Chisel @chiselmag.bsky.social Words worth carving in stone | https://chiselmag.com
Matt Patches @misterpatches.bsky.social EIC of Polygon; forever podcasting at FITWR.
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Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social Award-winning disability reporter | Words:
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mothership.blog
Rod Breslau @slasher.bsky.social New York, NY
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social Email salesman at Platformer.news and co-host at Hard Fork.
Joshua Wolens @joshuawolens.bsky.social i have a high reading level for my age
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Mario Kaiser @ehmprah.bsky.social Indie #gamedev: FIXKIN, Bella Wants Blood, Landnama, Blacken Slash, Core Defense, Coregrounds.
Check out our games: https://sonderland.games
alexis nedd @alexisthenedd.bsky.social Kirkus-Nominated Authoress, Freelance Dragon Expert, Conversation Designer, and Fashion Archivist. I wrote DONโT HATE THE PLAYER and HOW WE PLAY THE GAME ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ She/Her
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social Media reporter at The New York Times. Signal: benmullin.13
Noah Caldwell-Gervais @noahgervais.bsky.social Moderately popular YouTube game critic and travel author.
Steven Levy @stevenlevy.bsky.social Still writing. Editor at Large WIRED. Hackers, Crypto, Facebook: The Inside Story, Insanely Great and other books. Signal: stevenlevy.72
Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute
NickZ2112 @nickz2112.bsky.social (He/Him) I love adjectives and tabouliโฆ Deliciously fresh and scrumptious salad of the Middle East.
Maddy Myers ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @midimyers.com Editor-In-Chief of @mothership.blog, podcast co-host of Triple Click and The Mutant Ages. formerly: Polygon, Kotaku, The Mary Sue, The Boston Phoenix. bonus side hustle: writing electro-pop music. she/her.
Mike Suszek @mikesuszek.bsky.social By day: Digital marketing for a museum | By night: Playdate indie game dev and football dork | All the time: Big dumb idiot
Scenic Route Software @scenicroutesoftware.com We believe in making games that challenge you in the most pleasant way possible. https://scenicroutesoftware.com
Indiana-Jonas @indiana-jonas.com Cartoonist and game designer. Made Space Deer, Long Puppy and Surmount. (he/him)
https://www.indiana-jonas.com
Playdate @play.date A brand new handheld video game system from Panic.
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Lelly @lelly.bsky.social Social media nerd. Game dev bubble. Marketing Lead for Snowcastle Games.
I talk about games, memes, and everything in between.
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Jay Ma @jarmustard.bsky.social ใปReposts of game dev and artใป
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ใปshe/herใป
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Gio @kazimo.bsky.social I like kpop, baseball, games and all sorts of nerd stuff. ๐ค
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Patric Fallon @patricfallon.bsky.social Director, designer, and all-around #gamedev at pprojects, etc.
Currently in production for an as-yet-unannounced game about [๐ป] from the [๐ตโ๐ซ] in order to [๐ฝ].
Gameshaped @gameshaped.com gamedev / retro FPS / lowpoly 3d / psx / roguelites
conjuring Blast Judgment on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3042120?utm_source=bluesky
Ferg, Innit @thefergexperience.bsky.social Game guide content creator with tragic media opinions
Xavier Fabre @xavierfabre.bsky.social Production Director Riot Games // Previously #TFT #ImmortalsFenyxRising #AssassinsCreedOdyssey #WiLD #TheCrew #KinectRush #Dofus
Hannah Flynn ๐ @itshannahflynn.bsky.social Communications Director at Failbetter Games. Lover of life's rich pageant.
Mike McCain @mikemccainart.bsky.social EP @ Harebrained (https://graft-game.com)
Director: Shadowrun: Dragonfall, BATTLETECH
Visdev: Across the Spider-Verse, Blue Eye Samurai
AD: Academy Award-winner The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Art + Store: https://mikemccain.art/
Azura @azuranotes.fr ๐งฉ Game UX Designeuse (Donโt Nod, KT, Orangeโฆ)
๐ Chercheuse ICC
โจ Je lie design et histoire du jeu vidรฉo
๐ก Parle aussi du Japon
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Eric Deters @deters.bsky.social Erstwhile game developer, occasional writer, perennial lurker, eternal lover of the cinema. Formerly a Technical Designer at Rec Room; a Cinematics Designer at Camouflaj
Matthewใใใ @matthewseiji.com Matthew Seiji Burns is a writer and director who works on game-like things and other things.
Author of the novel Process and the visual novel Eliza.
https://www.tuneandfairweather.com/collections/process-a-novel
Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social gay artist, game dev // website: https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand
just released Radiator Forever, a gay game collection: https://radiator.debacle.us
making Tryhard, a gay rugby RPG: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
Riley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social Co-founder of Aftermath, a worker-owned site about video games, the internet, and everything that comes after. riley [at] aftermath [dot] site. Previously: Kotaku, Washington Post. Trans; he/him
https://aftermath.site/
Simone de Rochefort @doomquasar.bsky.social iโm thinking about cars
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
Mare Sheppard @maresheppard.bsky.social Designer, Artist, 1/2 of Metanet Software Inc www.maresheppard.com / www.metanetsoftware.com
She/her
Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me Writer: Down With The Ship, Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com)
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
๐: www.bryantfrancis.me
๐ฅ: https://boxd.it/hp9UB
Hunter Bond @bondhunterbond.bsky.social Director of DreadXP, and Narrative/Design on [REDACTED].
Also: Writer on Infernax for Berzerk Studio. Incredibly specific grognard. #1 Highlander fan. Jerk Wizard.
Holly - Wuckle Scientist @jonka.bsky.social lead on white knuckle, torchship art, and other stuff probably. Artist and Programmer. Vibing in New Mexico. https://whiteknuckle.net/ || https://hollyjencka.com/ (She/Her) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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
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.
Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social ๐งข CEO: Dropout
๐ค Host: Game Changer, Make Some Noise
๐ธ he / him
Nicole Clark @nicoleclark.bsky.social writer, editor. โ๏ธ in ny times, sf chron, vox, and more. past: culture editor @ polygon, contributing editor @ catapult, writer @ vice. taiwanese american. actually just two small rabbits in a trenchcoat
https://www.nicoleaclark.com/
Chris Suellentrop @suellentrop.bsky.social Senior editor, The Atlantic. Used to be on Friendster. Maybe Orkut, too. Google+ skeptic.
Petrana ๅฐๅฐ Radulovic (she/her) @petrana.bsky.social writer of all things but especially cartoons and crushes || ex polygon || queen of naptime || #amquerying a YA sci-fi about aliens and messy family dynamics || Tin House YA '25
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Pete Volk @petevolk.bsky.social I write about action movies and other cool things and talk to the people who make them: https://pvguide.ghost.io/
host: @sportsmoviespod.bsky.social
DC-based editor/writer for hire. contact: petevolk91 @ gmail
https://letterboxd.com/Pete_Volk/
he/they
Matt Leone @mattleone.bsky.social I write stories about the games industry. Formerly at 1UP and Polygon. Now working on @designroom.site.
Michael McWhertor @mmcwhertor.bsky.social Movies, video games, keshi, dogs, food, and menswear are things I enjoy. I previously worked for @polygon.com.
Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social reporter
text me on signal @ nicolecarpenter.87
email: nicolecarpenterwrites@gmail.com
Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social host and founder, Post Games
co-host, The Besties
https://www.patreon.com/c/PostGames
https://postgame.substack.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-games/id1815131711
Signal: plante.01
Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social Games consultant & storyteller. Boss Fight Books, Fangoria, IGN, Lost in Cult, PC Gamer, Roger Ebert, Rolling Stone, Star Wars, USA Today, Variety, etc.
youtube.com/@JuraalPlays
twitch.tv/JuraalPlays
juraal@proton.me
Polygon @polygon.com Covering video games, entertainment, and the culture around them. We find, share, and investigate the things you love and the people who make and enjoy them.
Lente โต๏ธdev on a boat @handle.invalid I live on a boat and I love to make games :) ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
- I made Spilled!: http://s.team/a/2240080
- Come hang in the Discord: http://discord.gg/lente
All Links / Projects: Lente.me
Patrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social editor @ Remap // editor @ Crossplay // pr: patrick@remapradio.com and patrick@crossplay.news // tips: patrick.klepek@protonmail.com // signal: 224-707-1561
Chris Murphy @oghamsmith.bsky.social Hooked on weird & wonderful creativity
Currently: Cooking up a suprise
Prev: BULKHEAD, Square Enix Collective + more
He/Him
Tune & Fairweather @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social Irish publisher of fine books. ๐๐
Projects: You Died, Soul Arts, Abyssal Archive, Blood Echoes, Demonic Archive, Grace Given, Grant Us Eyes, Process, Gods & Monsters, Lore Bound, Scholar's Codex and more.
https://tuneandfairweather.com/pages/portfolio
stag t. runner @stag.bsky.social ๐ช ALIEN SMUGGLER - @stagrunner.com
๐พ STREAMER/SOCIALS - @rawrxd.team
โ๏ธ COMMUNITY MANAGER - LFW
Nat (she/they) ๐ MagicCon Amsterdam @murderveggie.bsky.social ๐ฎ Community Builder | now @byterockers.games, prev. Godot Engine
๐ฌ Content Creator? twitch.tv/murderveggie
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Obnoxiously queer
๐ฅจ Munich, Germany
๐ bio.link/murderveggie
๐ murderveggie@gmail.com
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Ash Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social ๐งฐ Indie game marketing tools guy โ making impress.games toolkit!
๐ธ Press Kitty โ free press kits
๐ค Coverage Bot โ pr/influencer/streamer alerts
๐ Launchpad โ creator discovery & key distribution
๐ Academy โ marketing guides
He/him
doug | ่กๅฎถๆจ @choi.work Game animator ๐๐น๏ธ
based in Guildford - born in Hong Kong
he/him __ www.choi.work
Chloe ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @astharis.bsky.social Community Lead @ Keywords Studios
๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ She/her
๐บ ~ m a k e v i d e o g a m e s ~ ๐บ
amelia laughlan ๐ธ @maarlzipan.bsky.social Game Producer at @hipsterwhaledev.bsky.social (โฟหแห)เฉญ avid reader ๐ sometimes writer ๐ ๆฅๆฌ่ชๅฐใ่ฉฑใใโ
ๅฝก (she/they) based in Melbourne https://marlzipan.carrd.co/
dmg04 @dmg04.bsky.social Principal Comms Manager @ Bungie.
The bread guy.
Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com ๐ฌ 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
Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social Reporter covering video games at Game File (gamefile.news). Previously launched games coverage at Axios and MTV News. Was Kotaku EiC. stephen(at)gamefile(dot)news he/him
XDME @xdmex2.bsky.social Game Designer
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
Joe Hixson @joehixson.bsky.social Comms for Riot Games
Mae @may-gardens.bsky.social Worked on Peglin and Fowl Damage, and figuring out what's next! Game Designer / Artist / etc. etc.
https://may-gardens.itch.io/
Adam Comerford @comerford.bsky.social Giant Nerd | Engineering Director at Scopely | Based in Dublin, Ireland | All opinions are mine own | He/him
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
Jon Hicks @jonhicks.com Editorial Director, GamesIndustry.biz; co-founder, Jank.cool. Formerly: Editorial Director at Gamer Network, stage stuff at Rezzed/EGX, EIC OXM, words in lots of places.
Margot ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ @margot-plays.bsky.social Coffee fuelled | Video Gamer | Women in Games Ambassador | Gaming - steam deck, Switch 2 | Based in UK
Video game related musings and 3-5 minute written reviews:
https://margotplays.substack.com
Indie Game Joe @indiegamejoe.bsky.social Iโm Joe, a former painter & decorator turned award-winning video game marketing consultant. Love sharing indie games!
Discord: https://discord.gg/indiegamejoe
Liana Ruppert @dirtyeffinhippy.lianaruppert.com Community, VA, Creators, Marketing, Accessibility in games, books & TV. Owlchemy Labs Sr Comm Manager. TV-side:
โจFallout
โจVox Machina/M9
โจThe Mighty Nein
โจSecret Level
Prevโก๏ธMulti-award winning D2 CM/Accessibility Co-Lead at @Bungie, Game Informer,+more
Paul Chamberlain (Arkem) @arkem.bsky.social Game developer, I do freelance tech work.
I also do indie stuff, so watch this space!
https://www.arkem.org
(He/Him)
Evan Lahti @elahti.bsky.social Strategic Director @pcgamer.com โข FPS, card games, journalism โข My name anagrams to Leviathan for some reason
evan@pcgamer.com
https://linktr.ee/evanlahti
Thierry Falcoz (Pixel Bento) @thierryfalcoz.fr Jโรฉcris une newsletter qui parle jeu vidรฉo, pop culture et Japon.
Auteur. Co-fondateur du podcast Pixel Bento.
Ex Gen4, Game One, Nolife, Ubi. Vis ร Tokyo.
www.thierryfalcoz.fr
contact (at) thierryfalcoz (dot) fr
Jesper Juul @jesperjuul.bsky.social Video game theorist, author of Half-real, A Casual Revolution, The Art of Failure, and Handmade Pixels.
New book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64" out Dec 10th 2024! https://jesperjuul.net/c64
https://jesperjuul.net
@t-lewis.bsky.social @t-lewis.bsky.social
Allen Ortega @kenjisalk.bsky.social he/they | Video Game Pal - Marketing Manager @mobentertainment.com
prev. Blizzard Entertainment, WB Games, Facebook Gaming, Rare Ltd, Telltale Games | art by Jet Bougan
Riley Abrahamson @rileyabrahamson.com Internet dork trying his best โข Web Engineer @uplift.games โข Ice Cream Connoisseur โข he/him/his
Jessica Rizzo ๐คโจ @techjess.bsky.social Game Developer โข Cosplayer โข Musician โข Founder @ABetterABK โข labor organizer for @WeAreGWA๐
Sicilian-American ๐ฎ๐น
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Alexei Shay (Bochenek) @heyalexei.bsky.social AlexeiShay.com
Executive Creative Director at animation studio Titmouse. TV and film development is how I spend most of my days. In a past life I was a commercial director and wrote horny video games.
Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social video game newsletter at readergrev.com
former editor at Launcher and The Washington Post
mikhailklimentov.01 on Signal
Ian Bogost @ibogost.com Read my new book, The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life: https://gratifying.life
Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor at WashU; Contributing writer at The Atlantic; author of 11 books. https://bogost.com
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social I like interesting problems. Once upon a time a professional triathlete. Software engineer @ Respawn Entertainment.
rappstar.com
AB / Anton @abmakegamerscare.bsky.social โCreativeโ at Riot Games
Max Inferno // A Little to the Left @maxinfernogames.bsky.social Tiny game studio making a tidy puzzler, A Little to the Left ~ available on Steam (PC/Mac), Switch, Xbox GamePass, PS4/PS5 & Mobile (iOS/Android) ~ http://maxinferno.com
Ana Opara @anopara.bsky.social Procedural art nerd, ยฝ of Pounce Light with @h3r2tic.bsky.social, co-creator of #TinyGlade a diorama doodling game ๐ฐ๐ฟ s.team/a/2198150 ๐ณโ๐๐
Cozmo @cozmo23.bsky.social Principal Community Manager at Bungie. he/him โ Be curious, not judgmental.
Outersloth @outersloth.com We fund game.
By Innersloth.
https://outersloth.com/
Ian MacLarty @ianmaclarty.com Videogame developer currently working on Mars First Logistics: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/Mars_First_Logistics/
Kyle Gaddo @kylegaddo.bsky.social Community Manager (Reactive) for Xbox, Game Pass, PC Game Pass (via JeffreyM) / Formerly Dead by Daylight, The Escapist, and Novy Unlimited / Photographer for Heavy Blog / The Game Industry's Catboy