Region Locked - Documentary @regionlocked-doco.bsky.social Aussie developers and artists have always silently changed the game!
These are their stories.
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John Passfield @johnpassfield.bsky.social Made Halloween Harry and Flight of the Amazon Queen. Co-created TY the Tasmanian Tiger. I’m making Super Robot Survivors and Halloween Harry.
https://linktr.ee/retrojohnno
Friendly Cosmonaut @friendlycosmonaut.dev 🚀A friendly cosmonaut gamedev 💫
Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/c/FriendlyCosmonaut
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/FriendlyCosmonaut
House House @househouse.com We made Push Me Pull You, and an Untitled Goose Game: goose.game. Big Walk is out now: bigwalk.game
househouse.com
Sydney Games Festival @sydneygamesfestival.org https://sydneygamesfestival.org/
October 13 - October 18th
PAX Aus @paxaus.bsky.social The official Bluesky account for PAX Australia, Australia's biggest gaming festival! aus.paxsite.com
Game Preservation Society @gamepresint.bsky.social A non-profit organization actively preserving Japanese retro games from the 70’s and 80’s as cultural assets.
Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com Videogame emulation newsletter - readonlymemo.com
PC Gamer magazine
Official Commodore® @commodoreofficial.bsky.social The only official Bluesky account of the only original Commodore® (est. 1958), powered by all 47 original trademarks. Imposters may copy, but they can’t compute. Welcome to The future we were promised™ | commodore.net #wearecommodore
Ray Barnholt @rdbaaa.space 📛ask me about boku no natsuyasumi
Game making: @bipedal.dog
BUY BLAST RUSH LS! https://bipedal.dog/works/bls
Pod casting: https://nomorewhoppers.com https://drawgamepod.com
Former 1UP/Retronauts
https://rdbaaa.space for more fun
Lindsey Kurano @lindseykurano.bsky.social Curator of Electronic Games @ The Strong
ゲームキュレーター・アーキビスト
(I can beat you in Snowboard Kids 2) (Civ V too)
日本語OK / 한국어 OK
Forza Ferrari🏎️
Zophar @zophar.bsky.social Founder of Zophar's Domain (1996-2000), Twitch Partner & YouTuber (2022-Present) focused on emulation and retrogaming content. Emulation Forever!
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/zophar1
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@zophar1
Discord: https://discord.zophar.tv
Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social Looking back at video game magazines and culture from the 80s and 90s. Check the website for articles / interviews about obscure magazines and retro games… https://www.forgottenworlds.net
💽🕹
Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social Voice Actor #Dispatch #Warhammer | Gamedev @layersdeep.bsky.social prev #GodofWarLaufey | Filmmaker @CharredPictures.com |
alanah@optshift.co
https://linktr.ee/alanahpearce
Hojo Studio @hojostudio.bsky.social Indie game devs from Sydney- creators of Inflatality, The Godfeather and the upcoming BraveCart. Wishlist BraveCart on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3750760/BraveCart/
CONTINUE Magazine @continuemag.bsky.social A Very Good Videogames Magazine.
Home to the Mad Conts, our backers, our friends.
Issue 01 coming soon!!
www.continuemagazine.com
bashbunni @bashbunni.dev Coder. FOSS lover. Breaker of things.
https://www.twitch.tv/bashbunni
https://www.youtube.com/bashbunni
https://bashbunni.dev
RetrogamerDaz @retrogamerdaz.bsky.social I’m the editor of @retrogamermag.bsky.social and a collector of far, far too many things, from retro games, to trading cards and 1/6 and 1/12 action figures. He/him, autistic.
Guy 'Yug' Blomberg @yug.bsky.social Aussie in NYC || Biz Dev @gcxevent.bsky.social @stridepr.com || Founder @thegameclub.bsky.social @thegig.bsky.social
Previously Director of DreamHack, E3, PAX, The Mana Bar
https://linktr.ee/yugstar
IGDA Sydney @igdasydney.bsky.social A Sydney game development community. We run #BeerAndPixels every second Tuesday of the month!
Click here for all our channels: https://linktr.ee/igda_sydney
State of Play NSW @stateofplaynsw.bsky.social Advocacy, diversity and representation for game development in NSW
Juniper Dev @juniperdev.bsky.social I make yt videos about games & game dev
📽️ https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperDev
✉️ juniperdev@rightclick.gg
🏮Angela Dai🏮 @dairannosaurus.bsky.social Concept artist and illustrator | Working on Reave 🩸
Portfolio: https://angela_dai.artstation.com/
Contact: angeladai789@gmail.com
Sydney, Australia
Steam @steampowered.com Steam, The Ultimate Online Game Platform.
For support: http://help.steampowered.com/en/
Valve @valvesoftware.com We make games, Steam, and hardware.
https://valvesoftware.com
For support, visit https://help.steampowered.com.
IGDA @igda.org The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest non-profit membership organization in the world serving all individuals who create games.
Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social The world’s largest game creation event & global indiedev community 💜 https://globalgamejam.org 💜
Join Indie Studio Supporter Program ➡️ bit.ly/GGJIndieStudioSupporter
They Create Worlds @theycreateworlds.bsky.social A podcast unraveling video gaming's historical tapestry through an audio odyssey exploring creativity, business, and the fascinating people behind it all!
noopkat @noopkat.fragile.systems Soft person. Likes infosec, open source, electronics, reading, education, and privacy. 
Jeff’s Retro Gaming @jeffsretrogaming.com Console and handheld repair, restoration and modding services. Reach out via DM or contact form on my website with any inquiries:
https://jeffsretrogaming.com/
Located in NH, USA
Stephanie Harkin @saharkin.bsky.social Lecturer at RMIT researching feminine gaming | she/her
Author: Girlhood Games: Gender, Identity and Coming of Age in Videogames
Curator Feminine Play: feminineplay.org
Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social Library Director @ Video Game History Foundation. Tea, birds, and weird old stuff. Maxis history expert, as seen on TV. ☕🐦📚 he/him
LaurieWired @lauriewired.bsky.social researcher @google; serial complexity unpacker
ex @ msft & aerospace
Scene World Magazine @sceneworld.org The NTSC & PAL #diskmag for #C64/#C128 users. Download issues & listen to the #podcast! Also at http://facebook.com/SceneWorld64 and https://www.instagram.com/sceneworld64/ on Instagram
Mastodon https://social.sceneworld.org/@sceneworld
Twt/X: @Scene_World
Game Workers Australia @gameworkersau.bsky.social Australia's first ever trade union for game workers! Powered by Professionals Australia
Contact us gwuaustralia@gmail.com if you need help at work.
gameworkers.com.au/join
SXSW Sydney @sxswsydney.com The premier destination for creative discovery.
[Trademarks of SXSW, LLC used under license]
🗓️ 13-19 October 2025
Serenade @serenade.games We put on alternative games events!
Next: ???
Prev: FORM, Tangents @ Sabby ALT: EX @ Powerhouse ALT: GAMES, #gameaweeksyd2025, Serenade Showcase @ #SXSW Sydney 2023, Games Spaces for Static Vision, Ink Jam Sabby https://serenade.games
Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social The world's longest-running festival celebrating the art and culture of independent games and playful media. Established in 2004.
freeplay.net.au
CommodoreBlog @commodoreblog.uk Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!
#commodore #c64 #amiga #atarist #zxspectrum #videogames #retrogaming #70s #80s #90s 👾🕹
Slope's Game Room AKA DJ Slope @slopesgameroom.bsky.social Retro Gaming Docs | Kickscammer Detective | Tommy's best mate
https://www.youtube.com/@slopesgameroom <- the channel
SlopesGameRoom@Viralcollab.com <- the email
Galaxy Games Fest @liquidcat.studio linktr.ee/LiquidCatStudio
ZX Spectrum Next Official @specnext.com The ZX Spectrum Next is the official recreation of the legendary ZX Spectrum home computer using FPGA technology, updated for the 21st century!
Visit us at: www.specnext.com
Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social Playing video games since 1976.
Writing about them since 1983.
Richard Garriott @richardgarriott.bsky.social Creator: Ultima, “avatar”, MMO genre
Explorer: Pole to Pole, Orbital Space to Deepest point of Oceans
Henrique Olifiers @olifiers.bsky.social Co-Founder, Gamer-In-Chief of BAFTA-winner Bossa Studios. Chairman tinyBuild. Driver of the ZX Spectrum Next. Retro computing fan. Maker. Space enthusiast.
Mike Dailly ™ @mdf200.bsky.social Game programmer, creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto. Comments are my own and those of the voices in my head.
Support my work:
http://www.patreon.com/mikedailly
http://www.lemmings.info
https://mdf200.itch.io/
http://www.youtube.com/mikedailly
GDC Festival of Gaming @officialgdc.bsky.social GDC Festival of Gaming returns March 1-5, 2027, in San Francisco!
Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GMTK
🍓 GMTK Game Jam: http://gmtk.itch.io
🔠 Word Play: http://s.team/a/3586660/
🧲 Mind Over Magnet: http://s.team/a/2685900/
Pew Pew Bang! @pewpewbang.bsky.social A video game podcast where every episode is a slumber party! Every other Monday listen to four women from around the game industry talk games, stories, and life advice. Part of the @minnmax.com podcast network.
PlayStation @playstation.com Official PlayStation account. Updates on PS5, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation Plus, PS4 and more.
Rebecca Fernandez O'Shea @rebeccafernandez.bsky.social Senior Graphics Programmer at Nixxes Software @nixxessoftware.bsky.social Previously TT Games and WeirdBeard Games. A member of Port Jackson Greens and the Sustainable Transport branch of Climate Change Balmain/Rozelle.
Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com The worlds largest online #GameJam, established in 2002. Join us every April & October. #LDJam
Melanie Swalwell @melswal.bsky.social Prof of Digital Media Heritage, Swinburne University. #AusEAASI Project Lead. 🖤💛❤️ ally, living and working on Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung lands.
Paul Robertson @probzzz.bsky.social Watch JIMMY AND BABY: https://youtu.be/zFbJ94jC1hc?si=m4X5i3jqgFrtLJ_p
Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social Retro tech, early web & vintage computing. 80s, 90s, 2000s nostalgia. Follow for daily posts.- S Simon Vannarath @simonvannarath.bsky.social Should edit this soon, placeholder text!
Rae Johnston @raejohnston.bsky.social Wiradyuri & Greek
STEM Journalist & Broadcaster
🎙️ Weird Tech, ABC Radio National Download This Show, ABC Radio NSW Sunday Mornings
📺Going Places (NITV) Back Roads (ABC) & The Secret DNA Of Us (SBS)
UNICEF Australia Ambassador
Bill McBee @billmcbee.bsky.social A profile? In this economy?
Raph Koster @raphkoster.bsky.social Videogames: ULTIMA ONLINE, STAR WARS GALAXIES, METAPLACE, STARS REACH (coming soon!), among others. Tabletop: WADDLE. Books: THEORY OF FUN, POSTMORTEMS, SUNDAY POEMS. Music: AFTER THE FLOOD. Also at @raphkoster@mastodon.gamedev.place
Chris Hawkins @chrishawkins.nyc Engineering Manager at Meta. Ex-Melbournian in New York City, via San Francisco. Views are my own. Caffeine withdrawal may affect content.
RetroGamingExpo.com @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social Upcoming Show: Oct 9-11, 2026, Portland, OR.
Portland Retro Gaming Expo is a 501(c)4 non-profit dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for classic video and arcade games through retro gaming events.
Square Enix @square-enix-games.com The Official Square Enix Bluesky page. Get the latest updates https://www.square-enix-games.com/
Delivering Unforgettable Experiences
Octopath Traveler 0 out now! | FFVII Remake Intergrade Jan 22 | DQVII Reimagined Feb 5
Waypoint @waypoint-events.com Waypoint is a premium networking event for the video game industry, providing a professional environment for developers, publishers, and media to socialise.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/waypointevents
itch.io @itch.io Open indie game marketplace and DIY game jam host
Account support? Email support@itch.io
❗📢 You can use your itchio URL as your Bluesky username, check here: https://itch.io/user/settings/bluesky
Ingechu @ingechu.bsky.social Art Director and Co-Founder of Lemonade Games making Mystiques: Haunted Antiques
Lead Artist at Intarsia making Beetols They Do It
✨️💖
Creator of Cat Cafe: Map Code 7343-4681-3555
Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA) @igea.bsky.social Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) is the industry association representing developers, publishers & distributors of video games in Aust & NZ.
Noble Steed Games @noblesteedau.bsky.social Your game's best friend.
✨Indie game studio & consultancy in Sydney
✨Website: https://noblesteedgames.com/
✨Our Discord: http://discord.gg/Ka8suskKcs
Katharine Neil @katharineneil.bsky.social Games writer, narrative designer, game design tool developer. Occasional waster of time on social media. @haikus_by_KN in the bad place. J'habite en région parisienne; parfois je m'exprime en français.
The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com Retro Gaming Podcast from three best mates. We love chatting with people about Retro Tech every week. TheRetroHour.com
Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com A person you meet in the forest, who just puts their finger to your lips to shoosh you, and then gives you the budget for your game.
Audriana @audrianaonline.bsky.social Your typical 30-something millennial woman with a love for video games
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/audriana
IG: https://instagram.com/audrianaonline/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@audrianaonline
Mahli-Ann Butt @mahliann.bsky.social Game Studies’ Feminist Killjoy | she/her
MinnMax @minnmax.com MinnMax is a Patreon about games, friends, and getting better. Check out The MinnMax Show, The Deepest Dive, New Show Plus, Pew Pew Bang, MinnMax Interviews, and more!
Chris Arneil @chrisarneil.bsky.social professional(?) video game archivist @ the national film and sound archive of australia
Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social Retired video game programmer. 40+ years developing videogames and software.
Creator of games for the BBC Micro, Electron, NES, SNES, PC, XBox, PS3/4, Mobile, Vita, 3DS.
Former LEGO Developer
I also rescue and archive old game development disks, DM me!
Does it play? @doesitplay.org Working to ensure games and hardware remain accessible now and always. Testing games fully offline for the sake of preservation.
Website, Patreon & more: https://linktr.ee/doesitplay
John | Video Game Canon @videogamecanon.bsky.social Amateur game historian and cataloger of links to great writing about games.
💻 videogamecanon.com
➡️ Video Game Canon Top 1000
➡️ Various Bits of Game History
💻 videogameresearchlibrary.com
➡️ Video Game Research Library
Beforemario @beforemario.bsky.social Blog and book about Nintendo toys and games from 1889 to the early 1980s; from before Mario.
(+ occasional transgression into things more recent)
beforemario.com
Norman Caruso @gaminghistorian.bsky.social Creator of The Gaming Historian YouTube Channel. Co-host of An Old Timey Podcast. I also enjoy woodworking!
Play History @playhistory.bsky.social Independent games researcher, Ethan Johnson. Preserving gaming history!
Patreon: http://tinyurl.com/pdp5pdrj
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@play_history/videos
Blog: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Editor of Gaming Alexandria
Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social Director of Digital Preservation at The Strong National Museum of Play. Video games. "They are going for the Physical Challenge!"
Digital Eclipse @digitaleclipse.bsky.social We give gaming's history the respect it deserves. Devs of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, Tetris Forever, Wizardry: PGMO, Atari 50, TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection, & more. Disney Afternoon Collection OUT NOW.
Visit us at digitaleclipse.com!
Retronauts @retronauts.bsky.social A podcast about old video games. 10 years = retro, we don't make the rules. Support us on Patreon for exclusive episodes, Discord access, and more!
patreon.com/retronauts
Diana @daubyn.bsky.social I'm interested in politics, the arts, books, video games, and nutrition. 
Tamazoid @tamazoid.bsky.social 🇦🇺 living in 🇬🇧. Co-Host and editor of @blowingcartridges.bsky.social Gaming enthusiast/collector with a keen interest in gaming culture and history
Elizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me 伶俐. Writer, localization & narrative - prev Gameranx, WWG. Sámi. Assistant narrative and localization on (redacted game.) Sometimes comms. I wear more hats than the cast of Oppenheimer. Not American and not in America.
https://linktr.ee/elizabethdeloria
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
Retro Gamer @retrogamermag.bsky.social This is the official editorial account of Retro Gamer magazine. All posts are from the mag team. Get a sub at bit.ly/subto_Retro_Gamer
Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social Brazilian living in Tokyo. Editor of the CRPG Book, a free book on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games: https://crpgbook.wordpress.com/
Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social I made GameHistory.org and you can too 
Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Non-profit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. Our free digital archive is now open to the public! http://archive.gamehistory.org
CRT Pixels @crtpixels.bsky.social Celebrating and comparing retro games on the displays they were designed for! Have fun, be nice, play how you like. by @jackal27.bsky.social | FAQ: http://bit.ly/3wceznw
Help us fight Mitzi’s cancer: https://gofund.me/177ca33f
Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social Website dedicated to scanning/preserving video games.
"Knowledge hoarded is knowledge lost." - Harpocrates (FFXVI)
Website - https://www.gamingalexandria.com
Discord - https://discord.gg/YHZUVaAXw3
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/gamingalexandria
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
Press requests: news@gamedeveloper.com
Tips: tips@gamedeveloper.com
Tokyo Game Life @tokyogamelife.bsky.social Tokyo based video game podcast focusing on Nintendo and gaming culture in Japan’s capital. Available on your favorite podcast app!
https://tokyogamelife.com
Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social Additional obscure Mario content for http://suppermariobroth.com.
Now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth
DidYouKnowGaming @didyouknowgaming.com OFFICIAL account of DidYouKnowGaming. Seen on MTV, Game Informer, Nerdist, IGN & more. Created by @shane.didyouknowgaming.com