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Brittney Brombacher @brittney.bsky.social Doin’ rad stuff in video games | http://blondenerd.com | 🎮🥃❤️Britt(at)http://blondenerd.com
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|Ex-PlayStation, Ex-Harmonix // Ex-The Main Drag Drummer|
Luckily in the right place/right time for a few big games.
Loves games, music, TV, my wife & kid.
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“Fun” & Games Podcast 🔜 PAX West @funandgamespod.bsky.social A show about the changing landscape of gaming. Chats w/ guests in & outside the industry. Hosted by @djstormageddon.com & @gnoisegenerator.bsky.social.
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Brad Gallaway @bradgallaway.bsky.social Gamecritics.com Editor. So Videogames Podcast host. Pro-BLM & LGBTQIA. Anti-Fascist. MOTU stan. My wife is the best. He/Him.
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Six One Indie @sixoneindie.com Approachable showcases and means of visibility for indie developers.
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Retrogamepapa @retrogamepapa.bsky.social Musician and gamer/collector. I have my own podcast (Dutch and English) and website about gaming and being a dad.
Gamer by heart, musician (drummer) by trade, writer and artist on the side. And above all: a proud dad! Check out www.retrogamepapa.nl
Brad | He/Him @baldfi.bsky.social I use a Glass Half Full approach to entertainment and am passionate about inclusivity, accessibility, and preservation in gaming.
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Brad Lynch @marinov1.bsky.social Is it the shoes?!
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Alex Navarro @alexnavarro.bsky.social part of the new cruelty / current: exactly one third of nextlander / previously: giant bomb, harmonix, gamespot, screened
Pat Baer @patbaer.bsky.social Twitch Streamer. Underrated Demisexual. He/Him
I post promotional material, wrestling thoughts, and I re-sket alot.
A tweet announcing I was being laid off appeared in Vulture and the New York Times.
https://www.patbaer.com
patbaer@gmail.com
Barrett Courtney @barrettcourtney.bsky.social Senior Technical Director at Kinda Funny
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social Gaming. Cofounder/blogging at @Aftermath.site.
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Video at Highlight Reel.
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Occasional DIY LaserDisc Archivist
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Mary Kish @merrykish.bsky.social Head of Community at #Twitch. 1/3 #fireescapecast. What's life if you never take off your pants and slide on the ice once in a while.
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Brad Shoemaker @bradshoemaker.bsky.social 1/3 of @nextlander.com, 1/2 of @techpod.content.town. Formerly Giant Bomb, GameSpot
Adam Boyes @boyes.bsky.social Founder & CEO, of Vivrato, a company focused on healing the video game industry. Ex-Co-CEO Iron Galaxy Studios, Ex-PlayStation sharing video guy, Canadian, Dad and Dad Joke author, best uncle you probably don’t have.
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Jordan Middler @jordanmiddler.bsky.social Journalist, VGC.
Host, The VGC Podcast.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site Aftermath is an independent, worker-owned website about video games and internet culture.
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Lock Stock and Two Smoking Controllers Podcast @tscpodcast.bsky.social https://open.spotify.com/show/0jXvL2r7mYrUzvfMvgHq1T?si=qB9h3KYMQRGVlqFuzEhgxA
Another podcast about two guys who love video games. Or mostly love them.
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Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social Head Game Scout at Secret Mode. Formerly Team17, Fireshine. Opinions expressed here are my own. Core Keeper, Shadows of Doubt, Everything is Crab
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