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The Midwest, USA
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Chloe Appleby @chloeappleby.bsky.social Award winning Games Curator at Powerhouse Museum Sydney.
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Maximum Utmost - https://maxutmost.com/
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dovetail (Fretless is out now on Steam!) @iamdovetail.bsky.social indie dev | sound and music for Fretless the GuitaRPG. Get it here ~ https://bit.ly/Fretless-Game ~
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Limited Run Games @limitedrungames.com We publish physical games! Fans of indies, retro games, cult classics, and more.
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Simon Parkin @simonparkin.bsky.social Author and journalist. Creator of the My Perfect Console podcast. www.simonparkin.com
Lost In Cult @lostincult.co.uk Video Game Culture, Preserved. Award Winning Creative Studio & No.1 Bestselling Book Publisher Est. 2020.
lostincult.co.uk
Someone in a "Sexy" Jeremy Parish Halloween Costume @jparish.bsky.social NES Works/Segaiden video and book producer; Retronauts co-host. Speaks the binary programming language of moisture vaporators. I did not invent the word "Metroidvania," and my opinions don't represent those of my employers. He/him. Header pic: Sonya Yruel.
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