Girl Mode Podcast @girlmodepod.bsky.social A podcast about games and media by two trans women with too many opinions and too much free time.
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Robin Bea @robinbombus.bsky.social extremely hireable games journalist, co-host of @girlmodepod.bsky.social, @insequence.pictures, @dotzip.online and twitch.tv/parallelplayers!
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners.
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Ben Starr @benstarr.bsky.social Actor. Force of Nature. Ham.
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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social maker of video game documentaries @noclip, alternative game coverage @noclip_2, selling out with style @SecretTape and F1 chat @shiftf1podcast. Irishman inside an American.
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Matthew Reynolds @mattreyn.games • Founder and editor @onemorecatch.site
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• Previously Polygon, Eurogamer, Digital Spy
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Love: Arcade cabs, Watches, Dogs, Whisky, fighting games, RPGs, NFL (Rams), Lego, Poker & Blackjack
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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social アンディ•ロビンソン Journalist @videogameschronicle.com | #WHUFC sufferer | Previously: Yooka-Laylee / Impossible Lair writer | Old game mags / CVG | Biz: andy@vgc.gg
Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.social Game dad, Mass Effect nerd, foodie, all around friendly chap
Nick Chester @nickchester.bsky.social VP of Commercial and Portfolio Development @ Annapurna // Enjoys games, horror, and loud noises
matte jones @pillowfort.bsky.social Chug Jug With You (Number One Victory Royale)
Chella Ramanan 🇬🇩 @chellaramanan.bsky.social Games Writer: Massive Entertainment #AvatarFrontiersofPandora
Co-director @ 3-Fold Games: Before I Forget, WindrushTales. BAFTA member.
Former games journo. Brit Caribbean living in Sweden who loves books & films.
Vikki Blake (Vixx) @vixx.bsky.social Reporter. Novelist. Critic. Unfashionable music fan. Guardian. Spartan. Silent Hillian. Legend. Little Sister. High Chaos. 🏴 (She/her)
👻 Horror specialist. 15+yrs writing about games, currently @ IGN, Eurogamer, GI.biz, & Mobilegamer.biz.
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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net Writer for books, comics, TV and games. Worked on Star Wars, Looney Tunes, LOTR, Disney, and more. Ella Upgraded, Hex Loader, Frankenstein Texas, Speccy Nation, Blondie, Terrahawks, and Minecraft. Currently : Thunderbirds!
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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social President Pad & Pixel video game consulting
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BAFTA member
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Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social Co-host of the Axe of the Blood God RPG podcast! Also writes words for vibeo gaems, boox, and other stuffs. (She/Her)
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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.
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Katsuhiro Harada @harada-tekken.bsky.social Game Director/Chief Producer of the Action/Fighting games, I've worked on TEKKEN for the past 30 years. General Manager of the BNS Original IP games projects.
Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social Creative Director @BlumhouseGames
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Rod Fergusson @rodfergusson.bsky.social General Manager of all things Diablo at Blizzard Entertainment. This is a personal account and posts only represent my personal opinions and thoughts.
Simon Parkin @simonparkin.bsky.social Author and journalist. Creator of the My Perfect Console podcast. www.simonparkin.com
Will Judd 威廉 @wsjudd.bsky.social Website Editor - Digital Foundry, formerly at Eurogamer and IGN. Email will.judd@digitalfoundry.net. I still have way too many keyboards with lights on and mice with holes in. Tweets to retailers may contain affiliate links to financially support our work.
Cheesemeister @cheesemeister.bsky.social Playing video games in Japan.
Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social freelance culture writer 🍏 book & game editor ☕ narrative designer 🎲 short (& long) fiction author 📚 ace attorney podcast host @turnaboutbreakdown.bsky.social 🌈 basically if it involves words i'll do it 🌙 jaycastello.com 🦢 they/she
Andy Robertson @geekdadgamer.bsky.social Digital Play Journalist for Forbes, BBC, Guardian. Brings games to unusual spaces, festivals and cathedrals. Makes cool stuff:
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📘https://mybook.to/taminggaming
🎯http://www.ludocene.com
🔎http://www.familygamingdatabase.com
Alice Bell @abeewords.bsky.social 📖 GRAVE EXPECTATIONS, DISPLEASURE ISLAND & THE GRAPPLES OF WRATH out now!
◦ good books ◦ murder ◦ swearing ◦
Recovering games journalist
#BWithTheT
Rep Stevie Finegan at Zeno
@totalplaytime.com
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Josh Kulinski @joshkulinski.bsky.social Staff Game Designer at Bungie on Destiny 2, formerly WB Games & LucasArts. Fan of Comics and Sci-fi. | my opinions are dumb and my own
Brendan Sinclair @brendansinclair.bsky.social Recovering game journalist, now simply a journalist.
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Joe Skrebels @2plus2isjoe.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief for Xbox Wire. Podcast garbagier on Regular Features.
Easy Allies @easyallies.com Easy Allies (EZA) is an independent group of experienced writers and video producers who love playing video games, analyzing the games industry, and interacting with the community.
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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social Artist. Editor. Making trailers. Making comics. She/her
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Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/samanthamackgreer
Bertie @clert.bsky.social Associate editor at Eurogamer. Writes, sometimes podcasts, talks a lot. I'd rather live in a fantasy land. (He/him)
BAFTA Games @baftagames.bsky.social Celebrating & supporting the games industry in the UK & internationally 🎮
Kepler Interactive @kepler-interactive.bsky.social Kepler Interactive is a video game company and creative studio headquartered in London.
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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social A newsletter about the game industry, by consultant, writer and former Edge editor Nathan Brown.
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Will Freeman @spadgy.bsky.social Head fulla noise, toys, & hobbies.
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Freelance game journalist, copywriter, event host, mock reviewer, etc. Edge, The Guardian, BAFTA, PC Gamer, GI, etc.
Yo-yo thrower. Arcade and retro player.
I write about shmups a lot to fund my shmup habit.
Writing on Games @writingongames.bsky.social Videos about games, mostly.
http://youtube.com/writingongames
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kheehoon chan Needs Work @crapstacular.bsky.social freelance writer //
author of Mouthwashing: Design Works, contributor @rascal.news, @funland.itch.io, Wand Report //
NYVGCC award, TGA Future Class '21 //
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#freepalestine #milkteaalliance #六月四号 //
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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social He/Him
1/2 of Patattie Games (art/design/writing)
Made Wax Heads (out now on Steam / Switch / PS5 / Xbox)
Now working on: 👀👀👀👀
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/Wax_Heads/?beta=1
Father of Twins
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Matthew Castle @mrbasilpesto.bsky.social Magazine killer, podcast maker.
Co-host of The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast.
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
Imogen Calypso Mellor @imomellor.bsky.social Games marketing @YRSTRULYUK ✨Previous: PC Gamer, GAMINGbible and Puzzles at the Telegraph ~ Co-founder of startmenu and host of GDC '21 ~ imogencsmellor(at)gmail.com
Alan Wen @damisanthrope.bsky.social Still here in games print and online media
Email: alan@alanwen.co.uk
Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social Cailleach’s horrible wife living by the river tay. I develop & write tv and videogames, and direct and cast voice actors for various different places. Part of the BAFTA Breakthrough programme 2025. My portfolio here: https://linktr.ee/caraellison
Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social Executive Editor at Game Informer. Host of the All Things Nintendo podcast.
📍 St. Paul, MN
Oliver Mackenzie @oliemack.bsky.social Video producer/writer, contributor at Digital Foundry. Past work at various news companies and nonprofits.
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Gene Park @gene.meme Washington Post culture critic | Pacific Roots | DC Rock
VG247 @vg247.bsky.social Eurogamer's red-headed stepbrother. Your maximum-nonsense destination for the biggest gaming news, guides, and features.
Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social Reporter covering video games at Game File (gamefile.news). Previously launched games coverage at Axios and MTV News. Was Kotaku EiC. stephen(at)gamefile(dot)news he/him
Debug Magazine @debugmag.com The indie games magazine // Available in print and digital // Order support: help@teamdebug.com
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jasmine james 🔜 Barcelona Game Fest @jasmo.bsky.social Indie game marketing. Account Director @ Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat.
🐸: jasmine@twofrogs.biz
I bring a kind of clown reaction photos and bad dad jokes vibe to the party that everybody loves actually (she/her)
UberStrategist @uberstrategist.com Multi-award-winning PR & Marketing agency serving gaming, tech, & entertainment brands. We build partnerships that empower—playing to win, together.
Time Extension @timeextension.com Breathing new life into old games. Retro gaming news, reviews and features from the lovely people behind @nintendolife.com
@pushsquare.com and @purexbox.com
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Martin 📷 47 Photography 📸 @47photography.bsky.social Photography, that’s all. Definitely no ranting!
Mostly street, mostly London, mostly mono, mostly Fuji, occasionally some film/iPhone.
📷 Currently X-T5 plus a continuously growing collection of film cameras.
All images are my own.
Aaron (Rodger)He/Him🏳️⚧️🩶💛 @gallowsgalexerian.bsky.social He/Him | Trans | 22 | UK fur 🇬🇧| Artist | Fursuit Maker | owner of @playdeadws | 🔥AD @pup_gallows
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Shawny "Mouse" Alison @mousewastaken.bsky.social 🎮 | Game Dev - CM, SMM, Accessibility
🌈 | They/Them, Ace & Pan
♿ | AuDHD, hEDS, Fibro, POTS & friends
📖 | Reader of Books
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🕹️ | Player of Games
🙈 | Headache for DMs
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