Nick Tannahill @fireflynick.bsky.social Studio Head at Firefly Studios - A Devolver Digital strategy game developer and publisher!
We make the BAFTA nominated Stronghold games
I'm also an Ambassador for Special Effect :)
åge 🦭 @aage.vertebrae.rip Nonbinary GameMaker gamedev in Hamar, Norway.
One half of @vertebrae.rip
It's pronounced Awe-geh.
they/them (hen)
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David Sims @davidlsims.bsky.social blank check // the atlantic // hits different let’s go mets
tinybaby @tiny.baby 
Lewis Packwood @lewispackwood.bsky.social Features Editor for GamesIndustry.biz. Author of Curious Video Game Machines and The Art of Still Wakes the Deep. Previously freelancer for The Guardian, Edge, Retro Gamer, etc. Portfolio: https://lewispackwood.com
Alex Navarro @alexnavarro.bsky.social part of the new cruelty / current: exactly one third of nextlander / previously: giant bomb, harmonix, gamespot, screened
⤵️ @bryce.lol 🪑
Dan Callan @danjamin.bsky.social Just Tried To Make It Fun For You™
Broti Gupta @brotigupta.bsky.social Simpsons writer
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@mrrobsaunders.bsky.social @mrrobsaunders.bsky.social 
Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social Co-founder and reporter @aftermath.site. Beats: labor, livestreaming. My book about Twitch, Stream Big, is available now. Formerly: The Washington Post. Send tips to nathan@aftermath.site or nathangrayson.666 on Signal
Milktooth | making Bad Magpie @milktooth.bsky.social indie studio working on Bad Magpie 🐦⬛
play as a magpie with one wing, a missing flock, and an unhealthy obsession with a fallen star
WISHLIST NOW please
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Luke Dicken @luked.bsky.social Former Head of AI for Take Two Interactive. Doctor of Game AI (from before the techbros moved in I swear). Dog dad, pitmaster, D&D-holic. 🏴 in 🇺🇸
Overworld @overworld.vg Overworld: A wider view of video game news.
https://overworld.vg
Rich McCormick @richmcc.bsky.social Project Director // Koffeecup
Writer // Black Library
He // him
Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com cannot stress enough that I am not the Train guy. cohost, @whatatimepod.bsky.social
whatatimepod.com
Tom Bramwell @brrrammers.bsky.social Fine, a proper bio: Managing Consultant for Hit Detection. Previously: Eurogamer, Riot Games etc.
Matt TK Taylor @tk.gg pm on developer platform @cloudflare.social
ex pm @financialtimes.com
@MattieTK on the bird app, tk.gg elsewhere.
Builder of vidgrid.tk.gg and @project-push.tk.gg
The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social Writer about law and policy at The Empty City blog and elsewhere.
About lore and culture at The Busy Town.
Birmingham/London. Janeite. #AVFC
www.theemptycity.com
(Account sometimes deactivated when not in use.)
Tyler Wilde @tjcwilde.bsky.social US Editor-in-Chief, @pcgamer.com | tyler@pcgamer.com | Signal: tylerwilde.01
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
One More Catch @onemorecatch.site A new independent publication covering Pokémon Go and the next generation of Pokémon games. Feed contains site posts, event timings, and RTs of Pokémon nonsense (complementary).
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✍️ @mattreyn.games
Phil Spencer - P3 on Xbox @xboxp3.bsky.social Microsoft Gaming
it's gita time @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social im gita
they/them
cofounder of aftermath.site
Level Up For Romance! coming in 2027
gita@aftermath.site
"fart" @jonhendren.com tall but otherwise normal
sydney
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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social Gamedev, Animator at Evening Star. Was Animation Lead on Wanderstop, Dungeons of Dredmor.
Demo reel is here: https://auratriolo.com/
Also find me on mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@MOOMANiBE
joemag @joemag.games Lead game designer at Redux Games, 3D printer, mad scientist. opinions mine. Ex-Blizz, Niantic and Riot.
prev known as joemag_games or joemag3D
he/him
Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com a longtime industry vet, I make games and lead design teams, and am looking for my next opportunity. Check out my rarely updated blog at http://www.zenofdesign.com
I'm a white cis straight male (he/him), an ally albeit an occasionally imperfect one.
Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social Horse Game Consultant. Game Designer, Producer, Writer. Creator of @themanequest.com and doing marketing at @okomotive.ch and @thoglistudios.com
Based in Zurich, Switzerland http://aliceruppert.ch/ (she/her)
Bearwaves @bearwaves.com We made Feud and now we’re making Dave’s Word Game - out now at https://www.playdwg.com !
Run by humans! Not bears! Sorry!
🕹 Play Feud: https://store.steampowered.com/app/863400/Feud/
💬 Talk to us: http://discord.gg/Bearwaves
LewieP @lewiep.bsky.social BizDev Exec for Develop:Brighton.
Formerly of NSPCC, Lionbridge & Fanatical. SavyGamer Founder.
Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social indie games // electronic music // words
Mode 7 // nervous_testpilot + _ensnare_ // Mode Collapse
mode7.games - indie games
nervoustestpilot.com - electronic music
modecollapse.com - words
Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me Writer: Down With The Ship, Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com)
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
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🎥: https://boxd.it/hp9UB
Steven Bailey @stevenbailey.bsky.social Senior principal games analyst at Omdia. Usual terms & conditions.
brian feldmab @peeingandpoop.ing computer expert
Rogue @rogue.site A video game website run by humans.
Daniel Nye Griffiths @d-nye-griffiths.bsky.social Technology, media, communications. Ex-journalist. Opinions are mine and not representative of my employer. He/him.
Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social Co-founder and owner of @rogue.site. Former Guides Producer at Polygon.
Lifelong KC liver.
Work: Ryan(at)Rogue(dot)site
Cass @cassmarshall.bsky.social Video game jester and co-founder of rogue.site with two rescue cats and one husband. I like to like things.
John Carson @johncarson.bsky.social Video Games’ King of Late Night, Freelance Writer, Up to something probably - Previously: Associate Editor Game Informer | Reach me @ johncarsongames@gmail.com
Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social I made GameHistory.org and you can too 
Dan Douglas @dandouglas.bsky.social obscene low follower count boy
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Richard Atlas @richmakesgames.bsky.social 🎮 CEO / Creative Director at Clever Endeavour Games (he/him)
🍵 Lover of tea, chocolate, heavy metal, cycling, fantasy, health science, and games with good feel 😎
📝 Blog here: http://richardatlas.com
Tony Ellis @tonyellis69.bsky.social Furtive writer and programmer.
@luden-classics.bsky.social @luden-classics.bsky.social 
Digital Foundry @digitalfoundry.bsky.social Charting the state of the art in gaming tech | Please consider supporting our Patreon: http://bit.ly/39jltgA | Commercial enquiries: business@digitalfoundry.net
leaf corcoran @leafo.itch.io ▲ http://itch.io ▲ http://moonscript.org ▲ http://leafo.net/lapis ▲ he/him
potch @potch.me web safe 🦒 it’s not a good idea, it’s just what’s happening
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makin games as @twentyminutemile.bsky.social
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co Editor of Tedium (https://tedium.co), freelance writer, pop-up search engine maven (https://udm14.com).
See my writing: https://erniesmith.net/
“Life is too short to not say exactly what you mean all the time.” — Jesse Welles
Skill Up @skillup.bsky.social YouTube sellout https://linktr.ee/skillupyt Business only: skillup@night.co
Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social // Managing Editor, @ThisWeekInVideogames.com
// Managing Editor, GamesHub (2021-2023)
// Senior Editor and Video Producer, GameSpot (2008-2020)
// Multi-Award-Winning, Token Asian
// DM's open, edmond@thisweekinvideogames.com
leon @leyawn.bsky.social i'm leon
Ed Stern @edstern.bsky.social Basic Prog Brit Woke Remoaner Centrist Dad.
He/Him, Bi, ADHD, the usual.
Former Splash Damage game dev.
Full-Stack Narrative Designer/Game Writer available for hire:
https://www.sternword.co.uk/
Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social Writer, journalist, and co-founder of PC games blog Jank.
Visit: jank.cool | Follow: @jank.cool
Prev bylines at Rock Paper Shotgun, IGN, PC Gamer, Edge, Eurogamer.
Narrative for: Cataclismo, Creatures of Ava, and Moonlighter 2.
Adam Orth @adamorth.bsky.social COO Midwest Games. Host AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook Podcast. xSony Music xMicrosoft xLucasfilm xSony Santa Monica xElectronic Arts xInterscope etc. Created ADR1FT. Musician. Guitar is life.
www.adamorth.com
Garrett Martin @garrettmartin.bsky.social editor/writer. games, travel, theme parks, pop culture. doing stuff for Kotaku and other places, and some under wraps biz. ex-Paste, ex-A.V. Club. garrettmartinwriter@gmail.com
Seamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social Them: You're the father of the xbox!
Me: If it moves back in, it’s paying rent.
theoretical physics | CEO | gastroegyptology | cacao | CHM trustee
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈 @midimyers.com Editor-In-Chief of @mothership.blog, podcast co-host of Triple Click and The Mutant Ages. formerly: Polygon, Kotaku, The Mary Sue, The Boston Phoenix. bonus side hustle: writing electro-pop music. she/her.
headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com podcasts at abnormal mapping, posting here these days
David H @nachimir.bsky.social 
Nexxtic (Selaco Lead Dev) @selaco.bsky.social Lead developer behind independent Noisy Shooter 'Selaco'
Netherlands
✉ contact@alteredorbitstudios.com
🎮 http://store.steampowered.com/app/1592280
💬 http://discord.gg/SelacoGame
ʟᴜɪs ʜᴇʀɴᴀɴᴅᴇᴢ ⚡ @beetlenaut.bsky.social Artist, Game & Sound Designer. Co-creator of Jazzpunk
Casey Yano @caseyyano.bsky.social Mega Crit's Cat Walker. Independent Game Developer
Slay the Spire & Untitled Projects. He/Him
Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social host and founder, Post Games
co-host, The Besties
https://www.patreon.com/c/PostGames
https://postgame.substack.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-games/id1815131711
Signal: plante.01
Jason Fanelli @jasonfanelli.com “He’s alright.” - @lotrlore.bsky.social
Voted #1 Jason Of All Time by Game Mess Decides.
Freelance games writer, bylines @ GameSpot, Rolling Stone, MMORPG, and more. Steph’s husband, Olivia and Charlotte’s dad. Contact: jason@jasonfanelli.com.
Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social Library Director @ Video Game History Foundation. Tea, birds, and weird old stuff. Maxis history expert, as seen on TV. ☕🐦📚 he/him
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.
soph mallinson @sophmallinson.bsky.social game designer + writer 🌺 vancouver, BC 🌺 https://mallinson.neocities.org
Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social AI and creativity researcher (not that kind of AI) at King's College London. I make things that make things. I also livecode, design games and wrote https://linktr.ee/next_level
http://www.possibilityspace.org | they/he/any
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Asher Zhu @vuthric.bsky.social Director @ Duck Shake Games
ex Tech Art R&D @ Epic Games
LEGO, Fortnite, Matrix Awakens, Unreal Engine 4 & 5
- Tech art and chill with us http://discord.gg/gRwaywC
🏠 London 🕸 https://Asher.GG
Steamworks @partner.steamgames.com Steamworks is a set of tools & services for @steampowered.com developers.
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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
Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social Ope. Peabody and BAFTA awarding winning writer. Currently a Senior Writer @ Compulsion Games | Subnautica | Naughty Dog |Yet another social media platform.
dani dee⁷ @ writing trash women @epistellar.bsky.social current: narrative on unannounced IP + south of midnight at @compulsiongames.bsky.social | former: narrative @ viewfinder + armatus | indie studio projects galore | email: dee @ epistellar . net | Anti-GenAI
Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social 🫧The Good Witch of Game Dev🫧Lead writer + narrative designer for video games and stuff. Babygirl connoisseur. NOW: Gearbox, [REDACTED], [REDACTED], [REDACTED]. A Host of AIAS' Game Maker's Notebook.
https://linktr.ee/alexaraycorriea
Dan Pearce ➡️ Develop @gamedesigndan.bsky.social I make games in my pajamas. BAFTA Breakthrough, two time BAFTA award nominee and one time winner.
Working on SPACE WARLORD BABY TRADING SIMULATOR at Strange Scaffold
Prev: I AM YOUR BEAST, CRDM3, Clickolding, 10 Second Ninja X, Castles in the Sky
Konstantinos Dimopoulos 🔜 Gamescom Dev @konstantinosd.bsky.social Game urbanist, game designer. Occasional city geographer, author, researcher, and educator. Teaching at D6 Learning.
26,930 words (I'm back writing!) @legalminimum.bsky.social Now shamelessly employed but not telling you where (yet).No longer head lawyer for Bungie. Ex-Chief Legal Officer of Pokémon. Produced Detective Pikachu. Entertainment Law prof (University of Washington). Supporter of trans kids.
merritt @merrittk.com Writer/comedian. Madness archaeology @1900hotdog.bsky.social, story-based games at @insecretplaces.com, podcasting @ifyouredriving.bsky.social, merritt+ patreon.com/merrittk
dr. hazel 🕯️ @hazelmonforton.com award-nominated senior writer 🎮📝
presently: Meow Wolf 🩷🧩
previously: Blizzard 💛⚔️ Bungie 💙💫 and Arkane 🧡🐀
english lit phd 🎓🗡 personal account 🍞🌹 she/her 🌑✨
nyc 🍕🐁 to atx 🌻🦇
nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
Daniel Stegersaurus @stegersaurus.bsky.social Creator of Mount Your Friends! Owner of Stegersaurus Software. Buy my immature jokes
Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. better profile coming soon.
Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social Award-winning reporter. Senior editor (news) at Game Developer.
Previously seen in Edge, Stuff, and Wireframe.
Tips: chris.kerr@gamedeveloper.com / chris.kerr.gd@protonmail.com / DMs open / Signal: kerrblimey.43
Mark Kennedy @mrmonkington.bsky.social Head of Technology, MicrobesNG
Head of Lunch, Brighton, UK
Also this guy https://hostux.social/@mrmonkington
And this guy https://www.instagram.com/mrmonkington/
Oh and https://github.com/mrmonkington
Matt Lees @mattlees.bsky.social SU&SD / Video Tech Goblin
Emma Kidwell @emmakidwell.bsky.social Award-nominated writer | Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, Civilization VII, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Hindsight | Opinions my own | ForbesUnder30 2021 | TGA Future Class 2023| BAFTA Connect | https://www.emmkid.info/ |🇺🇸/🇯🇵
Anna Hollinrake @annahollinrake.com Creative Director @electricsaint.bsky.social
BAFTA Breakthrough // artsy weirdo // illustrator, gamedev, stubborn idiot 🧹🏍️
she/they
annahollinrake.com
👇 Crescent County Kickstarter 👇
kickstarter.com/projects/annahollinrake/crescent-county
Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social Associate Professor: videogames, creative labour, cultural industries. Gamemaker and critic. NTEU member.
The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist (MIT Press): http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545402/
Brisbane, Australia | he/him | can't access DMs sorry
Mat Honan ✅ @mathonan.com Editor in chief of MIT Technology Review. Formerly SF Bureau Chief at Buzzfeed News. Formerly Wired. Formerly @mat on twitter. Discos in Frisco
Rewinder @rewinder.co.uk Rewinder is an independently run website focused on the latest video game news, reviews and more. Email us at news@rewinder.co.uk.
Website: www.rewinder.co.uk
Six One Indie @sixoneindie.com Approachable showcases and means of visibility for indie developers.
📺 Showcase | May 21st, 2026
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The Verge @theverge.com Covering life in the future
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Jasper Wang @jaspercwang.bsky.social Business guy at @defector.com
Tom Regan @grapedosmil.bsky.social Freelance journalist & consultant. BAFTA member. Editor of the NES-ential Celebration book. Words in The Guardian, GQ, The Verge, Metal Hammer, Fandom, Shortlist, NME, Gamesradar, Kotaku, IGN, Gamespot, VGC, EDGE, etc http://www.tomreganwrites.com
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Pat Ashe @patrickashe.bsky.social Production & curation stuff with those pesky videogames at places like Hollow Ponds, Honeyslug, Wild Rumpus, Beta Public. Grampians Champion.
Will Luton @willluton.bsky.social Game product/design person.
Ex Rovio & SEGA.
Founder @ Village Studio & Department of Play.
ADHD. Serial hobbyist.