John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social Video Editor + Senior Staff Writer for
Digital Foundry and creator of DF Retro! Open to contract work!
日本語ＯＫ
Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social Video games & deals. I post deals which may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Epic Creator Code: Wario64
Jeremy Parish (Radio Edit) @jparish.bsky.social NES Works Producer, Retronauts Co-Host, Blog Drudge, and RGB addict. Did not invent the word "Metroidvania." He/him. Header pic by Sonya Yruel.
DOKI DOKI CRT PIXEL @crtpixel.bsky.social NOT JORDAN, IM STEVE
HE/HIM
CHICAGO
CATHODE RAYS FOR DAYS
有限会社エムツー M2 Co., Ltd. @mtwo-game.bsky.social Welcome to the Official Bluesky of M2 Co., Ltd.
ゲーム制作会社エムツーの公式アカウントです！
Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social he/him
writes about Japanese art at: https://www.tsundokudiving.com/
sometimes freelances too
Fictions @fictions.com 🎮
Patrick Macias @patrickmacias.bsky.social Book author, magazine editor, art director. Ex-Netflix & Crunchyroll. Repped by Hill Nadell Literary Agency. Lives in Tokyo. 作家・編集者・アートディレクター。 東京に住んでいます。
Jean Snow @jeansnow.bsky.social Production Services Manager at Ubisoft Shanghai. Before that, half a life spent in Tokyo. jeansnow.net
Dr. Wes Robertson @scriptingjapan.bsky.social Chair of Languages & Cultures @ Macquarie University. Sociolinguist of Japanese. Lingua Brutallica co-host. Studies Japanese script, media, language, and metal. 日本語の文字やメタル や翻訳を研究する社会言語学者. He/Him.
https://wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
Bruce Straley @brucestraley.bsky.social CEO & Director at Wildflower Interactive
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.
Ana D. @pokachee.bsky.social games and internet culture writer at teen vogue, npr, wired, the verge, game informer and lots of other places | 😈🏳️🌈 - looking for work - anadiazwrites@gmail[dot]com
Alex Fraioli @pitohui.org I do voice-over for Japanese companies (Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nikkei, etc.) 🎙️ Podcasts: Draw Game, No More Whoppers 🧠 Video essays (youtube.com/@AlexFraioli) 👾 Ran video game bar CRITICAL＊HIT for 10 years ✌🏼
Jenn Frank @jennatar.bsky.social jennfrank.net ✑ jennfrank.bearblog.dev
Ryan O’Donnell @ryanodonnell.bsky.social Filmmaker @ AREA 5
Outerlands, The 1UP Show, CO-OP, Grounded: Making The Last Of Us, Grounded II: Making The Last Of Us Part II, Tetris Forever, I Am Street Fighter, Making Games Is Hard, etc, etc.
he/him
Kat Bailey @katbailey.bsky.social Larian Studios Storytelling Lead. Creator of Axe of the Blood God. Past: IGN News Director, USgamer Editor-in-Chief. #coyi #skol
Super Mario 64 Hidden Stars @sm64stars.bsky.social Cataloguing all the secret stars that "gamers" MISSED in the nintendo 64 classic!
Hideo Kojima @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp Game Creator: 70% of my body is made of movies.
Ryoichi Hasegawa @rio-hasegawa.bsky.social 33rd year in game industry, localized 100+ games ゲーム業界33年目 ローカライズ100本超 お酒と車とゲームと自転車と宝塚好き Ingress ENL A16(R1) / PGo INS TL73 / DQW R147 お土産自力全国制覇 / Pikmin Lv104
Senior Localization Manager at 8-4 / ex-SEGA > SCE > SEGA > DeNA > CROOZ > Riot > SIE
Kenichiro Imaizumi @ken1555.bsky.social Husband, Dad, friend to dogs and cats, Ex-video game producer. Currently work for Tencent Japan as Senior Director in BD development. "Forever evolving uncle in digital entertainment business".
Baiyon @baiyon.bsky.social Dreams of Another: My latest game announced!
Japanese Multimedia Artist. Music, Art, DJ. Creative Director at Q-Games. PixelJunk Eden, 4am/LBP2 
Ikumi Nakamura @ikuminakamura.bsky.social CEO / Creative Director, Generalist at UNSEEN Inc.
@unseentokyo.bsky.social
Ghostwire Tokyo, Okami, Bayonetta, TEW- A AKIRA YAMAOKA @akirayamaoka.bsky.social Sound Designer
Fumito Ueda @ueq.bsky.social Game designer
Brian Clark (bclarkomp) @onemillionpower.com Translation, J-Rock, and video games. One Million Power, formerly of mognet.net. 専門はゲームと邦楽ロック. 日本語OK!
https://linktr.ee/bclarkomp
Biz: bclarkomp @ gmail.com
Lucas Pope @dukope.bsky.social Game developer. Mars After Midnight, Return of the Obra Dinn, Papers Please, Republia Times, Helsing's Fire, Mightier, etc.
dvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social video game screenshots //
dvlsblsh.com //
patreon.com/dvlsblsh //
Nicolo Accordino ニコロ・アコルディーノ @nikoro.bsky.social He/Him. PS Studios XDEV Sr. Producer. 日本語 • ENG
Works: Midnight Murder Club • MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls • Knack 1&2 • Gravity Rush Remstrd & 2 • Freedom Wars • NIOH 1&2 • MediEvil PS4 • Parappa/LocoRoco/Patapon HD
Opinions here are mine alone.
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
Britton Peele @brittonpeele.com Writer. Pop culture critic (video games, geeky stuff, etc.). Fiction someday. Product Manager at The Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ. Formerly at The Dallas Morning News. 
GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com gimme a minute (GSK)
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.
BitSummit / ビッツサミット @bitsummit.bsky.social Kyoto. The gaming convention. Since 2012.
Next up: May 21-23, 2027.
Sharkey 2.0 @sortasketchy.bsky.social Sharkey is a fictional character. Cautionary example that assholes might mistake for cool. Did not not invent the word Metroidvania.
dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social maker of video game documentaries @noclip, alternative game coverage @noclip_2, selling out with style @SecretTape and F1 chat @shiftf1podcast. Irishman inside an American.
Jordan Middler @jordanmiddler.bsky.social Journalist, VGC.
Host, The VGC Podcast.
Scotland.
Greg Miller @gameovergreggy.bsky.social I was born to eat chicken wings and play video games. @kindafunnyvids. Epic Creator Code: KindaFunny. He/him. Biz Inquiries: greg at kindafunny dot com
Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com video games is two words
Videos: http://guard.bike
Podcast: https://lnk.to/JeffGerstmann
Patreon: https://jeff.zone/
Kayin @kayin.moe Dev of IWBTG and Brave Earth Prologue. Hyper Fixating Genderqueer Garbage Demon! He/She/They (don't worry about it).
⚠️Occasional explicit but non-pornographic content in topics and reposts. Use your own discretion.
kayin.moe/about
Sarah Podzorski 🌸 @sarahpodz.bsky.social 🌼 Fields of Mistria Social Media & Marketing Manager
🌻 MinnMax Cohort
🌷 Twitch Partner
Mike Minotti @tolkoto.com Co-owner of Giant Bomb. I podcast! Game Mess Decides, Last of the Nintendogs, 90s Disney. I like Arby's and Mega Man. giantbomb.com/join profile pic by @mleelunsford.com
chihiro fujioka @chihirofujioka.bsky.social Game Dev. , Composer, Drums & Percussion @ Earthbound Papas, conTIKI, Mr.SIRIUS :: SAGA3 producer, Super Mario RPG director, FANTASIAN planner, FFX Other world drummer 
Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social video game newsletter at readergrev.com
former editor at Launcher and The Washington Post
mikhailklimentov.01 on Signal
Drew Mackie @drewgmackie.bsky.social “Make way for Superman!” said Superman as he punched everyone at the Coffee Bean. He/him. Los Angeles. Dog. Mustache.
Gayest Episode Ever: https://gayestepisodeever.com
Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games: https://thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
Steve Lin @stevelin.bsky.social Board member @gamehistoryorg, arcade & pinball enthusiast. Adopt senior pets!
Nicole Express @nicole.express neither holy, nor roman, nor an empire // she/her // https://nicole.express
Liam E 🚲 🦝TANUKI @liambme.bsky.social Game designer in Kyoto 🗾 Co-Founder of Denkiworks. Directing & Designing TANUKI: Pon's Summer. Creator of Cursed to Golf. 🦝⚡
Ben Hanson @yozetty.bsky.social Founder of MinnMax, former Game Informer video producer, fun enthusiast. Follow us @minnmax.com
Peter Brown @pcbrown.bsky.social 
JP Wentz @jpengine.bsky.social Associate producer at 8-4, Ltd. | アソシエイトプロデューサー（有限会社ハチノヨン）
The NEC has gone to my head (PC Engine, PC-FX) | PCエンジンマニア（PC-FXも少々）
Website:
jpwentz.com
Uninteresting opinions are my own. If I had any interesting ones, they would also be my own.
Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com Director of @necrosoftgames.com, panelist on the @insertcredit.com show, recovering journalist, and resident of the city of Oakland California.
Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social Game, TV & Film dev. Studio Head (Digital Eclipse/Atari), Ex-Journalist(NextGen), Hacker(DK Pauline), Atari:GameOver, Creator(#IDARB): Man(child)-of-Action.
Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social Professional freelance artist, poster/print-designer and map of Springfield-maker: http://mudron.bigcartel.com http://inprnt.com/gallery/mudron/ http://patreon.com/mudron
Andrew Alfonso @andrewalfonso.ca 🇵🇭🇰🇷🇨🇦 Toronto boy in Osaka. Hunting and fighting. I worked on some games you probably love. Narrative Department alumni.
Gaijinhunter @aevanko.bsky.social Official | 330k+ YouTube | Monster Hunter | Final Fantasy XIV | Japan | 日本語OK | Parent | My tweets don't reflect that of the company I work for.
Youtube: youtube.com/c/gaijinhunter
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
Player One Podcast @p1podcast.com A podcast about video games hosted by @superpac.bsky.social and @sewart.bsky.social. Released weekly. Subscribe now - https://pod.link/202883543
Rob Tunstall @robtunstall.bsky.social Stay at home dad, make #music sometimes. #Composer for Iké Boys, Mario Golf announcer. J-E Videogame #localizer. Player of #cello.
robtunstall.me
maddy ❄️🦇 @corndogmaddy.bsky.social horror movies + knitting + video games ✨
she/her | MN | libra sun sag moon virgo rising
📼 https://letterboxd.com/corndogmaddy/
📸 http://instagram.com/kaijumaddy
Douglas Wilson @doougle.net 🎮 Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles, Sportsfriends, JS Joust
🎓 Senior Lecturer (in Games)
🎭 Theater/clown w/ @melmcglensey.bsky.social
🎙️ Co-host @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
🌏 Naarm/Melbourne (by way of NJ)
he/him
mastodon.gamedev.place/@doougle
Roy Blakely @kotowari.bsky.social Tokyo-based localization man at 8-4 | Indie dev dabbler | pasta enthusiast | nature is swell but capitalism could use some work
Hasemo @hasemo.bsky.social Polish guy living and working in Tokyo. I play games. 日本語: ◯ FFXIV: Vern Dae @ Shinryu // PSO2: ハセも @ Ship 1
lilchen @lilchen.com 👩🏻🎨 Designer & Artist • NYC • (she/her)
Prev: Discord, YouTube, Google, TEDTalks, Smash Sisters
lilchen.com 🌸 linesbylil.com 🍡 photo.lilchen.com
Bellua Leo / Nick Rox @belluanick.bsky.social Localizer, graphic and UI/UX designer, furry. I guarantee you have played at least one game I worked on.
Moa @moa810.bsky.social 🇬🇧Freelance artist, writer, and EJ translator. If you want to hire me, email me via the link below.
🇯🇵フリーランスなんでも屋。イラスト、脚本、漫画、翻訳等。ご依頼、お問合せは下記リンクからどうぞ。
✍️I do not use any genAI. Do not reupload/use my art for any purposes.
✉️🔗 hatoking.com/moa810
maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com ★ i make silly video game comics
★ she/her ★ 日本語大体OK
★ twitch partner: http://twitch.tv/othatsraspberry
★ comics: othatsraspberry.com
★ patreon: patreon.com/othatsraspberry
Peter Bartholow @ravidrath.bsky.social CEO of Studio Pixanoh
StudioPixanoh.com
Opinions are my own.
Demian Linn @demian-linn.bsky.social Game writer LFJ. Formerly Ubisoft and XDefiant (rip), South Park: TFBW, ex-EGM/1UP/Bitmob.
Kinsey Burke @kinszilla.bsky.social Games Producer, Bizdev, and Sales at Chuhai Labs | Occasional YouTuber | 日本語 OK! | Lover of Video Games, Craft Beer, Books, and Boardgames! ✨
🌸Kyoto, Japan🌸
🔔♪♬SASHA♬♪ 🔔 @sashalalabelle.bsky.social JP-ENG Translation and Localization Specialist || 日英翻訳家 || N1 Cert || She/her, cis/bi/ace, 30+ || All opinions are my own. || 日本語OK || Always posting kitties and fanart.
Cheesemeister @cheesemeister.bsky.social Playing video games in Japan.
Rhod @rhodjp.bsky.social Video games, Cycling, Kyoto, Cats.
Once built a real working Arwing.
Super Scram Kitty OUT NOW!
Cormacaroni @cormacaroni.bsky.social books, comics, NBA, guitars, cooking, cocktails, pizza, Neko Master, Japan life, Netrunner 🇮🇪🇯🇵
Brian Coia @briancoia.com Web developer @fangamer.com, former Giant Bomb TrackMania server guy. @redcoin or Karsh elsewhere.
Matt Walker @retrootoko.bsky.social Director of Production at Camouflaj, a Meta Reality Labs team. Still love to program. Awesome fan art icon created by @LoopyGc !失意泰然、得意冷然
Diamond Feit @feitclub.bsky.social Writer/podcaster/performer based in Osaka. Cohost of Retronauts, formerly of WIRED, 1up, and other outlets. Always ready for pizza or karaoke, day or night. xe/xem
http://feitclub.me
Samiko・サミコ @chomi.bsky.social 自主映画監督
Tokyo
Bass/Guitar
Gate/Keeper
🌸🫶✨🌱🪞❤️🔥🎀🌈
Work in gamez
David Springate @davidspringate.bsky.social Chief Engineer, Fable @ Playground Games. Views are mine. Personal account. Previous works: DIRT 5, a number of Lego games, Sonic Racing Transformed. Loves FFXI and Japanese retro videogames!
Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social Producer. Co-host, Shift+F1. Formerly: Digital Eclipse, Cloth Map, Giant Bomb.
https://drewscanlon.com
Jenn Odd @jentranslations.bsky.social Bookworm. Linguist. Localization Director. Japanese-English translator & interpretor. Former manga/anime translator. DFTBA ❤️💜💙
日本語OK!
https://j-entranslations.com
Peter Fabiano @pfabiano.bsky.social Does stuff with people, business, and games. Currently at Bungie. Worked at Capcom Japan
The Famicast @thefamicast.bsky.social A podcast, YouTube channel and website based in Japan covering all things Nintendo!
Patreon, Merch, YouTube: http://linktr.ee/thefamicast
#BlackLivesMatter #SupportUkraine
Martin Lindell @martinlindell.bsky.social Games industry journey man since 1994. Written books about games history in Swedish. Currently at Embracer, previously Raw Fury, DICE/EA.
Adrian Morris @ninjatrixta.bsky.social Gamer, Podcaster, Streamer, and aspiring comic writer~
🎶 Podcast Host：http://anchor.fm/ugpcast
✨ Twitch：http://twitch.tv/ninjatrixta
🎨 Fan art: #TrixsterArt
Dan Jevons @jetjevons.bsky.social Producer, Head of Development at Story Kitchen. Co-producer Sonic The Hedgehog (2019), Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022), Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (2024) 
RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social He/Him. Professional Japanese to English translator of games, books, and other stuff. I localize the stuff you play and read. Former connoisseur of Kusoge. Movie buff. Ex-teacher. Elliot G.
https://dokidokikusoge.wordpress.com/
Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social She/Her
JP > EN Freelance Translator
Amateur Historian
May your heart be your guiding interrobang.
lizbushouse.com
Josiah Wilson @josiahw.bsky.social They/He. Bilingual narrative designer in Japan. Formerly Capcom. Somewhere new in 2025. Philadelphia ⇨ Gifu ⇨ Osaka ⇨ Tokyo
https://jtw.ju.mp/
Tyler Martin @tyleramartin.bsky.social 
kc 💀 play TRUE LOVE'S CURSE! @npckc.net ✨ game dev & translator / @tokyoindies.comのスタッフ
🎮 made A YEAR OF SPRINGS / a pet shop after dark / A TAVERN FOR TEA / &c.
▶️ site → npckc.net
▶️ blog → tnywndr.cafe
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
Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social https://mossmouth.com/
BancyCo @bancy.co Husband-and-wife #indiegame studio in Toronto, Canada. 🇨🇦 Made 😱 Home 🚀 Alone With You 💀 Worse Than Death 🚑 Neo Harbor Rescue Squad
🌐 bancy.co
🔀 https://linktr.ee/bancyco
Mare Sheppard @maresheppard.bsky.social Designer, Artist, 1/2 of Metanet Software Inc www.maresheppard.com / www.metanetsoftware.com
She/her
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
Frodomojo @frodomojo.bsky.social Videogame localization guy and author of The Beautiful Land. I'm basically James Joyce without the eyepatch or talent.
Raigan Burns @raiganburns.bsky.social I make games (and music), and play games (and music).
One half of https://metanetsoftware.com
Brian Wanamaker @chronovore.bsky.social Relapsed game dev, postpunk, new-wave devotee, one of god's own prototypes.
Anna Kipnis 🇺🇦 @doubleanna.bsky.social (Former) Double Fine Engineer. Worked on: Psychonauts, Brütal Legend, Costume Quest, The Cave, Dear Leader, Broken Age, Headlander, Psychonauts 2, others. Plus a few tiny indie games.
Accidentally founded Molyjam.
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