Ghosthammer686 @ghosthammer686.bsky.social A friendly yet introverted miniature painter
startmenu @startmenu.bsky.social Gaming from a new direction.
hello [at] startmenu [dot] co [dot] UK.
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Jordan Oloman @oloman.bsky.social 30 | Freelance writer & consultant for hire, I also write scripts and run an internet culture website | WaPo, BBC, The Guardian, IGN, NME, BMJ |
Read @postmode.bsky.social
oloman.carrd.co
geordie | he/him | hearing loss
olomanjordan@gmail.com
Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com Client Manager @FutureFriendsGames.com. Former Senior Editor at UploadVR, BAFTA Connect member, co-host for @CrossButtonVR.bsky.social. Will likely talk about F1, RPGs, VR, and Nintendo (he/him)
https://linktr.ee/terranauts
Emma Kent @goneefk.bsky.social Freelance games journalist and consultant. Archetypes Editor and Community Manager for Eteo. Probably up a mountain somewhere. Words for Eurogamer, Edge and more. BAFTA member. She/her.
✨ https://emmakent.journoportfolio.com ✨
📧 efkwords@gmail.com
Alicia Haddick/アリシア🔜Tokyo Game Show @aliciahaddick.com they/them🏳️🌈💛Author/Journalist/Photographer in 🇯🇵💛Culture Writer @scrmbl.com💛Freelance @ Japan Times💛gamesindustry.biz💛Verge💛Techradar💛UploadVR💛etc💛宝塚(美空真瑠)🌹ももクロ💛Ado💙花譜💗ENG/日本語
Author of Archive: Shinya Tsukamoto
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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
Diego Nicolás Argüello @diegoarguello.bsky.social news @ game developer. words @ new york times, vulture, rolling stone, the verge, wapo, npr, the guardian, vgc, pitchfork, edge, gamespot, av club, game informer, polygon, paste, fanbyte, & more
founder @ into the spine • diego6arguello6@gmail.com • he/him
Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social Trans. Tall. Tired | Writer w/ bylines @ Polygon, Kotaku, AV Club, and more | Host @ Girl Mode | she/her | email: willa.d.rowe@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/thewillarowe
Oscar TK @mroscartk.bsky.social Games Editor at GamesRadar+, former PLAY editor & OPM dep ed, Plus: Edge, PCGamer, waypoint, GamesMaster, OXM, SFX | oscar.taylor-kent@futurenet.com | He/Him
shanodin (Ali Rees) @shanodin.bsky.social ❤️ they/them
🌈 queer & disabled
💻 Award winning games journalist
🌞 Words at startmenu, Brig Newspaper, QuickPlay, Empoword Journalism, The National, The Mourning Paper, Pillow Talk Scotland
💻 Email: alireesjournalist@gmail.com
🎮 quickplay.substack.com
Kris Moyse @krismoyse.bsky.social Film & Gaming ~ Editorial / PR
News Editor @ Time Extension
Frm. Hidden Variable Studios ~ Editor @ Destructoid, GamerGuides ~ Author @ Starburst, Eurogamer ~ Grindhouse Acolyte ~ 'International Treasure' ~ Ex-Pro Wrestler ~ 🏳️🌈
Santi Leguiza @santileguiza.com He/Him|Demi|🇦🇷| Seen at TheGamer, Eurogamer, Fanbyte, PCGamer, PCGamesN, The Escapist, and many more. Opinions are my own.
Wanna check my work? santileguiza.com
Scott McCrae @scottmccrae.com Freelance Games Journalist & Consultant 🏴
I can be found on GamesRadar+, PC Gamer, Eurogamer, TechRadar, Rolling Stone, and more
Email: scott.mccrae9512@gmail.com
dead domain 🐐🏳️⚧️ @domaindead.bsky.social Writer, YouTuber, Narrative Designer, Comedian, Cosplayer. Infiltrated a hate church once. They/Them
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
lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz | EIC at startmenu.co.uk | Gay Idiot | (she/they) | Might have seen me on: Giant Bomb, ShackNews, GamerGuides, Restart, Waypoint, Fanbyte, PLAY Magazine, TheGamer, and PushSquare | Signal Username: BasicalliLexi.57
Jason @enothestrife.bsky.social Freelance editor and writer in MTG, gaming, tech, and fitness. My work is on TCG Player, GameSpot, and more. YouTube person and D&D content creator. Also a PT. Also an accountant. That'll be the ADHD. He/They.
jascoles1988athotmaildotcom
Nat Smith 💫 @stottybairn.bsky.social Freelance games critic, reviewer, & writer.
💌 aproposgaming@gmail.com
dash. @dashiellwood.com Voted the 43rd most famous employee at TechRadar. Words in magazines like PLAY, PC Gamer, EDGE, and SFX. NUJ member.
george benjamin jones @mole.club he/him. game scout/devrel/bizdev/fruity cocktail @unity.com
prev: co-editor @startmenu.bsky.social
pan 🏳️🌈.
🐸💜
brighton.
thoughts my own, i'm not a hive mind.
https://sherr.it/moleclub
fia! @fiashouse.bsky.social UNTIL MY HANDS ARE BONES | words @ VG247, RPS, GameSpot, Polygon, Eurogamer, Uppercut
📧 oisinkuhnke(at)gmail(dot)com
making videos https://www.youtube.com/@fias_house & @gameassistyt.bsky.social
Aimee H 🏳️🌈 (She/They) @aimemerights.bsky.social Award-winning freelance writer across Polygon, Eurogamer, The Verge, Techopedia and more. Email me at ahart301296@gmail.com
P.S: Have you played Dragon Age 2 yet?
Kris Henges @gaiages.bsky.social 
Joe Chivers @jchivers.bsky.social Games journalist published in Gamesradar+, PC Gamer, The Guardian, Metro, Into the Spine, and more.
Email is: jchiverswriter@gmail dot com
Witchita Lineman was a song I once heard.
🩸KillJoy🩸 @killjoyvt.bsky.social | The Self-Insert | He/They | 🇬🇧 🇧🇩 | UK |
| Big Nerd | Game QA Tester | Streamer | Editor |
| #KJDoodle | #KJChaos | #KJBabbles | #KJLewd |
| linktr.ee/KillJoyVT | Email: FHJ2910@gmail.com | https://twitch.tv/killjoyvt |
raisinbman @raisinbman.bsky.social Video Game Journalist, Minister, many other things; will probably be "livetweeting" #toonami
#RIPToriyama
riley @riley.gauche.rodeo game designer | “products guy” | temporarily embarrassed poster
Eoghan Watters @ Develop Brighton @leglessgamer.bsky.social 26 | Irish | Amputee | Research and Admin Assistant @ Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association | Sonic Sicko | (he/him)
My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer
Angus Law @scro.bsky.social The bug gamer girl guy. Freelance writer, full time Gamer 😎 -
Words for @startmenu.bsky.social redbrickgames
and Chief of Writing at Adamo
- He/they
Delilah (Grace) @holywingdiver.bsky.social she/her 🏳️⚧️ | 38 | 📍better check under the sea | video games, metal, old memes and lotsa spaghetti | 🔞MDNI | I just wonder what Ganon's up to
alex (runetooth_) @runetooth.bsky.social irish in LDN 🌱 | twitch streamer (derogatory) | email: runetoothbiz@gmail(dot)com
Michael 'Brawler1993' Beckwith @brawler1993.bsky.social Freelance games journalist currently writing for MetroUK/GameCentral. Bylines at @startmenu.bsky.social, Destructoid, TechRaptor, GameRant. He/him. All opinions are my own.
James @ blizzcon @jamesbartholomeou.bsky.social I like video games, anime, my wife and my cats.
Dave McAdam @uselessdave.bsky.social Not a real journalist, not a real farmer, somehow technically both. Check out the Startmenu podcast!! He/him
Deep Hell Skeleton @deephelldotcom.bsky.social full time skeleton she/her
writing at @deep-hell.com, @startmenu.co.uk
hollydrivethru.carrd.co
will NOT kill you
Bobby Lipps @foxmccloudserver.bsky.social Dad. Husband. Aspiring video game journalist. Owner and operator of www.timenerf.com
Jenna (Snow) 🌈 @js126.bsky.social Nonbinary person who thinks too much about works of fiction. English Lit/Media Analysis MA, librarian-in-training
Sometimes write for @startmenu.bsky.social
they/she
Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social Senior Staff Writer at Rock Paper Shotgun. Formerly VG247. Still difficult to replace with a Bop It.
Big Bovy @bigbovy.bsky.social Plays videogames a lot and writes about 'em sometimes
Currently playing 🎮: too much Dawn of War
Lewis Parker @lpcantlose.bsky.social Freelance • Bad at fighting games • Read my words at Kotaku, Eurogamer, PC Gamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, and IGN • lewis.parker.cant.lose@gmail.com
Josh Broadwell @fionnthebrave.bsky.social Freelance writer, seen on @gameinformer, @GIBiz, @ebertvoices, @inversedotcom, @NPR, @polygon, @RollingStone, @Variety, etc. He/him
joshuaabroadwell.journoportfolio.com
Ashley Schofield is looking for work! 🐉 @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social essayist, critic, journalist, editor
author of VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk
words: Unwinnable, VGC, Polygon, GR+, RPS, PLAY, EDGE, Into The Spine, Mothership, Stop Caring, Deleted Saves, Skybox
https://ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/
she/her
Noah R. Estey @noahestey.bsky.social Freelance Writer, FGC Scrublord.
Words in Start Menu | Unwinnable | Dangerous to Go Alone.
日本語も大丈夫です。
Currently working on a novel.
Andes Chucky @wendeego.bsky.social I skeet about stuff and blog sometimes. Managing Editor @yattatachi.com Portfolio https://awescott.carrd.co/ Bylines: Crunchyroll News, Comics Beat, Anime Herald, startmenu, scrmbl etc. Tweets+opinions are my own.
Callum Self 🕹️📝 @callumself.com Journalist and Pokémon Expert | Author: ??? | Owner: @kantopost.com | Prev. PCGN, Wargamer, The Loadout | Bylines: UploadVR, IGN, PCGamesN, PocketTactics, more - #games #game
thecallumself@outlook.com
Cee (he/they) @heycee.bsky.social lo-fi content creator to chill and relax to at youtube.com/heycee ✨
Yuna Noire🏳️⚧️ @yunanoire.bsky.social 30-something | She/Her/They/Them | N01R3 Model Android
🏳️⚧️ 🏴
Streamer/Vtuber | Writer | Retro Enthusiast | Volunteer for NoisyPixel
Icon by @jlumalee.bsky.social
Banner by @kittenkattart.bsky.social
💙- @minavirtua.bsky.social
Amy Eastland @saintsunflower.bsky.social Freelancer. Twitch streamer @ twitch.tv/saintsunflower Contact: saintsunflowerbusiness@outlook.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
Natalie Raine @ Job hunting! @hardcounter.substack.com 31, They/She | 🏳️⚧️✊🏾 | Games Writer. somehow | Featured in Critical Distance and Good Games Writing | yaps about multiplayer @ hard counter | Sometimes I talk about things you won't care about.
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 //
https://linktr.ee/kheehoonchan //
#freepalestine #milkteaalliance #六月四号 //
they/them
Odhrán Johnson @odhranjohnson.bsky.social SportsBeat Xtra Presenter / News & Sports Journalist @beat102103.bsky.social / contact: odhran.johnson@bauermedia.ie
Imogen Beckhelling @immybeck.bsky.social Senior Account Executive at Swipe Right doing PR for lovely indie games 👾 Former journo for Rock Paper Shotgun and Eurogamer 📝 Stay tuned for gaming thoughts and dog pics 🎮 (She/her)
Lal @lallysup.bsky.social Current Social Worker, former touring merchandise manager, point and shoot camera enthusiast. Sometimes I write about drugs and video games. Harm Reduction advocate he/him. Freelance words: Uppercut, Startmenu, Hard drive
Claire Farnworth @claire.gamerguides.com 🏳️🌈 Co-Founder & Chief Editor of Gamerguides.com | Women in Games Ambassador | neurodivergent, She/They |
email: claire@gamerguides.com |
Special Interests: Games 🎮, metal 🎸, animals of literally any kind, NFL (Packers), NBA (Warriors/Bucks)
Samuel Willetts @samwisewilletts.bsky.social 💼 Hardware Editor at Club386
📧 sam@club386.com
🙋♂️ He/Him
Jess @jessthomas.bsky.social PR manager for indie - AAA video games ✨
also an artist from time to time 🎨
may your heart be your guiding key 🗝️
AI is stupid ❌
Jeffrey Lerman @snakester95.bsky.social Game journalist across all sorts of media | Owner of
@slythergames.com | Bylines: IGN, MMORPGcom, Rock Paper Shotgun, IndieGameWeb, GameSpace | jeff@slythergames.com (he/him)
Joe Richards -> bed @joerichardswrites.bsky.social Freelance games journalist with more than a few words to write!
UK Based- talks too much
the better half of @quicksavepodcast.bsky.social
Words at: PlayStation Universe (PSU), SUPERJUMP Magazine, Skybox and more!
Reach out: josephrichards676@gmail.com
Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk Curated game news for game workers & gamers
I run @LostInCult.co.uk's games label • Indie Mixtape creator • Debug IGA winner • BAFTA full Member • ex Super Rare/Numskull/journo • indies + physicals ❤️🏳️🌈
ryan@lostincult.co.uk
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
MJ Widomska @crabdogduck.bsky.social founder and director at YRS TRULY. medieval history enjoyer. my views are the views of my employer.
yrstruly.uk // mjwidomska.com
Luke Bennett @lukeyass.bsky.social professional gay PR person 👾 @indigopearl.bsky.social
he/him 🏳️🌈🏴
luke@indigopearl.com
Matthew Glenn 🌈 @matthewglenn.bsky.social Making Games @ DigitalDaydream.gay
Co-Hosting 'Yaoi Hands' @ ButWhyTho
Freelance Writing
autumn wright 🍂 @autumn-wright.com 🧑💻 freelance culture writer, copy editor
💼 https://autumn-wright.com
📰 https://autumn-wright.com/subscribe/
✉️ autumnwright at protonmail.com
🖼️ pfp by Kaylee Rowena
Anita Wong @houndstoothian.bsky.social Head of PR @indigopearl.bsky.social (she/her).
#WomeninGames Comms Impact, PRWeek UK People & Places Consultancy: Consumer, #GameDevHeroes: Leadership. Professional gobshite.
Kelsey @badkirbys.bsky.social Resident horror expert & senior guides ghoul @eurogamer | MCV30u30 '24 | Contact kelsey.raynor@eurogamer.net | She/they ✨
Shutter Paw @shutterpaw.bsky.social Ed. Writer. 🏴.
As seen in: TWIV, Inverse, GFinity, startmenu
This is mainly a feed of Shutter Paw updates. Read more at: https://shutterpawmedia.com
Owain Thresher @owainthresher.bsky.social He/Him
I like to write about games n stuff! | Kingdom Hearts enthusiast | 🏴🏴
Words at: Dualshockers, StartMenu
Alex Orona @oronalex.bsky.social One of the hosts of the NPR of Illinois podcast Super GG Radio. I write for Nintendo World Report, Third Coast Review, Culture Combine and guest writer for Start Menu UK
Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social Mostly works in marketing. Mostly.
Author of gaming books including Aliens: The Video Games, the first complete history of Alien/s games, available now.
#saintsfc
Will Sawyer @willsawyer.bsky.social Guides Editor @ GamesRadar+ and “pathetic Stasis coward” | Words: GameRant, gamingbible | (he/him)
@seb343.bsky.social @seb343.bsky.social 
Korshal Valent @korshalvalent.bsky.social Space farer, Nintendo fan, and music maker!
Biggest hobbies are gaming, obsessing over game music, and streaming alone or with pals.
PFP by @knighthearts.com
TotalAtom @totalatom.bsky.social Hey I’m JS or TotalAtom,(any/all) 25 y/o and Warhammer obsessive who loves to paint and other nerd things regrettably.
I hope you enjoy your stay!🎨☺️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#warhammer #painting #artist #40k
Alexander, Rainbow Painter @kalos.bsky.social He/Him
I paint minis. Sometimes I'll share real-world stuff that's important to me.
I support 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩🇻🇪
Eastern Time Zone
Links: https://beacons.ai/hivefleetkalos
Bees 🍄🌦️🍂 @voiceofkosh.bsky.social Jennie 🐝
Possibly a gnome.
Posts about mini painting, my dog, plus occasional posts about video games, books and tea. 🐝
Header paintovers by ArtistsEmpire. 🐝
Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social She/Her/Mistress of the Universe
Trans. Deal with it. 🏳️⚧️🤗🏳️🌈
I make stuff.
Creator of #TheLibrary comic.
https://ko-fi.com/tammiyeahthatone
Nōnuvictrix
All-Time #Nerdling Champion
Geordie @geordiecalgar.bsky.social Occasional mini painter, half-decent nature photographer, amateur tattooist, professional shorts-wearer. PhD in punnery & piss-taking. NUFC fan/heart palpitations enthusiast. Neurodivergent af. He/him
Emma Grave @gravepainting.bsky.social 🔴 Painting minis (I mostly paint Warhammer & Marvel Crisis Protocol… mostly 😉)
⚫️ Blogging about minis for @ZatuGames
⚪️ Profile art by @dicesms.bsky.social
https://linkpop.com/gravepainting
Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social Infiltrating 40k since 3rd Edition, Narrative Hobbyist, US Army Veteran, I sometimes do videos on Narrative Warhammer: http://bitshammer.net
Cis He/Him
Lonesamurai 🎮🎙️🖥️🇪🇺🐦 @reallonesamurai.bsky.social Owner of
WPS Interactive (@WPSInteractive)
&
internet radio Sanitarium.FM (@sanitariumfm.bsky.social).
Gamer, book reader, movie watcher & lover of food!
✌️🇬🇧🇪🇺
Vincent Knotley @vincentknotley.bsky.social Prolific Warhammer miniature painter who can’t pick a colour scheme, reads lots, puns too much, moderates Twitch/YouTube chats, oft found contributing to Warhammer Community articles. Recovering agoraphobic. (He/him)
https://vincentknotley.wordpress.com
Andy Clark, Nerdling Herder @andycruns.bsky.social Writer, purveyor of increasingly terrible jokes, semi competent miniature painter.
Skipping gaily over the line between clever and stupid.
Host of Find Folk Friday and idiot behind Stupid Lore Sunday.
I’m so sorry
He/him
Nerdlingherder@outlook.com
JewelKnightJess "R" Us 🎲🖌️🎮 @jewelknightjess.com Miniatures Commission Painter 🖌️
Warhammer & Other Miniatures, Videogames, Anime, Nostalgia... 🎲 🎮 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇬🇧 She/her
My ❤ @lenalavey.bsky.social
🔗 https://jewelknightjess.com
🌲 http://linktr.ee/JewelKnightJess
Gav Thorpe @gavthorpe.co.uk New York Times Bestselling Author, world creator, consultant and games developer specialising in SF and Fantasy. Proud daddy. Whitecishet. He / him.
CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social French miniature painter. I paint lot of pride inspired minis, so if you like colors, welcome! (He/Him).
GingerSnapu @gingersnapu.vtubers.social Chill host of Channel 002 of the WSBC. Come stop by at twitch.tv/gingersnapu 18+ only
Pronouns are He/Him
If you're feeling extra generous you can gift me something at throne.com/gingersnapu
@tidinzeo.bsky.social @tidinzeo.bsky.social Trans lesbian miniature painter.
Links - https://linktr.ee/Ti_Dinzeo
Zoë; commissions open! @tankpotzoe.bsky.social U.K. based miniature commission painter, currently accepting commissions. Check ko-fi.com/tankpotzoe for prices, or email me at tankpotpaints@gmail.com!
tina @christinag.bsky.social It's me innit
Don't follow me. I'm broken
electriceve (ICantThinkEm) @electriceve.bsky.social artist, chaotic anxious, erranté femalé 💅 i make tutorials & tutor on www.patreon.com/electriceve partner @ http://twitch.tv/electriceve ✨ i do commissions. just not right now 💕
Momma Negan 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @mommaneganpaints.bsky.social Trans | She/Her | HRT: 7.9.2022 | 23 yo | Tabletop enthusiast | Obsessively collecting and painting #Oldhammer | Cat lover :3
Olli Wolf @owolf.bsky.social Geek, Nerd, Teacher, History, Politics, Miniature Painter, Movies, Warhammer, FDGO Ultra, vereidigter Antifaschist
“Newly appointed member of the Triumvirate High Council of the Imperial Guard, High Censor of the Enlightenment Bureau”
Intuplat 147 @intuplat147.bsky.social Sci-fi/history nerd, mini painter (scale models/Warhammer40k), occasional content creator.
Also the odd anime, cosplay and pokemon post! :p
YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@Intuplat147
Louise Sugden @roguehobbies.bsky.social HOWDY FRIENDS 🤠
I'm a full time Warhammer, Miniature painting and general nerdy stuff YouTuber!
Follow me for a good goblin' time my dudes 🤌