James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social Texas State Representative, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate to take power back for working people.
Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social (VERY SERIOUS) USA TODAY humor(ish) columnist. May or may not be notable. Hypocrisy enthusiast. WOKE MOB, CO-FOUNDER. ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (2017 to present).
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally ๐
Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social City Hall reporter / New York Playbook co-author @politico.com. From ๐ธ๐ช. Have a tip? DMs are open or reach me at csommerfeldt@politico.com
Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social Doting grandmother, among other things.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
50501: The Peopleโs Movement โ๐ @50501movement.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for the #50501Movement
โ๐#NoKings 3/28 Made History!!
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov Dad, husband, teacher, coach, veteran. Governor of Minnesota. Working to move our state forward as #OneMinnesota.
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
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
Jeff Hamilton @jeffhamilton.bsky.social Game designer at Blizzard. He/him. Fan of: comics, music, archery, my cats. Personal account, all opinions are just mine.
formerly @jeffahamilton on Twitter
https://jhamilton.bearblog.dev/blog/ for blog-shaped thoughts
Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social Playful.
elizabethsampat.com
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ @sievish.bsky.social a real human bean. graphic designer & artist in games and comics.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ : Image, Naughty Dog, 3W3M, Perfect Garbage, Dark Horse, Draknek, Manifold Garden, a coffee shop in Boston, โช แตโฟแต แตแตโฟสธ แตแตแตแตแตแตสณแต โช
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secure_shells @timjung.bsky.social principal software eng @ ??
game dev \ dist sys architect \ matchmaking + skill \ dark fantasy enjoyer \ fiction writing
past:
+ riot games
+ activision blizzard
wife guy that loves his wife
@yewfy.bsky.social ๐ค
linktr.ee/timjung
Joanna @ Bhaalposting @falconnights.bsky.social โ World's biggest Elincia Ridell Crimea fan
โ Independent Game Designer
prev. ???, Jedi: Survivor, Marvel's Avengers, Jedi: Fallen Order
โ SRPGs, Socialism, Game Dev
โ she/her
Darya @daryam.com I make videogames and talk about them. Currently with Epic Games. Giant Elder Scrolls nerd. Opinions don't represent employers.
Blair Thorburn @oiblair.bsky.social ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Scotland's Largest Bidoof Fan, in Canada.
๐ Game Dev, Design Lead/Principal
๐ซถ Award Winning Inclusive Design and Accessibility Person
Portfolio: blairthorburn.carrd.co
Battlefield, Dragon Age, and other things
Alix Markman @markwoman.bsky.social Writer of TV, games, and Oxford commas. Astrid & Lilly, Gotham Knights, the Beaverton. Views are my own. She/Her. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://www.thebeaverton.com/author/alix-markman/
Nick Quackenbush @quackles.bsky.social Art Director @ System Era Softworks working on the next thing after Astroneer
Father of 2 and Husband to 1
Aliens Fireteam Elite, Star Trek Online, Rise of the Triad; He/Him
https://www.artstation.com/quack
http://linkedin.com/in/nickquackenbush
Rachel Vought @rachelbydesign.bsky.social Lead Quest Designer for World of Warcraft. I make quests, manage designers, and have random thoughts about many things. All views expressed are my own. She/her.
Melissa (Memo) Moorehead @n7memo.bsky.social Quality Technical Program Manager at Mojang Studios โข BAFTA Connect โข TGA Future Class โข #SpaceGirls art by @maxbeech.bsky.social โข https://linktr.ee/n7memo
Melissa Janowicz @deedlite.bsky.social Senior Gameplay Designer at Epic Games ๐ฎ Previously Respawn Entertainment, Microsoft, BioWare, Disney, lots of indie studios. She/Her.
Lauryn Ash @espressocat.bsky.social Writing, Systems, & All Things Narrative โข Currently rebranding and playing with my cats Mugicha and Kupoccino โ๏ธ โ๐ผโข Formerly State of Decay, Marvelโs Avengers, and NDAAAAs โข โจ โข ๐๏ธ 1/2 of Furidashi Podcast โข she/her
Liz Edwards @lizaledwards.bsky.social Senior Character Artist โจ
Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social critic / consultant / ??? @ ??? x2 ใป award nominated ใป ใใผใ ใป he/him ใป ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ใป bylines: IGN, Polygon, GamesRadar+, MMORPG, Them, Inverse, Rolling Stone ใป CONTACT: kazuma.h.de@gmail.com ใป posts don't reflect employer
Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social Out now https://outerloopgames.com/dosa
Director on Dosa Divas, Thirsty Suitors, Falcon Age. Co-Founder and Creative Director at Outerloop Games. Design, narrative, art, biz, UI/UX, production, photos. Uplifting marginalized devs.
Xavier @xavierck.com character artist and going to therapy about it
๐ฌ he/him
๐บ Los Angeles
๐จ https://xavierck.com
๐ง XavierCK.3D@gmail.com
Commission Queue: https://forms.gle/ppx8dafPxgFspbQ28
Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Full Indie Vancouver @writnelson.bsky.social Running @StrangeScaffold.bsky.social Wrote for MtG, Borderlands 4, I Am Your Beast & more. Lead VA in Hellraiser: Revival. BAFTA nom. Christian! He/Him. Repped by CAA.
Diandra @mesaanasedai.bsky.social Narrative Director - iwot Games
She/They
Formerly: Crystal Dynamics, Blizzard, Aniplex, Carbine, Riot, BioWare
Co-author: The Definitive Game Narrative Guide
Opinions = my own
โI am the very model of a modern major generalโ
https://diandralasrado.com
John Ebenger @johnebenger.bsky.social Cinematic Director. Formerly - Destiny 2, Jedi: Fallen Order, AC: Odyssey, 3 Mass Effects and 3 Dragon Ages, etc.
Jesse Heinig @jesseheinig.bsky.social Game designer. Writer. World of Warcraft Classic developer. Original Fallout dev. Classic World of Darkness developer. Former Star Trek Online developer. He/Him. Account represents personal views.
Pete Stewart ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @petestewart.bsky.social Award-Nominated Senior Writer @ Respawn - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Formerly Creative Assembly | Your FFXIV Friend | Views Mine | He/Him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Chris DeLeon โ make your own games @chrisdeleon.bsky.social I help people make games DevPods.gg GameDev since 97. Angry about AI. Worked on Topple, Boom Blox, Medal of Honor, IndieCade, Extra Credits, IGDA LA. 4 GDC talks. 400k udemy students, 10M YouTube views/100k subs, 185k podcast DL. Vegan for 24 yrs. he/him
Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com Director of @necrosoftgames.com, panelist on the @insertcredit.com show, recovering journalist, genre cinema enjoyer, and resident of the city of Oakland California.
Daniel Zenon Klein @danielzklein.bsky.social he/him
Game designer, prev. Riot, Magnopus, Respawn. Loves dogs, pretzels, absurd humor, and magnesium. Shader truther. Reads too many TTRPGs, starts too many creative projects, never finishes anyt
Mary Yovina @adothenlunch.bsky.social Senior UI/UX Lead | UI/UX Manager at Insomniac โข Previously Obsidian, Harmonix โข (they/them) โข http://maryyovina.com
|| Absolutely no A``I or N``F``T ||
Lana Bachynski @latienie.bsky.social Associate Art Director in R&D @ Riot Games.
Previously: animating on League of Legends & Heroes of the Storm | RAT stream leader, Tea Time Animation co-founder, and yoyo aficionado. #DLCbookclub #gamedev
Personal Account.
Jill Murray @jillmurray.bsky.social Narrative Director for videogames at discoglobe.ca. MFA Creative Non-Fic student at UKC. Luddite in the historical sense. She/They www.jillmurray.com
Bobby Stein @bobbystein.bsky.social Studio Narrative Director at ArenaNet. Dad, husband, musician, mentor, foodie, retro gaming enjoyer, and a few other things. I post about the games I'm playing, the food I'm eating, and occasionally the games we're making. Follows =/= endorsements.
Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social Narrative Wrangler-Videogames, TV, theatre, and more. Narrative Director on Battlefield. Previous Horizon Forbidden West/CalloftheMountain- Prince of Persia - Fable. Views my own.
He/him. www.andrewwalsh.com
JC Lau @drjclau.bsky.social A multi-award winning game developer. Game Changer, BAFTA, Next Gen Leader, Future Class. Originator of #WhatAGameDevLooksLike. She/they. I hope you like ferrets. ๐
Andrew Rennie ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @nerdy4tw.bsky.social Senior UI/UX Designer at Respawn - Star Wars Jedi Team โข Accessibility Advocate โข Co-Founder @wecanfixitinui.com โข Scottish โข My Opinions โข He/Him
https://linktr.ee/nerdy4tw
Philip Tibitoski @ptibz.younghorses.com Co-founder + President @younghorses.com, creators of Bugsnax and Octodad. (he/him) https://younghorses.com/
The Midwest, USA
Palle! @palleh.bsky.social He/him. Character Art Director at Ubisoft Massive in Malmรถ. The Division franchise. Union Member. Artist. Traveler. Nuisance. ๐ธ๐ช๐ฉ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฑ
Holly and Comics are On A Break ๐ก๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ @chaoticute.bsky.social I love comics professionally. [You know me from some pubs, probably. I represent no one but me online.] ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ก๏ธFeral Queer. I like the cars that go zoom. ๐ LA Zip, Chicago Heart - Forever a Lake Effect Kid. They/She. Icon by Katie Longua!
Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social Historian of play | PhD | @ihr.bsky.social Fellowship | Game developer | Writer & narrative designer - Thousand Hells, Amberspire, Neurocracy & more | Currently working on a secret thing
Repped by Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit
she/her
Kait Tremblay (they/them) @kaittremblay.bsky.social Narrative Director on Ambrosia Sky @softrains.bsky.socialโฌ.
Horror writer, former book editor, genderfluid and queer. Rep'd by Jake Babad, WCA
Also: Seasonala Cemetery, A Mortician's Tale, Grindstone, Watch Dogs Legion
www.thatmonstergames.com
Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social Paradox's spookiest Content Designer
๐ Stellaris
๐ Afterworld
http://giadazavarise.com/ | https://cheerfulgoth.itch.io/ | https://cheerfulgoth.bearblog.dev/
James B. Jones @jamesbjones.com Award-winning video game wordslinger | not-so-award-winning author | Oxford comma enthusiast | baseball nut | son of Detroit | DMs [regrettably] Open
Mike Futter | Wishlist The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham! @futterish.fsquared.biz Dir of Ops and Publishing, Causeway Studios. Producer, Strange Scaffold. Founder, F-Squared LLC, consultant, co-host of @VirtualEconCast.com. Author, The GameDev Business & Budgeting Handbooks
Mike@causewaystudios.com / mike@fsquared.biz
michaelfutter.com
cydereal @cydereal.bsky.social lead encounter designer @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com
ceramics, cooking, gaming, magdalena bay
Jimmie Myers @jimmiemyers.bsky.social Narrative Director - Santa Monica Studio
Past: Uncharted 4, Infinite Warfare, Modern Warfare โ19, Destiny 2, Marathon
Games, film, food, music, bikes! Director. Writer. Editor. Opinions mine. he/him
Bridget OโNeill @iheartbunnies.bsky.social Senior Director of Creative at PlayStation Studios for Bungie. Previously Riot (Art Director of Legends of Runeterra), Blizzard, and Pokemon.
Kurtis McCathern @kurtismcc.bsky.social Husband to @othesharon.bsky.social. Dad. Christian. Engineer. Currently at Magic Soup Games, Previously at Blizzard. Owner of expressed opinions. He/him. Black lives matter. pfp by Eric Browning
sam, fall vibes @samuelbass.bsky.social Senior Game Designer at Epic games. UEFN, Unreal 5, sample projects, templates, tech talks and more.
Ask me about stuff!
All non-work related views / statements my own.
jason grinblat @jfg.land creative head at freehold games
co-creator โ Caves of Qud, Sproggiwood
generated histories, hidden monasteries, sentient plants๐น๐น
he/him
Craig Morrison @silirrion.bsky.social https://www.feelinstrangelyfine.com/
Design Director @ Toca Boca | Founder http://startmakinggames.com | Once of Azeroth, Rubi-Ka, Hyboria, & other battlefields | Enthusiastic Optimist | Globetrotter | BAFTA Member | Painter of plastic things
Geneviรจve Routhier @genrouthier.bsky.social โข senior art director โข making games since 2003 โข
Past: Studio Art Director @ DICE | Battlefield | Beyond Good and Evil 2 | AC Origins | Rainbow 6 Siege
๐ Cool/Hat
๐ฃ Available for speaking or podcast opportunities
๐จ๐ฆ Looking for work
Joey Bleau @jbleau.dev ๐ข Senior Software Engineer II, World of Warcraft
๐ช Proud WoWGG Union Member
๐Ann Arbor โก๏ธ SoCal โก๏ธ Chicago (current)
๐บ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ช
All views are my own. I periodically delete old posts. I sometimes delete brand new ones.
Darth Mel @melrambles.bsky.social Name's Mel ๐ค Systems Designer II on Valorant. Prev. The SimsโจFaeFarm, Stonefly๐ชฒStar Wars Squadrons, SW Battlefront II and Mass Effect Andromeda ๐ซ TGA Future Class โ21 ๐
Opinions are my own.
PFP by @nicholaskole.bsky.social
Dylan Snyder @chronofloss.bsky.social Senior Designer @ Blizzard on Overwatch || Prev: Arkane / Gunfire Games / NetherRealm / Robomodo
Greg R. Buchanan @gregbuchananwriter.com Bestselling Novelist. Writer of Video Games & TTRPGs. Hank Hill Apologist. Rep by ANA/CAA.
NO MAN'S SKY | SIXTEEN HORSES | DARK SOULS: EYES OF DEATH | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Cats: Bucket, Table, and Mop.
gregbuchananwriter.com
Keano Raubun @keano.bsky.social ๐ณ๐ฑโจ๏ธCreative Director & Founder @veelpoot.com. Currently working on [REDACTED]. Senior Game & Narrative Designer. Marvel's Avengers, [NDA], Lordbound. Prev: Nixxes Software
โจ Legacy of Orsinium is OUT NOW: www.veelpoot.com/skyrim
Josh @joshmlabelle.bsky.social Narrative Designer & Writer || Creative Director on Disney Dreamlight Valley ||"Hunter: The Reckoning - Day for Night" coming Sept 2026 || "A Crown of Sorcery & Steel" out now || tied 1st place IFComp 2020๐|| Opinions my own || www.joshlabelle.com
aXL99 _(:3 ใโ ) @axl99.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ Sr Concept designer on ??? No NFT/AI/Repost
๐งjessielamworkshop@proton.me
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Projects: Gears5, Long Dark ep4, Invincible s1 | Brass Lion Ent/Skybound/TheCoalition/BandaiNamco/EA | http://linktr.ee/axl99 | #art #fashion #arcane #fanart #startvsfinish
D, Hunter of the Dead ๐๐โจ @dekubrush.bsky.social Sr Character Artist on Overwatch โฆ He/Him โฆ Tarnished โฆ Personal account, my views are MINE!
Steff โ๏ธ๐ @hexcats.bsky.social Chaotic good concept artist for video games
possessed by two black cats ๐โโฌ๐โโฌ
https://hexcats.carrd.co/
Rourke Bywater @rourke.bsky.social Narrative Designer @ Hidden Door. lesbian. ๐ procedural systems, women, folk music + art with a touch of melancholy and bitterness. Organizer @ Roguelike Celebration
Valentine Powell @valentineirl.bsky.social Queer nerd who makes stuff for video games (they/them). Current: Wizards of the Coast. Formerly: Crop Circle Games, Playable Worlds, Blizzard.
Opinions posted here do not reflect the opinions of my employers either present or past.
Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social Multi-award-winning reporter at @kotaku.com. Formerly: @ign.com, @gibiz.bsky.social, and more. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. Email: rvalentine@kotaku.com Signal: duckvalentine.47
KatieDev @katemakesstuff.bsky.social Senior II Quest Designer @Blizzard. Maker of things, consumer of memes. Views are my own.
StefanieGD @spac3gh0s7.bsky.social lead ux game designer @ Fortniteโจ| co-facilitator @ Hitchinโ Bitches Mtl๐ชข | she/they | opinions are my own | ๐ฎ๐ท๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://m.twitch.tv/spac3gh0s7
Scavenger @paigehix.bsky.social Senior Combat Designer at Santa Monica Studio. Frmr Wonderstorm, Blizzard. All thoughts posted are my own. She/her. Cymraeg, Gaeilge, agus Gร idhlig. Hyena facts. PFP by
@CiderBunArt #GameDev
Mary Kenney @marykgames.com Senior Writer on Cyberpunk 2. Associate Narrative Director on #WolverinePS5. Author/Writer: Gamer Girls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Walking Dead. โThe shiny Pokรฉmon of games writersโ -Aidan Moher
Michael Barclay @michaelbarclay.bsky.social World Design Director on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet at Naughty Dog fae Dundee, Scotland.
linktr.ee/michaelbarclay
Curoar @curoar.bsky.social Test Analyst/Engineer Previously at
Bungie, Microsoft | Warrior, Guardian, and Planeswalker. Thoughts are my own He/Him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Deejay Knight | LIQUID @deejayknight.bsky.social Live Talent, Voice Actor, USAF Vet | TGA Future Class 2021 | Twitch & ExtraLife Ambassador | He/Him | Biz: dj @ deejayknight . tv
๐: https://www.beacons.ai/deejayknight
โฐ: https://www.tiktok.com/@deejayknight
๐ฎ: https://www.twitch.tv/deejayknight
Kevin VanOrd ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ป @fiddlecub.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Game designer and writer: Divinity, Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2 | Your gay dad: partnered to Stephen and @cubgent.bsky.social | Doing my best
Steam / PlayStation / Xbox Live: fiddlecub
Signal: fiddlecub.85
miki bishop ๐ช (looking for work!) @nifty.bsky.social freelance production & marketing artist @ sony
prev. Bungie, Minecraft, & XBOX
currently looking for full-time work in marketing, production, or consumer products
wants to make plushies!
she/her
https://niiftyy.artstation.com/
โค๏ธ @poundcake.bsky.social
Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social Creative Director, TPCi. #PokemonEmployee. Author, Design Beyond Devices & Game Development Strategy Guide. Adjunct @ Carnegie Mellon. Ex-Riot Games, Scopely, MSFT, AMZN, EA, Disney. EDS ๐ฅ. Owner of @ideaplatz.comโฌ. Ideas my own. ๐ https://Cherylplatz.com
brosephene_ @brosephene.bsky.social she/her :: Susan aka Evangeline :: Online Safety prev @ PlayStation & Bungie ::
You're loved. โ
Dan Johnson will design games for food @coil.bsky.social Schipperke owner @PNW
Game Systems Designer, one half of Secret Dinosaur and also the other half (previously Blizzard, Bungie, Irrational, etc)
Hire me! https://linktr.ee/djdesign.dev
#GameDev
he/him
โจ๏ธWhitneyโจ๏ธ @brightwhitney.bsky.social Award-winning narrative designer & writer๐ฎ
Future Class 2020, IndieCade (twice!), Top 100 Women in Games
Speculative fiction Author๐ฝ๐ฆ๐ฑ
Viable Paradise 24, SFWA, Codex
https://brightwhitney.com
Ted DiNola ๐ NZGDC, MIGW @esdin.net Developer Evangelist @ Xsolla | Game programmer, designer, and consultant | Helping folks build games, studios, and other things with intention
Prince Zexu @princezexu.bsky.social Philly native now living in PNW. Gay AF. Weightlifter, Senior Producer @ Entangled Publishing. Ex Gameplay Producer @ Bungie. Pitbull Dad & Pokemon master. BLM. Trans Rights! Chinga La Migra! Kindness is an action. IG & Discord: Princezexu
Andrew Carl @andrewcarl.bsky.social He/They, #GameDev Senior Systems Designer at Respawn. Prev work: Skylanders, Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy, Destiny 2 THPS 1+2 at Vicarious Visions, Diablo IV at Blizzard. Views are my own
Terran Gregory @terrangregory.bsky.social Principal Designer, Story Development on World of Warcraft. All views expressed are my own.
Jordan DeVries ๐ NYCC @jordandevries.com UI/UX Director at Respawn (prev Star Wars: Zero Company, Jedi: Survivor), award-nominated, GDC speaker, custom LEGO designer, black cat guardian, they/them
Exceedingly personal account. ๐น๐ผ/๐จ๐ฆ/๐บ๐ฒ living near Washington, DC
https://www.jordandevries.com
Kyle @kylethatkyle.bsky.social I am not important
Kate Hovdestad @hopefulbullshit.bsky.social Senior Producer @ Noodlecake
@yxerollerderby #65 "California Screamin'", Mom, CA Native,
๐ฉท๐๐. She/Her.
Previously Worlds Untold, Blizzard Entertainment, Wizards of the Coast
Kevin Hovdestad @hovdestad.ca Director, Brand Development at CATAN Studio
Casey Lucas @bimbo.phd game dev / comics editor / author
probably worked on that thing you like
lapsed hockey reporter / aotearoa based
represented by ed wilson @ J&A
these views represent my employers so hard that my boss is actually holding a gun to my head as I type this
Steven Lumpkin @silent0siris.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer @ Riot R&D - Horizon Forbidden West - The Secret World - Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade - RollerCoaster Tycoon World
allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social game systems designer by day, crazy cat lady by night. i have definitely worked on games you've heard of. i probably still do.
american. native seattleite. fan of constitutional rights, due process, and democracy. she/her.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ท๐๐๐โโ๏ธ๐ฎ
Rickles @ricklesley.bsky.social Level & Encounters Lead @riotgames (R&D) | Disintegration, Hob, Shadow of Mordor & Blacklight: Retribution | Photog & Bouldering | He/Him #gamedev
Anne Stickney @shadesogrey.bsky.social Senior Narrative Designer on World of Warcraft at Blizzard Entertainment. All chatter and opinions are my own! Internet Dragon Expert.