Raze and Rebuild Studio @razeandrebuild.bsky.social A new indie co-op studio that is rising from the ashes of the games industry. Founded by Tanya DePass, Tarja Porkka-Kontturi, Laura K Buzz, Ian Schreiber & other devs, creatives and leaders in the industry as members and advisors.
Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social The last of the V8s. PC Gamer news by day, angry about Canadian politics by night. Email me at andy.chalk@pcgamer.com. Got a tip? http://pcgamer.com/tips/
Raphael Colantonio @rafcolantonio.bsky.social President and Creative Director of Wolfeye Studios. Founder of Arkane Studios (Dishonored, Prey). Also band member of Weird Wolves
This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com No ads. No AI. Just videogame coverage that matters.
Fully independent, commercial free, and reader-funded.
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⭐️ Najmah Salam ⭐️ @najmahsalam.bsky.social ★ Creative Artificer 🪄 & Marketing Alchemist 🧪
★ Producer @ Panda Cat Games
★ Brand Manager @ Team17
★ Women in Games Ambassador
★ Game Dev Heroes Production Hero ‘26
najmahsalam.com
Malindy🔜Gamescom @yourkyotowife.bsky.social News Ed Germany @ Crunchyroll
Wrote on: Wax Heads, Oddsparks, Mythwrecked & more
Wrote for: IGN, Eurogamer, PLAY, The Guardian & more
I love Japan, Ace Attorney professional roadcycling & F1!!
andrea 🔜 gamescom :) @asaraviapt.bsky.social ♨︎ building stories & communities @ atrium interactive (indie, AA, AAA and +)
⤷ narrative & comms @ deviant games
⤷ lore & adcopy @ flameborn games
⤷ narrative consulting @ [redacted]
opinions are my own~
https://asaraviapt.wixsite.about/
Indie Game Awards @debugawards.com Debug’s Indie Game Awards take place soon. Brought to you by @debugmag.com and sponsored by @gamemaker.io
Free Tickets: https://debugawards.com
Josh Boykin @wallstormer.bsky.social Founder, @intelligame.us. Head of Curation, @gdocexpo.com. Narrative Director, Lancer Tactics. #ThoughtfulPlay
For work/opps: josh@intelligame.us
Bex @bexsaltsman.bsky.social CEO + co-founder of FinjiCo.
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.
Giselle @bewarethesiren.bsky.social Award-winning Game Writer and Narrative Designer 🇵🇷 she/her gisellemakesgames.com
Natalie (LADS pilled) @heartimecia.bsky.social yennefer + judy alvarez + caleb propaganda machine | writing, community, socials in games | game design consultant | GLAAD QED '26 | GDoC scholar '24 | future class ‘20 | she/her
Tatum🔜Gamescom @tatum.bsky.social (they/them) PR Manager @ Digital Extremes for Warframe and Soulframe | tatum(dot)ryan(at)digitalextremes.com | Host of Objectively Positive Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TCYjZ058Mij5WHRCy1HxA
Nathan Vokal @nadescape.bsky.social Writer, game designer, musician.
Senior Mission Designer @ Absurd Ventures. Views are my own.
✍️ TMNT: Tactical Takedown, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3, Flotsam
🎮 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Modern Warfare ‘19 and ‘22
https://nadescape.itch.io
Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social reporter
text me on signal @ nicolecarpenter.87
email: nicolecarpenterwrites@gmail.com
Shannon 🔜 Home! @shannonych.bsky.social Indie Game Dev | Small Business | Business Development Director @redspringstudio.bsky.social | Merchandise Design | Art Account: @hikazio.com
Josh Wade @joshwade.xyz Working on Coven of the Chicken Foot!
Programmer & Tools Engineer w/ Wildflower Interactive.
Previously at Iron Galaxy and Big Huge Games.
Icon by patreon.com/ICELEVEL
He/Him, 29
https://linktr.ee/heyjoshwade
eric stirpē @stirpicus.bsky.social Dad. Game Dev.
Sr. Writer @ Remedy Games
Prev @ Telltale, Fortnite, MultiVersus, Netflix, others.
Mgmt: Gotham Group (TV/Film/Comics)
www.ericstirpe.com
Landon Noss @landon.wtf Innovation and Engineering leadership @ SIEA/PlayStation (HERE UNOFFICIALLY, NOT MY EMPLOYERS POSTS), former Obama.org Eng director, 24 years in the industry and counting. Rooting for you. Make magic, make art. AMA.
Lowbirth Games @lowbirthgames.bsky.social We create narrative games with audacious stories and atypical characters. “This Bed We Made” out now. “Lost & Found” out now on Steam!
The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social Maker of games and things, namely Cadence www.thefuntastic.com
Sahil Bajaj will BRB (for real this time) @sahilbajaj.dev Narrative Designer and Game Writer looking for Work | Prev: Lucky7 Studios, Veritable Joy, Sweet Baby Inc.
Arenanet Game Narrative Mentorship Participant (2022)
(He/Him/His)
(From Dubai and currently dealing with the ongoing crisis. I am currently safe)
David Lindsey Pittman @dphrygian.com MAEK GAEM
Expert game engineer
Co-founder at @minorkeygames.com, making Eldritch 2
Guitar, vinyl, film, pro wrestling
All cats are beautiful
Anti-fascist
✝️🏳️🌈
👤 he/him 🌎 Texas 🔗 https://dphrygian.com/
Elise Favis @elisefavis.bsky.social Comms/PR at FIFTYcc & freelance games consultant. Previously: washington post reporter, game informer editor, fanbyte editor. 🌈 | she/her
Lizzie Killian @lizzietrouble.bsky.social I like to rock.
@fiftycc.bsky.social
https://ffm.bio/teensintrouble
FIFTYcc @fiftycc.bsky.social
Graham Smith @grahamsmith.bsky.social Studio manager/producer @suspicious.dev. Co-founder @jank.cool. Previously: RPS, PC Gamer, Crate & Crowbar, Eurogamer, Dicebreaker.
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.
phil @philjamesson.com funny things for cool stuff (Dropout, Adult Swim, Raw Fury, Devolver) | mgmt: allen.mcrae@authenticm.com
dune @funselektor.bsky.social Founder at Funselektor.
Currently working on: over the hill
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929250/over_the
We made #absolutedrift #artofrally #goldenlap
Heather Penn @heatpenn.bsky.social Designer, artist, Co-Director of Impossible Shape. Working on our studio's first game!
Kimberly Woods @kimberlywoods.net Actor. Emmy-winning producer. SFF lover. 20th Lvl Bard.💫 AJ #Archer | #OnCall #DemonSlayer #Xmen97 Rep:🎙 @voxusa 🎥Triniti Mgmt https://IMDb.me/kimberlywoods
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Were You Followed @wereyoufollowed.bsky.social A female-led start up game studio based in Australia.
Working on our first title, Incarnal, a romance-focused game about intimacy, vulnerability, healing, and loving against all odds.
With monsters.
Voidra @voidrantsback.bsky.social She/Her. WOC. Creative Director/Founder of @wereyoufollowed.bsky.social
Narrative Lead of Incarnal, an intimacy simulator with monstrous lovers set in a dark fantasy universe.
Academic. Lecturer. Mum. Goth.
In over her head at all times.
Hidetaka SWERY SueHERO @swery65.bsky.social CEO of White Owls Inc.
I'm creating unique, spirited work based on the slogan: From Osaka to all of YOU around the world!
大阪から世界中のあなたへ!
Casey Hudson @caseydhudson.bsky.social
Harvey Smith @harvey1966.bsky.social CEO/Creative Director: Black Pony Immersive
Video Games: Deus Ex, Dishonored, others
🕹️⚔️🐉🖤👻🏳️🌈
Amy Hennig @amyhennig.bsky.social Co-President, New Media, Skydance Media – MARVEL 1943: RISE OF HYDRA and STAR WARS. Formerly Director / Writer, UNCHARTED franchise, and LEGACY OF KAIN / SOUL REAVER series.
John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social FPS is my DNA. Working on a new shooter. Find Romero Games at https://t.co/d7iJN1tvGy
Brenda Romero @brendaromero.bsky.social Studio Director @ Romero Games. Writer @ The Stinging Fly, TOLKA, The Dublin Review and more. Metalhead. Nerd.
William Chyr @chyr.bsky.social Artist and game developer. Directed Manifold Garden, Hotel Infinity, and Strata. Creative Director at Studio Chyr. Adjunct Faculty at Columbia College Chicago.
https://studiochyr.com/
Seth Rosen @sirrosen.bsky.social Burned out. Nectar Vector next. Before: Game Director + Lead Designer on Pacific Drive, Designer on Bioshock Infinite, various Don't Starve things, and Mafia 3. Liked Movie. Boston area. he/him
david goldfarb @locust9.bsky.social founder and studio creative director at The Outsiders. New Yorker. Made some games, wrote some games. Battlefield Bad Company 1/2, BF3, Killzone 2, Mirror’s Edge, Payday 2, Metal Hellsinger, others. Making (redacted) : a new game.
Bruce Straley @brucestraley.bsky.social CEO & Director at Wildflower Interactive
Matthew Gallant @gangles.bsky.social Game Director at Naughty Dog • Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet • Worked on The Last of Us Part I & II, Uncharted 4 • Accessibility tinkerer • ⚜️QC🇨🇦CA http://gangles.ca/
igor.sarzynski @srznsk.bsky.social creative director for cyberpunk 2 / necrocapitalism / the stories we tell ourselves / the cyberpunk we live in / all views are my own
https://www.instagram.com/srznsk/
Brian Hicks @hicks.bsky.social Creative Director - 775 Interactive Inc | Executive Producer - Icarus | Creative Director - DayZ | Co-Creator of the Battle Royale Genre
Caroline Marchal @caromarchal.bsky.social CEO & Creative Director of independent narrative studio @interiornight.com
CD on As Dusk Falls
Former Lead GD on Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls
GDC and Develop Advisory Board
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.
Ian S. Frazier @tibermoon.bsky.social Game designer, forever DM, RPGphile, lover of musicals, painter of minis. Senior Creative Director on the Iron Man project at EA Motive. Opinions my own.
Gregorios Kythreotis @eteogreg.bsky.social Director @eteogames.bsky.social • Creative Director of Sable
eteogames.com • Director at Shedworks
Eduardo Hulshof @eduardo.peculiarpath.com Creative Director, Technical Designer, Level Designer, World Builder. Teacher, Founder @peculiarpath.com (He/Him), Previously Ubisoft and Lionhead. 🇨🇦🇧🇷 http://linktr.ee/eduardohulshof
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3187080/Reply_All/
J. "null" Thomas @nullspeak.bsky.social Lead Writer / VO director of @thekillingstone.com, The Blackout Club 🔦 Creative Director, Bioshock 2. Designer, Bioshock: Fort Frolic, Thief 3: The Cradle. Eyeball enthusiast? | he/him
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone/
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.
c64 @superbrothers @c64.bsky.social craig d. adams
videogame creative director type 💭🕹️
superbrothers AV // #sworcery JETT
superbrothersHQ.com
superbrothersHQ.bsky.social ✨
cooking up something new, something fun
Matt Nava @mattnava.bsky.social Creative Director of Sword of the Sea, The Pathless, and ABZÛ. Art Director of Journey and Flower. Natural history/dinosaur enthusiast. mattnava.com
Jake Kazdal @jkooza.bsky.social Long-time game developer and CEO/Creative-Director/Art Director @17_BIT. Living in a Ghibli film in deep Kyoto. I love photographing remaining nooks and crannies of old Japan. Creator and director of AWAYSIS. Spends a lot of time underwater.
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/
Connie Geppert @corneliageppert.bsky.social Founder & Director of JO-MEI /
Art & Creative Director / Writer, Leveldesign & other shenanigans
• SEA OF SOLITUDE • former comic artist • TED Talks Speaker • Interviews LA Times, NY Times, LeMonde, Die Zeit, Guardian, Variety etc •
www.jo-mei.com
Rebb ford @rebbford.bsky.social Warframe creative director
Bourassa @bourassa.bsky.social Concept Art + Art Director + Narrative on Darkest Dungeon I & II.
Creative Director/Co-Founder of Red Hook Studios.
Horror, movies, 40k, artwork, existential dread.
Michel Koch @michelkoch.bsky.social Co-Creator of Life is Strange. Creative Director of Lost Records
Sam Lake @samlakewrites.bsky.social Writer. Director. BAFTA nominated actor.
Max Payne. Alan Wake. Quantum Break. Control.
Alex Beachum @alexbeachum.bsky.social Creative director of Outer Wilds. Co-creative lead at Mobius Games. Easily excited by coffee, cocktails, and the cosmos. He/Him.
DreStation @drestation.bsky.social 🏆 BAFTA winning Game Designer (Rollerdrome, OlliOlli2)
🔎 Unearthing the hidden stories behind interactive entertainment
🔗 https://linktr.ee/DreStationXX
Mohammad Rasoul @mohammadrasoul.bsky.social 🎥 Director x Designer 🎮 working on Middle Eastern cyberpunk film/game DUNEOPOLIS • Featured in Rolling Stone/Variety/Bloomberg • Sheridan College alum • Dubai/🌏 • #streetphotography
Will Kerslake @wkerslake.bsky.social Game Director
https://www.mobygames.com/person/104354/will-kerslake/
https://about.me/willkerslake
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.
Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social (♡°◡°) Kindness is free spread that s♡*t like confetti!
Producer • Bizdev • Accessibility • Award-winning Games Industry Consultant • Community Management • BAFTA Member • Disabled, Autistic
tarjaporkkakontturi[at]gmail.com
linktr.ee/tarja_pk
halfmoonjoe @halfmoonjoe.com twitch partner, podcaster, tamagotchi collector, dog named piggie, exclamation point enthusiast!!!!!!!! 🏳️🌈👬🐕🎮
twitch.tv/halfmoonjoe
business: halfmoonjoe@dulcedo.com
Ragnar Tørnquist @ragso.bsky.social Writer and director of video games you probably haven’t heard of, including Dustborn, Draugen and Dreamfall. (Also, in a previous life, The Longest Journey and The Secret World, etc.) Creative person at @redthreadgames.bsky.social Making hellosunshine.app
Little Victories by AndresPlays @littlevictoriesap.bsky.social A video game podcast where we celebrate every win, no matter how small.
Hosted by @andresplays.bsky.social
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3fzky226
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/34bhrkkt
YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/y9pzt874
David Svez @daveranan.bsky.social Game Designer, Film Director, Producer, Product Manager, Writer. Debugging my consciousness.
Working on things
Personal hellsite: https://davidsvez.com/
Dave Proctor @positivelaser.bsky.social Director at Mighty Yell. All Systems Dance, The Big Con, A Knight in the Attic. Singer in a nerdy punk band. Relentless optimist.
Black Lives Matter, Free Palestine, and Trans Rights are Human Rights. (He/Him)
Glenn White @justicar.xyz Director of Player Engagement Services at Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation Studios. Former: Bungie, Epic Games, EA, Wunderman. #EBFG. @justicar. Marketing/Martech. Soccer. Video Games. He/Him. Vaccinated. Etsy: http://justgeekery.com
Duncan Robson @duncanrobson.com Trailer editor for games including Demonschool, Nuclear Throne, Loathing series, Battle Suit Aces, Ridiculous Fishing EX, Goodbye Volcano High, GNOG. "Nifty" - Roger Ebert.
duncanrobson.com
SuperSilvey @supersilvey.bsky.social Solo indie dev.
Creator of Counter Tactics — now on the App Store.
iOS strategy • turn-based tactical battles.
phantom friends @phantomfriends.com indie game fund focused on low-light worlds
www.phantomfriends.com
dreww @dreww.gg helping indie devs make cool shit at @phantomfriends.com. and then also i like esports (sorry)
Second Wind @secondwindgroup.com Worker-owned media. We make lots of video essays, podcasts and livestreams about video games, movies and TV shows. https://youtube.com/@secondwindgroup
From the former team of The Escapist.
Support us on Patreon. https://patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
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
Dan Vogt✨ @danvogt.bsky.social Creator of DATA WING and Skyward Journey. Formerly co-founded Halfbrick. 😊✨ he/him
📍 Brisbane, Australia
🌐 danvogt.info
Ben is Unionized and Writes Stuff @beewubs.bsky.social Game Writer & Narrative Designer for a popular demon-stabbing game. He/him. Unionized.
(Previous credits: Blade & Soul, MapleStory & MapleStory 2, WarHaven). Amateur gardener and foodie.
#Narrative
#GameDev
#Food
#Gardening
#Plants
Charles Hartford @gatsu083.bsky.social Contributing writer for But Why Tho?, comic book reader, anime watcher, game player. Email: gatsu083@gmail.com
Susan Arendt @susanarendt.bsky.social Former game journalist, current game podcaster. Also a very good marketer, but that’s not for games. I watch a lot of TV. Fix your hearts or die.
She/her
Brianna Jenkins | Causeway Studios @brijenkins.bsky.social Art Director @causewaystudios.com, an indie game studio nestled in the Ozarks. Multidisciplinary game artist. (She/Her)
Loves playing games, cooking, and being around trees.
Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk Founder and Creative Director at Debug
📖 Magazine // @debugmag.com
📍 Expo // @debugexpo.com
ダニエル・クロッカー
Indieventure: A Podcast About Indie Games @indieventurepodcast.co.uk Join three friends as they embark on an adventure to discover the best indie games ⚔️ 💫 Hosted by @greenlady17.bsky.social, @rachelwatts.bsky.social, and @sevenoutoften.co.uk. Episodes released fortnightly! 🏳️🌈 ✨
Indieformer @indieformer.com Teeny tiny publisher from Australia. Just trying to bring cool games to cool people.
Publishing @scorchpot.indieformer.com
tomg @tomgiardino.bsky.social Generally games, generally Steam. Business at Valve.
🎮 Sronmar 💜 @sronmar.bsky.social I showcase demos of Indie games on YouTube—All Commentary-Free. Sometimes I also share my own playthroughs. (:
🍄 https://youtube.com/@Sronmar
📽️ for Shorts/Reels:
https://www.youtube.com/@Sronmar2.0
☕️ https://ko-fi.com/Sronmar
📮 sronmarsden@gmail.com 📭
𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕤𝕒𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝🌷 @greatsaiyagirl.bsky.social 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: http://bit.ly/4fnXlvl
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Keith Shetler @kshetler.bsky.social Video game trailer maker. Saturdaymorningcereal.co
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPX_naMI2uypGTPFx3R-SiXADoMpD14k2&si=vUx907UdmzIXxRM2
James McGregor 🍃 | Game Trailers @corfiz.com Made some trailers for a few games, but I want to make some more okay.
corfiz.com
Ben Combes - Game Trailer Editor @bencombestrailers.bsky.social 15 Years XP - Ubisoft, Sega, Apple, Atari, Microsoft... Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon, Age of Empires 4, Sponge Bob, Road 96, Vampire Survivor, Deadcell, Raving Rabbids...
WWW.BENJAMINCOMBES.COM
Vanessa Williams @filmette.bsky.social Trailer Editor. Writer. Pizza cosplayer. Trek nerd. Surge enthusiast. Host on Strange Aeons Radio Podcast.
DemoAkuro @demoakuro.bsky.social Game Trailer & Cinematics Director |
featured in @yahoonews @GamesRadar @uploadvr @thegamerwebsite
https://www.youtube.com/c/DemoAkuro -- https://www.demoakuro.co.uk
Owen Trett 🦦 🔜 Gamescom @perky.bsky.social Game Trailer Otter 🦦 • Senior Video Editor @futurefriendsgames.com 🎞️ • MCV 30u30 '24 🏆 • LBMentorship committee ⚔️ • FFM suiter 🐾 • They/Them 🏳🌈 • Opinions are own
Dino | Trailer Goblin @trailergobl.in 🎮 Crafts game trailers ⏩ https://trailergobl.in
🐺 Mother of 𝔰𝔥𝔢𝔭𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔡𝔰.
👁️🗨️ Talks about sensitized nervous systems at Helsinki University Hospital 🇫🇮
🌐 https://linktr.ee/trailergoblin