Alice Taylor @wonderlandblog.bsky.social Down the rabbit hole.
GLITCHERS @glitchers.bsky.social Edinburgh based game studio working at the intersection of gaming and science 🧠
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Ukie @ukieofficial.bsky.social We are the trade body for the UK games and interactive entertainment industry. Our mission is to supercharge the future of the UK video games industry.
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Dr Tomas Rawlings @tomasrawlings.bsky.social Game Developer. ex-VP Sumo Digital. Co- founder Auroch Digital & Bristol Games Hub. Award winning game designer. Co-founder Digital Tabletop Fest. PhD in Software Studies. BAFTA Member. Warhammer, RPG, Strategy, Horror, Sim & TTRPG fan. Climate advocate.
Leo Olebe @leoolebe.bsky.social Gamer. Father. VP Global Partnerships, Xbox.
Danny Gray @danny-gg.bsky.social Chief Creative Officer at ustwo games - Monument Valley - Assemble with Care - Desta: The Memories Between - Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Simon Byron @byronicman.bsky.social MD, Yogscast Games / co-presenter One Life Left / awesome.
Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social I help games businesses navigate growth... or something.
💖Co-director @ Limit Break Mentorship
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Alyx Jones @alyxjones.bsky.social Founder of Silver Script Games | Composer | Writer at The Sound Architect | MCV 30 Under 30 ’22 | BAFTA Breakthrough ’22 | The Game Awards Future Class ‘23
QuangDX @quangdx.com Founder / Technical Game Design Director @Asobitech.com ☯️
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ENSEMBLE 2019✊
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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
Jay Shin @jaywshin.bsky.social 🌸 MD of #indiedev studio @ArrogantPixel
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🪻 PhD Candidate at @BirkbeckUoL
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Elle Osili-Wood @elleosiliwood.bsky.social TV presenter talking film, arts, & games. Named a BAFTA Breakthrough in TV, called “one of the most influential women in games” by Google. Rep: ITG
Cassie @geekycassie.bsky.social Makeup, Gaming, Black Thriving and UK sarcasm
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social Writer-Director on an animated short on Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alteredgene/taltfe?ref=c715xy
Deputy chair BAFTA Games committee and I also work at Unity.
Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social ✨ Comms Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us
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Del @del.art // Lead Character Artist @ AbsurdVentures - BAFTA Committee // Previously NaughtyDog / Respawn / Rocksteady / SEGA / PlayStation //
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Anna Hollinrake 🌤️ @annahollinrake.com Creative Director @electricsaint.bsky.social
BAFTA Breakthrough // artsy weirdo // illustrator, gamedev, stubborn idiot 🧹🏍️
she/they
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👇 Wishlist Crescent County 👇
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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.
Melissa Phillips (She/Her) @melphillips.bsky.social Views yours, never mine.
www.gamesleadership.com
Moo Yu (Mythmatch Out Now!) @oneofmoo.bsky.social Making Mythmatch, an anti-capitalist merge game. Previously worked on Knights and Bikes, LittleBigPlanet, and Ratchet & Clank.
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Kepler Interactive @kepler-interactive.bsky.social Kepler Interactive is a video game company and creative studio headquartered in London.
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Pontus Mähler (AGP) @pontusmahler.bsky.social Co-Founder Agora Gaming Partners: We close investment, publishing and M&A deals in the video games industry... Founder: http://expatlegalthailand.com Living in 🇹🇭
Joshua Garrity @combinehunterjg.bsky.social Head Game Scout at Secret Mode. Formerly Team17, Fireshine. Opinions expressed here are my own. Core Keeper, Shadows of Doubt, Everything is Crab
Jörg Tittel @newjorg.bsky.social Game and Filmmaker | Creative Director/Founder @RapidEyeMovers.bsky.social
https://www.rapideyemovers.com
Tamsinol @tamsinol.bsky.social Chief People Officer
People and Culture
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Jodie Azhar @jodieazhar.bsky.social Technical Art Director -> Solo Indie Game Developer @ Teazelcat Games making a wholesome, magical, narrative game
GameDev; Freelance Technical Artist; ex-AAA
BAFTA Breakthrough
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Stuart Whyte @stuwhyte.bsky.social Director of Production and Operations at Astrid Entertainment. I make games (like Fable, X-Com, Populous:TB, Blood & Truth). PSN:Stu_Whyte Xbox:StuWhyte.
Sam ಠ_ಠ D'Elia @samdelia.bsky.social freelance bd mostly working on Among Us🔪 + Vampire Survivors🧄 also: BAFTA Games 🏆 general flaneur 🏳️🌈
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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Ron Ashtiani @ashtianiron.bsky.social Dad x3, Art Director, Author, Oil Painter. Board Director @SteamforgedLtd, Ambassador @Specialeffect, Serial company founder of @atomhawk & @bigthursday_uk Currently building a new video game studio called Last Arrow Games
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Out Making Games @outmakinggames.bsky.social We are Out Making Games! Our mission is to unite the LGBTQ+ community working in the games industry🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ www.outmaking.games
Luke Hebblethwaite @lukethehebble.bsky.social Video games / music / creative industries kinda guy.
Former Head of Games at BAFTA, prev. Insight Manger at Ukie
Runs UK Games Composers: https://gamescomposers.co.uk/
Here to fight the good fight for games.
Rip 'n tear until it is done.
PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions @ppsocials.bsky.social creating the foundation for massive digital worlds/
home/ pp.studio
careers/ pp.studio/careers
profile/ linkedin.com/company/playerunknown
also/ twitter.com/pp_socials
PLAYERUNKNOWN @playerunknown.bsky.social makes games/ takes photos/ drinks tea/ personal account/
play Go Wayback! in early access now @ https://go.pp.studio/gowayback
Kaplan @kappische.bsky.social Game developer
http://keepsake.games Previously: bizdev Coffee Stain Publishing, production director for Minecraft. 1st employee at Mojang. Aspiring to be Max Martin of gaming
Oskar Burman @oskarburman.bsky.social CEO @fasttravelgames.com. Ex #DemoScene, Rovio, Coffee_Stain, EA_DICE, AvalancheSweden, Thunderful. Cofounder Stugan
TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social Hi! I'm Tim Schafer!
Founder, Double Fine Productions
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Shams jorjani @shamsjorjani.bsky.social CEO Arrowhead Game Studios and video game "enthusiast". Still not a vampire.
Chris Charla @iocat.bsky.social Videogames at Xbox; zines, books, videogames, and skateboarding very slowly at home. I main Bluesky.
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Helen Burnill @helenburnill.bsky.social Founder @cultgames.bsky.social
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
Meggan Scavio @megganpez.bsky.social President, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS/DICE Summit, etc). Hates coconut. Likes robots. Needs coffee.
Guy Richards ✌️ @iamguyceratops.bsky.social Independent games, developers and publishers at Xbox. I like games, dad life, cycling, doggos, FPL and good vibes.
John Drake @johndrake.bsky.social |General Manager, 20th Century Games |
|VP, Business Dev for Disney/Pixar, Lucas & 20C Games |
|Ex-PlayStation, Ex-Harmonix // Ex-The Main Drag Drummer|
Luckily in the right place/right time for a few big games.
Loves games, music, TV, my wife & kid.
Callum Uwunderwood @callum.uwu.biz Co-founder @ IndieBI & Uwu Advisory, advisor @ Kepler Interactive💃
Biz @ PVKK/Gang Beasts/The Baby in Yellow
Board @ Radical Forge -------------Past: Robot Teddy, Among Us, SUPERHOT VR, Oculus, Kowloon, Raw Fury
PLAYERUNKNOWN @playerunknownbkup.bsky.social works http://pp.studio, makes games, takes photos, drinks tea. personal account. bio @ http://playerunknown.net. main @ https://bsky.app/profile/playerunknown.net
Dean Hall @deanhall.bsky.social i made a game called dayz and now apparently everything is worse. my tweets are law.
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social The world's leading games industry website. Got something to tell us? Email news@gamesindustry.biz
david goldfarb @locust9.bsky.social founder and studio creative director at The Outsiders. New Yorker. Made some games, wrote some games. Battlefield Bad Company 1/2, BF3, Killzone 2, Mirror’s Edge, Payday 2, Metal Hellsinger, others. Making (redacted) : a new game.
Dino Patti @dinop.bsky.social CEO and Co-Founder of coherence. Executive producer and Co-Founder of JUMPSHIP. Co-Founder and former CEO of PLAYDEAD (Executive producer and more on LIMBO and INSIDE)
Joe Burridge @joeburridge.bsky.social 🛠️ Head of Talent at Play Ventures | prev. Epic Games, EA
🎮 Host of The Talent Game Podcast
🌍 Exeter, UK
📧 joe@play.vc
Brenda Romero @brendaromero.bsky.social Studio Director @ Romero Games. Writer @ The Stinging Fly, TOLKA, The Dublin Review and more. Metalhead. Nerd.
Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social Guardian video games editor, exhausted millennial. Author of SUPER NINTENDO and co-author of YOU DIED: The Dark Souls Companion. She/her 🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/super_nintendo
IGN @ign.com We're all about movies, TV, and video games!
ign.com
Amy Hennig @amyhennig.bsky.social Co-President, New Media, Skydance Media – MARVEL 1943: RISE OF HYDRA and STAR WARS. Formerly Director / Writer, UNCHARTED franchise, and LEGACY OF KAIN / SOUL REAVER series.
John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social FPS is my DNA. Working on a new shooter. Find Romero Games at https://t.co/d7iJN1tvGy
Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social Writer & Director of 🔥 IMMORTALITY - "10/10" Edge 🔥 HER STORY - Telling Lies - Aisle - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - He/Him
NEXT! → PRECOGNITION and PROJECT D - Two new and mindblowing horror games coming in your future
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Seb Downie-Blackwell @downieseb.bsky.social Games Industry Veteran of 27.2 years & 100+ games
Partner/Head of Production at Remote Control Productions
Managing Director at It Matters Games
Owner of NOTHING MATTERS
"Mr Gamescom" - Linkedin
Star of "Seb Simulator 25"
Your new dad.
James Batchelor @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social Comms Manager at @digitalbandidos.bsky.social. Runs Non-Violent Game of the Day (@nvgotd.bsky.social). Former journalist
Author (The Best Non-Violent Video Games, Wandless, Blow The House Down) www.jamesbatchelor.me
Father. Gamer. Soundtrack Nerd
Alexander Bergendahl @abergendahl.bsky.social • Co-founder & CEO LootLocker (Game Publishing Platform)
• Co-founder Aurora Punks (Co-dev & Publishing Support)
• Previously: Hatrabbit Entertainment, Poppermost Productions, Autumn Games, Japan Studios, GRIN, Avalanche Studios
Hooded Horse @hoodedhorse.bsky.social Publisher of Manor Lords, Against the Storm, Norland, Workers & Resources, 9 Kings, and other great strategic and tactical games.
Our store page: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/HoodedHorse
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
Matt Booty @mattbooty.bsky.social Head of Xbox Game Studios
BondSarahBond @bondsarahbond.bsky.social Momma 👧🏾👦🏾 | President of Xbox 💚🎮 | Needs green tea 🍵 | Likes sparkly shoes 👠 | Loves games and the people who make them.
James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social DC Studios co-CEO, #Superman, #GuardiansoftheGalaxy, #Peacemaker, dog owner, husband, servant to my cat.
Don Daglow @ddaglow.bsky.social Veteran game designer and producer, best-selling author.
Adam Boyes @boyes.bsky.social Founder & CEO, of Vivrato, a company focused on healing the video game industry. Ex-Co-CEO Iron Galaxy Studios, Ex-PlayStation sharing video guy, Canadian, Dad and Dad Joke author, best uncle you probably don’t have.
Petri Järvilehto @pjarvilehto.bsky.social Likes making games.
Led, directed and created variety of acclaimed and best selling hit titles and IP such as Max Payne, variety of Angry Birds titles and Best Fiends. Board member @ Sustainable Games Alliance.
Gamers Only! @gamersonly.bsky.social The latest gaming drama, news, releases and more! Don't get left behind, stay up to date with all things gaming.
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Steph Darrah @stephied.bsky.social Steph Darrah Video Games Consultancy
https://stephdarrah.co.uk
Publishing, Production, Biz Dev and Pitching Consultant. Lecturer, Mentor, Mum, Carer, Gamer, Cat and Food Lover!
Lauren Kaye @leveluplauren.bsky.social 🎤 Host / Presenter
🔮 Lover of Final Fantasy
🎭 BAFTA Member
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Richard Wilkinson @wilx.co.uk Composer (Doctor Who, Narcos, Peaky Blinders VR etc) - videogames, telly, films.
https://linktr.ee/RichardWilkinson
tarasaunders.bsky.social @tarasaunders.bsky.social Founder and Director of consulting and coaching company Co-Collaborate Ltd | Ex- Studio Head at PlayStation London Studio | Chair of BAFTA Games | Ambassador of Special Effect | Mentor Limit Break Mentorship |She/Her | Views here are 100% my own!
Will Overgard 🔥Silksong Enjoyer @willovergard.bsky.social Broadcasting as Viking Blonde by day and the games industry's moss covered shaman by night 🔥 [He/Him] BAFTA Games member and indie game fanatic 🔥 DM's Open for business, bisdev and tepigs
Best found at https://www.twitch.tv/Viking_Blonde
Thomas BIDAUX 👁️ 🔜 gamescom @icotom.icopartners.com 🙋 Co-founder of @icopartners.com | @crowdfunding-agency.com | @mightymerch.store
👾Supporting self-publishing game companies (Strategy | Marketing | PR)
🙆♂️Crowdfunding specialist (Kickstarter Community Advisory Council member)
Martijn van der Meulen @yesdogman.bsky.social Studio Co-Founder & Development Director @ Snap Finger Click, creating ✨multiplayer party games✨ for PC & console: UNO, Awkward 2, and more.
Previously: Electronic Arts, PlayStation, Relentless Software. Also dad, immigrant, BAFTA member, and gamer. He/him
Kate Killick (Glowfrog Games) @katekillick.bsky.social Game designer / founder at Glowfrog Games. Making cosy scrapbooking game Pieced Together - out now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891370/Pieced_Together/
BAFTA winner. Freelance designer.
Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social Writer, comedian, podcaster, stone-clearer, snookerist, ventriloquist
@davidamor.bsky.social @davidamor.bsky.social
Cassia Curran @cassiacurran.bsky.social Curran Games Agency founder - biz dev for XR game studios, consultant for games funds. she/they. hello@curran.games
Heather Jackson @hjack.bsky.social hjack.dev
James Laurence Dodd @jamesldodd.bsky.social Managing Director: www.JamesDoddAssociates.com International Executive Search. Director: OutMaking.Games - UKIE & BAFTA.
Hannes Seifert @hannesseifert.bsky.social 🎮 Games enthusiast aka SkyRun71
🛠️ Video game executive, producer, developer, and marketeer since 1987
💼 Crytek, Riot Games, Square Enix/IO Interactive, Deep Silver, Rockstar Games/neo Software
Nick Dixon (He/Him/His) @nickdixondesign.bsky.social Chief Creative Officer @ D11. Prev. Narrative Director @ Ubisoft. Game Designer, Narrative Designer, Writer, Creative Direction @ Supermassive, Blitz Games, Frontier, Acclaim, Software Creations. DM & lifelong supergeek.
Tadej Gregorcic @tadej.bsky.social Product designer, coder, gamedev. Love photography and writing.
co-founder/CPO at Stratis.
Made Elroy and the Aliens: @ElroyTheGame.com with Motiviti.
Co-founder @coherence.io multiplayer tech used by Vampire Survivors, Lost Skies, Heave Ho 2, LEGO ...
@ayseinal.bsky.social @ayseinal.bsky.social
Bobby Wertheim @hitopopo.bsky.social Founding Partner of Kando Factory. BAFTA member and So-Fu mentor.
I travel the digital and physical world finding the next best indie games. Consider me a digital Indiana Jones :)
Daniel Nye Griffiths @d-nye-griffiths.bsky.social Technology, media, communications. Ex-journalist. Opinions are mine and not representative of my employer. He/him.
Pete Hawley @petehawley.bsky.social Maker of Games
Jo Haslam @joannahaslam.bsky.social Design Director at @snapfingerclick.com • Ops Lead at Limit Break • BAFTA Breakthrough '21 • The Game Awards Future Class '21 • Formerly Mediatonic & Relentless • Lover of trash TV & baking
Steven Yau @yaustar.bsky.social 🕹️ Game Maker Geek and UK Games Angel investor
👔 @gather_town (prev @playcanvas / @snap, @King_Games, @Playfish and @EA)
☕️ http://ko-fi.com/yaustar
Bendik Stang @bendikstang.bsky.social Creative Director @SnowcastleGames, Research Fellow on Narrativity in Games @NorwegianFilmSchool, TechGeek. Husband & father of 4 evolving neural networks
Danwen Huang @danwen.bsky.social Project Coordinator at Games London | Ex Games Publishing Scout.
Lifelong games + women's football enthusiast. British Chinese Enby. 🌈⚧️(she/they).
toolkit.games.london
games.london/gamechanger
Video Games Grid About Me: https://sl1nk.com/cjknlmm
Claire E A Boissiere @eaboissiere.bsky.social Experienced #GameDev and hobby #Writer. I've been around the games industry block from junior designer to head of multiple studios. Up to new things with cool people but can't say what yet. ♥️
Lise @ladybuglise.bsky.social Actually 🦝🦝 in a 👗| ''Adorably genuine.'' | Founder of The Wreck List | Former Child