Kurt Margenau @kurtmargenau.bsky.social Game Director at Naughty Dog, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, The Last of Us Part II, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Kenneled over 17 years. He/him.
Dave Guertin @daveguertin.com Creative Director @ Theorycraft Games, co-founder of CreatureBox, weekend monster wrangler.
https://www.daveguertin.com
🛒: https://creaturebox.bigcartel.com
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.
/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social We Make Crowdfunded Video Game Documentaries. Watch our docs at http://YouTube.com/noclipvideo. We also do underground games coverage at https://www.youtube.com/@Noclip2.
Sam Dobes @samdobes.bsky.social (She/Her) Former Producer at Crystal Dynamics and Amazon Game Studios.
I like games, books, tea, and cats. 🩷💛💙
Thoughts are my own.
Jonathan Boyes @jaboyes.bsky.social Environment Artist
Jason de Heras 🎮 @jasondeheras.bsky.social Co-Game Director on the Star Wars Jedi team at Respawn/EA. Design Director Jedi: Survivor/Lead Combat Designer Jedi: Fallen Order. Combat Design God of War 3/Ascension. 2x Evo Finals Street Fighter.
https://www.jasondeheras.com
Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com I make games - co-op games - Left 4 Dead, portal, etc - now The Anacrusis.
Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me Writer: Down With The Ship, Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com)
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
📝: www.bryantfrancis.me
🎥: https://boxd.it/hp9UB
Chris Pereira @thesmokingmanx.bsky.social GameSpot managing editor. Seductive god of thunder. chris.pereira@gamespot.com | he/him
JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social Private account, mostly Warhammer;
Senior Game Designer for EA DICE;
Worked on games you know and on games precious few played.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jandavidhassel
Hannah MacLeod is looking for work @macleodholdfast.bsky.social Senior Writer/Narrative Designer. Previously: State of Decay 3, Tomb Raider: Catalyst, Perfect Dark, Marvel's Avengers, Minecraft: Story Mode season 2.
I have a cat, his name is Booey. She/her.
www.linkedin.com/in/macleoh/
Ian Stitzlein @ianstitz.bsky.social Sr AI Engineer (game AI, not the other kind)
Alisha Thayer @alishathayer.bsky.social Design Director and Technical Design Advocate
Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social Game Writer. Cosplayer. Dice maker.
Diandra @mesaanasedai.bsky.social Narrative Director - iwot Games
She/They
Formerly: Crystal Dynamics, Blizzard, Aniplex, Carbine, Riot, BioWare
Co-author: The Definitive Game Narrative Guide
Opinions = my own
“I am the very model of a modern major general”
https://diandralasrado.com
Will Kerslake @wkerslake.bsky.social Game Director
https://www.mobygames.com/person/104354/will-kerslake/
https://about.me/willkerslake
Jay📸 @scionjay96.bsky.social Official TombRaider fanpage// Lara Croft’s photographer/ Gaming photographer📸
Prof @wertle.bsky.social I've been a Game Designer for 18 years! Also I self-published a fantasy novel, write MHA fanfiction, cosplay, and make bat plushies!
https://wertle.carrd.co/
Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social President Pad & Pixel video game consulting
https://linktr.ee/crecente
BAFTA member
Kotaku founder
Polygon co-founder
Former video game editor Rolling Stone, Variety
Arnaldo Licea @arnaldolicea.bsky.social Lead Designer, Naughty Dog | Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet | 🇵🇷 | #TheLastOfUsPartII | #Uncharted4 | #TheLastOfUs | #BAFTABreakthrough
https://linktr.ee/arnaldo42
Books Schwartz 📚 @sunshineduk.bsky.social Sr Narrative Designer at Microfun ✨ Prev: Drydock, Sony Santa Monica, Possibility Space, Molasses Flood/CDPR, Ubisoft, Lifeline, Wayfinder ✨ larprunner, YA writer, ADHD, queer as heck ✨ they/them
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
TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social Hi! I'm Tim Schafer!
Founder, Double Fine Productions
Official DF account: @doublefine.com
Please report bugs to http://support.doublefine.com
Press: pr@doublefine.com
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet. 
G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me Award-winning soccer mom. Wrote the books that one of those shows you like was based on. Currently: POISON IVY for DC Comics, BLACK CAT for Marvel. Buy my books: bookshop.org/shop/gww
Meggan Scavio @megganpez.bsky.social President, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS/DICE Summit, etc). Hates coconut. Likes robots. Needs coffee. 
Andrew Reiner @reinerandrew.bsky.social Global Creative Executive Officer at Gearbox
Sam Winkler @samwinkler.bsky.social Narrative Director, Borderlands 4 at Gearbox Software | Prev: Lead Writer, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands | BL3 | BL3: Guns, Love, and Tentacles | Non-canonical lore item | He/him.
Eric Jensen @lorderk.bsky.social Sr. Staff Game Designer at Sucker Punch Prod. on Ghost of Yōtei
20 years at @PlayStation.com | He/Him
Scott Campbell @heyscottcampbell.bsky.social (Also Scott C) I am a painter and a creator of comics and children's picture books. Hug Machine and Zombie in Love. Also, video games at Double Fine Productions. linktr.ee/heyscottcampbell
Kirk Hamilton @kirkhamilton.com I make music and podcasts. Host of Strong Songs 🎶, Triple Click 👾, and Definitely Fiction 📚
strongsongspodcast.com
tripleclickpodcast.com
definitelyfiction.com
KirksNotes.com
Profile pic: Kevin Jardin
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Jordan Mychal Lockhart (Lemos) @extrajordanary.bsky.social Senior Writer at Gearbox on Borderlands 4. Previously: Knights of the Old Republic Remake (Aspyr), Ghost of Tsushima, and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. Biggest red panda fan there is. Views = my own.
Stephen Rhodes @rhodeswrites.bsky.social Writer of Games, TTRPGs, Comics, TV, & Films
Current: Senior Narrative Director - EA Motive Studio - Iron Man
Previous: CD Projekt, Activision, Ubisoft, Deep Silver, WB, & more
BAFTA Member
British Expat in California
He/Him/His
Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com a longtime industry vet, I make games and lead design teams, and am looking for my next opportunity. Check out my rarely updated blog at http://www.zenofdesign.com
I'm a white cis straight male (he/him), an ally albeit an occasionally imperfect one.
belinda garcia-maguid @bgmaguid.com game writer + narrative designer 🖋️
cats, naps, snacks, and @ygmaguid.bsky.social 💍
📍the bay
she/her 🇵🇭🏳️🌈✨
🔥 Napalm ErAnn🔥 @annlemay.bsky.social Narrative Director @ Highdive · Game Dev since 1997 · I swear a lot ·🧂🧂🧂
She | They · 🖤🤍💜 · 🏳️🌈 · BLM · Stop AAPI Hate · 💙 · Per aspera ad astra · Do not obey in advance · #ATINY
Co-author of The Game Narrative Toolbox: https://tinyurl.com/NarToolbox
Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com Video Game Vids: YouTube.com/tamoorh
Bonfire Sit: https://player.gg/publications/bonfire-sit
GSW Vids: youtube.com/@justuspodcasts
Instagram: instagram.com/tamoorh
Contact: businesstamoorh@gmail.com
Lucy James @lucyjames.games Video game enjoyer @lookingfor.game podcast: @friendspersecond.bsky.social email: hello@lucyjames.games
Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. better profile coming soon.
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
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.
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.
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
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
Ashley Cooper @ashleycooper.bsky.social • Principal Writer - Iron Man @ Motive Studio
• Comic Writer - Star Trek, Killtopia: Nano Jams, Hoax Hunters, ReincarNATE
• prev games: Jurassic Park Survival, 40K Space Marine 2, Gotham Knights
• 🏳️⚧️
• All views my own
www.ashleywritesgames.com
Max Folkman @maxfolkman.bsky.social Writer, Director w/ @nickfolkman.bsky.social • Now: Senior Writer @ Riot Games • Prev: Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank, Miles Morales, MASSIVE CHALICE • voice on @scriptlock.bsky.social • Rep: Dallaslyn Lamb
Mary Kenney @marykgames.com Senior Writer on Cyberpunk 2. Associate Narrative Director on #WolverinePS5. Author/Writer: Gamer Girls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Walking Dead. “The shiny Pokémon of games writers” -Aidan Moher
Kait Tremblay (they/them) @kaittremblay.bsky.social Narrative Director on Ambrosia Sky @softrains.bsky.social.
Horror writer, former book editor, genderfluid and queer. Rep'd by Jake Babad, WCA
Also: Seasonala Cemetery, A Mortician's Tale, Grindstone, Watch Dogs Legion
www.thatmonstergames.com
Lis @thewritegame.bsky.social Creative Lead: Disney, 20th Century Games.
Working on cool stuff like Alien, Predator, Simpsons, etc. Fmr Senior Game Writer, Narrative Designer
Opinions are mine. she/her
https://www.thewritegame.com
Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Full Indie Vancouver @writnelson.bsky.social Running @StrangeScaffold.bsky.social Wrote for MtG, Borderlands 4, I Am Your Beast & more. Lead VA in Hellraiser: Revival. BAFTA nom. Christian! He/Him. Repped by CAA.
bean @leafysituation.bsky.social she/they
studying climate science
not here, nor anywhere really
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)
Keano Raubun @keano.bsky.social 🇳🇱✨️Creative Director & Founder @veelpoot.com. Currently working on [REDACTED]. Senior Game & Narrative Designer. Marvel's Avengers, [NDA], Lordbound. Prev: Nixxes Software
✨ Legacy of Orsinium is OUT NOW: www.veelpoot.com/skyrim
Grant Parker @grantpdesign.bsky.social He/Him • Game dev • Views are my own
🌚 Sr. Game Designer at Insomniac Games
🎮 Wolverine, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Avengers, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars: 1313
patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social Living the atomic half-life | Design Lead and Writer | Game systems | The end of the world | My opinions only | More horror than you think
Molly Maloney @llyann.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer at Remedy. Formerly of Bad Robot, Telltale. I draw pictures sometimes.
Steven Lumpkin @silent0siris.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer @ Riot R&D - Horizon Forbidden West - The Secret World - Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade - RollerCoaster Tycoon World
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
Joe Fielder @joefielder.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer at Obsidian by day / comic writer by night (The Outer Worlds 2, Deathloop, Ghost of Tsushima DC, Star Wars Battlefront II, Flame in the Flood, some BioShocks)
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!
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
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
Old DeuTaranomy #PAXWest🧶⚒️ @kindofstrange.com Executive Director @TakeThis.org | Maker of strange things | Swears too much. Cat pics++. she/they
Jessica Rizzo 🖤✨ @techjess.bsky.social Award-Winning Game Developer • Cosplayer • Musician • Founder @ABetterABK • Sicilian-American 🇮🇹
Views and opinions are my own and not my employers
Andy Zawadzki @andyzawadzki.bsky.social Senior Game Designer @ Raw Power Games
Solo developer on A Bit Dicey
Prev: CDPR, IO Interactive // Board Game Enthusiast
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4551800/A_Bit_Dicey/
Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social Microplastics, they’re fantastic. Content Director @ GLHF. Consultancy, mock reviews. Did some writing for a video game called The Axis Unseen.
Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social I have friends everywhere 🍁 Lead Writer on Crossfire. Before: Gotham Knights, Star Wars: Squadrons + Battlefront II. Probably playing JRPGs or painting Space Marines. 📸 by Luke Fontana
Alex Kain @tdcpresents.bsky.social Making War of the Western Deep with Sunsgrove Studios!
Former Narrative Lead at WB/Avalanche & ArenaNet (Guild Wars 3)! Wrote for Armello, Dust: AET, Salt & Sanctuary, & more
Peter Fries @peterfries.bsky.social Game narrative and art since 1993. Husband & dad for about as long. It's pronounced "freeze."
Nick Folkman @nickfolkman.bsky.social Writer/Twin w/ maxfolkman.bsky.social • Now: Senior Writer at Insomniac Games • Past: Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, We Lost Our Human, Massive Chalice • Also co-host @scriptlock.bsky.social
Kate Dollarhyde @katedollarhyde.bsky.social Narrative lead @ Obsidian Entertainment, writer, occasional photographer
katedollarhyde.com
Cian Maher @cianmaher0.bsky.social Franchise & Lore Designer at CD PROJEKT RED. Once won a pub quiz with a team called Geralt of Trivia
Rian Johnson @rianjohnson.bsky.social Gentleman Sleuth
Liz England @lizardengland.bsky.social Game designer. I post a lot of brunch photos. she/her.
David Ellis @davidellis.bsky.social 3D print enthusiast, game developer, dad and hopefully, your friend. Before that I helped make some Halo games you probably played. Retired games media. RIP 1UP/EGM
Patrick Wren @witdarkstar.bsky.social Senior Encounter Design on Jedi Survivor at Respawn. Past Senior MP Design on Halo. |Amateur Photographer. Pet owner of a sassy Dachshund. Now PokeWren in my spare time.
✨Donny T✨ @spvcevvitch.bsky.social NB Game Dev || Twitch Affiliate || Amateur Voice Actor || Former: SonySantaMonica, Psyonix || Opinions are my own || They/Them.
Twitch.tv/spvcevvitch
Jordan DeVries 🔜Dragon Con @jordandevries.com UI/UX Director at Respawn (prev Star Wars: Zero Company, Jedi: Survivor), award-nominated, GDC speaker, custom LEGO designer, black cat guardian, they/them
Exceedingly personal account. 🇹🇼/🇨🇦/🇺🇲 living near Washington, DC
https://www.jordandevries.com
Rayme @rayme.bsky.social Lead Core Gameplay Designer at Gravity Well. Helped make Call of Duty 4:MW, CoD:MW2, Titanfall 1 & 2, Apex Legends, some Star Wars FPS, and more. He/him.
Julien Eveillé @pataloon.bsky.social Maker of games.
Made THRESHOLD. ✨ https://s.team/a/2580020
Worked on DISHONORED 2, DOTO, BLADE, DEATHLOOP, HUNT: SHOWDOWN & CRYSIS 4.
He/Him
Pete Stewart 🏳️🌈 @petestewart.bsky.social Award-Nominated Senior Writer @ Respawn - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Formerly Creative Assembly | Your FFXIV Friend | Views Mine | He/Him 🏳️🌈
Maclaine Diemer @maclaine.bsky.social Composer for video games like Guild Wars 2, Firmament, Salt and Sacrifice, Rock Band, and a Dr. Pepper commercial.
Late to parties. Full of surprises.
He/Him
https://linktr.ee/maclainediemermusic
Samantha Wren @samwren.bsky.social Narrative Director of a certain video game | prev BioWare, ArenaNet, Monolith | SFF writer | 🩷💛💙
www.samantha-wren.com
eric stirpē @stirpicus.bsky.social Dad. Game Dev.
Sr. Writer @ Remedy Games
Prev @ Telltale, Fortnite, MultiVersus, Netflix, others.
Mgmt: Gotham Group (TV/Film/Comics)
www.ericstirpe.com