Jasmine Vine @jasvine.com Makin' games and stuff at Team Cherry 🍒, working on Hollow Knight: Silksong.
jasvine.com | she/her | pfp by: https://x.com/blackcatkingdom
Juniper Dev @juniperdev.bsky.social I make yt videos about games & game dev
📽️ https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperDev
✉️ juniperdev@rightclick.gg
_nadine @nadinel.bsky.social Creative Tech Person and Media Artist: Text Generation. Depressed Bots. Alt-controllers. Collage. Terrible Furbies. Large TBR pile. Mostly forest and cat photos, and gaming screenshots. Sometimes projects.
Morello @morello.bsky.social Game design leader and product strategist. Prev. Firaxis, Valorant, League, Guild Wars.
Enthusiast [derogatory] about turn-based strategy, good coffee and west coast fast food.
Bring back Arby's potato cakes
Morgan Lockhart @mizdoomcookie.bsky.social Writer of video games, books, short stories etc.
A SPELL FOR MIDWINTER'S HEART out now
Rep: Aurora Fernandez @ Trident Media
Games: GW2, Tell Me Why, Halo, Rift, and more
http://www.lockhartwrites.com
Mike Towndrow @itsmike.town Creative Director at Games Done Quick
@crowbar.diy | Prev. Six One Indie
Does good games work, has bad hair genetics.
Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social Currently: CCO Yellow Brick Games, working on Eternal Strands (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/Eternal_Strands/ ). Formerly: Lead Writer for Jade Empire; Creative Director for Dragon Age. Always: dog lover.
Victoria Rogers 🪴 @mimimerlot.northsky.social 💼 Marketing and Community Director in Video Games, used to be in tabletop
🧑🏻🍳 Culinary and Fermenting Enthusiast
📝 Writing a middle-grade fantasy for kids w/ ADHD
♿ ADHD, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cane User
👥 They/Them
🍁 Canadian
🖤🩶🤍💜
Views are my own.
Metal Weave Games @metalweavegames.com Ennie Award Winning Tabletop Games Publisher & Developer @MetalWeaveGames @BabyBestiary @AndreasWalters
#dnd #ttrpg #babybestiary
https://metalweavegames.com/
Mark Kilborn @markkilborn.bsky.social Game Sound Designer, Audio Director. Prev: Forza, CoD, Singularity, Bros in Arms, etc. Dad, husband, Tonebenders co-host. Skywalker Sound.
Jason Maltzen @jason.maltzen.org Working in game dev professionally since the 1990s, largely on MMO servers. Video games, cat pictures, hockey. Too many previous games to list. Started making games professionally with Ultima IX. Game dev merc for hire.
he/him
Tess Snider @malkyne.com Fairy codemother. Free-range veteran game programmer and underground programming teacher. Co-owner of indie game studio Hidden Achievement.
Lord Thayer @lordthayer.bsky.social · Director for Project Kaitou (working title)
· Pixel artist & composer
· World’s leading JRPG fan
· He/him
· Leftist Palestinian 🇵🇸
Liza Knipscher @lize.bsky.social Game dev who loves making randomly generated critters and does so as often as possible. Developing Cookie Gardening and Biolune. Owner of Meep Engine: https://www.meepengine.com/
Biolune: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3070190/Biolune/
Leo Sanders @leosandbox.bsky.social Solo Horror Dev 👁️ Making a Lovecraftian horror game about light, tunnels, and things beneath the earth. #gamedev #indiedev
𝕏 https://x.com/LeoSandbox
Lelly @lelly.bsky.social Social media nerd. Game dev bubble. Marketing Lead for Snowcastle Games.
I talk about games, memes, and everything in between.
Portuguese/English
Fine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social Now shamelessly employed but more a Child Safety guy than a lawyer these days.No longer head lawyer for Bungie. Ex-Chief Legal Officer of Pokémon. Produced Detective Pikachu. Entertainment Law prof (University of Washington). Supporter of trans kids.
Emilia @lazerwalker.com Experimental games, interactive art, OSS tools. Was games advocacy lead at MS/Xbox (+ organizer of Roguelike Celebration and !!con), currently a full-time Very Sick Person. Probably doing qigong right now.
https://lazerwalker.com
she/her
Lars • Iskotaa @lars.bsky.social Indie game dev and founder @ https://studio.iskotaa.com and @twigbit.games. Creator of Beast Fables @ https://beastfables.com.
Everything I make is 100% pure, old-fashioned, homegrown human. Infrequent poster.
🏳️🌈 they/he • 🇨🇦🇫🇮 yvr • 🕸️ https://iskotaa.com
Elizabeth Zelle @kohizeri.bsky.social Games Research @ 2K | Making games since 2008 | Amazon, Bethesda, and Volition alum | Midwest is Best | Opinions expressed are my own | She/Her
Kira After Dark ✨🌙 @kiraafterdark.bsky.social Extremely online, perpetually average, AuDHD. Gameplay Programmer @ Looking. My code isn't running. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
https://www.instagram.com/kiraafterdark_/
Old DeuTaranomy🧶⚒️ @kindofstrange.com Executive Director @TakeThis.org | Maker of strange things | Swears too much. Cat pics++. she/they
kelsey lewin @kelslewin.bsky.social “Compact and laser-focused” - The New Yorker.
Video game history enthusiast and Wonderswan evangelist. LFGM⚾️
Co-Owner: @pinkgorillagames.com
Also at @minnmax.com and @pewpewbang.bsky.social
Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him
Dundee (Scotland)
https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
Michelle Flamm @kaieta.bsky.social Principal Economy Designer @ Redux Games formerly Echtra, Bioware, Zenimax, Obsidian, and more. Chicago Native, Sam Haight's Bastard, End Boss of the Internet, PADI certified Mermaid, Hater of Digital Seagulls VAMO
Ken @kaesve.bsky.social I trick computers into doing stuff
Glenn White @justicar.xyz Director of Player Engagement Services at Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation Studios. Former: Bungie, Epic Games, EA, Wunderman. #EBFG. @justicar. Marketing/Martech. Soccer. Video Games. He/Him. Vaccinated. Etsy: http://justgeekery.com
Jules Glegg 🏳️⚧️ @julesfern.gay She/Her. Tech director / lead programmer type person @softrains.bsky.social - Helped make VALORANT and League. Cofounder of Trans Game Dev. AMBROSIA SKY available on Steam and EGS now!
Juan Vaca @juancow.bsky.social Story Director, The Coalition.
Co-founder, Latinx-in-Gaming.
Jug Band Musician.
@juancow everywhere else.
Josh Scherr @joshscherr.bsky.social ⏪ PAST: Naughty Dog; co-writer/narrative designer Uncharted 4, Uncharted:The Lost Legacy, The Last of Us Pt II
▶️ NOW: Cautionary Tales game narrative consulting
🗣️ video games, baking, bad puns, shitposting
🔗🌳 linktr.ee/joshscherr
❤️ fix your hearts or die
Jordan Arnold @jordanarnold.me COO @ Lightfox Games. Video games, photography, tech, Seattle Sports
Jon Jones @jonjones.bsky.social He/him. #gamedev art management, external production, and pipeline automation in Seattle. Author (How I Escaped Evangelical Hell), ramen enjoyer, cat hugger, name haver.
jonathan burroughs @handle.invalid ceo @variablestate.com • i love video games!
John Spjuth @johnspjuth.bsky.social Producer/designer in the video game industry. Figuring out how we make games is almost as interesting as actually making them in the first place. Currently at Portningsbolaget, prev. Amplifier, Thunderful, Ghost EA. Tabletop RPG nerd. He/Him
John Nejady @johnnejady.bsky.social Production Lead for Seasons 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Custom Servers and more exciting future things, on
@SeaofThieves
Circumnavigated the globe once
joemag @joemag.games Lead game designer at Redux Games, 3D printer, mad scientist. opinions mine. Ex-Blizz, Niantic and Riot.
prev known as joemag_games or joemag3D
he/him
Jesse Harlin (derogatory) @jesseharl.in Game composer, music supervisor at 2K Games, ttrpg enthusiast and author. Music for Star Wars: Republic Commando, Valorant, The Old Republic, the Mafia games, and other stuff. He/Him. Opinions are very much my own.
Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social Director of Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Fallout: New Vegas. Studio Design Director @ Obsidian Entertainment. 🇺🇸EN/🇩🇪DE ♂
Interview/conference inquiries to pr@obsidian.net
Jeff Tanton - Wishlist OCCULT CLEANUP AGENCY 📸👻🪣 @jefftanton.bsky.social Founder @ Sassy Ghost Ltd
Indie dev. Former Studio Creative Director at Mediatonic/Epic - Fall Guys, Murder by Numbers, Foul Play. He/Him
Wishlist OCCULT CLEANUP AGENCY: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5163280/Occult_Cleanup_Agency/
Jeff Hamilton @jeffhamilton.bsky.social Game designer at Blizzard. He/him. Fan of: comics, music, archery, my cats. Personal account, all opinions are just mine.
formerly @jeffahamilton on Twitter
https://jhamilton.bearblog.dev/blog/ for blog-shaped thoughts
Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com video games is two words
Videos: http://guard.bike
Podcast: https://lnk.to/JeffGerstmann
Patreon: https://jeff.zone/
Joey Bleau @jbleau.dev 🏢 Senior Software Engineer II, World of Warcraft
💪 Proud WoWGG Union Member
📍Ann Arbor ➡️ SoCal ➡️ Chicago (current)
🇺🇸 🇩🇪
All views are my own. I periodically delete old posts. I sometimes delete brand new ones.
Jay Tholen @jaytholen.net https://jaytholen.net lead designer, writer, artist, & composer for Dropsy, 1999 web sim Hypnospace Outlaw, & Slayers X. Clickteam software oldhead. follower of Jesus. husband of Katie. dad. 70s prog/fusion/zeuhl guy. Braunschweig, DE / Florida
Jay Justice @jayjustice.net Game dev, writer, editor, consultant. Mass Effect Legendary Edition Community Council. The Game Awards Future Class. Accessibility Pro. Queer disabled Black superhero. she/her jay@jayjustice.net 🇯🇲♿🏳️🌈 in 🇹🇭 jayjustice.net/links
Jason Fugate @jasonfugate.bsky.social 🎮 20+ years in the game industry including Riot, Sony, EA, Meta | #Xer | Soccer, politics, and C++ nerd | ⚽ #MLS lifer ( #LAFC ) | 🔵 Blue dot in East TN (CO expat) | ⚙️ Engine engineer | 🌭 #Dachshund dad
James B. Jones @jamesbjones.com Award-winning video game wordslinger | not-so-award-winning author | Oxford comma enthusiast | baseball nut | son of Detroit | DMs [regrettably] Open
Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games Award-winning senior video editor @GameInformer.com
• Musician • 3D Artist • reality tv sicko
Game documentaries: Patreon.com/ViewportVideo
Photos + travel: Instagram.com/itsVanAken
Inquiries: alex@gameinformer.com
📍Minneapolis 🧊🚫
gary D. Pryor @infantofatocha.itch.io Failed Musician
Soon to be failed TTRPG designer
he/him
Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com Videogames PR and consulting. 3MA panelist at large and volunteer tall ship sailor. A bit of voiceover, occasionally.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
📍The spacious Philadelphia suburb of Delaware
👾 www.twitch.tv/eenbou
ianboudreau.com
Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @hey.paris Game Dev? Producer? Writer? Historian? Programmer? Chihuahua butler?
Co-founder @secretlab.games (Night in the Woods, I Feel Fine, Leonardo’s Moon Ship) + @yarnspinner.dev
Pres @TasGameMakers.com
@themartianlife.com’s husband.
📍lutruwita 🚫 no crypto/AI
Henrique 🎮 @henriquesousa.bsky.social making tiny games • he/him
hanser🐦⬛ @hanser.bsky.social [RESIST]
Game dev, musician, anti-fascist, OG Goth
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️trans rights🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ ~ crow friend
Sr. Producer/Development Manager
~ he/they ~ Finland coast dweller
Hamlette @hamlette.bsky.social Genderfluid, Pronouns: any. WLW/NBLW, ENM. Very neurodivergent. 40+.
Sentient hyper-optimized data access network.
Infected Activist.
I took what you gave willingly.
By day: Principal Game Designer.
Personal opinions/comments.
Michael D. Ivey @gweezlebur.com Principal Software Engineer at @riotgames.com working on Valorant (@valorant.riotgames.com) Formerly 2XKO, Legends of Runeterra and League of Legends.
@gweezlebur@peoplemaking.games on Fediverse
https://gweezlebur.com
Was @ivey on Twitter
Ashley Kenawell @goodmutt.bsky.social Hi I'm Ashley!
🪅 2D and 3D artist
🦎 Still making Lizard City
🕸️ www.gamenotincluded.fun
🪪 She/They
Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social Queer af founder of Glass Bottom Games. BAFTA Breakthrough. Working on Verminsteel! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4352280/Verminsteel/ (prev: SkateBIRD, Hot Tin Roof, etc). She/Her 🏳️⚧️
Jonathan Cooper @jonathan.gameanim.com Award-winning game developer. Animated Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, The Last of Us series and more. Wrote GAME ANIM: Video Game Animation Explained. Shipped Apple Vision Pro.
gameanim.com
Cheryl Platz @funnygodmother.bsky.social Creative Director, TPCi. #PokemonEmployee. Author, Design Beyond Devices & Game Development Strategy Guide. Adjunct @ Carnegie Mellon. Ex-Riot Games, Scopely, MSFT, AMZN, EA, Disney. EDS 🥄. Owner of @ideaplatz.com. Ideas my own. 🏠 https://Cherylplatz.com
Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social I made GameHistory.org and you can too
Frame @frame.bsky.social "I saw you in that Supercell video"
https://frameperge.start.page
Tomas Sala @falconeerdev.bsky.social Creator of the Falconeer,, Bulwark, Shipshaper and the Moonpath SKyrim Mods, passionate about games as Art. Honorable Luddite, Chaotic Creative Dad Game Dev, working on Ancient Waves. Creative Cockroach most comfortable behind the fridge.
Fabraz - Demon Tides & Bubsy 4D @fabraz.bsky.social Made Demon Turf + Slime-san | Working on DEMON TIDES & BUBSY 4D | Forbes 30u30 | IGF Judge | Expressive Platformer Guy | NYU Incubator EP | Indie | Find us and our games on our website: www.fabraz.com
eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer she/her 🏳️⚧️
bay area 🌉
cognitohazard 🌀
Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social Chief Creative Officer at Prime8 Entertainment.
Principal Designer by day at LBI
Prev: LBI, Zynga, Blizzard, ATVI, Sega. My views are my own, and entirely absurd.
Profile pic by @meggoart <3
She/Her
I stream at https://www.twitch.tv/emberdione
elliott @elliottgray.bsky.social user interface designer on marathon. like a trillion bucks.
Hector Padilla @elhector.bsky.social 20+yrs in GameDev. Eng and Product Lead @ places like Timbre, IOI, GameHouse & Zynga.
Love building cool things with great teams, and coaching others how to do the same.
Driven by curiosity & kindness advocate.
🇲🇽 in 🇨🇦 • He/Him
https://linktr.ee/elhector
David Lindsey Pittman @dphrygian.com MAEK GAEM
Expert game engineer
Co-founder at @minorkeygames.com, making Eldritch 2
Guitar, vinyl, film, pro wrestling
All cats are beautiful
Anti-fascist
✝️🏳️🌈
👤 he/him 🌎 Texas 🔗 https://dphrygian.com/
doc @docseuss.bsky.social ADIOS. HARDSPACE. PARATOPIC. Narrative Designer. Creative Director. Game design consultant.
http://patreon.com/docgames
http://medium.com/@docseuss
http://paypal.me/stompsite
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
Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com 🎬 Game trailer editor who made trailers for:
Half-Life Alyx, Among Us, Psychonauts 2, Riven, Spelunky 2, Firewatch, Dead Cells, Viewfinder, Stray Gods, and more!
He/him
https://dereklieu.carrd.com
DCsan 🎏 @dcsan.xyz creative coder / game designer
games | bots | nlp | art
4 startups / 3 continents / 2 exits
🕸️ DC.rik.ai
working on a FAQ bot for bluesky at
@faqbot.bsky.social
David Fox💙🫘🇺🇦 @davidbfox.com Lead game programmer: ThimbleweedPark2 ReturnToMonkeyIsland
Designer/Project Lead at LucasfilmGames/LucasArts: Fractalus Labyrinth ZakMcKracken Indy3
ManiacMansion
VR XR EV GameDev
Handpan newbie
❤️ @anniefox.com
@RubeWorks.com
https://linktr.ee/davidbfox
Andrew Henninger @databyss.com Lead Engineer at @rockstargames.com
My views are my own. He/Him.
Donna Prior @danicia.bsky.social They/Them. Senior Community Manager @ Catan Studio
Exec. Director @ OrcaCon
Twitch Affiliate. Living on land stolen from Coastal Salish people. #PolyAmBelterFam #BLM #OFMD
https://linktr.ee/Danicia
Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social Raze & Rebuild Studio Founder | BAFTA US Member | Ex-Monolith Prod. | Twitch Partner | LogitechG Partner | Rivals of Waterdeep & Black Dice Society Alum |TakeThis Board Chair| She/They
https://linktr.ee/cypheroftyr
twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
Anna Megill @annamegill.com Lead Writer on Cyberpunk 2 at @CDPROJEKTRED • Fable • CONTROL • Dishonored: DoTO • Avatar: FoP • Guild Wars 2 • Award-winning game writer & author • The Threshold Kids are my fault, sorry • www.annamegill.com
Caretaker of HiMirri.bsky.social
tami lam @cuppy.bsky.social sr. game producer @ scopely, soccer mom, minivan fan, bookworm, lover of all things cozy. I mostly talk about parenting my two boys and MNUFC.⚽️ Minnesotan in SoCal #AbolishIce #BlackLivesMatter 💙
Cory Schmitz @coryschmitz.bsky.social Designer at PlayStation coryschmitz.com
Cortana 🌧️ Napping @cortanav.bsky.social “A goth Slut!” - Trixie Mattel
Dachshund Maven. Bearded Lady. Retired Cowgirl.
she/her
UX, UI, IA, && Accessibility for the games you like. Enforcer at PAX.
Seattle — Duwamish Territory
joeycarpenter.design
Dan Johnson will design games for food @coil.bsky.social Schipperke owner @PNW
Game Systems Designer, one half of Secret Dinosaur and also the other half (previously Blizzard, Bungie, Irrational, etc)
Hire me! https://linktr.ee/djdesign.dev
#GameDev
he/him
Codely.io @coding.bsky.social Reinventing learning to be dynamic, accessible, and fun for all.
Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com I make games - co-op games - Left 4 Dead, portal, etc - now The Anacrusis.
Christopher Barrett @oryxeleven.bsky.social Game Director // Creator: Marathon, Co-Creator: Destiny, Environment Art Director: Halo // gaming, art, pixels, retro shit // oryxdesignlab.com
Celia Hodent @celiahodent.com Author #TheGamersBrain & more books on games / cog science • Indie consultant, ex-dir. #UX @ EpicGames Fortnite, LucasArts, Ubi • Phd psych • She/Her 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
celiahodent.com
Catt Small @catt.design Designer with too many hobbies in Brooklyn. I run @gdocexpo.com in my spare time. People go "ooh" when I say I make video games.
Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. cannot overstate the degree to which this is a personal account
Cass 🌷 @cassmoney.bsky.social Research Manager @ Evolve PR | ADHD Disaster Bi | She/They
email: cass@evolve-pr.com
Cameron “Inevitability Enjoyer” Suey @cameronsuey.com Creator of @observableradio.com
Freelance Writer and Narrative Designer
fmr: Avengers, Tomb Raiders, Star Warses
pod: observableradio.com
biz: cameronsuey.com
fic: thejosefkstories.com
(he/him)
Erin, on the side of caution @calliopeanim.bsky.social burn after reading
Cailín Walsh 🍀 @cailin.dev I convert coffee into videogames over at Celsius Game Studios / Fabulously tall / Maybe a little bit into road cycling / A delightful hobgoblin of chaos and joy ❤️
(it's pronounced ca-leen)
she/her
Cade Peterson @caderageous.bsky.social 🎥🤩 Exec. Prod. of The "Legends of Adventure" doc coming soon
Formerly at Apple, PlayStation, Sephora, MidBoss
Any pronouns are ok.
https://midboss.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/midboss.bsky.social
Buttzilla @buttzilla.bsky.social Professional Computer Toucher. I make videogames I guess. he/him Co-host of Animorphing Time and the Hatespeech Podcast
Lum @brokentoys.social aka Scott Jennings. "a writer of some cursed repute" - @ed3d.net
MMO game dev for too long. Wrote that blog you snorted at in 1999. Currently working on an arcane hex and counter wargame from the 1970s, only on your PC.
signal: lum.66
emma 🍞 @bnuuy.bsky.social ❧ 26
♡ she · her
◇ english · portuguese
✦ real life bunny princess
brendon bigley @bb.wavelengths.online i host a low key video game show called into the aether, write and make videos at wavelengths, manage overworld, and take photos! wow!
https://wavelengths.online
https://overworld.vg
Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com Gamedevs. We make Scarlet Hollow and Slay the Princess
Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias but this account is run by Tony
Discord community: discord.gg/blacktabbygames
Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social I tell characters in video games what to do! Senior Writer on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic. My weird indie Times & Galaxy is out now on all platforms! Other writing/editing credits include Dragon Ages, Mass Effects, Gotham Knights, and Controls.
Amanda Hudgins @barelyconcealed.bsky.social Columnist at Unwinnable / alt ctrl developer/ very tired
bakery @bakery.bsky.social gay indie game dev with a penchant for having fun
click my links https://linktr.ee/postingtime
Chris Koeppel @badgermancer.bsky.social Game designer. Prev: Fortnite, Treyarch (Black Ops 4 & Black Ops Cold War), etc. Opinions are my own and they are terrible.