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Luis Aguasvivas @aguaspoints.bsky.social Game Critic - NPR Contributor Debug Mag Columnist Member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle - DiGRA Words: Unwinnable, Gamers with Glasses, PopMatters, Game Informer, Ars Technica & other places aguaspoints.com
Michael @sixtytwomike.bsky.social Host of @neverseenwhat.com Podcast. Thoughts on games, films, politics random stuff. Don’t follow me if you don’t believe Black Lives Matter, trans women are women and we should protect the most vulnerable in society. End genocide in Palestine 🇵🇸
Gonçalo Santos @mushwrites.bsky.social Freelance writer on all things videogames. Bringing you news and interviews about the best games made in Portugal. Reach out at contact[at]goncalosgames[dot]com.
Lawrence! @lsmewtwo.bsky.social 25 | He/They | Contributing author at SUPERJUMP, Stop Caring & startmenu🎮 | Boy who runs Lawrence and Goliath ✍🏾 | Twitch Affiliate | Grad student | NO AI 🚫 https://wlawrenceadkins-jr.journoportfolio.com/
Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social Pronounced like "Rio", not "Ryu". Father, husband, and gamer. Freelance writer with words at startmenu and GameRant. Owner and EIC of Jetsonplaysgames.com
Lewis Davies @lewiswriting.bsky.social I write about video games 😊 Blog: buttonprompt.com Words: StartMenu Contact: thebuttonprompt@gmail.com Astrophysicist & Weather scientist 🌤️ he/him 🏳️‍🌈😊 26, UK
Lucas White @hokutolucas.bsky.social Writer/Co-Founder? - Managing Editor at @skyboxcritics.com‬, Freelancin’ at Shacknews, Kotaku, more? Formerly Prima Games and other stuff - inquiries can go to lucasw1989@gmail.com or lucas@skyboxcritics.com
Big Bovy @bigbovy.bsky.social Plays videogames a lot and writes about 'em sometimes Currently playing 🎮: Control
Robin Bea @robinbombus.bsky.social extremely hireable games journalist, co-host of @girlmodepod.bsky.social, @insequence.pictures, @dotzip.online and twitch.tv/parallelplayers! 🏳️‍⚧️she/her🏳️‍⚧️ | robinbombus@gmail.com | robinbea.carrd.co
hiero melão 🍈 @lesbiankakyoin.bsky.social 🇧🇷🏳️‍⚧️, qualquer pronome. fã de matcha. jornalista de game. perfil pessoal. PT-BR/ENG/N4日本語 OK any pronouns, game journo (unwinnable, startmenu, into the spine, deleted saves), opinions my own http://linktr.ee/hierodelima inquiries - hierodelima@hotmail.com
falions @falions-net.bsky.social I’m the guy @ https://modegone.net | blog @ https://falions.net/blog | translation @ https://falions.net/translation
County Carlo @carlo-no-s.bsky.social The official account for the 33rd county of Ireland. Game Designer at Black Shamrock, Board Member of Imirt, the Irish Game Makers Association https://carlogamedesign.com
Gabriel Deleon @gabrieldeleon.bsky.social Tokyo
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Brandon Craw 🔜 PAX West @brandoncraw.bsky.social 📝 Words on startmenu.co.uk and SmashPad.com 💬 Also made a podcast about video games and psychology called Mind Controllers 🧠 🎮 📚 MA Clinical Psychology DMs/messages are welcome! linktr.ee/MindControllers
Amy Eastland @saintsunflower.bsky.social Freelancer. Twitch streamer @ twitch.tv/saintsunflower Contact: saintsunflowerbusiness@outlook.com
Steven Stoermer @stevenstoermer.bsky.social EIC at Deleted Saves, words at Start Menu and Stop Caring. https://www.deletedsaves.com/ Views own.
TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social Senior News Editor Shacknews.com & culinary host of tasty indies on Indie-licious. Unofficial Bowser expert/weirdo. contact: tj.denzer (at) http://shacknews.com
Alex Orona @oronalex.bsky.social One of the hosts of the NPR of Illinois podcast Super GG Radio. I write for Nintendo World Report, Third Coast Review, Culture Combine and guest writer for Start Menu UK
Kate's Playthings @katesplaythings.bsky.social Made a bluesky to show the world how to pirate Lucky Palmer's tetris. I should probably promote my Journalism work more too. Bylines: startmenu, Dot Esports, The Gamer, The Metro https://muckrack.com/kate-robinson-9
J @thetenthletter.bsky.social he/him/any | 22 | Writer for startmenu & UNWINNABLE (and others) | (Freelance) Gaming Journalist & Writer | Graduate of Biological Sciences at Exeter https://linktr.ee/the_tenth_letter
Super Evil Megacorp @superevilmegacorp.bsky.social Award-winning game developer behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, Blood Line: A Rebel Moon Game for Netflix and more. Making SUPER action co-op games, powered by our EVIL engine. New secret evil creations in development.
Rutledge Daugette @rutledge.bsky.social https://TechRaptor.Net Founder https://CriticDB.com Founder rutledge@ for both Director of Client Experience & Growth for an IT firm by day. Lover of F1/IndyCar, Pitbulls, Bourbon, & America's National Parks. Your mental health matters. DMs Open
Micaela “grossly unremarkable balls” Deitz @dykedeitz.bsky.social “A girl from New Jersey, where they were not what you might call beautiful but were magnificent.” - John Saward on James Gandolfini but if it was about me :) Trans Critic & Editor & Essayist & Author & Poet ✍️ @ Stop Caring, Polygon, Paste, Uppercut, etc
Charlotte Willis @charcade.bsky.social PR and Influencer Manager @yogscast.games 🎮 Women in Games ambassador ✨ Danny Dyer soundalike 🤘 cosplayer + streamer sometimes 🤷‍♀️ collector of things 👾 she/her 🏳️‍🌈
Craig Breathnach-Irish Writer for Games and Comic Books(He/Him) @craigbreathnach.bsky.social Creator @wuxiawerewolf.bsky.social Volunteer @galwaygamejam.bsky.social Works @byowave.bsky.social Board @imirt.bsky.social Member @gwuireland.bsky.social #GamesFromIreland #IrishGames #GamingAccessibility
Starfall PR @starfallpr.bsky.social ❤️ Powered by passion 📈 Driven by results 🤝 Trusted by clients A full service PR team with a focus on games, esports and tech. We're in this game together ✨ 📩 hello@starfallpr.com
jasmine james 🔜 gamescom @jasmo.bsky.social Indie game marketing. Account Director @ Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat. 🐸: jasmine@twofrogs.biz I bring a kind of clown reaction photos and bad dad jokes vibe to the party that everybody loves actually (she/her)
morgans @morgan.gauche.rodeo beloved by some!
Andrea Shearon @majora.bsky.social she/they 🏳️‍🌈 | redneck disco elysium & ffxiv posting | evergreen @ PC Gamer | bylines: IGN, USA Today, Fanbyte, RPG Site → contact: andrea.dianek@gmail.com
KM is looking for work! @kellymerka.bsky.social writer & editor, open for work! kmnelsonmail (at) gmail (dot) com // managing editor, startmenu.co.uk // editor/QA, Interstate 35, @radiantarray.bsky.social // editor, deletedsaves.com // she/they
Pickle Giraffe @picklegiraffe.bsky.social Artist, Animator, Pickled Giraffe. He/Him Watch stuff here: youtube.com/picklegiraffe Support that stuff here: https://ko-fi.com/picklegiraffe https://patreon.com/PickleGiraffe
Sana (I expletived the flame champion) @onlyforsana.bsky.social Sana ثنا She/Her, 24. Yoko Ono has good game design chops; let her do Tetris. Local Chicago Game Design Student Unapologetic Wesley Willis fan. I'm mad proud. 🇵🇸🇱🇧🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ occasional writer for @startmenu.bsky.social
wood soup enthusiast @sweetnawful.bsky.social GIVE ME YOUR LOST ttrpg designer // writer // horror sicko https://karin-malady.carrd.co/
Holly Drivethru ⚧ @hollydrivethru.bsky.social words at @startmenu.co.uk, owner of @deephelldotcom writer, videogame player, darksiders 3 fan
Jess Reyes @luckychanjr.bsky.social code monkey and freelance writer. former contributor at inverse. bylines at @ign.com, @gamespot.com, @polygon.com, @rpgsite.net, digital trends, and more. https://muckrack.com/jessica-p-reyes
David Cole @coledone.com Just a real humdinger.
Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social Awards-nominated freelance writer (ScreenHub, Kotaku Aus, Stevivor, PowerUp!, Byteside, Player 2, CheckPoint, SUPERJUMP, Qualbert, NG+, LT3, JPG). Highly opinionated on games, miniatures, & wrasslin'. They/Them. https://muckrack.com/jam-walker
Jules Engel 🍉 @ghoulsengel.bsky.social Sr PR Manager at @popagenda.co | dungeon miniboss | silly goose | (they/them) 🌸 popagenda.co 🌷 sillygoosepr.com
Damien Mason @damienmason.co.uk Content Director at Pickleheads • He/Him Former: Comms Manager at ExpressVPN Editor & Strategist at Club386, PCGamesN, GfinityPLC Words at GameSpot, Fanatical, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more
Indigo Pearl @indigopearl.bsky.social Award-Winning Video Games PR Agency. Sassy posts & digital treats. We are Beyoncé, always. Get in touch: hello@indigopearl.com @KeywordsStudios
Robbie Owen @squidgygoat.bsky.social Writing person & Greta Gerwig completist. If people in the street ask me "Are you Squidge Rugby?" I answer yes.
Squidge Rugby @squidgerugby.bsky.social Here on the condition people can be normal about Antoine Dupont
Alex Green @alexgreen9898.bsky.social Dude who occasionally writes stuff about games and film. Once accurately described as a "real life point-and-click character" in both good and bad ways.
alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social an aperol spritz in human form (views expressed are mine alone)
No Context Giant Bomb @nocontextgiantbomb.bsky.social A Bluesky account about celebrating a website about video games and its people over the years.
Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social Mostly works in marketing. Mostly. Author of gaming books including Aliens: The Video Games, published August 2026 and available to pre-order now. #saintsfc
Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social Video games & deals. I post deals which may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Epic Creator Code: Wario64
Ashley Schofield is going to Gamescom! 🐉 @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social essayist, critic, journalist, editor author of VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk words: Unwinnable, VGC, Polygon, GR+, RPS, PLAY, EDGE, Into The Spine, Mothership, Stop Caring, Deleted Saves, Skybox https://ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/ she/her
Gabrielle Hibberd @gabrielle-hibberd.bsky.social Video games comms specialist 🌟 MCV/Develop 30 Under 30 (2022) 🍕 Foodie 🏃🏻‍♀️ Ran a marathon once (2024)
Yuna Noire🏳️‍⚧️ @ MEGA MAN @yunanoire.bsky.social 31 | She/Her/They/Them | N01R3 Model Android 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Writer | Retro Enthusiast | Volunteer for NoisyPixel | Cosplayer Icon & Banner by @kittenkattart.bsky.social 💙-@minavirtua.bsky.social
Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social Senior Reporter @ Kotaku Reporting on the biz, culture, & horniness of the game industry 📧: aparrish@kotaku.com Signal: @adashtra.87 Discord: @adashtra 📍Northeast Ohio 🌠 per aspera, ad astra 🌠 She/her
Cee (he/they) @heycee.bsky.social lo-fi content creator to chill and relax to at youtube.com/heycee ✨
Anita Wong @houndstoothian.bsky.social Head of PR @indigopearl.bsky.social (she/her). #WomeninGames Comms Impact, PRWeek UK People & Places Consultancy: Consumer, #GameDevHeroes: Leadership. Professional gobshite.
Sam Comrie @samcomrie.co.uk Gaming Journalist @pockettactics.com Ex @TheLoadout @dexerto.bsky.social, @jumpcut.online, and EIC of @JumpCutPLAY Words @pcgamesn.com @Inverse more… Matrix sequel defender | Contact: sam.comrie@network-n.com
Heaven Media @heavenmedia.bsky.social Heaven is the marketing agency that connects brands with video game & tech audiences worldwide. We have more than two decades of experience delivering integrated marketing support for our clients.
Erik Campuzano @yabunai.bsky.social 🇲🇽/🇺🇸 | IUC 2026 | Formerly Video Game PR @DeadGoodMedia and @Ubisoft | UO SOJC PR and JPN 2022 | 専修大学2019 | JLPT N1 合格 | That one Mexican Elezen | Sco Ducks 🦆 | He/Him
Luca Fisher @ BLANKSWORD @lucafisher.bsky.social "this 'psychosexual' stuff is 100% an issue unique to the author." luca/fish! he/they. writer, editor, narrative designer. all opinions are my own. currently working on BLANKSWORD! https://lucafisher.carrd.co/
Tessa Kaur @tessakaur.bsky.social writer & critic. former features editor at TheGamer. they/them 📍singapore https://linktr.ee/tessakaur
autumn wright 🍂 @autumn-wright.com 🧑‍💻 freelance culture writer, copy editor 💼 https://autumn-wright.com 📰 https://autumn-wright.com/subscribe/ ✉️ autumnwright at protonmail.com 🖼️ pfp by Kaylee Rowena
Unwinnable @unwinnable.com A place for stories | Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1VQ9omB | Pitch: http://bit.ly/3oBCo5z
Matthew Glenn 🌈 @matthewglenn.bsky.social Making Games @ DigitalDaydream.gay Co-Hosting 'Yaoi Hands' @ ButWhyTho Freelance Writing
SailorTabbyCat ♡s TV★( ˘ ³˘)📺 @sailortabbycat.bsky.social She/her✧32 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇷 Award-Nominated US/UK PR Manager for @owlcatgames.bsky.social 🦉 📧: t.beidleman@owlcat.games Opinions mine! https://linktr.ee/SailorTabbyCat
Luke Bennett @lukeyass.bsky.social professional gay PR person 👾 @indigopearl.bsky.social he/him 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 luke@indigopearl.com
Joe Richards -> Gamescom @joerichardswrites.bsky.social Freelance games journalist with more than a few words to write! Based in the UK - don't ask me to speak like a Metaphor character. Words at: PlayStation Universe (PSU), SUPERJUMP Magazine, Skybox and more! Reach out: josephrichards676@gmail.com
Postmode @postmode.bsky.social Internet culture and everything else, by @oloman.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Postmode What is Postmode?: https://postmode.org/what-is-postmode/
Anjali Mandalia @anjalimandalia.bsky.social Account Manager at MSQ Sport + Entertainment. Prev: Dead Good, Frontier, Premier 🎮 Nerd, football (#COYS), games and Taylor Swift ✨
Callum Self 🕹️📝 @callumself.com Journalist and Pokémon Expert | Author: ??? | Owner: @kantopost.com | Prev. PCGN, Wargamer, The Loadout | Bylines: UploadVR, IGN, PCGamesN, PocketTactics, more - #games #game thecallumself@outlook.com
Claire Farnworth @claire.gamerguides.com 🏳️‍🌈 Co-Founder & Chief Editor of Gamerguides.com | Women in Games Ambassador | neurodivergent, She/They | email: claire@gamerguides.com | Special Interests: Games 🎮, metal 🎸, animals of literally any kind, NFL (Packers), NBA (Warriors/Bucks)
Imogen Beckhelling @immybeck.bsky.social Senior Account Executive at Swipe Right doing PR for lovely indie games 👾 Former journo for Rock Paper Shotgun and Eurogamer 📝 Stay tuned for gaming thoughts and dog pics 🎮 (She/her)
Odhrán Johnson @odhranjohnson.bsky.social SportsBeat Xtra Presenter / News & Sports Journalist @beat102103.bsky.social / contact: odhran.johnson@bauermedia.ie
kheehoon chan Needs Work @crapstacular.bsky.social freelance writer // author of Mouthwashing: Design Works, contributor @rascal.news, @funland.itch.io, Wand Report // NYVGCC award, TGA Future Class '21 // https://linktr.ee/kheehoonchan // #freepalestine #milkteaalliance #六月四号 // they/them
James Lucas @jdtroughton.bsky.social Executive Editor at TheGamer | Bylines in IGN, NME, VG247, NintendoLife + | james.t@thegamer.com
Jamie A. Nicholas @jamskigames.bsky.social Games VFX Artist and Producer, currently Lecturer in Games Dev @ Uni of Staffs. Technically a cyborg! Beep boop.
Angus Law @scro.bsky.social The bug gamer girl guy. Freelance writer, full time Gamer 😎 - Words for @startmenu.bsky.social redbrickgames and Chief of Writing at Adamo - He/they
Dave McAdam @uselessdave.bsky.social Not a real journalist, not a real farmer, somehow technically both. Check out the Startmenu podcast!! He/him
Kone @kone.bsky.social Content remixer. I alter audio/visual content and create works of art or monstrosities, depending on who you ask.
Eoghan Watters @ Develop Brighton @leglessgamer.bsky.social 26 | Irish | Amputee | Research and Admin Assistant @ Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association | Sonic Sicko | (he/him) My views do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer
The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org The DEFINITIVE site for video game literature 📚 🇨🇦 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org Over 15,000 Video Game Books catalogued❗️ New books added daily. • Join the Discussion: http://discord.gg/4JqJUs2s2n • Support: https://thevideogamelibrary.substack
riley @riley.gauche.rodeo game designer | “products guy” | temporarily embarrassed poster
shanodin (Ali Rees) @shanodin.bsky.social ❤️ they/them 🌈 queer & disabled 💻 Award winning games journalist 🌞 Words at startmenu, Brig Newspaper, QuickPlay, Empoword Journalism, The National, The Mourning Paper 💻 Email: alireesjournalist@gmail.com 🎮 quickplay.substack.com
raisinbman @raisinbman.bsky.social Video Game Journalist, Minister, many other things; will probably be "livetweeting" #toonami #RIPToriyama
🩸KillJoy🩸 @killjoyvt.bsky.social | The Self-Insert | He/They | 🇬🇧 🇧🇩 | UK | | Big Nerd | Game QA Tester | Streamer | Editor | | #KJDoodle | #KJChaos | #KJBabbles | #KJLewd | | linktr.ee/KillJoyVT | Email: FHJ2910@gmail.com | https://twitch.tv/killjoyvt |
Christian Moe @moeferd.bsky.social Freelance, words, audio, and video. Mostly covers games, cars, tech. Humans don’t deserve the preciousness and love of dogs. But I’m glad we have it.
george benjamin jones @mole.club he/him. game scout/devrel/bizdev/fruity cocktail @unity.com prev: co-editor @startmenu.bsky.social pan 🏳️‍🌈. 🐸💜 brighton. thoughts my own, i'm not a hive mind. https://sherr.it/moleclub
Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com Client Manager @FutureFriendsGames.com. Former Senior Editor at UploadVR, BAFTA Connect member, co-host for @CrossButtonVR.bsky.social. Will likely talk about F1, RPGs, VR, and Nintendo (he/him) https://linktr.ee/terranauts
Alicia Haddick/アリシア @aliciahaddick.com (aka @socialanigirl)💛they/them🏳️‍🌈💛Scriptwriter/Journalist/Photographer in 🇯🇵💛Culture Writer @scrmbl.com💛Freelance @ Japan Times💛gamesindustry.biz💛Verge💛Techradar💛UploadVR💛etc💛宝塚(美空真瑠)🌹ももクロ💛Ado💙花譜💗ENG/日本語 Portfolio: http://www.aliciahaddick.com
dash. @dashiellwood.com Voted the 43rd most famous employee at TechRadar. Words in magazines like PLAY, PC Gamer, EDGE, and SFX. NUJ member.
Panda Chuchu @pandachuchu.com I guess I talk about video games? Some times? Maybe? Anime adjacent looking person. The Last Jedi is the best Star Wars movie.
Brendan Hesse @brendanlh.bsky.social DRPG Sicko at The Crawl: http://youtube.com/thecrawl | Prev: Deals Editor at GameSpot | Other bylines: Lost In Cult, Lifehacker, PopSci, EGM, IGN, Digital Trends | My games: http://the-crawl.itch.io | He/Him
MJ Widomska @crabdogduck.bsky.social founder and director at YRS TRULY (v cool gaming marketing agency). history mst (oxford) and media & comms ma (goldsmiths). medieval history enjoyer. my views *are* the views of my employer!!! (she/her) yrstruly.uk
hana willow 🐯🔮🖤✨ @hanawillow.kim hana/willow/yanagi • she/they • 김하나 / やなぎはな • ΘΔ • 한글/日本語OK! • 30 • kr-jp-am • lesbian • writer • i like video games and plastic robots • did not ask for help, pvp enabled in replies • hanawillow.kim
Kris Henges @gaiages.bsky.social
Delilah (Grace) @holywingdiver.bsky.social she/her 🏳️‍⚧️ | 38 | 📍better check under the sea | video games, metal, old memes and lotsa spaghetti | 🔞MDNI | I just wonder what Ganon's up to
No Escape from the Tyranny of Virtue 🏴🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @noescapevg.com They/Them // digital culture and its discontents // anarchist // noescapevg.com noescapevg@gmail.com
Ghost Structuralist @quips.bsky.social I work for Critical Distance and every year I write a few more pages of my dissertation (they/them)
Deep Hell Skeleton @deephelldotcom.bsky.social full time skeleton she/her writing at @deep-hell.com, @startmenu.co.uk hollydrivethru.carrd.co
Santi Leguiza @santileguiza.com He/Him|Demi|🇦🇷| Seen at TheGamer, Eurogamer, Fanbyte, PCGamer, PCGamesN, The Escapist, and many more. Opinions are my own. Wanna check my work? santileguiza.com
Willa Bloomfield-Rowe @thewillarowe.bsky.social Trans. Tall. Tired | Writer w/ bylines @ Polygon, Kotaku, AV Club, and more | Host @ Girl Mode | she/her | email: willa.d.rowe@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/thewillarowe
Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social ✨ i’m like if tifa lockhart loved carbs ☕️ features editor @gamespot.com 🌙 into grand stories, art, mtg, anime, coffee & esoterica 🔮 as seen at giant bomb, kinda funny, game informer, paste magazine, collider, uproxx, uppercut & more!