Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social Co-founder and reporter @aftermath.site. Beats: labor, livestreaming. My book about Twitch, Stream Big, is available now. Formerly: The Washington Post. Send tips to nathan@aftermath.site or nathangrayson.666 on Signal
Jason Imms @jasonimms.bsky.social Product Manager at a place to be disclosed later | Founder and board member of Tas Game Makers | Former Freeplay board member | Recovering games journalist | peoplemaking.games/@jasonimms | He/Him
Guy 'Yug' Blomberg @yug.bsky.social Aussie in NYC || Biz Dev @gcxevent.bsky.social @stridepr.com
Founder @thegameclub.bsky.social @thegig.bsky.social @nygamesweek.bsky.social
Previously Director of DreamHack, E3, PAX, The Mana Bar
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NotPatrick @notpatrick.com Podcasts tech & gaming (& Newsletter!)
Le RDV Tech / Le RDV Jeux.
https://notpatrick.com
Serrels @serrels.bsky.social Will you CONTINUE?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/continuemagazine/continue-a-defiant-new-videogames-magazine
StefanieGD @spac3gh0s7.bsky.social lead ux game designer @ Fortnite✨| co-facilitator @ Hitchin’ Bitches Mtl🪢 | she/they | opinions are my own | 🇮🇷🇨🇦🏳️🌈
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Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social Voice Actor #Dispatch #Warhammer | Gamedev @layersdeep.bsky.social prev #GodofWarLaufey | Filmmaker @CharredPictures.com |
alanah@optshift.co
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Winston Tang (ACTING OUT Coming Soon!) @winstonoftang.bsky.social Working on ACTING OUT, a co-op movie maker and PROJECT NIRVANA, a Buddhist souls-like prototype.
Co-Founder of Samurai Punk. Worked on Screencheat, The American Dream, TRIOS, Roombo, JUSTICE SUCKS.
Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social That guy from No More Robots
mike at nomorerobots dot io
@nomorerobots.io
Cecilia D'Anastasio @cecianasta.bsky.social reporter covering video games and digital culture for Bloomberg News
www.cecianasta.com
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Elisabeth 🎮🎀 @710wonderdev.bsky.social Senior QA Engineer @TFT @riotgames • Gameplay • Riot Wonderdev
Osama Dorias @osamadorias.bsky.social Creative Director @heartloopgames.bsky.social . Prev: Blizzard, WB Games, Ubisoft, etc... One of the Habibis. Professor at Dawson College. GDC Advisor. TEDx Speaker.
JC Lau @drjclau.bsky.social A multi-award winning game developer. Game Changer, BAFTA, Next Gen Leader, Future Class. Originator of #WhatAGameDevLooksLike. She/they. I hope you like ferrets. 💜
Cam @camrogerslegal.bsky.social Lawducer or Prodawyer. I can never remember which..
Trans Rights are human rights.
Pro-Feminist ✊
I help people make cool things.💯
Adriaan @adriaan.games Director at Hidden Folks (https://hiddenfolks.com).
Game designer of many games (https://adriaan.games).
Usability contributor for the Godot Engine.
Organizer & investor at https://midgame.fund.
Ben Kosmina @kosmologyb.bsky.social Associate Product Manager for Fellow Traveller | he/him | ace | opinions are not that of my employers
I like good movies and terrible movies, and I have two cats. Narrative games are rad too
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Farah Coculuzzi @farah.coculuzzi.social 💙 producer @capybaragames.com
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Tony @tony.coculuzzi.social • Programmer @innersloth.com
• Prev: Cuphead lead dev + Florence lead prog + other things
• Making cool things as @wilder.games
• Married to @farah.coculuzzi.social
🇨🇦 Ontario, Canada
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Delaney King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social Senior videogame tech artist /art director.
Unreal Tournament 04, Dragonage, D&D Online, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Stellaris, Civ IV + more. VFX Where The Wild Things Are.
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Ruth Bosch 🇯🇵 TGS @ruthbosch.bsky.social Concept Artist & AD making Shady Business! @shadybusinessgame.bsky.social
Prev: League of Geeks, Massive Miniteam & Studio Fizbin. Freelance Artist on Horizon Forbidden West, Guild Wars 2, Vampire Therapist & more.
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Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social Captain of Kitfox Games (Streets of Fortuna, Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud). Co-director of Pixelles & Polaris. She/her. Be full of love. Put in the effort.
Jessica Rizzo 🖤✨ @techjess.bsky.social Award-Winning Game Developer • Cosplayer • Musician • Founder @ABetterABK • Sicilian-American 🇮🇹
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Anne @myzta.bsky.social 
Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social Director of BAFTA-winning indie game studio Size Five Games
EARTH MUST DIE | Lair of the Clockwork God | The Swindle | Behold the Kickmen | Ben There, Dan That! | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Gun Monkeys | Privates | Gibbage
www.sizefivegames.com
Darcy Sandall @darcysandall.bsky.social Lead Audio Engineer @ Sledgehammer Games
Makes Call of Duty
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social Reporter at Bloomberg | co-host of Triple Click | New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice + Press Reset + Blood, Sweat, and Pixels | Email: jschreier@gmail.com | Signal: jschreier.10
Ben Brode @benbrode.bsky.social Chief Development Officer and Co-Founder @ Second Dinner
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Steph Panecasio @stephpanecasio.bsky.social Journalist/presenter for hire, video game and TTRPG freak, big sandwich day advocate, and general menace.
Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social Opinions about product management, technology news and inclusivity in tech. Diversity is about demographics, inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging.
Daniel Draper @draperdanman.bsky.social Solo Indie Dev @ Mirror Door Interactive. Prev EA, Sledgehammer Games, Samurai Punk. Making jank jam games is very appealing to me. He/Him
Nicholas McDonnell @nicholasmc1.bsky.social Game Designer/Generalist - Searching Interactive
Get Crabmeat on Steam
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Prev - Design / Co Founder @samuraipunk
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sisi jiang @six6jiang.bsky.social they/them/他
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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social Chief Creative Officer: http://Spryfox.com
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@Danc@mastodon.gamedev.place
Game Design: Triple Town, Alphabear, Road Not Taken, Cozy Grove, etc
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/
Will 🌱 @willmesilane.com I made Cult of the Lamb 🕹Accessibility Advocate 🤔Opinions are mine (and probably bad)
Senior Developer at SMG Studio
willmesilane.com
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com Co-founder of @aftermath.site. 📍Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite
www.aftermath.site
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Calliope Ryder >NZGDC @callioperyder.bsky.social Made that hobbit game.
Gamedev, Producer, Artist, PR
On some neat lists (hi ma!)
Now: game analytics platform director @ GYLD. Resident cozy-game-expert @ Dragon Snacks.
Prev: Lead Producer on Tales of the Shire @ Wētā Workshop, Gamerunner @Starcolt
Anna Brandberg @annabrandberg.bsky.social UX Lead @ Rift | ⏳Prev: The Outsiders, Funcom, EA, King
Time Person of the Year 2006 | Keynote Speaker | IGDA Next Gen Leader | Eyeroller in Chief | 🌍TCK 🧠ADHD 🩻EDS 🌈bi 🤘metalhead 🤓LoL dork 🔪Feminazgûl
Views are mine & you can't have them
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Mei-Li Coolan @dashurie.bsky.social 🦦 Freelance Games Producer 🧙🐑👻
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Brianna Wu @brianna.bsky.social Former Candidate for US House in MA. Software engineer. Like to go fast. 🏎🏍🏃🏻♀️🎮 brianna@hey.com
Giselle Rosman @jazzrozz.bsky.social She/her
Naarm, Tantalus/Keywords Australia. Game dev mum , mum worried about the death of the planet. I like birds, trees, and kindness. Former GGJ and IGDA Melbourne Lead
Liam Esler @liamesler.bsky.social Executive idiot at Summerfall Studios, creators of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical and upcoming exorcism deckbuilder, Malys!
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meredith 🙂↕️ @merryh.bsky.social 🙋🏻 hello!
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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games Gamedev, writer, researcher, vulgar lush. Making @DeadStaticDrive.com with @mike.reuben.games. I wrote a book once and I’ll bloody do it again if you’re not careful.
Naarm/Melbourne. 🏳️🌈 (she/her)
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::: anthropologist|englishslit🌱
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Ryan Penning ✨ @ryanpenning.com ✨Award Winning Producer and Games Industry Expert. Thinking and looking for what’s next?
Previously @ Chaos Theory Games, @ Mighty Kingdom, @ Ultimate Studio, Games Investment Manager @ Screen NSW
Won some AGDA's • Rising Star & more!
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Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.social Game dad, Mass Effect nerd, foodie, all around friendly chap
Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social Senior Director and Video Game Industry Advisor at Circana. Formerly of Activision and Warner Bros Games. Kaboom! Bucket Brigade member since 1982.
Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social Multi-award-winning reporter at @kotaku.com. Formerly: @ign.com, @gibiz.bsky.social, and more. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. Email: rvalentine@kotaku.com Signal: duckvalentine.47
Alivia Mantel @aliviamantel.com 🇦🇺 in 🇫🇮
Game Writer & Narrative Designer | Working on Against All Skies | Prev. Landfall Games, Samurai Punk | I also make music 🎶 | She/Her 🫶
aliviamantel.com
Ben Britten @benbritten.bsky.social Previously worked on many, many games; gamedev for nearly 20 years. I am old. I post random 3d printing stuff and sometimes bunnies. He/Him. Australia. Also birds apparently.
David Smith @rhunwords.com Prev: Kotaku Australia, ABC Gamer. https://linktr.ee/rhunwords
Sea Lord, beyond the land there's another world @tycarey.bsky.social Co-founder/Creative Director League of Geeks, co-creator Armello, IGF nominated. Art Direction @ Chaosium. Former Board of IGEA. Solium Infernum (OUT NOW!) - I was discovered under a monolith.
Chloe Appleby @chloeappleby.bsky.social Award winning Games Curator at Powerhouse Museum Sydney.
ALT: GAMES curatorial lead.
Board Chair 🪑 at Freeplay.
Indie game lover. Pokemon freak.
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Kelsey Gamble @kindofsquishy.bsky.social Studio Momager for @newblood.games. Executive Producer for Oddlark. Publishing Producer for hire. For legal reasons I am a joke and so is everything I say
Grace Bruxner @gracebruxner.bsky.social ive decided to post……. gracebruxner.com for work stuff 
Olivia Haines @livvy.itch.io 3D artist and game dev: currently making Surf Club 🌴 1/2 of @dinko.au
Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social Curator of videogames for work and queer films for fun | they/them 
Wren Brier @wrenegade.bsky.social Creative Director of Unpacking📦, currently taking a break from game dev to enjoy other things life has to offer.
Jon Cartwright (GameConsulting.com.au) @gameconsulting.bsky.social 40 year veteran games developer. Working with Screen Agencies, Publishers, and Developers.
Production on (REDACTED) for Fireshine
Production on DREDGE, Moving Out 2, Before We Leave, Age of Darkness, CONSCRIPT for Team17.
www.gameconsulting.com.au
Jeff van Dyck @jeffvandyck.com Composer - Sound Designer
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Forts - Delverium - Squidge
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Tempopo - Unpacking - Paint the Town Red - Hand of Fate - Alien Isolation - Total War - EA Sports - Need for Speed - Skitchin'
BURD @tezamondo.bsky.social + paperhousegames.com
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ally @allyhennessy.bsky.social 🪷just here for attention🪷 making games.
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Biz @ PVKK/Gang Beasts/The Baby in Yellow
Board @ Radical Forge -------------Past: Robot Teddy, Among Us, SUPERHOT VR, Oculus, Kowloon, Raw Fury
Anisa Sanusi @studioanisa.bsky.social 🎮 Product Manager & UX Lead, 1TK Games
⚔️ Founder of Limit Break Mentorship
🎖️ Forbes Under 30, and GI biz Top 100 Influential Women in Games
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Chad Toprak @chadtoprak.bsky.social experimental game designer, independent curator
he/him. views are my own.
https://mr-chad.com
Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social Associate Professor: videogames, creative labour, cultural industries. Gamemaker and critic. NTEU member.
The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist (MIT Press): http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545402/
Brisbane, Australia | he/him | can't access DMs sorry
Matt Hall @matthall.bsky.social Co-creator of Crossy Road.
Lisy Kane @lisykane.com 🎮 WINGS Advisor, VicScreen Board, IGDA-F Board
✨ Production-for-hire (Massive Monster, onepixel. dog & more)
💜 Co-Founder Girl Geek Academy
🔄 Prev Kepler / Kowloon Nights, LoG
🌺 She/Her
🦘 MELB | Korean-Australian
https://linktr.ee/lisyk
Trent Kusters @trentkusters.bsky.social studio director League of Geeks • co-host AIAS #GameMakersNotebook • GDC board • co-creator Armello + Solium Infernum + Jumplight Odyssey
Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners.
I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA.
I post insights about the video games industry, as well as thoughts on tech, politics, history, science and public transit.
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