Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners.
I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA.
I post insights about the video games industry, as well as thoughts on tech, politics, history, science and public transit.
Games Industry Gathering @thegig.bsky.social Welcome to #TheGIG - an exclusive and inclusive networking community for games industry professionals with over 8000 global members.
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Chloe Appleby @chloeappleby.bsky.social Award winning Games Curator at Powerhouse Museum Sydney.
ALT: GAMES curatorial lead.
Board Chair 🪑 at Freeplay.
Indie game lover. Pokemon freak.
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Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com quit tech to make the most stupid game possible
🏩 Building Relationships 🏘️
indie dev - GDC Speaker - He/Him 🏳️🌈
pole dances to video game music
pls wishlist 👇
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/Building_Relationships
Code Stew @codestew.itch.io Game Dev (Programmer, Designer & Level Designer), ADHD 🇦🇺
Anti-Ai, LLMs not welcome here.
Currently developing Non-Euclidean Boomer Shooter called:
Slipgate Crisis
Game Link:
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Other Socials:
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Trent Kusters @trentkusters.bsky.social studio director League of Geeks • co-host AIAS #GameMakersNotebook • GDC board • co-creator Armello + Solium Infernum + Jumplight Odyssey
Dana Danielle @dddanaaa.bsky.social hello :) https://www.instagram.com/gradient.fill/
Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social Captain of Kitfox Games (Streets of Fortuna, Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud). Co-director of Pixelles & Polaris. She/her. Be full of love. Put in the effort.
Jon Cartwright (GameConsulting.com.au) @gameconsulting.bsky.social 40 year veteran games developer. Working with Screen Agencies, Publishers, and Developers.
Production on (REDACTED) for Fireshine
Production on DREDGE, Moving Out 2, Before We Leave, Age of Darkness, CONSCRIPT for Team17.
www.gameconsulting.com.au
Shamubeel Eaqub @seaqub.bsky.social Economist, based in NZ. Co-author of “Generation Rent”, author of “Growing Apart” aka “zombie town”. Musings on NZ economy.
More about me at
https://www.eaqub.com/
Vic Michaelis @vicmmic.bsky.social actor + improviser + sorry about the birds
NZ Games Festival @nzgamesfest.bsky.social New Zealand's very own celebration of gaming, for all ages ✨ 2026 NZ Games Festival starts from May 1 - 13! 🎉
Tickets on sale now! | tinyurl.com/NZGF-Tickets2026
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com Co-founder of @aftermath.site. 📍Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite
www.aftermath.site
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Liam Esler @liamesler.bsky.social Executive idiot at Summerfall Studios, creators of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical and upcoming exorcism deckbuilder, Malys!
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Elizabeth Wright @wrightdesign.bsky.social Senior Level Designer on #Marvel 1943 at Skydance New Media. Previously #GodofWarRagnarok at Santa Monica Studio, Respawn, EA Vancouver.
Opinions are my own.
Ethical Games @ethicalgames.org Building a code of ethics for the game industry. Account managed by Celia Hodent.
ethicalgames.org
Lucy 👾 🔜 BitSummit @squarienicks.bsky.social 🎮🐕🌙✨💃
Wellington, NZ
QA @ Dinosaur Polo Club
Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social Professionally curious about music. 🎶 for Journey, Sword of the Seam Eternal Strands, Stray Gods, Pathless, Abzu, LEGO Fornite, Aliens Fireteam Elite, AC Syndicate etc
1/2 of BrushesAndKeys
Critical Role @criticalrole.bsky.social The home of storytelling around the table! From our Campaign 4 saga in Aramán to Daggerheart and beyond - join the actual play adventure on Beacon.tv, YT, & Twitch
Sam Riegel @samriegel.bsky.social #CriticalRole #TheLegendOfVoxMachina #MightyNein https://streamily.com/samriegel
Nik 🌻 @nikpantis.bsky.social Aussie in LA. Sr Producer @ Riot Games. Previously Assassin's Creed, Moving Out, Warhammer & more. Horror fan, kinda funny, bi 🌈
Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social Creators of Hades, Pyre, Transistor, and Bastion.
· Merchandise: https://supergiant.games/merch
· Discord: http://discord.gg/supergiant
Shuhei Yoshida @yosp-jp.bsky.social 
@tdrexplorer.bsky.social @tdrexplorer.bsky.social 
Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social One of the people who makes People Make Games.
chris@peoplemakegames.com | Signal: chrisPMG.31
Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social Reporter at Bloomberg | co-host of Triple Click | New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice + Press Reset + Blood, Sweat, and Pixels | Email: jschreier@gmail.com | Signal: jschreier.10
Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social Reporter covering video games at Game File (gamefile.news). Previously launched games coverage at Axios and MTV News. Was Kotaku EiC. stephen(at)gamefile(dot)news he/him
Shape Sender Deluxe ⭐️ by Dead Teapot @deadteapot.games Aotearoa, New Zealand-based studio making Shape Sender Deluxe!
🟡 🟧 ⭐️
⭐️ Wishlist here ⭐️ s.team/a/2976470
nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
Buddy Frost @buddyfrost.bsky.social Game designer at Frost Flame Games. (he/any)
Alex @partiallydisassembled.net Programmer @studiodrydock.com, previously EA Melbourne. Also on https://twitter.com/AHolkner
Luca @lucarosseels.bsky.social Game Developer and Artist
2D Game Artist @ CerebralFix
Aotearoa, New Zealand 
Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net Kiwi, Dad, Human Factors Psychology PhD, & Games User Experience Research.
Director of Intended Experience: https://intendedexperience.nz/
Formerly Epic Games, Player Research, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Te Manatū Waka, & Hamilton Zoo.
Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social Ngāi te Rangi. Hi-octane third international universal donor O NEG. Made award winning video game Umurangi Generation. Making Penguin Colony
Steven ter Heide @steventerheide.bsky.social Creative Director at Wild Sheep Studio.
Previously: Game Director at Guerrilla
Killzone | Rigs | Horizon Zero Dawn | Maestro | Adorable Adventures
Josh K✨ @blametherobot.bsky.social Māori Content Creator || Senior Community Manager
@PikPokGames
Battz @sambattz.bsky.social Lead Animator @ Shapefarm
Carl Leducq @carlleducq.bsky.social Father | Producer at Cerebral Fix | Chairperson NZGDA | Prev. Futureverse Rocketwerkz WetaWorkshop Gameloft | Speaker
Emily 🤓 @emilygamedev.bsky.social An Aussie game dev in Berlin 😈 narrative designer & writer for [REDACTED], former narrative designer, writer and community manager for Before We Leave and Beyond These Stars.
NZ Game Developers Association @nzgda.bsky.social Supporting & developing the Aotearoa video games industry since 2001.
https://www.nzgdc.com/tickets-timeline
Q!✨✨ @qtee314.bsky.social Award Nominated Game programmer @ Ninja Kiwi, Queer, Coooooool person (She/They)
Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com Helping you find the coolest games made in Australia & Aotearoa NZ 🍦🎮 Join the Frosty Fans mailing list to stay up to date! 👉 https://frostygamesfest.beehiiv.com
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Adrian Adrian Adrian @adriangenerator.bsky.social Programmer and Game Designer @ massivemonster.bsky.social, working on @cultofthelamb.bsky.social and secret stuff 🐑🤘 Reposting game dev stuff for inspiration 🌟 Massive swing dance nerd 👟👟
(he/him)
NZ CODE @nz-code.nz Fostering a creative digital industry underpinned by video game development and training pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand.
PikPok @pikpokgames.bsky.social Official account for New Zealand’s largest game development and publishing studio.
Anna Barham 🔜 NZGDC @annabarham.bsky.social 2026 NZGDA Chair. Managing Director of Balancing Monkey Games. Beyond These Stars is coming 15 October!! on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2295060/Beyond_These_Stars/
Jared Trail @trailblazerr.bsky.social Lead Software Engineer at @A44Games | Co-founder and Lead Programmer at @rainbite | @jaredtrail on twitter | He/Him
Mario Wynands @mariowynands.bsky.social Game developer, business owner, food wrangler (PikPok)
The Verge @theverge.com Covering life in the future
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🥀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
Sav Wolfe @transwitcher.bsky.social Triple Award Winning game developer, Manager of Events, Content and Communication at IGEA, Content and Admin on GCAP, horror freak, crafts, thanatology and cryptozoology. Trans and queer!
Was previously TimesNTroubles on the other sites.
Shannon Hale ✨️ @haleceon.bsky.social Game Artist | Animator. 👽✨
Artist and User Experience Designer at Dinosaur Polo Club making Mini Motorways and more!
https://haleceon.art
Philip Buchanan @philipbuchanan.bsky.social Indie Developer - It's Anecdotal. Creating 39 Days to Mars, Mini Matches, and Up to Par.
Big Bearded Jay @bigbeardedjay.bsky.social 
Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social Long Time Internet Guy
nathania @antlord.bsky.social Animator/mocap gremlin/3D artist
Animation Lead @spacerockgames.bsky.social
Community Organiser @aucklandmakesgames
Board Member @ NZGDA
Prev lecturer @ MDS, Anim Lead @ Mighty Eyes, 3D artist and animator @ SkillsVR, Conical
she/they 🇳🇿
Andrew Peek @andrewpeek.bsky.social Experienced QA Tester at PikPok
He/Him
💫 Poppy 💫 @grubkiss.bsky.social Goblin artist 🧌✨ I work at Dinosaur Polo Club 🦕✨ they/them
⛓️💥 I make jewlery @ crush.maille on insta ⛓️💥
Cameron Hopkinson @catrelatedpun.bsky.social NZ-based game accessibility consultant, composer, programmer, recluse, and enjoyer of naps. NZ Games Festival board member. They/Them
Amy PJ 🌺 @hellomisspotter.com video games + marketing + probably photos of my dog 👩🏼💻 the @FrostyGamesFest.com girl 🍦 ✧* kiwi in sydney *✧ she/her
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
T-Dog eXtreme @tdogextreme.bsky.social Game dev making a game about clowns, just here to have a good time | Prev. EA and Weta
https://linktr.ee/tdogextreme
Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social ✨ Comms Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us
✨ Wholesome Games organizer
✨ Forbes 30u30, Adweek's Creative 100
✨ Get my book Mastering Community Management: https://www.victoriatran.com/book
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Sami @puggsoy.com Technical Director at Big Adventure | Dungeon Master | He/Him
Alex ✨ @alexbestie.com.au Probably on my phone // They/Them
👀🏳️🌈 I’m gay ahahaahahaha
✨Games Content, Game Dev & Tiktok
✨SMM+Comms Manager @theindiexp.bsky.social
✨NextPlay // Features + News @nextplayau.bsky.social
📌ANZ GAME DEV/Media List BELOW!
DMs open or heyalexbestie@gmail.com
Penny 🏳️⚧️ @aluckypenny.bsky.social A disaster kiwi trans girl, lost in the mystical land of Toronto Canada.
Senior Game Designer on Soulframe at Digital Extremes | Prev: A bunch of other games, Mortal Shell, Ashen, Gamefroot, Beans.
Max Folkman @maxfolkman.bsky.social Writer, Director w/ @nickfolkman.bsky.social • Now: Senior Writer @ Riot Games • Prev: Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank, Miles Morales, MASSIVE CHALICE • voice on @scriptlock.bsky.social • Rep: Dallaslyn Lamb
Nick Folkman @nickfolkman.bsky.social Writer/Twin w/ maxfolkman.bsky.social • Now: Senior Writer at Insomniac Games • Past: Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, We Lost Our Human, Massive Chalice • Also co-host @scriptlock.bsky.social
Ryan Langley 🎮 Game Designer @ryan.makesvideogames.com Senior Game Designer at Evening Star Studios!!! Worked on ClusterDuck, Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. Check out http://www.makesvideogames.com
Check my linktree and follow all my GIF blogs! https://linktr.ee/ryanlangley
Zala 🇵🇸 زالا @zalahabib.bsky.social Lead Systems Designer @ Summerfall Studios
Core Team @ Accessibility Unlocked🔑
Prev: Dinosaur Polo Club 🦖, RiffRaffDev 🦅 
Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social Podcaster and newsletter writer about housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa. Free and paid versions here: https://open.substack.com/pub/thekaka?r=akd4&utm_medium=ios
Philip Tibitoski @ptibz.younghorses.com Co-founder + President @younghorses.com, creators of Bugsnax and Octodad. (he/him) https://younghorses.com/
The Midwest, USA
Wren Brier @wrenegade.bsky.social Creative Director of Unpacking📦, currently taking a break from game dev to enjoy other things life has to offer.
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
Press requests: news@gamedeveloper.com
Tips: tips@gamedeveloper.com
GDC Festival of Gaming @officialgdc.bsky.social GDC Festival of Gaming returns March 1-5, 2027, in San Francisco!
Coven of the Chicken Foot - Wishlist Now on Steam! @playwildflower.bsky.social Being created by Wildflower Interactive.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041680/
https://wildflowerinteractive.substack.com/
Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social Chief Creative Officer: http://Spryfox.com
Blog: http://lostgarden.home.blog
@Danc@mastodon.gamedev.place
Game Design: Triple Town, Alphabear, Road Not Taken, Cozy Grove, etc
✨Chantelle Cole✨ @chanticole.bsky.social Game Development Sector Rebate Programme Director for NZ on Air | Former CEO at Dinosaur Polo Club | Former Board Member, Treasurer, and Sponsorship Director at NZ Games Festival | she/her
Navi @naviverse.bsky.social Let's be honest. This is mostly going to be pictures of Mochi.
Matt Nava @mattnava.bsky.social Creative Director of Sword of the Sea, The Pathless, and ABZÛ. Art Director of Journey and Flower. Natural history/dinosaur enthusiast. mattnava.com
corner @bowcoy.bsky.social art goblin on the internet
please buy my game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/Toroa_Skycall/
Cora! :D @mostlycoragrace.bsky.social This thing all things devours...
Blocktober @blocktober.bsky.social Blocktober celebrates the creativity of video game designers and encourages the sharing of "blockmesh" layouts.
🍂 aderyn 🪶 @aderyn.bsky.social [he/him] smol bird. accessibility design lead 4 cool team on big games (ubisoft) • game designer • artist. existentialist. curious. compassion+
welsh. autistic • 🌈
bsg_joel @bsg-joel.bsky.social Programmer, writer & community on DREDGE 🎣 at Black Salt Games 🇳🇿
Nebula, Hugo and 4x BAFTA nominee.
Zea @zeawolfe.bsky.social Co-Director @midnighters.games ▫️ GameDev Publishing & Agency ▫️ previously Head of Production @cultofthelamb.bsky.social ▫️ Humanist ▫️ she/they
susannah @susannah.codes Makin’ UI and Accessibility stuff @ Insomniac Games | 🇺🇸🇬🇧 | she/her
♥️s: 🐕, 🧶, 🎶
Bella Margaux @bellamargaux.bsky.social senior programmer at PikPok
lead programmer on Clusterduck
she/her
Rich Durham @richdurham.itch.io Aotearoa/NZ based. Education and game/play design, often at the same time.
Also @richdurham@mastodon.nz
@richdurham on Threads
alex, unfortunately @itsalex.bsky.social He/him. Game Designer, UI/UX and Narrative. Kiwi in Naarm (Melbourne). Dimir apologist, Temur fanatic.
Nicholas G Cameron @ngcameron.com ● Senior Level Designer at Respawn Entertainment
● Writing about TTRPGs at https://www.strangeplaces.site/
● Formerly @RamblingCameron on Twitter
● Wife @devonrubinart.bsky.social
● games/fantasy/climate ● he/him
🌳⛵ @treeboater.bsky.social Aleksis ~ Senior Programmer @ Dinosaur Polo Club ~ he/him ~ 日本語でおk
Jair McBain @jairmcbain.bsky.social Conjurer of video games. ✨ Co-director @midnighters.games | Head of Ops/Production at @landandseagames.bsky.social on Alto’s Adventure & Summerhill. Prev: Funselektor on Art of Rally and Absolute Drift + Dinosaur Polo Club on Mini Metro & Motorways.
Tom O'Brien @suddenlytom.bsky.social assoc lead tech artist @ playground games - just a lad trying to convince people that math can be fun
Dinosaur Polo Club @dinopoloclub.bsky.social A handful of humans creating games with relatable simplicity.
We make Mini Metro, Mini Motorways, and 🕵️ secret other stuff
Proudly based in Aotearoa/New Zealand!
~ Tom Butler ~ @butlerr.bsky.social Senior game designer @DinoPoloClub.
Co-founder and designer @Rainbite.
TTRPG Game master | Circus practitioner
Jacob Connelly @jacobgc.bsky.social Just a silly man full of joyful whimsy.
Senior programmer at Arrowhead Game Studios.
Tony @tony.coculuzzi.social • Programmer @innersloth.com
• Prev: Cuphead lead dev + Florence lead prog + other things
• Making cool things as @wilder.games
• Married to @farah.coculuzzi.social
🇨🇦 Ontario, Canada
https://tonycoculuzzi.com
Aidan @quillbit.bsky.social Senior Artist, Lead Artist on Mini Motorways