the gyrados of hot women @renorraven.bsky.social games writer, designer, and critic. co-founder of Crit Build. formerly: kotaku & waypoint.
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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet writer • narrative designer • lesbian • nyc
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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
Nova Crystallis @novacrystallis.com NovaCrystallis.com is a news and community resource for Square Enix games including the latest from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest & more since 2009.
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RPG Site @rpgsite.net We are RPGSite.net. We're the #1 destination for role-playing video game fans & nerds. We love RPGs, so we report on them all day every day. Expect critique, news, reviews, guides, trivia & more! Operated by Double Black Ltd.
Dreamboat Branny 🦢 @bransonreese.bsky.social Swan Boy/Rude Tales of Magic/fuckin around
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lookingfor.game @lookingfor.game lookingfor.game is a weekly newsletter from @lucyjames.games that highlights upcoming PC games and delivers demo codes straight to your inbox. Let’s find your next favorite game.
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Can You Suplex a Train? @suplexatrain.bsky.social Asking the most important question in gaming.
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SEGA-16 @sega-16.bsky.social http://Sega-16.com is the premier resource for articles on Sega's hardware legacy! "Sega Goes Handheld: A History of the Game Gear & Its Games" available now at Amazon!
Ian Bogost @ibogost.com Read my new book, The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life: https://gratifying.life
Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor at WashU; Staff writer at The Atlantic; author of 11 books. https://bogost.com
Caleb J. Ross @calebjross.com I made a #cardgame you play at the #boulderinggym. https://betabreakgame.com
Wrote a book about What Remains of Edith Finch.
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William B Hill @wbhwrites.bsky.social Freelance Writer - Sci-fi and general nerd noise. I guess I also make games? Sort of?
Currently developing too many things.
Stonevale Secret
A Prayer for Reyfia.
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https://wbhwrites.itch.io/
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Jordan Minor @jordanwminor.bsky.social Author of VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR
Principal Apps and Games Writer at PCMag
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Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com Award-winning game developer. Animated Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, The Last of Us series and more. Wrote GAME ANIM: Video Game Animation Explained. Shipped Apple Vision Pro.
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Mary Kenney @marykgames.com Senior Writer on Cyberpunk 2. Associate Narrative Director on #WolverinePS5. Author/Writer: Gamer Girls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Walking Dead. “The shiny Pokémon of games writers” -Aidan Moher
Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social Games industry veteran (opinions do not reflect employers, present or past)| http://c-bake.com | Hobbyist YouTuber: http://Superhero.VG | Past: Marvel Games, LucasArts, Zen Studios, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, Gazillion
The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org The DEFINITIVE site for video game literature 📚 🇨🇦
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Blair Farrell @blarcade.bsky.social He/him.
Video game historian at comicbookvideogames.com. Author of The Avengers in Video Games and The Web of Spider-Man games. Views are my own. Business inquiries: blairfarrell1984@gmail.com
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Wil Overton @wiloverton.bsky.social Drawer of some silly pictures. Ex of Rare and various other game devs. Helped make the UK's first anime magazine and games mags like Super Play and N64 in ye olden days.
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TangoBunny @tangopunk.com https://bsky.app/profile/tangopunk.com
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🔞 - I cover video games of all genres, including adult ones.
Kimimi🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com AKA Kerry Brunskill. Hi and/or sorry
Enby They/Them 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Regulus @sirknightbot.bsky.social Illustrator - digital & ink & pixel.
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Lee Guille @writeleewrite.bsky.social Communications & PR Director ROCKFISH Games and @everspace.game. Previously Evolve PR, Offworld Industries, Beamdog, Blastworks.
Secret crafter. Seeker of fine microbrew. Someday screenwriter. Probably real. He/Him.
Colin Cummings ✨🎷 @astroscout.ca game & graphic designer, community & marketing manager
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toronto | he/they
🏳️⚧️Critical Kate Willært @katewillaert.bsky.social (Pronounced WILL-ert) | Investigating forgotten gaming history | Creator of the greatest Metroid video on Youtube | Asexual, autistic, artistic, 🏳️⚧️(she/her) | Linktree: https://katewillaert.com/link-tree
John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social Video Editor + Senior Staff Writer for
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PlayStationLibrary.com @gameravetv.bsky.social Had a complete US PlayStation 1 library before it was cool. Or Expensive. Variant Hunter from game-rave.com and GameRaveTV.
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https://www.youtube.com/gameravetv
bl⚰️ke @metallicaisrad.bsky.social 👕 Sniper
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🎧 Something Rotten
🐶 Regan
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Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social Tokyo-based writer, localizer, cultural consultant. Author of Pure Invention, Yokai Attack, and more.
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https://blog.pureinventionbook.com/
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Mike Sholars (Parody Adult) @mikesholars.bsky.social He/Him. Author of PARAPPA THE RAPPER from Boss Fight Books.
Writer. Fiction. Non-fiction. All the things.
Doing his best, considering the circumstances.
Britny Perilli needs coffee @britperilli.bsky.social She/they
Regularly shouts about anime, manga, cozy video games, solo TTRPGs, and books
Entertainment editor @ Insight Editions
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Jordan Rudek @jrudek.bsky.social Writer of A Game In The Life (available almost everywhere). Reviews Editor at Nintendo World Report. Regular host on The Thirsty Mage podcast. College prof by day. He/Him.
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Matt Leone @mattleone.bsky.social I write stories about the games industry. Formerly at 1UP and Polygon. Now working on @designroom.site.
Jonathan Leung (VGMaps.com / YT: JonLeung1) @vgmaps.bsky.social VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas
Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social Video Game Journalist and Father of Five! Editor-in-Chief of Nintendo Force Magazine, Publisher of Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man & Mega Man: Bot in the Family, President of NF Publishing and Author of The Impact of Iwata. Former Editor-at-Large for IGN.
History of Hyrule, Zelda Archivist @historyofhyrule.com Melora Hart. Zelda archivist & publication campaigner since 2001. Art, books, manga, the retro & rare. Into Zelda? I've quietly been the source for a lot of what you know. https://historyofhyrule.carrd.co/ artist/animal dork/hiker doin' my nerd shit
Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social Mostly works in marketing. Mostly.
Author of gaming books including Aliens: The Video Games, the first complete history of Alien/s games, available now.
#saintsfc
Goh_billy @gohbilly.bsky.social I wrote a lot of things on Gamefaqs many moons ago. I try to create things to celebrate fighting/video games. This includes collages, crafts, greeting cards, pixel art, and more. Just trying to have fun and spread positivity.
Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social The spiritual successor to Nintendo Power, published continuously ever since NP ended back in 2012! Subscriptions at Patreon.com/NintendoForce and back issue sales at NFMagazine.com. Posts by Lucas M. Thomas, Editor-in-Chief. @lucasmthomas.bsky.social
ON games journal @ongamesjournal.bsky.social The ultimate celebration of gaming's past, present and future - on.games
Stew Shearer @stewshearer.bsky.social Father, husband, writer, poet, game designer, professional dungeon master and Star Wars-apologist. Also the primary contributor to Bitmap Books’ “N64: a visual compendium” and “Leaps+Bounds.”
Check out my work at: https://side-quest.ghost.io/
Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social I wrote From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror - out now @bitmapbooks.com 🐜 🧟♂️.
Bylines at The AV Club, PC Gamer, Edge, RPS, The Verge, The Washington Post, Slant Magazine, Wireframe, others.
Richard Moss @mossrc.bsky.social Writer/Director: @terrorbytesdoc.bsky.social | @scummdoc.bsky.social
Author: *A Tale of Two Halves*, *Shareware Heroes*, *The Secret History of Mac Gaming*, a book on Age of Empires 1 development
Australian
rich@mossrc.me
Simon Parkin @simonparkin.bsky.social Author and journalist. Creator of the My Perfect Console podcast. www.simonparkin.com
John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.com Games & culture • YouTube & podcast: gaminginthewild.com • Books: Lost In Cult & Phaidon • Journo, PR, more • Critique with kindness • There's a patreon! patreon.com/gaminginthewild
Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz ⚡ PR, copywriting, and design for Devolver Digital
⚡ Writer, photographer, artist, etc.
⚡ Author of Perfect Organism: A Celebration of Alien: Isolation
⚡ Glaswegian
📍 Yorkshire, UK
🔗 www.ultrabrilliant.xyz
Andy Robertson @geekdadgamer.bsky.social Digital Play Journalist for Forbes, BBC, Guardian. Brings games to unusual spaces, festivals and cathedrals. Makes cool stuff:
📕https://mybook.to/whatwashidden
📘https://mybook.to/taminggaming
🎯http://www.ludocene.com
🔎http://www.familygamingdatabase.com
Nikolis Asimakis @zaratoth.bsky.social Blogger, Editor, Writer, Game Designer, you name it.
@indiegamepicks.bsky.social , @sunkengames.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/zaratoth
James O’Connor @jickle.net Games industry producer, narrative designer, editor and critic. Author of Untitled Goose Game for Boss Fight Books and (unannounced second book). jamesoconnorau at gmail.
Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social Emmy-nominated TV writer and comedian. My new book “Good Game, No Rematch” is out April 1st. Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/ytjvhjsb Email: mikedruckerisdead @ gmail .com
Thomas Nickel @tapirfortuna.bsky.social Writer, teaching game design & history. M!- & book-author, occasional Retronaut and dabbling in localization. Also somewhat making games - http://coria.itch.io/coria! Fck nazis, fck bigots. he/him 
Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com Covering cancelled/unreleased video games and prototypes across a variety of consoles and home computers. Preserving unreleased video game history online since 1999, and longer offline.
Check out our archive and more at: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com
MemCard.art @memcard.art Exploring the original PlayStation library in the strangest way possible: by archiving every memory card icon at https://memcard.art
Caspian Whistler @cazwis.bsky.social Creative Director & Founder of A Profound Waste of Time.
Graphic Designer aiming to be a jack of all trades, master of some.
cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social Critic. Tabletop columnist for Rascal News. Podcasts for Ranged Touch (Shelved By Genre | Just King Things | Game Studies Study Buddies). Wrote THE WORLD IS BORN FROM ZERO and EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED. Working on a Magic: The Gathering book.
Laura E. Hall @lauraehall.bsky.social Mysteries, puzzles, adventures. I make games, write books & preserve immersive history. PDX. They/she
Immersipedia coming soon 📖
PLANNING YOUR ESCAPE (Simon & Schuster), KATAMARI DAMACY (Boss Fight Books)
✨ lauraehall.com
🔎 cfia.org
🎙️ secretlives.games
James Crosby @mmofolklorist.com Blogging about MMO history and preservation: https://mmofolklorist.com/
Author of The MMO Folklorist's Guide To Galaxies: https://mmofolklorist.itch.io/galaxiesthebook
Second MMO Folklorist Guide coming soon™
Matthew S. Smith @mattontech.bsky.social Tech journalist and author of book on EverQuest
https://mattontech.me
Sega Mania Magazine @segamaniamagazine.bsky.social The official Bluesky account for Sega Mania Magazine https://www.sega-mania.com
Indie Games Developer Magazine @igdmag.com The Original Indie Games Developer Magazine - We're going back to our roots to complete our legacy. Games, Magazine, Awards, Events, Outreach, Publisher
Our website: www.indiegamesdeveloper.com
#indiegame #indiegamedev #magazine #marketing #publishing
HardballRetro @hardballretro.bsky.social Derek Bain - author: Hardball Retrospective, Hardball Retroactive, Hardball Architects I&II, Hardball Retro's Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds
SABR Games & Simulations Committee co-chair
Syncoplay Retro Gaming @syncoplay.bsky.social (Joe Bourrie) Author: Beyond the NES, Owner: Syncoplay Retro Gaming. Founding member of THE VOID VR, Game Designer for EA/THQ, Tetris Blitz designer, Famicom enthusiast.
Arjan Terpstra @ranja72.bsky.social Video game writer. Wrote for Guerrilla and PUBG games. Author of PAC-MAN: Birth of an Icon and Sonic Art and Design books. See ranja72.com for details, projects, contact.
Scott @editorscott.bsky.social Developmental editor, writer, and gamer. Husband to @dttrapo.bsky.social Writer/editor for RPGFan.
https://www.rpgfan.com/author/scott-macdonald/
https://www.scottgmacdonald.com/
RySpirit @ryspiritart.bsky.social I like to draw~
Ashley Schofield is looking for work! 🐉 @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social essayist, critic, journalist, editor
author of VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk
words: Unwinnable, VGC, Polygon, GR+, RPS, PLAY, EDGE, Into The Spine, Mothership, Stop Caring, Deleted Saves, Skybox
https://ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/
she/her
Dustin Hansen(he/him) @dustwrites.bsky.social Storyteller, artist, game developer, proud dad. Relentless ally and Survivor super nerd.
Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social Games consultant and YouTube Partner.
https://youtube.com/@AlexJamesKane
alexjkane@proton.me
Jörg Tittel @newjorg.bsky.social Game and Filmmaker | Creative Director/Founder @RapidEyeMovers.bsky.social
https://www.rapideyemovers.com
Paul Murphy @pmurphy1978.bsky.social Pretends to write. Owner, Ninty Media. Long time Spurs sufferer, amiibo collector, retro Nintendo fanatic. Liable to moan, swear or talk too much about the gym. Sorry.
Joshua 'NantenJex' Goldie @nantenjex.bsky.social Content Creator | Senior Account Manager for Gaming PR | Owner of Source Gaming | Podcast co-host at Nintendormant | Writer & Editor for Ninty Media
DM me for my email.
My work: linktr.ee/joshua.goldie
Joe Wescott @joewescott.bsky.social Lead Writer Pokebook Generation I | Social Media for Ninty Media | Complete Nerd | 🏳️🌈
https://boxd.it/2gSH5
Bobby Jack @bobbyjack.me ✍️ @nintymedia.bsky.social @howtogeek.bsky.social @superjumpmagazine.com
🌍 Norwich, UK
❤️ #nintendo for 30 yrs
🎮 [9 Sep] Playing 🧩 Wilmot Works It Out 🧵 Silksong
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Ethan Hunt 🧊 @ethanhunt.bsky.social SEO & Content Manager. Written for Switch Player Magazine (Ninty Media) + Lost in Cult. Always available to talk about Podracing.
@httpsEthanGames on Twitter
Micaela “grossly unremarkable balls” Deitz @dykedeitz.bsky.social “A girl from New Jersey, where they were not what you might call beautiful but were magnificent.” - John Saward on James Gandolfini but if it was about me :)
Trans Critic & Editor & Essayist & Author & Poet
✍️ @ Stop Caring, Polygon, Paste, Uppercut, etc
Megan Bidmead @meganbidmead.bsky.social writer
mum of two humans, servant of two cats
https://meganbidmead.com
meganbidmead@proton.me
Ryan Stevens @ryanstevens.bsky.social Playwright, Director, Freelancer // 1/2 of Nation of Animation // He/They
https://www.ryangstevens.com/
Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com Writer of exp. magazine (https://expzine.com). Game developer for hire. He/They.
Every Game I've Finished 14>24 is OUT NOW: amazon.com/dp/B0DJPFPVFT Patreon: patreon.com/expzine
MrMKL is Melting 🫠 @mrmkl.bsky.social Editor of Trailers.
Guy who won't shut up about his dog or niche fighting games.
Support your Indies!
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https://twitch.tv/mistermkl
Jon Doyle @jondoyledesign.bsky.social Founded @lostincult.co.uk || Physical media enthusiast || Opinions are my own. Jon@lostincult.co.uk 📧
Darren Doyle (Greyfox Books) @greyfoxbooks.bsky.social Creator of the Coin-Op: The Arcade Guide Series & Atari: a Visual History. Graphic designer and publisher and of course a Retro gaming fanatic.
Buy my books here: http://greyfoxbooks.com
Co-owner and Partner of Bitmap Soft http://bitmapsoft.co.uk
Project Dolphin @projectdolphin.bsky.social The Official home of “Project Dolphin The History of the GameCube” #Book https://a.co/d/2sohwYz here to talk #GameCube #Nintendo games and History
Matt Paprocki @mattpaprocki.bsky.social Home media critic @ doblu.com (https://www.patreon.com/DoBlu)
Freelance games journo: Rolling Stone, Playboy, Polygon, IGN, Forbes, and many others. Game collector, home media critic, Godzilla fan, pro wrasslin' devotee.
Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social Freelance Writer│Magazine Editor│VG & Anime Historian│🦈 fur │UK│Trans woman she/her│AuDHD │❤️ : @kitnibbles.bsky.social │Business Enq: curicuricreations@protonmail.com
More info in pinned
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MORROCCO @mikemorrocco.bsky.social Ringo-nominated artist
Comics, covers, illustration, art direction
https://linktr.ee/mikemorrocco
mikemorrocco@gmail.com
Kat Bailey @katbailey.bsky.social Larian Studios Storytelling Lead. Creator of Axe of the Blood God. Past: IGN News Director, USgamer Editor-in-Chief. #coyi #skol
Wes Fenlon @ TGS @wes.readonlymemo.com Videogame emulation newsletter - readonlymemo.com
PC Gamer magazine
Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social Reviewing and reporting on video games for 20+ years; truly I have seen it all. Guardian video games editor, exhausted millennial. Author of SUPER NINTENDO and co-author of YOU DIED: The Dark Souls Companion. She/her 🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/super_nintendo
Keith Stuart @keefstuart.bsky.social Novelist. Video game correspondent for The Guardian. He/him 💖
Brian Clark (bclarkomp) @onemillionpower.com Translation, J-Rock, and video games. One Million Power, formerly of mognet.net. 専門はゲームと邦楽ロック. 日本語OK!
https://linktr.ee/bclarkomp
Biz: bclarkomp @ gmail.com
VGMuseum (ReyVGM) @vgmuseum.bsky.social Bringing you videogame endings in static form since the 1900s.
www.VGMuseum.com
http://instagram.com/vgmuseum
http://facebook.com/vgmuseum1
https://tumblr.com/vgmuseum1
https://twitter.com/vgmuseum1
Hagens Alley @hagensalley.bsky.social Creator of dozens of gaming books and publishes them, tequila drinker and tiki lover, podcaster and physical preservationist, Metroidvania and indie games enthusiast. 
Philip Summers @heyphilsummers.bsky.social Retro game fan and artist. Creator of Hand-Drawn Game Guides. Making & sharing cool things.