (Sat 6pm).
dangolding.com
Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social Harness the power of Samurai Unicorn and fight to save Sydney3 from the Dream Eaters.
Wishlist > https://store.steampowered.com/app/2494020/Samurai_Unicorn/
Support us > https://www.patreon.com/SamuraiUnicorn
Wren Brier @wrenegade.bsky.social Creative Director of Unpacking📦, currently taking a break from game dev to enjoy other things life has to offer.
Tim Dawson @ironicaccount.bsky.social indie game dev
Assault Android Cactus🔋, Unpacking📦, Tempopo🌷
Elliot @skelliot.bsky.social Lead, Product Designer, Games Developer. B.Sc. (Game Programming SAE Sydney). Ex Founder of Young Australian Skeptics. JumpJumpDie.
Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺
Ash McAllan @acegiak.bsky.social Gamedev Priestess. Making stuff at Neon Giant. Game design, ttrpgs, birds, weird robots.
Caps Collective @capscollective.com We're an Australian indie game dev collective committed to making games, building and maintaining open-source projects, and sharing the arcane knowledge we happen upon along the way.
Contact: devs@capscollective.com
AstroKerrie @astrokerrie.bsky.social Content at PAX Aus.
🌻 Previous: ESLAustralia/DreamHack, Crunchyroll/AnimeLab ANZ ✨ She/Her 🍋
Gemma Driscoll @geeofdee.bsky.social Award winning yapper talking about video games online and on TV | Presenter, performer, (p)writer for hire | ABC | Views are my own | she/her
Email: gemmabdriscoll@gmail.com
Stephanie Harkin @saharkin.bsky.social Lecturer at RMIT researching feminine gaming | she/her
Author: Girlhood Games: Gender, Identity and Coming of Age in Videogames
Curator Feminine Play: feminineplay.org
Will 🌱 @willmesilane.com I made Cult of the Lamb 🕹Accessibility Advocate 🤔Opinions are mine (and probably bad)
Senior Developer at SMG Studio
willmesilane.com
Jasmine ✨ Momento 🧸 Out Now! @themajichan.bsky.social ✨Hi, I'm Jasmine! 🇵🇭 🇦🇺 I'm a 2D game artist
✨co-founder of @nomostudio.bsky.social
🧸 Currently working on @playmomento.com with Jess and Julian! 🧸 OUT NOW on Steam and consoles!! (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474770)
SIFTER @sifterhq.bsky.social 🎮🏆Australia Podcast Award winning video games podcast network with interviews, reviews and news | 📧hello {at} sifter.com.au
🥀𝕭𝖊𝖓𝖏𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖓 𝕰𝖊🥀MALYS: the Exorcist deckbuilder OUT NOW! 🕯️👹 @theboyofcheese.bsky.social Asian-Australian Art Heaux™️, Art Director for @summerfallstudios.com, Magic: the Gathering Illustrator, Dungeon Master, plays games on easy. (He/Him) 🦇❤️💜💙
NO AI / NO NFT | Opinions are my own
meredith 🙂↕️ @merryh.bsky.social 🙋🏻 hello!
🦋 head of marketing @wingsfund.me
🔑 bizdev & production consultant
💜 ex @summerfallstudios.com / @wearevicscreen
🏢 cofounder @accessunlockanz
💌 curator for @indiedigest.dev
🦋 she/her
🎮 merryh.dev