BoardGames Herald @boardgamesherald.bsky.social This is the Blue Sky of the Youtube Channel Board Games Herald.
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Forbidden Fae Dice @forbiddenfae.com ForbiddenFae.com consists of two people who really love making and talking about dice.
https://linktr.ee/ForbiddenFaeDice
Gemma Cooper @xgemgem.bsky.social Gaming Director @ DDA PR ๐ฎ
Ex Media Molecule, Bandai Namco, Creative Assembly, Warner Bros.
SCP 100 | MCV 30u30 | GIBiz 100 |
Travel, Disney, F1 and LFC fangirl โฅ๏ธโจ
Will Lowther @willlowther.bsky.social VP of Business Development @splashdamage ยป He/Him
Cinzia Musio ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ธ @geekybaking.bsky.social Pronouns: They/She
Programme Manager @ Ukie
Director @code_coven
๐TGA Future Class 21; GiGaming 20;
@MCV_Develop
WiG & IRL Diversity Champion
https://linktr.ee/cinzia_musio
Hollie Emery ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฟ @slinkyfishy.bsky.social CEO Kwalee Labs (formerly Bonsai Collective), creators of @lunaabyssgame.bsky.social!
Prev Producer credits; Horizon: Call of the Mountain VR, Yoku's Island Express, Overcooked
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ | manchester UK ๐
Kat Welsford @popelady.bsky.social Digital Marketing Manager at Megabit Publishing
UKGI & LG Admin!
PR @DissidentRPG & @TeamFolon
@specialeffect Ambassador
#BAFTACrew
@thegameawards Future Class โ21
@forbes 30u30 โ22
KrisWB ๐ฑ @kriswbennett.co.uk โ๐ก Indie game publishing & Self-publishing support
๐ผ Director & Head of XR @futurefriendsgames.com
๐ BAFTA Games memberโ & UKGI Admin
โจ 'these guys are not assholes'
๐คท we are making a game now?
kris @futurefriendsgames.com
โhttps://linktr.ee/KrisWBโ
he/him
Leon Hijazi-Killin ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฎโจ @leonkillin.bsky.social People Practice, Strategy & Safeguarding in games | balancepatch.co.uk founder | #BAFTAConnect | UK Games Industry Slack Admin | ex Strategic Inclusion Director @ Sumo Digital | aspiring ghost | views = mine | he/him
Mj L ๐ @ocarina0fslime.bsky.social Producer 3๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ
MCV x WiG Rising Star 2025 ๐ฃ
MPhil in Japanese videogames as cultural artefacts ๐ฟ
ๆฅๆฌ่ชOK ๐ฎ UKGI Slack admin, SIOW Ambassador ๐ณโ๐ she/her ๐๐๐
Views my own and often dumb af
Jonny Hughes @jonnyidk.bsky.social ?????
Previously Splash Damage, Unity, Multiplay.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ He/Him
Katie Goode @mrsgame.dev Creative Director @triangularpixels.com
#VR #AR #BAFTA #breakthroughbrits. Made UnseenDiplomacy, SmashHitPlunder. Help run @cornwall.games
#gamedev #indiedev
Opinions my own
http://mrsgame.dev
Adam Pearce @admanic.bsky.social Creative Lead at Glowmade
Previously on Battlefield V & Battlefront 2
D&D DM / TTRPG Taster / Reluctant Comic Book Nerd / MtG Dabbler
Alex Darby // darbotron ๐น @darbotron.bsky.social Programmer & Designer. Human, husband, parent, skateboarder. Gamedev since '96. Company founder. BAFTA member & winner. GameDevHeroes Programming Hero 2019. Co-creator DJ Hero. #UKGI Cthulhu fhtagn ;,;
www.darbotron.com
www.linkedin.com/in/darbotron
ash liguori ๐ @grimsevers.bsky.social she/they โข editorial lead, playstation access @wearereach.bsky.social
you may remember me from: rock, paper, shotgun, vg247, auroch digital, pcgamesn, or as twitch partner fakestrawberries
vegan โข adhd โข lgbtqia+ โข letterboxd.com/ashriberry
Phil @foxchickengrain.games
Andrew Fray Helps Automate Video Games @andrewfray.dev Ex: Roll7, Spry Fox. Now: helping teams ship faster with test automation, also Brum Indies.
https://automatedaf.dev https://atig.dev
PuttyCAD - Ric @puttycad.bsky.social Game artist and illustrator. Also make retro games with friends at puttycad.itch.io Writer of comics at odbolz.co.uk #puttycad #puttycadpresents #odbolz #cartoonsbyRic #retrojotter #zxspectrum #retro
Benjamin Williams @kotayabsw.bsky.social ๐ฎ Freelance Narrative Designer and Game Writer
๐จ Worked on Stellaris, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem and games PR at Plan of Attack.
๐ฏ Open for contract work or new roles (Narrative / Editing / Copywriting)
Andrew Thorpe @pyroka.bsky.social Lead Software Engineer Int/Night. Big NPC energy. Really into dull stuff. They/them
Max @mubly.bsky.social Games & TTRPG Publishing
Former Splash Damage & Frontier
Indie TTRPG enthusiast
Check out my stuff: mdc.boats
https://linktr.ee/moobabe
CHEEKBONE | Game Trailer Services ๐ฎ @cheekbonetv.bsky.social Award-winning game trailer collective. Start-to-finish asset production. CHEEKBONE. ๐พ
Check out our website - https://cheekbone.tv/
Chandler Wells Accountancy @chandler-wells-acc.bsky.social Family run accountants in Kent. We know that all our clients are different and customise our service in order to grow their business.
@Freeagent Gold partner
Jack Wentworth-Weedon @jwweedon.bsky.social He/Him
Producer for the Yorkshire Games Festival and Widescreen Weekend at the National Science and Media Museum. Classic film and games are my professional bag.
Twilight (2008) academic.
jonathan burroughs @handle.invalid ceo @variablestate.com โข i love video games!
tina | UI Artist ๐ฎ @connecttruart.bsky.social UI/UX Designer @AfterburnerStudios
Robin Lawrence โ๏ธ @restbread.bsky.social performing rituals @ Very Evil Demons โท Dundee regional coordinator @ IWGB Game Workers โท he/they ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Callum @ayershole.bsky.social ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scottish games industry person in MCR.
๐ : Vidyagame Megaphone @ CRITICAL REFLEX
โฐ๏ธ: Prev: Team17, Beyond Frames, Merge Games, PQube
๐: Annoying Cat Person and Metal Gear enjoyer
Mark @mturner.dev Video Game Programmer, previous: Freejam, high-energy & astro-physics.
he/him
https://turnermr.itch.io
https://mturner.dev
Lorna Birrell @lornastellabi.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Producer at Rocksteady | Age: Getting there | Height: Smol and dangerous | Weapon: impossible-to-read notes | All opinions are my own | she/her
Danny Page @dansonroad.bsky.social Marketing at Lo-Fi Games (Kenshi)
Music man. Previously VR World Congress / Opposable Creative Director & Newsletter Writer. He/him.
Alex Moore @oldestpingu.bsky.social Lead Designer on Rogue Trooper โข AvP2010 โข The Persistence & many moore
Founder and Design Director of @mooregames.co.uk
Nat - UX & UI Designer @natalt.bsky.social Freelance:
โ๏ธ UX & UI for games, apps & web
๐ Branding
๐จ 2D art & illustration
๐๏ธ Graphic design
๐ natalt.design
Adam Langridge - EchoBreaker - OUT NOW @ajlangridge.bsky.social Co-founder, Upstream Arcade
Design, Gameplay, Code, Rendering
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd | West of Dead | Deadbeat Heroes | The Marvellous Miss Take | Fable II | Black & White 2
He/Him
www.upstreamarcade.com
Adrian Townsend @adrianaudio.bsky.social Voice Director | Sound Designer | Dubbing Mixer
http://AdrianAudio.com
๐ฎ 007 First Light ๐ฎ Baldur's Gate 3 ๐ฎ Space Marine 2 ๐ฎ Dead Island 2
โจ BAFTA Connect
Olly Bennett @ollyollybennett.bsky.social CEO of indie game developer Cardboard Sword @cardboardsword.bsky.social
@charudesodt.bsky.social @charudesodt.bsky.social
Nexii @nexii.bsky.social Web Dev, Game Dev, London based
Casey-Jo @caseyjok.bsky.social ๐๏ธ๐๐๏ธ
โจ Technical Producer @tanglewoodgames.bsky.social | @womeningames.bsky.social Ambassador | @limitbreak.co.uk mentor/mentee โจ
Oliver Wauters @oliverwauters.bsky.social Lead Game Designer @Glowmade.bsky.social, Ex-@Mediatonic @FallGuysGame, Film Watcher, Book Reader, Pet Patter, Food Eater, Drink Drinker
Podcast host of @3bitdesign.bsky.social ๐๏ธ
Valentina Chrysostomou @valentinachrys.bsky.social ๐ฎ Your friendly neighborhood Principal/Lead Game Designer
๐น Making AAA & Indie games for 13 years (Rockstar Games, Microsoft, Sony - current)
๐๏ธ Co-host @ Level Design FM
๐ Mentor @ Limit Break Mentorship
๐ Links https://linktr.ee/valentinaChrys
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐จ๐พ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
@oldtsar.bsky.social @oldtsar.bsky.social
Laurenora ๐ธ @magiclollyl.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธthey/them | fae/faer๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ
Agender ๐ธ AuDHD ๐ฉท 25 ๐ฌ๐ง
Tools UX Developer @ Frontier๐ข๐
George Corner @gcorner101.bsky.social Senior Commercial guy at gamesindustry.biz/IGN Entertainment, lover of indie & Table Top games. BAFTA member. Dad with terrible jokes
elle @ellesillitoe.bsky.social Game designer currently working on Sea of Thieves at Rare ๐ดโโ ๏ธ ๐
All opinions are my own.
Jesse Raen @jesseraen.bsky.social Head of Comms for @UpliftGames
๐ agender, but He/Him is easy ๐
Personal email: RaenBusiness@gmail.com (I can't answer Adopt Me questions there)
๐ฆCRAB GANG๐ฆ
SawwooOooOooo @gamesogre.itch.io โฉ โโโโโ โฝ โโโโโ โฉ
โฝ Sawwy/Sammy โฝ
โฉ they/them - 31yo โฉ
โฝ Married ๐ โฝ
โฉ Software Engineer โฉ
โฝ Ex-Coatsink โฝ
โฉ INFP-T โฉ
โฝ โโโโโ โฉ โโโโโ โฝ
Dann Sullivan @isleofdann.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief Pocket Gamer Brands | EiC BigBossBattle (B3) | Words everywhere | Games judge | Co-organiser Brilliant Indie Treasures
Ryan Burls-Lay @fryry.bsky.social ๐ฎ Games Dev, Software Engineer, UI/UX Guy
Co-Founder of BetaJester Ltd
He/Him ๐ฉท๐๐
I make game-ish things and TRY to grow plants ๐ชด
Adam Turnbull @animturnbull.bsky.social - Principal Animator in the Games Industry
- Worked: NetEase Games, Riot Games, Moon Studios, Guerrilla Games, Jagex, Mediatonic
- Eddie's biggest fan
๐ Yorkshire, UK
๐ adamturnbull.com
Kara Ling @karaling.org On break | Previously @PlayAdoptMe, @HypixelNetwork, HELIX | Made Become the Moon @FeldsparGames | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Dan | Wishlist Papaya Plaza on Steam now! @danyoutohell.bsky.social Games Producer
Formerly Epic/Mediatonic
Founder at Biscuit Factory Games
@biscuitfactorygames.com
Wishlist Papaya Plaza today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4580030/Papaya_Plaza/
Ed Fear @edfear.co.uk Big gay. He/him. Game director, writer & narrative designer, ex-Mediatonic/Epic. Prev: Murder by Numbers, Hatoful Boyfriend, Heavenstrike Rivals, The Swords of Ditto, many more. LGB with the T๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ.
ใฒใผใ ใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใใทใใชใชใฉใคใฟใผใใใบใซๆขๅตในใซใฆใใชใฉใๆฅๆฌ่ชOK!
Fin @finlaymcd.bsky.social Senior Programmer at Silent Games
Previously Sumo, Dimension, HammerheadVR
Wishlist Empyreal or I'll cry
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377700/Empyreal/
George Rule @ruley.bsky.social Community and Marketing Lead at Lucid Games ไธจ Here we go again...
Jodie Azhar @jodieazhar.bsky.social Technical Art Director -> Solo Indie Game Developer @ Teazelcat Games making a wholesome, magical, narrative game
GameDev; Freelance Technical Artist
BAFTA Breakthrough
Gardener; bibliophile; flautist
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฌ๐ง
Michael Cameron @tiveran.bsky.social Design Manager at Hyper Luminal Games | Mentor at CG Spectrum | Previously Ant Workshop, Blazing Griffin, and Microsoft | He/him
https://linktr.ee/tiveran
Kieron West @westydesign.bsky.social Map Editor @ MapGenie & Writer @ NiceGameHints
He / Him
Occasional designer of games. Find my projects at https://linktr.ee/WestyDesign
Prev: GamerGuides, GfinityEsports, GameRant, PSNProfiles
Conor Cleon Clarke @cleonclarke.bsky.social Marketing Exec for ustwo games. Prev. Gang Beasts, NVM | A MAZE Sheffield | BAFTA Connect | MCV 30u30 2021 | BBC Sheffield's 'Resident Gaming Expert' ๐ฎ
Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social Microplastics, theyโre fantastic. Content Director @ GLHF. Consultancy, mock reviews. Did some writing for a video game called The Axis Unseen.
Jamie Collinge @twinno1.bsky.social Producer | Release Manager
Powerwash Simulator, Powerwash Simulator VR, DNFC, Foreclosed, Alex Kidd in MIracle World DX +++
Nick Holliday @nickholl.bsky.social London based 3D/UI Artist (& avid 3D Printer)
(he/him)
Portfolio: https://nickholliday.artstation.com
Personal work https://www.artstation.com/nickknacks
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NickknacksToyShop
Amalia @litarodriguezz.bsky.social Film, music & games enthusiast.
Peter @carwash.bsky.social Indie game dev and gamer.
Unity developer and asset store publisher.
Finished writing my first novel, 'Champions', now querying agents!
Itch: https://enigma23.itch.io/
Unity Asset Store: https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/44742?aid=1101lGt5
Alex Raisbeck @shmu.bsky.social space junk | gaming writer at Radio Times
ex. guides writer @VideoGamer
bylines at GamesRadar, PC Gamer, PCGamesN, Lost In Cult and more
๐ง: alex.raisbeck@radiotimes.com
Christian "Reggie" Wait @chrisreggiewait.bsky.social Tech and Gaming freelance writer | Portfolio: https://muckrack.com/christianreggiewait | email: christianwait1988@gmail.com
Claire Blackshaw @evilkimau.bsky.social Creative Programmer and VR junkie.
Personal Account. Technical Director @ FP ex Adobe / Mm / Sony / Climax among others
Brian Morrice @bmograph.bsky.social Game Trailer Video Editor and Motion Designer - https://www.brianmorrice.co.uk/
Ben Cawthorne ๐ Gamescom @digitalners.bsky.social Games Creator & Producer โข Animation Industry Adept โข Media Technologist โข Project Wrangler โข Polar Bear โข Dad
Making things @ Cloth Cat Games | @clothcatgames.bsky.social
#gamedev #indiedev
Jo Carter @angelsk.bsky.social Senior Staff Engineer โ Autistic/ADHD/AroAce/Agender, she/they โ Streaming on http://twitch.tv/angelsk_jo, Art by @stephoodle โ https://angelsk.games
spencer @spencergrant.bsky.social artist and fish liker. i own a cute cat
Miles Boylan @milesaru.bsky.social Senior Game Designer at Deck13
Metalhead
Roguelike Fanatic
SCP Author|
https://contemptuousvoid.bandcamp.com
---------------
He/Him
Edinburgh, Scotland
#gamedev
www.MilesBoylan.com
Trent Davies @trentdavies.bsky.social Just a Netrunner obsessed boy tryin' to make games and pasta.
Senior Game Designer @Coatsink.com | Retro FPS Solo Dev | Mentor @limitbreak.co.uk | Formerly @PlayReactive
https://www.trentmcdavies.com/
Florencia Minuzzi @flom.bsky.social Writer, narrative designer and UI artist. Tea-Powered Games (Elemental Flow - demo on Steam!, Dialogue: A Writer's Story) | Freelance | WGGB Games Co-Chair | Interactive Fiction meetup host (She/her)
Portfolio: https://teawithflo.com/portfolio/
Caroline Marchal @caromarchal.bsky.social CEO & Creative Director of independent narrative studio @interiornight.com
CD on As Dusk Falls
Former Lead GD on Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls
GDC and Develop Advisory Board
Kirsty Gillmore @soundswilde.bsky.social Director โข Casting Director โข #TheFirstDescendant #Valorant #BaldursGate3 #Fortnite #SplinterCellDeathwatch #TheQuietThings #CallOfDuty โข Dialogue Producer โข Games + Animation + Audio โข #BAFTABreakthrough โข Kiwi โข She/Her www.soundswilde.com
Matt Knott @mattknottgaming.bsky.social Games Business Strategist, Developer & Leader.
Co-Founder & MD, Ludo Gamelabs
Co-Founder & CEO (TBA)
#games #creative #play #immersive #interactive
www.linkedin.com/in/mattknottgames
Badger Atack @badgertracks.bsky.social Lead Concept Artist & Art Director
Making worlds you want to explore in films & games
w: badgertracks.net
Wrk: Star Wars, Battlefield, Dune, Guardians of the Galaxy, Elite, ETC.
Walks/Cycles if possible
Oxford.
No GenAi
https://badgerlinks.carrd.co/
Jon Wills @jonax.bsky.social Quite good Game Tools & Tech Coder from UK, currently heading up central Build & DevOps efforts at @ndreams.bsky.social. BAFTA Games member.
James Elsey @jameselseymusic.bsky.social Composer for Games | #BAFTAConnect | Beyond Hanwell, Evil Dead: The Game, Fully Ramblomatic, Beatstar, Chrome Valley Customs, Amazing Frog?, Welcome To Hanwell | London, UK
www.jameselseymusic.com
Tom CC @tomace.bsky.social Senior Producer at Mediatonic / Epic Games ๐ฎ
Working on Fortnite ๐
Usually wearing shorts and a hat.
Opinions my own! He/him ๐
Nick Marshall @npmarshall.bsky.social ๐ฃ Brand Marketing Manager @team17
๐ฐ๏ธ Previously Bossa Studios, Warner Bros & More
โญ BAFTA Member
๐งฒ Fridge Magnet Connoisseur
๐ Blatant Cat Dad
๐ฅ Whisky Writer @ allbutdrams.com
(Views my own or my cat's)
Jub64 @jubb.bsky.social Illustrator/Graphic Designer
I make things sometimes
https://www.artstation.com/joek
Don't go quietly into that good night ๐
Sami Richards @wreccan.bsky.social Non-binary game designer with a focus on UX and narrative. Ex.Epic Games. Views my own!
Eddie @eddiemakes.games Still using Twitter, mostly.
Senior Release Engineer @ Activision | Worked on Star Wars, Battlefield, Burnout, Suicide Squad, Transformers and more | 8 yrs in ๐ฎ | Lvl 27 | My views only | He/Him
https://linktr.ee/EddieMakesThings
Dan Brewer @originalbigdan.bsky.social Founder and creative lead of Original Big Games.
From the country.
Previously Bossa, DPS, CA and SMG.
https://thedanbrewer.com/
Anything I post on here is my own opinion and not that of my employer.
MichalisM @mekkael.bsky.social Michail Mavronas. Technical Artist based in Cardiff, UK
More of my work:
https://www.artstation.com/mekkael
Reese Wright @reeseofcake.bsky.social Senior Producer @ Devolver Digital ๐ Payer of cat tax ๐ They/Them ๐ Based in Glasgow, Scotland
โ @intermolecularhiss.bsky.social Julia Read (she/her)
Creative Director, Producer, SIGGRAPH ancillary
๐ www.supercell3.com
Rosabelle Armstead | Donut ๐ฉ @rosabelle.bsky.social Accessibility @ Xbox
ex. Media Molecule
Dreams PS4 โข [REDACTED]
Hobbyist artist
all opinions my own
coda, she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://linktr.ee/rosabellearmstead
Chris Jacobs @cj-pna.bsky.social Senior Client Development Partner @ Project N, a video games creative agency ๐ฎ | Star Wars enjoyer | Titan 4 life | Quiche fan | He/Him
Chris Harper @techart.bsky.social Lead Tech Artist at Soul Assembly | Doodler, gamer and purveyor of fine internet goods | LinkedIn http://bit.ly/linkharper | (he/him)
Kieran @reddevilkt.bsky.social Associate Producer - EA FC | Abertay Uni Alumni | Any views are my own and not of those I represent
Tom Betts @tomnullpointer.bsky.social UK Indie Game Dev - Recently "The Horror At Highrook"
A clockwork-card narrative-board game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/The_Horror_at_Highrook/
Previously "Into The Pit", BigRobot, Phd in the digital sublime
Graham Ranson @grahamranson.bsky.social Co-founder @ Glitch Games - https://glitch.games
Making first person point and click games for Mobile, Desktop, and Console.
Chief-maker @ Cured By Lily - https://curedbylily.com
Making concrete stuff for your home.
Stuart Pentelow @stuartpentelow.bsky.social Programmer working in Scotland :)
MCV Develop 30u30 22 / BAFTA Connect. He/Him.
Dyspraxic, Opinions are my own.
www.stuartpentelow.com #gamedev
Rob Kinder @docrobotnik.bsky.social Publishing Director at PayloadStudios. Board Director at at Ukie; Occasional university guest lecturer. Former Codemasters, Jagex.