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, President of NF Publishing and Author of The Impact of Iwata. Formerly Editor-at-Large for IGN.
Ted Martens @tedmartens.bsky.social Artist & Indie Dev. Cadence of Hyrule, Crypt of the NecroDancer & Amplified DLC, Pixel Fireplace, Hexels co-creator.
Pixel Fireplace 🪵🔥
Steam: s.team/a/2678480
Itchio: https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Kyle Orland @kyleor.land Senior Gaming Editor, Ars Technica / The guy who LITERALLY wrote the book on Minesweeper -- https://bossfightbooks.com/products/minesweeper-by-kyle-orland
Signal: kyleorl.31
Miles Jacobson @milessi.bsky.social Gaffer @sigames
director @footballmanager
Industry Ambassador @warchilduk
@lofootball committee
VP @specialeffect
Governor @elamhq
Cooking Blog http://miles.cooking
Personal account
/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social We Make Crowdfunded Video Game Documentaries. Watch our docs at http://YouTube.com/noclipvideo. We also do underground games coverage at https://www.youtube.com/@Noclip2.
Niema Moshiri @niema.net Associate Teaching Professor of Computer Science at UC San Diego, consulting for PlayStation and Blizzard, Bioinformatician by training, SD-raised. https://niema.net
Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley.bsky.social @thegameawards.com and Summer Game Fest and more. Now official account.
Shinji R. Yamane @shinjiyamane.bsky.social Game Jammer．Assoc.Professor at Yasuda Women's University in Hiroshima-city since April 2025.
IGDA Japan, HEVGA member. 近刊『ビデオゲームの心理学』『ゲーム障害再考』．ゲーム企業から資金援助は頂いてません
e.c. myers @ecmyers.com Author, Gamer, Reader, Dad • He/Him • Assembled in the U.S. from Korean & German parts • NYT Bestseller • linktr.ee/ecmyers • #NoGenAI
Just published: GAMERS: LEVELING UP
Also available: KAIJU GAGA (CYOA Jr)
Publishing soon: THE STREAM TEAM: PLAY 2 WIN
Stella Chung 😈 @parallaxstella.bsky.social For hire: management@parallaxstella.com | Host/producer | esports host/analyst/commentator | Let's make something cool together: https://linktr.ee/parallaxstella
Kinsey Burke @kinszilla.bsky.social Games Producer, Bizdev, and Sales at Chuhai Labs | Occasional YouTuber | 日本語 OK! | Lover of Video Games, Craft Beer, Books, and Boardgames! ✨
🌸Kyoto, Japan🌸
retrodotcards.com @retrodotcards.com he/him
Making new games for the Nintendo GBA E-Reader and the GBA proper.
https://retrodotcards.com
email matt@retrodotcards.com
Will - PushDustIn @will.pushdustin.com 🕹️ Marketing and Production (VR and non-VR titles)
👾 Opinions are my own
🟡 Sometimes I wear yellow pants. (日本語OK)
Mike Rosenberg @miker525.bsky.social Senior Systems Software Engineer @ Rockstar Games
Ported I Made A Game With Zombies In It to Xbox One / Series
Miker525 - Steam / Xbox / most things
Dylan "ExoByte" Mayo @exobyte.bsky.social Game Designer and Virtual Economist. GM of
www.wyffcast.com
Also Principal Game Designer at The Pokémon Company, int, not an official Pokétweeter. He/His
BoosterRed @guesteternal.bsky.social Despite the profile picture, my personal opinions are wildly different from Herman Smirch's.
I used to go by Guested, once upon a time.
Beck [they/them] @beckspace.bsky.social I like games and social justice. Formerly Foundation For Digital Games Culture, Jumpy Bit, Mixtvision Games and Games/Bavaria. Nonbinary. They / them.
barleybap @barleybap.bsky.social Scottish trans retro gamer and ooze seeking her own level. Sometimes translator, 100% completer of James Pond 3, Balan Wonderworld stan, Baby Jo-certified Best Baby, and mostly dormant streamer known to travel with a band of equally bad penguins.
Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app Producer & Bizdev working with Basically Games on Baldi's Basics Plus! Previously: Marketing @ Playism, Sr. Producer @ Akupara & co-founded Dangen Entertainment. Still in Love with Osaka. 英語と日本語もOK!
Richard "Pocky" Kim @pocky469.bsky.social I've been known as "Pocky" since 1995.
Translator since 1999, localization manager, project manager, gamer, dad. (And streamer? Sort of?)
In Japan somewhere.
He/Him. BLM.
日本語OKです。
https://www.twitch.tv/originalpocky/
https://www.youtube.com/originalpocky/
Cheesemeister @cheesemeister.bsky.social Playing video games in Japan.
Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social Professional freelance artist, poster/print-designer and map of Springfield-maker: http://mudron.bigcartel.com http://inprnt.com/gallery/mudron/ http://patreon.com/mudron
thurnip @thurnip.bsky.social UI/UX designer for games. Worked as UI designer on Insurgency: Sandstorm, Day of Infamy and more
Also on Mastodon: @thurnip@mastodon.gamedev.place
Dave Fishel @davesies.bsky.social Enjoyer of cooking, video games, coding, and ultimate frisbee. 日本語を勉強するのが大好き❤️🇯🇵。Game programmer @implicitconversions.com (now part of @atari.com). Waluigi’s #1 fan. Catch my streams at https://twitch.tv/davesies
📍Oakland, CA
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Garrett Austin @gaustin.bsky.social Senior Software Engineer, Game Performance - Graphics, Games, and Machine Learning at Apple.
He/Him.
Seth Fulkerson @seth.games AKA Dopply. Game developer.
Made @arzettegame.bsky.social.
Opinions are my own.
https://seth.games
Allen Ortega @kenjisalk.bsky.social he/they | Video Game Pal - Marketing Manager @mobentertainment.com
prev. Blizzard Entertainment, WB Games, Facebook Gaming, Rare Ltd, Telltale Games | art by Jet Bougan
Philip Eloy @aegixdrakan.bsky.social Loremaster for Nine Dots Studios, your friendly neighborhood "Ace", and lover of puns.
I make little RPGs as a hobby, you can find them for free here:
https://aegix-drakan.itch.io/
Chris Johnston, aka “CJ” @superpac.bsky.social Product Manager at Enhance (Lumines Arise, HUMANITY, Tetris Effect: Connected, Rez Infinite). Player One Podcast producer/host. Formerly Adult Swim Games, Newtype USA, EGM. Bi guy. 💖💜💙
Craig Harris @craigharris.bsky.social Former Indie game design manager @ Rogue Games, now looking for the next thing. IGN.com co-founder. Sega, EA, Google and Apple alum. Pointing Reaction Guy. Small games are my jam.
Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social I have friends everywhere 🍁 Lead Writer on Crossfire. Before: Gotham Knights, Star Wars: Squadrons + Battlefront II. Probably playing JRPGs or painting Space Marines. 📸 by Luke Fontana
Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social The only account dedicated to letting people know what's fresh and new in the world of Nintendo 64 and Quest 64, a game that hasn't changed for 20+ years.
Hunter Bridges @hunty.biz Game Creator, Composer・CTO at Evening Star・Credits incl. Penny’s Big Breakaway, Sonic Mania, Zero Zero: Perfect Stop・電車ファン
re4mat @re4mat.bsky.social The adventures of a secret agent armed with almost infinite scientific resourcefulness.
Sam.END.ICE.Machkovech @samred.com 1/3 dog, 1/3 arts+tech, 1/3 something something. You may have seen my reporting at: NYT, Polygon, Digital Foundry, The Stranger, Game Developer, Games Radar, Ars, American Airlines, The Atlantic, Wired, Dallas Morning News. He/him, from Seattle. Zero AI.
Emidivergent @emidivergent.bsky.social Twitch Partner 💜 | YouTube Partner x2 ▶️ | Neurodivergent Gamer 🎮 | A in LGBTQIA+ 🌈 | previously TragicOnTwitch 💥
📧 emidivergent@gmail.com
Andrew Oliveira @ber53rker.bsky.social Dad, Software Engineer, Video Game Enthusiast
Kelly ૮･ﻌ･ა @pfkelly.bsky.social German TRANS-lator on many Games/Internet TV Shows Animation projects in a PS1 style: http://pfwkelly.wixsite.com/kelly/games
Game Preservationist, Autistic and ADHD as fuck
Octo Sympathizer / Squidposter
🏳️🌈🇩🇪🇪🇺
Level 27 She/Her please
Cliff Bleszinski @therealcliffyb.bsky.social You have Google.
Lindsey Kurano @lindseykurano.bsky.social Curator of Electronic Games @ The Strong
ゲームキュレーター・アーキビスト
(I can beat you in Snowboard Kids 2) (Civ V too)
日本語OK / 한국어 OK
Forza Ferrari🏎️
Misty De Méo @cdrom.ca Game history, programming, nonsense.
Multimedia blog: https://cdrom.ca
TwiTheQueen @twithequeen.bsky.social 
Stream for a Cause @streamforacause.bsky.social Nonprofit Organization that works with content creators and gamers to uplift and support communities. 💙💜❤️🧡 We give small charities the tools to GROW
Our socials -- http://linktr.ee/streamforacause
Keith Stuart @keefstuart.bsky.social Novelist. Video game correspondent for The Guardian. He/him 💖
danielleri @danielleri.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief at GameDeveloper.com, Berklee College of Music game design lecturer, BJJ Purple Belt 🤼♀️, hobbyist game dev and pixel artist, sometimes screenwriter, fitness dork, volunteer EMT. She/her.
Tucker Hazell @tuckerhazell.bsky.social Host of Dev Dive and Back Log Banter. Independent video game researcher and game dev interviewer. | He/him | tucker@dev-dive.com for interview inquiries
Rib @rib.gay Rib - He/Him - Furry - Preserving games and old media! - Red pandas! - Fixing old games!
Profile picture by https://bsky.app/profile/takaalive.bsky.social
(twitter account for follower bridge to detect: @ribshark)
Solon @chorby.org I am your blue-haired Library Scientist working to put Videogames into your Libraries [and vice-versa] || Wrestling sicko - Let me teach you how to be beautiful.
Implicit Conversions™ @implicitconversions.com No source code? No problem! We bring retro games to modern consoles! https://www.implicitconversions.com
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.
gameanim.com
Brad Shankar @bradshankar.bsky.social Gaming Editor at MobileSyrup | TMU alum | Views my own | brad@mobilesyrup.com | He/him | 🇨🇦 | https://linktr.ee/bradshankar
Martin Lindell @martinlindell.bsky.social Games industry journey man since 1994. Written books about games history in Swedish. Currently at Embracer, previously Raw Fury, DICE/EA.
Dan Floyd @danfloydplus.bsky.social Professional animator, creator of New Frame Plus, PlayFrame and Extra Credits
Windy Corner TV - Robert @windycornertv.bsky.social Passionate about all things video games, a huge film buff, and constantly expanding my 4K Blu-ray library.
Linktree - https://linktr.ee/windycornertv
Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com 🎬 Game trailer editor who made trailers for:
Half-Life Alyx, Among Us, Psychonauts 2, Riven, Spelunky 2, Firewatch, Dead Cells, Viewfinder, Stray Gods, and more!
He/him
https://dereklieu.carrd.com
Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social Queer af founder of Glass Bottom Games. BAFTA Breakthrough. Working on Verminsteel! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4352280/Verminsteel/ (prev: SkateBIRD, Hot Tin Roof, etc). She/Her 🏳️⚧️
Tony Hawk @tonyhawkproskater.bsky.social Rider of skateboards, character of videogames, advocate of skateparks, mistaken of identities 👴🏼🛹
今村孝矢/Takaya Imamura @omega6.bsky.social 2021年に任天堂を退職。大阪国際工科専門職大学教授。フリーランスとしても活動中。スターフォックス、F-ZERO 、ゼルダの伝説シリーズのアートディレクションなどを担当。2022年フランスにて漫画「OMEGA 6」発表。2024年、Switch版「OMEGA 6・ザ・トライアングルスターズ」を発売。
The Hidden Palace @hiddenpalace.org We are a community dedicated to the preservation of retro video game development history.
Visit: hiddenpalace.org
Rik - Goodboy Galaxy OUT NOW on Steam! @goodboygalaxy.com 🐾🐶 made a game called Goodboy Galaxy 🐶🐾
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2705890/Goodboy_Galaxy/
site: http://goodboygalaxy.com
GBA game/demo: https://goodboygalaxy.itch.io/
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Pew Pew Bang! @pewpewbang.bsky.social A video game podcast where every episode is a slumber party! Every other Monday listen to four women from around the game industry talk games, stories, and life advice. Part of the @minnmax.com podcast network.
Joshua @ZeldaUniverse @watcherjoshua.bsky.social The gaming adventures of a lifelong Zelda fan & video game enthusiast. Follow me for commentary on games I'm playing & games I'm excited about!
Webmaster at ZeldaUniverse.net.
Credits at RPGFan.com.
Owner of OgreBattle64.net & ZeldaArchive.org.
he/him
Justin D. Berube @jusdberube.bsky.social Nintendo World Report Features Editor
The King Nintendo Fanboy
Nintendo Collector
Former NSider Sage
Cat Dad
@KingNintendoFan on Twitter
🧭NJ
Ben Bertoli @radishgames.com Author and games journalist seen on Polygon, Game Informer, APWOT and many more 🫠 Currently pitching a middle grades horror anthology 🪦
Board game designer behind Bark Magic, Mythic Menu, and Head Hauntcho for RadishGames.com 
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
❤️ : https://ko-fi.com/retrobytes
❤️ : patreon.com/SashasRetroBytes
Nostalgist's Archive @nostalgistsarchive.bsky.social I scan and archive various things for the sake of preservation, and for people to see!
Loud Reposter.
Dm me if you want to donate anything to scan!
Clyde @gametank.zone Software hardware hacky guy.
I like game programming, old cameras, old AV equipment, woodworking, cats, techno remixes of Touhou music, and that one Garfield panel where Jon asks why they call it oven
I made an open source console:
https://gametank.zone
Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social First video game champion (1980). Created Bard's Tale III: The Thief Of Fate & Dragon Wars. Former board member of GLAAD. All views and opinions are my own.
Cyan Worlds @cyan.com We're a game development studio creating places that become your world: Myst, Obduction, Firmament, and now... Riven. 📖✨
🔗 http://www.cyan.com/games
Nikki™ @aetheria.dev Developer, Modder, VTuber Extraordinaire (NWPlayer123 elsewhere), because god has cursed me for my hubris and my work is never finished. I make things go fast. Opinions are mine, unless they're also yours. Icon @ellielotus.bsky.social. #JoyConBoyzForever
Zion Grassl @ziondood.bsky.social Social Media Specialist at @fangamer.com ✨
StreetPass psycho 🟢 MOTHER 3 supporter 🌻
Former Video Producer at @nintendolife.com
Pronounced Z-on / My views are my own
Uncle Bob @theunclebob.bsky.social I have approximate knowledge of many things.
VideoGameDocs @gamedocs.bsky.social YouTuber, Documentarian, Historian, and Videographer (not in that order)
He/Him
Kit Ellis @kitellis.bsky.social Co-creator of @kitandkrysta.bsky.social and Nintendo Minute | Co-founder Never A Minute Marketing | Former head of social/influencer/content at Nintendo of America | hello@neveraminute.com
Krysta @breath0air.bsky.social Co-creator of @kitandkrysta and Nintendo Minute. Co-founder of Never A Minute Marketing. Formerly head of creator relations at Nintendo of America. Reach out at hello@neveraminute.com
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Kit & Krysta @kitandkrysta.bsky.social It's @breath0air.bsky.social and @kitellis.bsky.social | Previously at Nintendo of America | Sharing insider stories/analysis & our love of games through podcasts & videos | hello@neveraminute.com
Ben Jelter @jeltron.bsky.social Artist and Game dev located in the USA.
Formerly @benjelter on twitter
Mastodon: @Jeltron@pocketpixels.club
Games: The Machine, Metamorphosis Collection, co-creator of Unearthed w Gumpy Function
Comics: The Tumor, Heliosphere
Flori Pierri @flori-p.bsky.social Associate curator of science & technology at the MIT Museum | historian of science | really likes armadillos | currently thinking about computer games 🌈
Erik Andersen @eland.bsky.social I made So to Speak, a puzzle game for learning Japanese.
https://sotospeakgame.com/
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://linktr.ee/historyofhyrule artist/animal dork/hiker doin' my nerd shit
David Doak @drdoak.bsky.social Irishman, Scientist, Designer, Teacher.
GoldenEye007, Perfect Dark, TimeSplitters, Second Sight, Haze!
https://linktr.ee/drdoak
The First Pancake @firstpancakegames.bsky.social We make Games that are Clever, Charming, & Bring People Together!
Get Theives of the Tome: https://dairykillsme.itch.io/thieves-of-the-tome
Cappy & Tappy on Steam: firstpancake.studio/cappy-and-tappy
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@FirstPancakeStudios
Tom Fulp @tomfulp.newgrounds.com I run Newgrounds, co-founded The Behemoth, made a game about The Room and I'm currently making Nightmare Cops!
Newgrounds @newgrounds.com Newgrounds is the greatest community of artists, game developers, musicians, voice actors and writers on the web! Banner by PKettles on Newgrounds! Come check out Newgrounds!
@retrorgb.com @retrorgb.com 
Parasol Corp | Cozy Game Restoration 📦 @parasolcorp.bsky.social Making a Cozy Game game where you restore old dirty games and build your own collection of retro titles 🎮
📦 WISHLIST Cozy Game Restoration here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3581230/Cozy_Game_Restoration/
Goobers515 @goobers515.com Gamer, Partnered Twitch Broadcaster, host, @MetalMealMeltdown.com event director | Business: goobers515.twitch@gmail.com
Twitch: goobers515.com
Game Preservation Society @gamepresint.bsky.social A non-profit organization actively preserving Japanese retro games from the 70’s and 80’s as cultural assets.
Victor Navarro-Remesal @vthewanderer.bsky.social Media Studies, Games scholar, Humanities human
Lecturer at TecnoCampus, UPF (Barcelona)
Founding member of @DIGRASpain
Director de la colección Ludografías.
Co-president of the History of Games conference.
I also do my own stunts.
www.vnavarro.eu
Dave Swanson @mictlantecuhtle.bsky.social Dedicated games preservationist and all-round retrocomputing enthusiast. Board Member at Hit Save!, working to preserve gaming history for the ages
SquirrelJME🏳️⚧️ @squirreljme.cc SquirrelJME™ is a Java ME 8 JVM with software preservation in mind! It can run J2ME software including Japanese Keitai, this means vintage games and software for old flip phones! This is a WIP!
By: https://bsky.app/profile/xershadowtail.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️.
ozidual @ozidual.bsky.social I did translation hacks, fixes, and re-releases for the N64. Games: OoT/MQ, Majoras Mask, Shiren 2, Getter Love, Doshin, SimCity 64, 40 Winks, Glover, SSSV, etc. Now I do scanning, type-ins, and game preservation with Gaming Alexandria
Jonas Rosland @jonasrosland.bsky.social Director of Open Source Program @ Sysdig.
Executive Director @hitsave.org. He/him. DMs are open.
Camera Bird @camerabird.bsky.social Documentarian
Working on Preserving Play and The Future Animator’s Journey
https://youtube.com/@camerabirdproductions?si=PtPTP66xmRu40M00
patreon.com/Camerabird
Nerd♥️Geek - Show Us Your #IndieGame!! ➡️ PAX East @nerdlovesgeek.bsky.social The Super Gamer Duo! | Helping #IndieDevs and #IndiePublishers bring awesome #IndieGames to awesome #IndieGamers!!!
Ginger @gingerbreadred.bsky.social Books / Games / Tea Hoarder Extraordinaire! 💜/ Also seen on @nerdlovesgeek.bsky.social
Restore & Replay! @restoreandreplay.bsky.social We clean, restore, and bring video games back to life! And show you how to do the same! From Bananas to Acetone and all things in-between! We dispel some cleaning myths, try some cleaning experiments, and general cleaning advice!