Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com Client Manager @FutureFriendsGames.com, Co-Host @CrossButtonVR.bsky.social. Former Senior Editor at UploadVR. BAFTA Connect member. Will likely talk about F1, RPGs, VR, and Nintendo (he/him)
https://linktr.ee/terranauts
Ojiro Fumoto @moppin.bsky.social Game designer / POINPY / Downwell / UFO50
Shaun Aitcheson @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social Indie Developer/Director @ Cloak and Dagger Games • The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (BAFTA longlisted), Sumatra: Fate of Yandi, Football Game and more • Working on ???
UK based/NZ born • Folk horror nut • He/Him
https://linktr.ee/cloakanddaggergames
Peter Hansen @pitecohansen.bsky.social Brazilian game dev based in Brighton, UK
Previously Head of Tech at FuturLab (PowerWash Simulator 1 & 2), currently working on some cool stuff :)
Escolhido do Botafogo também!
Sarah Thwaites @sarahathwaites.bsky.social freelance writer & consultant | seen @ Game Informer, IGN, Polygon, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Edge, Tech Radar, NME + more | she/they | 🇦🇺 in ? ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
サラ スウェイツ
💌 thwaitesannsarah [at] gmail [dot] com
Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social Award-winning writer & editor
Editorial strategy manager at Critical Reflex
Former Edge, GamesIndustry.biz and MCV/Develop
🌿
Level 15 Battle Master ⚔️
Baldurian 💀
She/her
🔗 muckrack.com/marie-dealessandri
Craig @craigedycraig.bsky.social Craig
Khakionion (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) @khakionion.bsky.social My employer forced me to make a Bluesky profile to express their undiluted, official opinion exclusively through it.
今してることをすぐやめてクロノ・トリガーかレズ・インフィニットをやれば良い。ナウ!
Nyek London @stupidhoroscope.bsky.social Indie game dev gremlin. Making The Last Exterminator:
www.thelastexterminator.com
南蛮 @reversethunder.bsky.social 南蛮 (nanban):
– Southern Barbarians (Ancient China)
– SEA/EU countries/colonies (Edo Period JP)
– Favorite JP dish (Chicken Nanban)
Gamer, Writer-In-Progress
Jay Allen @gaiaslastlaugh.bsky.social Journalist, Unseen Japan. Get my comprehensive guide to Tokyo nightlife - out now!
https://unseen-japan.com/tokyo-after-dark/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=jay
Stephanie Driscoll 🔜 MIGS @stephaniedriscoll.bsky.social funding indie games at phantom friends ✨ former content creator, previously at EA and Ubisoft
TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social Senior News Editor Shacknews.com & culinary host of tasty indies on Indie-licious. Unofficial Bowser expert/weirdo. contact: tj.denzer (at) http://shacknews.com
Robin Hjelte @amongfriends.bsky.social Game designer 🎮 and bread baker 🥖Aikidoka 🥋 Made a game called AER Memories of Old 🐦
☝️Founder at Bloom & Gloom Games
⌛Studio Manager at Frictional Games
⌛Producer at Ubisoft Massive
⌛Founder at Forgotten Key
🌍Malmö, Sweden
John Axon - have sadly left BitSummit @johnaxon.bsky.social Chief Outer Wilds Enjoyer
Overworld @overworld.vg Overworld: A wider view of video game news.
https://overworld.vg
Victor Moisan @victormoisan.bsky.social Writer (English) | Forestrike @forestrike.bsky.social @devolverdigital.com
Articles | Le Monde @pixelsfr.bsky.social
Books | L'Histoire de FromSoftware | Zelda : Le Jardin et le Monde | La Saga Yakuza
Podcast | Ori·ori @origami.ng
Syama Mishra @syamamishra.bsky.social Strategic Technologist · CTO · Pipeline TD
Game Dev · Composer · Photographer
Creator of @todayonsteam.com
https://twitter.com/SyamaMishra
mastodon.gamedev.place/@SyamaMishra
Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social Video game lawyer at Voyer Law, IP/tech/corporate
@minnmax.com Community Manager, Cohort and Bonus Pod host
@pewpewbang.bsky.social co-host
Email: haley@voyerlaw.com.
PP: @hugop_arts
She/her 🏳️🌈
Michafrar @michafrar.bsky.social Michael Azzi - Artist/Animator. I teach Pixel art! Work for games and videos
📗 http://pixellogicbook.com |
📧 michafrar(@)hotmail(.)com | 🗣🇳🇱🇬🇧🇫🇷
Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social Video Game Journalist and Father of Five! Editor-in-Chief of Nintendo Force Magazine, Publisher of Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man, President of NF Publishing and Author of The Impact of Iwata. Formerly Editor-at-Large for IGN.
鋼のStephen Meyerink @sjmtaelus.bsky.social J-E translator/editor (Pokémon Pokopia, Vivi & Grandpa, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth + more), author, currently at Pokémon, opinions mine only, game design/dev・日英ゲーム翻訳や執筆・ゲーム開発者やプランナー・game music・ゲーム音楽・they/he・FFIX+FFXII+FFT神ゲー・日本語でもOK
https://sjmtaelus.com
BitSummit / ビッツサミット @bitsummit.bsky.social Kyoto. The gaming convention. Since 2012.
Next up: May 21-23, 2027.
Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social Official Hard Off Ambassador named by Hard Off Co. Live and work in greater Tokyo area. Retro collector, game music enthusiast/40歳 🚹. Shop my Etsy retro game store at: https://retrodreamgames.etsy.com
Sarah Ford 🐍🎨🖥️ Time Zone Era @angeloslh.bsky.social Freelance Concept/2D/UI artist - Total War Battles:Shogun/Rome II/Fable Fortune/The Bradwell Conspiracy/Voodoo Detective/Onlycans:Thirst Date
UI Designer on Pacific Drive/Date Everything!
Enquiries: saford@outlook.com
She/Her
www.saford.art
#Art
Callum @ayershole.bsky.social 🏴 Scottish games industry person in MCR.
🏠: Vidyagame Megaphone @ CRITICAL REFLEX
⏰️: Prev: Team17, Beyond Frames, Merge Games, PQube
🎉: Annoying Cat Person and Metal Gear enjoyer
Japanese Talk @japanesetalk.bsky.social Tips and tricks for learning Japanese language through novels, manga, anime, podcasts, etc.
(JLPT N1. Translator. Live in Japan.)
Don't just study Japanese, use it!
勉強だけでなく日本語は、使えば使うほど上手になるんです。
100% HUMAN.
🇯🇵 jtalkonline.com
☕️ https://ko-fi.com/G2G5AEBW
Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com Since 2018. Going beyond the clickbait headlines to tell the story of a changing, evolving Japan.
https://unseen-japan.com/newsletter?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social-bio&utm_campaign=newsletter
Gunstar Green @danteslink.bsky.social Ninja Dog Designer
Dan @nerdy.tokyo Tokyo-based hobbyist/player of games/nerd of various stripes | #Warhammer #40k, #minipainting, #Japan stuff | all the non-sports things I don’t post at @aishiterutokyo.bsky.social | he/him | greater/good
Amour @cloudtrumpets.com Pixel Artist & Game Developer
Liam Allen-Miller @liamallenmiller.bsky.social Read stuff at http://risingsuper.blog!
Buy Garden Guardian at http://linktr.ee/gardenguardian!
Avatar & banner by @phildragash.bsky.social!
Kirsten-Lee @kirstylee.bsky.social CEO at Evil Landfall? 😈 Selection committee member at WINGS 🪽
Lewis Speller @dysonism.lol Partner Development Manager @PlayStation - tell me about your game! 🎮
💙 Chelsea FC ⭐⭐
Posts my own opinion etc. He/him.
Ryan is making Button City Soccer Days @subliminalman.bsky.social made a game about a fox and an arcade and now he's playing soccer.
Button City (https://www.buttoncitygame.com) Subliminal Gaming (https://www.subliminalgaming.com) Ⓥ still masking
Kristen (Lynch) D'Amato @kelpielives.bsky.social Games BD Consultant at Windflower
Formerly Nintendo, PlayStation, Humble Bundle
She/they 💖💜💙
Tim Garbos @timgarbos.bsky.social Awkwardly trying to make people laugh through video games. WHAT THE GAMES?
jenny @qdork.bsky.social posting (at least) 1 video a day until my video game, CONSUME ME, sells one million copies.
buy now! 👇👇👇👇👇
iOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/consume-me/id6769877287
steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2359120/Consume_Me/
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
BigPlay @bigplay.bsky.social John | ATL native | I like games and make them too | helping indies with the business
Jamie Sefton @seffers007.bsky.social Ex-PC Zone editor, MD Northern England games networks @GameRepublic & @gamayo. Electronic music via Wilton (now on @CastlesInSpace) - and Ramraid. Music writer. Nintendo nut. LUFC.
Steven B Smith 🇨🇦 @sbsmith.bsky.social Steven from Lightning Rod Games. I’m mostly trying to add games industry mutuals right now. Toronto 🇨🇦
Christoffer Bodegård @chrisbodegard.bsky.social 🐌✍️ Creator of Esoteric Ebb
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2057760
Liam Berry @liamberry.ca liamberry.ca
Music and game dev in Winnipeg, Canada : he / him : Making cityofnone.com with noelberry.ca
Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social Making comedy adventure game 'The Dungeon Experience' with Bone Assembly
Made the game 'Paradigm'
Nick Carver @nickcarver.bsky.social Artist & developer making a cool thing with cool people. Prev: Riot, Blizzard, Epic, Heart Machine, Phoenix Labs, Wildlife, FRD. Inventor of the Crumpwich.
Chuhai Labs @chuhailabs.com Legally the Best™️game studio located in Kyoto, Japan! We made rad indie games like Cursed to Golf, Carve Snowboarding, and more!
ChuhaiLabs.com
DonWoka @donwoka.bsky.social I draw a bit.
sandy powder🌻Danchi Days @powdersandy.bsky.social 🌻 I'm making my dream game, Danchi Days @danchidays.bsky.social
🌞 It's based on my life living in a Japanese housing complex!
☁️ Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107530?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_campaign=SandyBio
日本語公式: @danchidaysjp.bsky.social
nick kaman @smashynick.bsky.social Aggro Crab small business tyrant
Adam "Crashtroid" Caflisch @crashtroid.newgrounds.com Game Composer
Peglin|Fowl Damage|Stardust Frontier|Captain Wayne (Guest comp.)
crashtroid.carrd.co
Composer/Producer, Educator, Big Fan of Banana Milk
🇨🇦🇺🇬🇨🇭
EN/FR
PFP by @splootulu.newgrounds.com
Nick Chester @nickchester.bsky.social VP of Commercial and Portfolio Development @ Annapurna // Enjoys games, horror, and loud noises // Former Epic Games, Saber Interactive, Harmonix
Jack Richardson @jngrichardson.bsky.social Writer, games marketer. Hasn’t thought of a funny bio yet. Occasionally writes a decent poem. Lived in Japan for a while; see if you can tell
Alex Strook 🐭⚡️SQUEAKROSS @alexstrook.bsky.social Indie game dev making games (and typos) - He/Him - I despise generative AI
Squeakross | The Spirit and the Mouse @LukaTheMouse.gay
🐭 s.team/a/2871440 | @alblune.bsky.social
Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social Senior Environment Artist
“OPEN TO WORK”
https://www.artstation.com/pikminman
previously: Sumo-Digital Leamington, Night School, State of Play, Hutch, Frontier Developments.
Dm on LinkedIn
Posts ref - anti A i & nf-t
#3dart | #gamedev | #reference |
Junch @junchgaming.bsky.social XBOX Strategic Mkt Expansion | @seagamesforgood.bsky.social | Cat dad | he/him | I write, make and think occasionally #FreePalestine
junchworks.itch.io
seagamedevdigest.substack.com
Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social co-founder & director Future Friends Games
futurefriends.lol
publishing & self pub support for cool indie games // this is what dreams are made of // he/him // 6 x GDC speaker // latest GDC talk https://youtu.be/-341jEXj-iI
Angus Coolan @angus.coolan.games Freelance Pixel Artist and Animator. Artist on Unpacking and Tempopo. He/Him
Ben Thomas @obentobox.bsky.social British guy living in Kyoto, Japan. I draw things.
京都に住んでるイギリス人。イラストを描いています。
https://linktr.ee/obento_box
Tote bags: https://suzuri.jp/obento_box
Azario Lopez @azario.bsky.social Ironically weeb // Owner @noisypixel // Opinions Are My Own // Vita // azario@noisypixel.net
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.
bidds @onebitbeyond.bsky.social Co-director of The Plucky Squire and All Possible Futures :: Formerly Swords of Ditto, Stealth Inc, Fluidity/Hydroventure :: Probably working right now
Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social Japanese politics analyst; author of The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan; Chicago-born Cubs fan now living in DC; marathoner.
Substack: Observingjapan.substack.com.
Business: www.japanforesight.com
@mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social
StrayCatalyst @straycatalyst.bsky.social Game dev of a sort. Currently a Sr. Tech Writer for [REDACTED], working on internal developer docs. Worked QA, technical design, and lead roles previously. Slightly burnt out.
Note: Personal account, comments are mine alone.
Sam @rhysticstudies.bsky.social I work on Rhystic Studies • team @BASILISK.gg • rhysticstudies.com
Bruce Straley @brucestraley.bsky.social CEO & Director at Wildflower Interactive
MASS @mass.co From the team behind Cult of the Lamb Massive Monster comes MASS - our take on a sanctuary for game developers. A new coworking space designed by devs, for devs
Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com Game Director @ Luckshot Games: Big Hops & Sausage Sports Club. Previously: Owlchemy Labs, Battle Chef Brigade, Manifold Garden. Liker of rock climbing, running, sudoku, tiktok. Austin / Chicago guy.
https://linktr.ee/chriswade__
DJmizuhara @djmizuhara.bsky.social Game developer in Tokyo! Father of 3💁♀️🤷🏼♂️🙋♀️, LFC⚽, Motorcycle Rider (Kawasaki H2 SX SE), Drum & Bass music🎵🎶, Gamer🎮.
#JFT97 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
KrisWB 🌱 @kriswbennett.co.uk 💡 Indie game publishing & Self-publishing support
💼 Director & Head of XR @futurefriendsgames.com
🏆 BAFTA Games member & UKGI Admin
✨ 'these guys are not assholes'
🤷 we are making a game now?
kris @futurefriendsgames.com
https://linktr.ee/KrisWB
he/him
Eteo Games @eteogames.bsky.social • Independent game studio, creating worlds of mystery and mischief
• Read Eteo Archetypes: https://www.eteogames.com/
Zack Zwiezen @zackzwiezen.com Writer @ Kotaku | Also seen on: Kill Screen, USGamer, GameCritics, Hard Drive & Entertainment Fuse (He/Him)
J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social Be my Cody. Support my work on Patreon ♥ I love you
patreon.com/mrlovenstein
LocationScouts @locationscoutsgccx.bsky.social We sub GCCX.
(Wanna help us translate the show? Send us a DM or an email at locationscoutsgccx@gmail.com)
Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com Videogame emulation newsletter - readonlymemo.com
PC Gamer magazine
joon @joonturbo.bsky.social game developer, Q-UP, NUTS, Phantom Spark - joon.be
Jim Campbell @mrjimcampbell.bsky.social It's me from @footballramble.bsky.social. I also do comedy related stuff etc etc etc
Luke @lukeaaronmoore.bsky.social Broadcaster, producer, and podcast exec. I co-own Stak (stakpod.bsky.social)
Marcus Speller @marcusspeller.bsky.social The Football Ramble
Vithushan Ehantharajah @vitue.bsky.social ✍🏿 Associate editor ESPNcricinfo
🗣️ Football Ramble
🍽️ Pizza
Football Ramble @footballramble.bsky.social The original and best football podcast. Strong takes, funny jokes and a passion for Phil Neville. LISTEN HERE 👉 lnk.to/ramble
matte jones @pillowfort.bsky.social Chug Jug With You (Number One Victory Royale)
Matt Leone @mattleone.bsky.social I write stories about the games industry. Formerly at 1UP and Polygon. Now working on @designroom.site.
ruby! @rubyinnes.bsky.social agent of chaos at massive monster & back pocket | former slopstress at kotaku au | illustrator
AussieKozzy @aussiekozzy.bsky.social Aussie abroad in APAC. I work in strategic comms and public affairs, but this channel is mostly about video games and fun things. Wannabe dinosaur whisperer. Dogs, drones, occasional astrophotography and fun things.
My tweets represent inGen Corp.
Genki @genkigamer.bsky.social Video game insights and photos from Japan!
Design Room @designroom.site A new website dedicated to video game oral histories from @mattleone.bsky.social. Find us at designroom.site. Logo by asawallander.se.
melos han-tani @hantani.bsky.social Hello I am making music/games like anodyne, angeline era and @danchidays.bsky.social
email analgesicproductions at gmail
blog: https://buttondown.com/melodicambient/
They/them
Chris Cobb @ragtagchris.bsky.social Video Game Developer most of my life. Also owner of Tanuki Games in Austin, TX.
Eric Huang @trinketeric.bsky.social Trinket Studios art guy
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
🏳️🌈
https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1837201724?i=1000724643828
Kaizen Game Works - Promise Mascot Agency OUT NOW! 🛻✨💕 @kaizengameworks.com ⛩️ PROMISE MASCOT AGENCY プロミス・マスコットエージェンシー (2025)
💗 PARADISE KILLER パラダイスキラー (2020)
❔??? (???)
A UK based indie game studio, born in Paradise.
https://linktr.ee/kaizengameworks
Al Yang @qqbert.bsky.social Studio Creative Director @NeoBards | Director - SILENT HILL f, Dynasty Warriors M, Resident Evil Resistance, FFXV Pocket Edition
Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com The official account for Magic: The Gathering.
http://magic.wizards.com
Goodnews @goodnews.computer Co-Director @midnighters.games
Marathon (2026) Speedrunner
#ScanlineSunday enjoyer
www.midnighters.games
he/him // Los Angeles
GDC Festival of Gaming @officialgdc.bsky.social GDC Festival of Gaming returns March 1-5, 2027, in San Francisco!
Thomas Nickel @tapirfortuna.bsky.social Writer, teaching game design & history. M!- & book-author, occasional Retronaut and dabbling in localization. Also somewhat making games - http://coria.itch.io/coria! Fck nazis, fck bigots. he/him
Tyler Walpole ➡️ SDCC & GEN CON @tylerwalpole.bsky.social Artist for Magic the Gathering, Critical Role miniature designer.
Working on a creator-owned project: Blood of Dragons
Will Goldstone @willgoldstone.bsky.social Snr Design Director @unitygames Unity nerd since 2006. Indie Dev, Delorean nerd, Author, SYNTHWΔVE artist. Views mine! he/him. @willgoldstone on the twits.