Will Freeman @spadgy.bsky.social Head fulla noise, toys, & hobbies.
🕹️🪀🛹
Freelance game journalist, copywriter, event host, mock reviewer, etc. Edge, The Guardian, BAFTA, PC Gamer, GI, etc.
Yo-yo thrower. Arcade and retro player.
I write about shmups a lot to fund my shmup habit.
Tiarnán McNulty @tiarnan.bsky.social The Pineapple Prince
Making magic @Rare
Senior Software Engineer, Pirate, and cat toad main
Manuela Malasaña @xibanya.bsky.social graphics programmer & tech artist. shaded pixels on among us vr, darkest dungeon ii, slay the princess, the seance of blake manor, and more
i write unity shader tutorials for beginners! https://github.com/Xibanya/ShaderTutorials- C @ciarant.bsky.social @ciarant.bsky.social
Jen Gentleman @jenmsft.bsky.social I work on the Windows engineering team at Microsoft and help with feedback for Start menu, Settings, taskbar, input + more
You can find me on most of the other social media apps including Twitter and reddit with the same account name @jenmsft
Trezy @trezy.codes Maintainer @happyview.dev
Founder @cartridge.dev & @birb.house
Maintainer of HappyView, the Game Dev feeds, and @ozone.birb.house.
Oxford comma defender. He/him.
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/
Chris Walasek @handle.invalid Sound Designer @ Sucker Punch Productions on Ghost of Yotei
Prev - The Last of Us Part II, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Avid MTG Debt Enjoyer | Occasional D&D DM | He/Him
chrissoundsrad.com
Sarah M 🌈🍉🌻 @braverobynart.bsky.social Scottish concept artist, game dev, burnt out, cartographer & TTRPG adventure designer | Opinions & spelling mistakes are my own (dyslexic) | BLM | Trans Rights | Green energy now |🏳️🌈|🦇
🌐 https://braverobynart.com/
🎨 https://cara.app/braverobynart
Jeff STARGAZY Sheen @stargazy.com Since 2009, STARGAZY has made innovative games.
Democracy 4 / Democracy 3 Africa / Prison Architect
🔗 https://linktr.ee/stargazy
James Seiji Nadiger * games & comics writer @jamesnadiger.bsky.social *Scriptwriter @ Ubisoft / freelance comics writer
*Games: Assassin's Creed / Far Cry / Batman Arkham Origins
*Comics: Let Her Be Evil / Wish Upon a Star
He, Him, ハーフ
jamesnadiger.com
HANNAH CRAWFORD @embyr.bsky.social 👩💻 Creator of SPRAWL & func_godot
🏁 Prev. Warframe, Sea of Thieves & Horizon: COTM
Kirk @ketto.bsky.social Designing things at ArenaNet on Guild Wars 3. All opinions are my own. Previously worked on: Guild Wars 2, Halo 5, Halo MCC, Sunset Overdrive
Melissa Janowicz @deedlite.bsky.social Senior Gameplay Designer at Epic Games 🎮 Previously Respawn Entertainment, Microsoft, BioWare, Disney, lots of indie studios. She/Her.
Leona Neelam Maple 💛🍁 (she/her) @theleonamaple.bsky.social I am your sensitivity reader & DEI product specialist 💛 Watercolor hobbyist 🖌️ 🎨✨ Newbie wrestling fan | Performer, streamer, Desi af, demi-pan queer, cat gal, ADHD spoonie
theleonamaple.carrd.co
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
Gabe Weiss @gabeweiss.bsky.social Husband, father, actor, sword fighter, musician, gamer, engineer. Currently running a team of developer advocates for Google Cloud databases and analytics. He/Him.
Nick Thornborrow @nickthornborrow.bsky.social http://www.nickthornborrow.com
Artist • storyboards • illustration
Cinematics Director Arcanaut Studios
He/Him
🇨🇦
Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/nthornborrow/
fictograph @fictograph.bsky.social Hugo- and Ignyte-recognized Writer/Artist/Narrative Designer. 🇨🇦
Works in Uncanny, Tor, Apex, Strange Horizons, Neon Hemlock, Palia, Magic: the Gathering. Currently @ CD PROJEKT RED on Cyberpunk 2.
www.gracepfong.com
Loreley Weisel-Librizzi @loreleywrites.bsky.social Xe/Xer | Freelance writer (Magic: The Gathering, IGN) | Always looking for work | https://loreleywrites.carrd.co/
Elijah Beahm Ver. 3.1 @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social My book Make Us Whole: The History of Dead Space is available now: https://www.lostincult.co.uk/makeuswhole
Author, Affirming Protestant, occasional Consultant & QA Tester
Opinions are mine
Avatar by OctoberKeegan, Banner by Lamantia
Chris Goodall @cgmation.net Principal Gameplay Animator @ Ninja Theory
✨chipzel @chipzel.bsky.social Video Game Composer・Sound Engineer・Gameboy Musician・Producer・Performer・
Best known for Super Hexagon, Spectra, Dicey Dungeons, JSAB, Cadence of Hyrule DLC
🏳️🌈🇮🇪🇵🇸
🌐 https://linktr.ee/chipzel
Marlowe Dobbe @marlowedobbe.com She/Her | Art Director at Mega Crit | PIGSquad Organizer | Prev Dicey Dungeons + Floppy Knights | Black Lives Matter! Trans rights are human rights!
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https://marlowedobbe.itch.io/
https://marlowedobbe.com/
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Byron Atkinson-Jones @xiotex.bsky.social Byron Atkinson-Jones. Graphics engineer in developer relations at PlayStation. All views are my own and do not represent my employer, in any way imaginable.
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Kirsty Fraser @kirstysays.bsky.social 🤓 Lead Programmer at Third Kind Games
💬 Co-organiser of @brumindies.bsky.social
⚔️ @igdafoundation.org Next Gen Leader cohort '20 '25
🏆 MCV/Develop Women in Games Tech Innovation Winner 2023
❤️💍 @meesh-codes.bsky.social
(She/her)
Aoife Wilson @aoifelockhart.bsky.social Ee-fa. Host, writer, senior comms developer at Larian Studios. Professional nerd. Wile notions.
Jared Petty @pettycommajared.bsky.social Writer/human. 🇨🇦 in the making. Marketing @Other Ocean. Narrative Design, Wizardry. Prev Limited Run, Google, Kinda Funny, EA, IGN. Host, producer, marketer, video game human. He/him. Living with mental illness. Personal account. Quaker. Screw MAGA.
Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com He / Him - Icelander in Norway
https://linktr.ee/olafurw
soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social forbes' 7.4 billion under 7.4 billion.
Terry Cavanagh @terrycavanaghgames.com mostly cat pictures
He/him
Cian Maher @cianmaher0.bsky.social Franchise & Lore Designer at CD PROJEKT RED. Once won a pub quiz with a team called Geralt of Trivia
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 🏳️⚧️
Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social Former Producer/Head of PR at MyDearest. Used to write about games at GamesBeat, Game Informer, Kinda Funny, Restart Dot Run, Fanbyte full time; IGN, Kotaku, Washington Post, basically everywhere freelance. Contact: imran@prosekhans.com. He/him.
Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social Multi-award-winning reporter and proud union member at @kotaku.com. Formerly: @ign.com, @gibiz.bsky.social, and more. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. Email: rvalentine@kotaku.com Signal: duckvalentine.47
Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com Co-founder of @aftermath.site. 📍Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite
www.aftermath.site
https://www.lukeplunkett.com/
Jonathan Burke @iridiumgamedev.bsky.social Director. Co-head of technology @SantaMonicaStudio. Wearer of many hats, both figuratively and literally.
SMS.playstation.com
https://www.mobygames.com/person/428372/jonathan-burke/
https://twitter.com/IridiumGameDev
Old DeuTaranomy 🧶⚒️ @kindofstrange.com Executive Director @TakeThis.org | Maker of strange things | Swears too much. Cat pics++. she/they
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
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
Fawzi Mesmar (فوزي) @fawzi.zone Creative Director on BGE2 @Ubisoft Award winning game designer, author, public speaker, serial expat, 1 of @thehabibis.show opinions are my own. he/him. 日本語OK🙆♂️
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 Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Xalavier Nelson Jr. @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.
Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com I make games - co-op games - Left 4 Dead, portal, etc - now The Anacrusis.
Seamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social Them: You're the father of the xbox!
Me: If it moves back in, it’s paying rent.
theoretical physics | CEO | gastroegyptology | cacao | CHM trustee
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
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
Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social Award winning Director of Marketing & Communications for video games.
IGDA, BAFTA, Canadian Game Awards Judge.
Speaker, Educator, Advocate, Snacker & Flâneur!
Reach out if you want to work together or need help.
✉️raj@ohmpage.ca
🍁Toronto, Canada
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
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.
Hard Drive @hard-drive.net We are Hard Drive. Bum ba dum bum bum bum bum