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Pat Dennis 🐍 @patdennis.bsky.social Democratic strategist and opposition researcher. President of American Bridge 21st Century, the Democratic super PAC. Worked many political campaigns.
Marc Zammit @marczammit.bsky.social Director🎬 | Producer 🎥| Actor 🎭 CEO Aptitude Films, Skylark Vision. Homeless Ashes, Witch, JITTERS
Ted DiNola 📍 PAX West @esdin.net Developer Evangelist @ Xsolla | Game programmer, designer, and consultant | Helping folks build games, studios, and other things with intention
Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social President Pad & Pixel video game consulting https://linktr.ee/crecente BAFTA member Kotaku founder Polygon co-founder Former video game editor Rolling Stone, Variety
Kevin VanOrd 🏳️‍🌈 🐻 @fiddlecub.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈 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
Craig Pearson @craigpearson.bsky.social BFF to cats. From Glasgow, but in Dundee. Would rather be on a bike. https://linktr.ee/itscraigpearson
Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me Writer: Down With The Ship, Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com) Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com) 📝: www.bryantfrancis.me 🎥: https://boxd.it/hp9UB
Anders Hillestad @andershillestad.bsky.social Head of Business / Royal Envoy at Vile Monarch went to uni to become a game designer, came out the other end as bizdev prev: SUPERHOT Team, Antagonist
Jesper Juul @jesperjuul.bsky.social Video game theorist, author of Half-real, A Casual Revolution, The Art of Failure, and Handmade Pixels. New book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64" out Dec 10th 2024! https://jesperjuul.net/c64 https://jesperjuul.net
JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social Private account, mostly Warhammer; Senior Game Designer for EA DICE; Worked on games you know and on games precious few played. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jandavidhassel
Dustin @dust1n.bsky.social Product Manger at PlayStation, Game Industry Veteran. I am on the #GameDevDiet! Sumo Fan. All opinions are my own.
austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social Writer, Podcaster, Game Designer | Friends at the Table | 2 Weeks | A More Civilized Age | Shelved by Genre | Formerly: Possibility Space, Waypoint, Giant Bomb, Paste Games
Mark DeLoura @markdeloura.bsky.social A CTO in Seattle | Former Obama WH | Gamedev | EdTech | Frenchies
Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social I made GameHistory.org and you can too
Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social Director @nuchallenger.com Fan of Hip Hop & sneakers Writing, design, production, art, trailers + more Beatdown City Survivors, Treachery in Beatdown City + more Ex-Rockstar Games/MLB 25+ years in games #blackgamedev ✊🏽 they/them 💛🤍💜🖤 beatdowncity.com
Martin 🐨 @lydmartin.bsky.social Sound purveyor @noknok.bsky.social Done work on: Sable, GoNNER, Dome Keeper, neverway , Tiny Glade, Townscaper, Manifold Garden
Laralyn McWilliams @laralyn.bsky.social Game designer and leader since 1994: Free Realms, Full Spectrum Warrior. Many awards including Lifetime Achievement. Also speaks about game dev wellness.
Kramer! @chriskramerpr.bsky.social #BlackLivesMatter. The Lyle Lanley of olde timey video games PR. Used to be on a dog tag in MGS2, helped change Biohazard to Resident Evil. Anti-fascist, anti-jerk, first generation American. VP of Public Relations and Influencers at Off Base Productions.
Samit Sarkar @samitsarkar.bsky.social ✊🏾 formerly & forever Vox Union | 📝 past life: @polygon.com, next thing: TBD | ⁉️ proud @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social‬ loser | reading, writing, playing, watching, sleeping | he/him
Grue @bengrue.bsky.social Just a man, not a brand
Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com video games is two words Videos: http://guard.bike Podcast: https://lnk.to/JeffGerstmann Patreon: https://jeff.zone/
Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social The OG. Feral essayist. Genderclear. Publicist. They/Thembo. Instructor/Professor. Words: @MarieClaire_sa @Guardian @The_Rumpus etc.🖖
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
Cary On My Fourgotten Sun @jeffcary.bsky.social Hoosier in Texas | United Way Austin | Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks, Pacers | Vinyl Records | Star Wars
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
Harvey Smith @harvey1966.bsky.social CEO/Creative Director: BLACK PONY IMMERSIVE Deus Ex, Dishonored 🕹️⚔️🐉🖤👻🏳️‍🌈
Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social Editorial director, @lostincult. Former Edge deputy editor. Author of Heartbeats, Dreams and Laser Eyes: 15 Years of Simogo; Outer Wilds: Design Works; IMMORTALITY: Design Works. Critic (games/film). chris@lostincult.co.uk / letterboxd.com/downaboutit
Alexander Bevier @alexanderbevier.bsky.social Database and process guy working at TPCi! Also, IGDA Game Writing SIG Committee. Prev. Pokémon Go, Forza, Gunsport, Jurassic World Revealed. Taught @ NYU. All opinions are my own. He/him
José R. Ralat 🌶️ @tacotrail.bsky.social Family man. Taco editor, Texas Monthly. Author, American Tacos. 2x James Beard Award winner. Taco Chronicles 3. Panzón. Highly opinionated. Opinions mine.
Brock Wilbur @brockwilbur.bsky.social editor-in-chief @thepitch.bsky.social
Joel Burgess @joelburgess.bsky.social Studio Head at Soft Rains Priors: Capy games, Watch Dogs Legion, Fallouts 3/4/76, TES: Skyrim, Oblivion, Aeon Flux, Bloodrayne 2, technically Grandma’s Boy
Connor Thomas Cleary @ctcsaw.bsky.social AAA Game Writer / Narrative Designer / Goofus to your Gallant Play my game! http://bescarfed.com Prev: Sr. Narrative Designer @ inXile (Clockwork Revolution) Sr. Writer @ Gearbox (BL3+DLCs, Wonderlands) Narrative Designer @ Telltale (Guardians, BatS02)
M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social I write about things for a living. Currently for a game dev and my personal newsletter, Stuff Worth Knowing (https://stuffworthknowing.substack.com/).
Steven Bailey @stevenbailey.bsky.social Senior principal games analyst at Omdia. Usual terms & conditions.
vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social she/her. musician, writer, podcaster, weird vidgame person http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro
Mike Jungbluth @lightbombmike.bsky.social I flop myself about in life I flop thyself about in games Animation & Realization Director at Compulsion Games https://linktr.ee/lightbombmike
Richard Lemarchand @rich-lem.bsky.social Former Naughty Dog Lead Game Designer, now a professor in the USC Games program. Wrote 'A Playful Production Process' for the MIT Press. He/him.
Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk Senior Correspondent @theverge.com ║ Sign up to Notepad, my weekly newsletter on Microsoft's big bets at http://theverge.com/notepad ║ Tips? msg me on Signal: tomwarren.01
Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social Director of Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Fallout: New Vegas. Studio Design Director @ Obsidian Entertainment. 🇺🇸EN/🇩🇪DE ♂ Interview/conference inquiries to pr@obsidian.net
Matt Leone @mattleone.bsky.social I write stories about the games industry. Formerly at 1UP and Polygon. Now working on @designroom.site.
Vincent Diamante ♫ @vincentdiamante.bsky.social Music & Sound & Some Programming. Worked on some games. A bit of anime too. Decent pianist. Half-decent EWIist. Game journalist and photographer in another life. He/Him
Wildwood Hearth & Horizon @wildwoodgame.bsky.social Former artist @ Unity. Working on Wildwood: Hearth & Horizon, an atmospheric survival game. Wishlist on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2258490?utm_source=blsk
Philip Tibitoski @ptibz.younghorses.com Co-founder + President @younghorses.com, creators of Bugsnax and Octodad. (he/him) https://younghorses.com/ The Midwest, USA
Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social Currently: CCO Yellow Brick Games, working on Eternal Strands (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/Eternal_Strands/ ). Formerly: Lead Writer for Jade Empire; Creative Director for Dragon Age. Always: dog lover.
Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com Head of Consulting at Hit Detection LLC. Disciple of the Alonzo Mourning GIF. I like fresh cranberries, Tajín on fruit, sports, Pizza Margherita, & music made w/ drum machines. Light-skinneded. The Bay will always be Home.
Dan Williams 🌮 @videospacegames.bsky.social Video games, 3d printing, and politics. Big boss of Active Up Games. Boston inhabitant. Lowkey hypebeast. Made the award winning critically acclaimed blockbuster engineering puzzle game Pictassembler. He/him.
Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social That guy from No More Robots mike at nomorerobots dot io @nomorerobots.io
Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social Former Producer/Head of PR at MyDearest. Used to write about games at GamesBeat, Game Informer, Kinda Funny, Restart Dot Run, Fanbyte full time; IGN, Kotaku, Washington Post, basically everywhere freelance. Contact: imran@prosekhans.com. He/him.
James Batchelor @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social Comms Manager at @digitalbandidos.bsky.social. Runs Non-Violent Game of the Day (@nvgotd.bsky.social). Former journalist Author (The Best Non-Violent Video Games, Wandless, Blow The House Down) www.jamesbatchelor.me Father. Gamer. Soundtrack Nerd
Dead Walshe @deanw.xyz Dean Walshe: 3D Art lead on Wild Bastards and Void Bastards Past games I have worked on include Stellar Warsy things and the Borderlands Interquel doodad. https://deanw.xyz/ (He/Him)
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. Uplifting marginalized devs.
Yichao @michaelyichao.com Narrative director and creative consultant, making secret new things. 👀 Previously Phoenix Labs, Riot Games, Wizards of the Coast, ArenaNet, Imagineering. Founder of Take 5 Improv. Cofounded Jam & Tea Studios. Most often found in Seattle. ✨
Drew Levin @drewlevin.bsky.social I make games. Personal account.
Robert Makes Games @rjs.bsky.social Dad, Veteran Lead Game Systems Designer, I make Player-Centric Systems about Progression and Investment. 🔜 Brawl Stars @ Supercell in 🇫🇮, Formerly Fortnite Systems, VALORANT Competitive, Destiny 2 Systems, Magic R&D Portfolio at https://robertmakesgam.es/
Justice Ramin Arman @justiceraminarman.bsky.social Game Design Director for the Dungeons & Dragons TRPG | My opinions are my own. #WotCStaff www.justicearman.com
Rickles @ricklesley.bsky.social Level & Encounters Lead @riotgames (R&D) | Disintegration, Hob, Shadow of Mordor & Blacklight: Retribution | Photog & Bouldering | He/Him #gamedev
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
Michael Barclay @michaelbarclay.bsky.social World Design Director on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet at Naughty Dog fae Dundee, Scotland. linktr.ee/michaelbarclay
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.
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 2020🏆|| Opinions my own || www.joshlabelle.com
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
jason grinblat @jfg.land creative head at freehold games co-creator — Caves of Qud, Sproggiwood generated histories, hidden monasteries, sentient plants🌹🌹 he/him
Mike Futter | The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham @ PAX West @futterish.fsquared.biz Dir of Ops and Publishing, Causeway Studios. Producer, Strange Scaffold. Founder of F-Squared LLC, consultant, co-host of @VirtualEconCast.com. Author, The GameDev Business & Budgeting Handbooks Mike@fsquared.biz michaelfutter.com
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.
Nick Quackenbush @quackles.bsky.social Associate 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
Bex @bexsaltsman.bsky.social CEO + co-founder of FinjiCo.
Juhana Myllys @juhanamyllys.bsky.social Creating games 🖖 Art/Design for Sci-Fi Adventure BIONIC BAY ➡️ Steam & PS5 🎮 Steam: http://bit.ly/3MiFAxh 📡
Ben Crossbones @bencrossbones.bsky.social Audio expert, burrito connoisseur, anti-Christ, metalhead, cat dad. Current: Halo Studios! +🔥🍕🔥+ Dumpster 🧃 Prev: #Concord #Redfall #Prey #WilsonsHeart #OrganTrail #THPSAlumni and 40 others! bencrossbones.com
Alex Hutchinson @bangbangclick.bsky.social Creative Director @ Raccoon Logic. Also Journey to the Savage Planet, Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed 3, Army of TWO: 40th Day, Spore, Sims 2 etc. 🇦🇺in Canada.
Scott Brodie @brodiegames.bsky.social Design Director at ProbablyMonsters. Prev: Sony PlayStation, Microsoft, Founder at Heart Shaped Games. Thoughts are my own. Full Works: https://sites.google.com/view/scottbrodie/home
Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social Indie game dev behind Duskers & A Virus Named TOM (formerly Bad Robot, Dreamworks Animation, Rainbow Studios) info@ http://misfitsattic.com
Racca @raccaranger.bsky.social he/him 🏳️‍🌈 Toku Geek • ADV Rider • Twitch Affiliate https://linktr.ee/raccaranger
Garrett Martin @garrettmartin.bsky.social editor/writer. games, travel, theme parks, music, movies, etc. recently at Kotaku. writing the Moon College Football Weekends guide (2028), and writing about theme parks at https://easily-amused.beehiiv.com. ex-Paste, ex-AV Club, could be ex-your site too.
Pylawn @pylawn.com He/Him AMD Gaming Community Manager Fantasy Book Reader RPG & MMO Fan (but really, all games) Perpetually Tired Dad of 3 Work: https://www.amdgaming.com Links: https://pylawn.com
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Dan Smith @thedanthesmith.bsky.social Game Director at FuturLab BAFTA Award winning Game Designer | Writer's Guild Of Great Britain Award Nominated Writer Manchester, UK
Lukas Roper @lukasroper.bsky.social I'm a Technical Lead at Virti. Background in games and VR development! Views are my own and don't represent my employers etc.
FanDoster @fandoster.bsky.social I work at No More Robots.
Brjann Sigurgeirsson @brjannsigur.bsky.social Founder of Image & Form and Thunderful, responsible for the SteamWorld games. Addicted to chess and karaoke.
Ago @stiniuk.bsky.social A gamer, a dad and an ageing geek. Chief Commercia Officer at GSC Game World. @stiniuk on all SM
Tony Gowland @tonygowland.bsky.social Indie dev making games & chatting about the games industry. ex Rockstar & Activision, now MD of https://bsky.app/profile/ant-workshop.com Our latest game: https://bsky.app/profile/tonygowland.bsky.social/post/3lp7gpkckgc24
Alex Rose @alexrosegames.bsky.social Indie dev, made Super Rude Bear Resurrection 10 time medallist in Ludum Dare Console porter (Recompile, SWOTS, Passing By, Cluedo, Ticket to Ride) Physicist, lectured dynamics at Technikum Wien My 40 jam games: alexrose.itch.io Site: alexrosegames.com
Iain Garner @annoyiain.bsky.social Video Game "Professional"- Former CEO - Lover of Games - Hater of Bullshit. Lover of Lao, Father of Kai! CoFounder and President of Goldpact Goblins
Harris Foster @harris.zone Community Strategist - @devolverdigital.com | Award-losing video games Comms Manager | G4TV commercial contest winner, 2004ish | Name frequently misspelled for comedic effect. (he/him) | Austin, TX
Rodrigo Monteiro @amzeratul.bsky.social CTO at Chucklefish, Lead Programmer/TD on Witchbrook and Wargroove (always involved in game design too!). Created Halley Game Engine & Aegisub. BAFTA Member. He/Him. 🇬🇧🇵🇹🇧🇷🇪🇺
Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social Indie developer since 2005, owner of Grey Alien Games. Working on Forbidden Solitaire (watch the trailer!) Creator of Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire + more. Retro games fan. Please buy our games. Thx. https://www.greyaliengames.com/
Dan Fornace @danfornace.bsky.social Studio Lead of Aether Studios and Creator of Rivals of Aether
(Andrew) Roper @arndreth.bsky.social Turning caffeine into code, via questionable osmosis. Founder of Ropixel, specialising in Gameplay, Tools, Optimisation &c programming within Unity & Unreal (& soon, Godot) .▫️Let's chat! GamesAid & SpecialEffect Ambassador
Aaron Greenberg @aarongreenberg.bsky.social VP, Games Marketing at Microsoft. Board member Gamers Outreach, Special Effect VP.
Fred Wood @fredtwood.com Video Game Developer from San Antonio, TX • Developing: DELTARUNE • Previously: LOVE 1/2/3, Pulstario, SPACE HOLE • thatsmytrunks at gmail (He/Him)
Richard Rouse III @richardrouse.bsky.social Worked on games like The Suffering, The Church in the Darkness, and Homeworld: Vast Reaches. Wrote Game Design: Theory & Practice. Now Studio Creative Director at FarBridge on dark new things.
Trent Kusters @trentkusters.bsky.social studio director League of Geeks • co-host AIAS #GameMakersNotebook • GDC board • co-creator Armello + Solium Infernum + Jumplight Odyssey
Rudolf Kremers @rudolfkremers.bsky.social Co-creator Eufloria, Bioframe Outpost, and MOAR! Author, BAFTA Nominated Game Dev/consultant, Writer, Photographer. Making games since 1984, Director Omni Systems Ltd & Publishing https://www.omni-labs.com/ http://www.rudolfkremers.com/
Dylan Makes Games @dylancuthbert.bsky.social Ultra veteran game dev, I have made a /lot/ of games, some of them are hits! Some of them aren’t! But I love every one of them.
MrBiffo @mrbiffo.bsky.social www.youtube.com/digitiser https://linktr.ee/Digitiser?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=a6aaa762-ff04-482b-8bba-631961b86cbd