Shahid Kamal Ahmad @dancingmonkeys.net “A punk existentialist coder alive to his mortality, standing in wonder at the world”
I make Reverie, the journal app: freeholder.dev
I wrote Code is Just and Chimera
Substack: newsletter.dancingmonkeys.net
gaz-retired.bsky.social @gaz-retired.bsky.social Retired video games developer
Soon to be retired researcher
Morten Elgaard @mortenelgaard.bsky.social Graphic designer, living in Copenhagen.
Formerly UI Designer at IO Interactive.
Edge Mag Archive @edgemagarchive.bsky.social The past of interactive entertainment.
Celebrating more than 30 years of videogame history through 425+ issues of Edge magazine.
By @jeffsayhi.bsky.social
Dan Olson @foldablehuman.bsky.social Documentarian
Omar @ocornut.bsky.social programmer of things and stuff. dear imgui https://github.com/ocornut/imgui / the dragon’s trap / dreams / tearaway / pixeljunk shooter / soul bubbles / meka. Paris, France https://www.miracleworld.net
Marcus Lynn @herrlynn.bsky.social Owner ItsAllAGame, prof. gamedev & Amiga/ST DemoCoder (Shadow@Pseudo-Ops&Dynamic Duo) Ex-Flaming Fowl Studios Founder, TD@Lionhead, Smallrockets, Criterion
Don Williamson @donw.bsky.social Head of Rendering @ Pacific Light & Hologram
~30 games/engines/platforms: Fable, Splinter Cell, Total War, Dauntless, No Mans Sky, DeepMind Lab, etc.
Lionhead/Microsft, Ubisoft, Google/DeepMind, SEGA, etc.
https://donw.io
https://github.com/Celtoys/
stu @bakelord.bsky.social Game developer @ Claymatic. Previously: The Chinese Room, Sumo Digital, Just Some Games, Circle Studio, Core Design and Criterion. Old.
Sam Swain @sam.apparance.uk A child of the procedural generation. Long-time tools coder off of
the games industry. Worked on Fable, NMS, Gloomhaven. Building crazy proc-gen technology: www.apparance.uk 👈 Try Unreal & Unity plugin for free!
he/him ▪ forever 42 ▪ surrey, uk ▪ no AI
mmalex @mmalex.bsky.social synth tinkerer (plinky); nvidia research (InstantNGP/NeRF); cofounder MediaMolecule (Dreams, LittleBigPlanet); demoscene/vj (statix/bluespoon)
Simon Carter @bbbscarter.bsky.social Shiny headed game developer. Formerly of Google DeepMind, Bullfrog, Big Blue Box, Lionhead, No Man's Sky. Co-creator of Dungeon Keeper and Fable.
Posts likely to be about #gamedev #godot #emacs #coding
Tommy Thompson @tommy.aiandgames.com That Scottish AI and games guy...
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Founder of @aiandgames.com
Game AI Programmer & Consultant
Public speaker, educator, nuisance
BAFTA Connect
He-Him, PhD
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Weekly Newsletter: aiandgames.com
YouTube: youtube.com/@aiandgames
nige 'dear ratboy' @niall.codes Gamedev, 30-something, robot liker, low poly rat appreciator
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2163160/OVRLRD/
Things I have made: OVRLRD; The Second Death of Daedalus Mole; Rapid Unplanned Disassembly; mistakes
Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social Mostly works in marketing. Mostly.
Author of gaming books including Aliens: The Video Games, the first complete history of Alien/s games, available now.
#saintsfc
Jenna Stoeber @thejenna.bsky.social Expert in horror and video games
Making video essays and livestreaming
Master's Degree in Media and Culture
business inquiries: jenna.stoeber (at) gmail (dot) com
pronounced stee-bur, she/her
www.JennaStoeber.com
Brian Fargo @brianfargo.bsky.social Studio Head InXIle Entertainment and fortunate that I'm still making RPG's after all these years.
Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social Editorial Director of the BAFTA-nominated Tetris Forever and more at Digital Eclipse.
Co-host, Good Job, Brain! WIRED editor from 2005 to 2017. Well-known Japanese curry enjoyer.
Games, books, bio, etc: http://www.chriskohler.biz
Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social Writer. Makes books, games.
Co-founded Rock, Paper, Shotgun and Big Robot (Sir, You Are Being Hunted). Now: TEETH RPG, MILESHIPS. And https://oldmenrunningtheworld.com/
email: jim at big-robot.com
Rob Whitfield @robwhitfield.bsky.social 🎨 Senior product designer @zeroheight.com
🎙️ Co-host of The Product Shipping Forecast podcast
🎶 Regularly found at gigs and the cinema
Mark Kermode @kermodemovie.bsky.social LAST aisle seat on the left.
Emphasis on the FIRST syllable.
miramanga @miramanga.bsky.social Author @ Lush | @harpercollinsuk
YouTube @miramanga
Book Club Buddy @arbitorian
Writer @Wyrd_Science
Editor @28magofficial | @trenchcrusade
Pic by @darthmongoose
Lukasz Kowalczuk @elkowalczuk.bsky.social Comics creator and illustrator from Poland. Commissions always open - it's a matter of schedule and conditions. Gen AI users, cryptos, techbros are blocked.
http://lukaszkowalczuk.com
Alex Austin @crypticsea.bsky.social Designer/Programmer of Bridge Builder, Pontifex, Gish, Golf?, A New Zero, Sub Rosa, Skate or Don't!, Stunt Derby
Alistair Aitcheson & Mademoiselle Cafetière @agaitcheson.bsky.social 🎭 Let's get creative together, on a stage!
✨ Drag clown and videogame programmer
🎈 Interactive artmaking + playful theatre
http://alistair.games
http://twitch.tv/agAitcheson
Andrew Willmott @andrewwillmott.bsky.social Machynlleth / London
Graphics / Systems / R&D
Work: Helioflow, Odyssey, Wayve, Football Manager, Spore, SimCity, Sims
https://github.com/andrewwillmott
https://www.andrewwillmott.com
https://soundcloud.com/radiator-8/albums
Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social I helped make Moon, Source Code, Warcraft, Mute and just finished making ROGUE TROOPER, out in 2026!
Also made the graphic novel MADI and the kids Stenton & Zowie.
Kenn Hoekstra @kennhoekstra.bsky.social IT Guy. Husband. Father. Friend. Horror Fan. KISS Army Soldier. People's Champ. Wisconsin Sports. Politics. Screenwriter. Resister. Sober.
Writer/Editor for @pophorrordotcom.bsky.social
Danika Harrod @danika.bsky.social she/they
pfp by @feralroyal.bsky.social
✨ twitch.tv/danikaharrod ✨
innes mck @innes.bsky.social queer craftworker in the Highlands • made a really big video game once but is doing something else now • tha Gàidhlig agam • cannot be killed • cannot be destroyed
innesmck.com
he/they • e/iad 🏳️⚧️
Alexander (TOTAL RELOAD game creator) @torshock.bsky.social 🎮 Dev of the puzzle indiegame TOTAL RELOAD: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2412090/Total_Reload/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/KzVB4YKvPu
📁 Newsletter / Press Kit:
https://torshock.kit.com/total_reload
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.
𝕿𝖔𝖒 𝖂𝖆𝖑𝖙𝖔𝖓 @edgeblend.bsky.social Games Workshop Miniatures Designer of 21 years
- Opinions are my own etc -
Aoife Wilson @aoifelockhart.bsky.social Ee-fa. Host, writer, senior comms developer at Larian Studios. Professional nerd. Wile notions.
David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social Co-founder and Creative Director at summerfallstudios.com. Canadian game dev who escaped the winter and is now living in Melbourne, Australia! He/Him
Retro Gamer @retrogamermag.bsky.social This is the official editorial account of Retro Gamer magazine. All posts are from the mag team. Get a sub at bit.ly/subto_Retro_Gamer
ON games journal @ongamesjournal.bsky.social The ultimate celebration of gaming's past, present and future - on.games
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
Jon Blyth @disappointment.bsky.social But you can call me Log. I run a lovely inclusive pub in Sneinton, Nottingham and do an absolutely gorgeous podcast called Regular Features with my friends. Wrote about video games for a bit. G with the LBTQ+
Edge @edgemagazine.bsky.social The future of interactive entertainment
GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social The world's leading games industry website. Got something to tell us? Email news@gamesindustry.biz
Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social Bad puns and video games since 1999.
eurogamer.net/subscribe
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
Hard Drive @hard-drive.net We are Hard Drive. Bum ba dum bum bum bum bum
Luke Shaw @lukeshaw.bsky.social Associate ’Eavy Metal painter.
Former Warhammer Community writer.
All views my own, naturally.
Jason @ggabronco.bsky.social "Let me in, you Darwinian nightmare."
Lead Web Developer @ Rocksteady Studios
Joe Byrne @realityajar.bsky.social Freelance Artist, performing art duties for Split Fate Studios! @split-fate.bsky.social, https://www.splitfatestudios.com/
(he/him) Personal links:
http://reality-ajar.tumblr.com http://ko-fi.com/realityajar
Check my feeds tab for my art, tagged with 🎨
personalnadir @personalnadir.bsky.social Freelance developer, hobbyist board game designer, addicted to music technology 
Zach F @prozach.bsky.social Game Designer and Data Scientist (?!) at Media Molecule
Chris Scullion @scully1888.bsky.social Deputy Editor, VGC. Writer of video game encyclopedias. Professional games journalist for 20 years. Formerly of Official Nintendo Magazine and CVG. Tired Old Hack. Celtic supporter. Scottish. Dad joke aficionado. LGBTQ+ ally
Robert Ashley @robertashley.bsky.social A Life Well Wasted, I Come to Shanghai, always in the kitchen. Music, books, and games. Lexington, VA. www.alifewellwasted.com
https://icometoshanghai.bandcamp.com/album/low-pressure
Bryan McNett @bryanmcnett.bsky.social graphics @apple 2025+. engine @unity3d 2018-2025. PS3,4,5 GPU R&D @naughty_dog 2007-2018. Spider-Man @treyarch 2002-2007. 日本語OK. opinions are mine
Germano Assis @germanosk.me Game Programmer ex Epic, Meditonic, Black River, Samsung.
From Brazil to the UK
He/Him
EN / PT
http://mastodon.gamedev.place/@germanosk
Alan Harding @mintytorus.bsky.social Oh no, not again
Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
Miri Teixeira-Connor @miri.bsky.social ✍️Games journo
👾Indie game stan
🏛️Co-Founder @workingclassicists.bsky.social
🕊️Quaker
🔴Union rep
🥚Good egg
🏴Dundee
🏺Classics/Latin
🎮Writer & mock reviewer for hire!
https://miriteixeira.journoportfolio.com
https://ko-fi.com/allegedlymiri
Robert Tatnell @robbodev.bsky.social Indie game developer, experienced creative lead and 100% of Wonderscope Games ▫️ I make Hokko Games! ▫️ Prev. Arrowhead, Lionhead, Sony ▫️ he/they 🏳️🌈
Graham Stock @iamgrahams.bsky.social You might find some pretty good reposts here.
Jay Baylis @jaybaylis.bsky.social Game Director @ the BAFTA-Nominated Bytten Studio ► Working on Cassette Beasts 2002, prev: Cassette Beasts + more ► Game Design/Narrative Design/Art Stuff/Animation ► Brighton, UK
Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social Creative Director @BlumhouseGames
🏴 in LA
Scarbs @scarbs.bsky.social Snr Account Director at Brands2Life working Fortnite/Epic, Bethesda and other things. Previously on Nightingale, Saints Row, Metro, Persona. Ex-mag ed.
Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz ⚡ PR, copywriting, and design for Devolver Digital
⚡ Writer, photographer, artist, etc.
⚡ Author of Perfect Organism: A Celebration of Alien: Isolation
⚡ Glaswegian
📍 Yorkshire, UK
🔗 www.ultrabrilliant.xyz
Simon Miller @simonmiller316.bsky.social Wrestler! Actor! Host! Bald! Idiot!
James Mielke @milkman.bsky.social Author of 'Nobuo Uematsu: On The Record'
Game industry stuff.
Official House Party stan account.
https://beacons.ai/jamesmielke
Rachel Weber @rachelweber.bsky.social High Lady of IGN, old enough to have owned an OG Gameboy, entire personality is built on video games, books, horror and French Bulldogs.
Steven Messner @stevenmessner.bsky.social Director of Comms & Audiences at Blackbird Interactive | Narrative Designer on Neon Noodles | Previously @ Digital Extremes and PC Gamer | He/him
Alex Wiltshire @rotational.co.uk Gamester and writer. Former Edge editor, now working at Mojang on storytelling for Minecraft. https://rotational.co.uk
Simon Cardy @cardy.bsky.social Senior Editor @IGN | Writer ✏️ | Podcast Host 🎙️| Hopeful Tottenham Hotspur ⚽️ and New York Jets 🏈 fan | I like films: https://boxd.it/vWRl
Rob Pearson @robpearson86.bsky.social 👴 Bald guy, PlayStation Access
🎬 Director, @wearereach.bsky.social
🎙️ 1/3 of @redshirtcinema.bsky.social
I like mountains, nature writing and Final Fantasy. Follow me for soft opinions on safe topics.
Wes Fenlon @ TGS @wes.readonlymemo.com Videogame emulation newsletter - readonlymemo.com
PC Gamer magazine
Liam Richardson @sevenoutoften.co.uk UX Goblin at Greggs • Co-host of @indieventurepodcast.co.uk • Former video boy at RPS + Push Square • A barely functioning pile of human shaped piss • He / Him
Will Porter @batsphinx.bsky.social Fighter. Lover. Rogue. 
Ben Hanson @yozetty.bsky.social Founder of MinnMax, former Game Informer video producer, fun enthusiast. Follow us @minnmax.com
Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social A newsletter about the game industry, by consultant, writer and former Edge editor Nathan Brown.
Sign up for free: https://newsletter.hitpoints.co/
Phil Savage @octaeder.bsky.social PC Gamer's Global EIC. Mostly just talk about Destiny 2.
Joe Skrebels @2plus2isjoe.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief for Xbox Wire. Podcast garbagier on Regular Features.
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.
Simon Parkin @simonparkin.bsky.social Author and journalist. Creator of the My Perfect Console podcast. www.simonparkin.com
Tim Clark @timothydclark.bsky.social Group Editorial Director, Games - Future. Doomy gooner. Hearthstone survivor. Destiny 2 Warlock main. Lapsed Cheeseburger connoisseur.
Barry Epoch Topping @barrytopping.com Composer, sound designer, game dev. | BIRDCAGE / PARADISE KILLER / THE NEEDS / SENTRY / THATCHER'S TECHBASE / ADVENTURE DIARY | 1/2 of @polygonbird.games | hello@barrytopping.com 🏴
RetrogamerDaz @retrogamerdaz.bsky.social I’m the editor of @retrogamermag.bsky.social and a collector of far, far too many things, from retro games, to trading cards and 1/6 and 1/12 action figures. He/him, autistic.
Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social A blog about old games. Written by Ashley Day
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com
Caspian Whistler @cazwis.bsky.social Creative Director & Founder of A Profound Waste of Time.
Graphic Designer aiming to be a jack of all trades, master of some.
Lucy Blundell 💜💚 Wishlist Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart on Steam! @kinmoku.bsky.social Independent Game Developer – Made One Night Stand and VIDEOVERSE, now working on Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart | IGF | Indie Cup | Previous EA Chillingo | Brit residing in Germany | Invisibly disabled | She/They 🖤🩶🤍💜
www.kinmoku.games
A Profound Waste of Time @apwot.bsky.social Award winning indie magazine, celebrating games as an art form. 📚 Est. 2016
www.apwot.com
Jeremy Peel @jeremypeel.bsky.social I do words for the likes of PC Gamer, IGN, Edge and The Guardian, and consult for games studios. Developers and publishers: if you're looking for a seasoned mock reviewer, let's talk!
matt sephton @gingerbeardman.com 💾 FITS ON A FLOPPY 🤓 Indie Dev since ~1990 🟨 YOYOZO (GOTY 2023) 🕹️ Retro Games 🗿Moai 💿 Macintosh Magazine Media 🍎 ex-Apple
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com
Jack Unthank @jackunthank.bsky.social Doing something over here -> @jjunthank.bsky.social
He/Him
Jeff STARGAZY Sheen @stargazy.com Since 2009, STARGAZY has made innovative games.
Democracy 4 / Democracy 3 Africa / Prison Architect
🔗 https://linktr.ee/stargazy
Rob, The Bishop Of Bobbins @fishwithlasers.bsky.social ACAB includes Mappy.
Rob. Writes and writes about videogames. Ex remakes person, ex legend. Grumbles, watches tat films, does some box art doodling and stuff. Disabled, depressed, tired. Terfs and bigots shit off elsewhere.
He/Him
http://www.robf.me
Patrick Connor @patrickconnoruk.bsky.social Music
Computer graphics
@lukenockles.bsky.social @lukenockles.bsky.social Level Design Director @ Chokepoint Creative 🎮 Former Ubi & Lionhead. He/They
ForrestTheWoods @forrestthewoods.bsky.social Software Engineer. Shipped a bunch of video games. Currently working in VR research land.
Blog: https://www.forrestthewoods.com/blog/
Video Game Waterfalls @gamewaterfalls.bsky.social Just a game dev posting video game waterfalls
Joel Burgess @joelburgess.bsky.social Studio Head at Soft Rains
Priors: Capy games, Watch Dogs Legion, Fallouts 3/4/76, TES: Skyrim, Oblivion, Aeon Flux, Bloodrayne 2, technically Grandma’s Boy
Miles Jacobson @milessi.bsky.social Gaffer @sigames
director @footballmanager
Industry Ambassador @warchilduk
@lofootball committee
VP @specialeffect
Governor @elamhq
Cooking Blog http://miles.cooking
Personal account
Travis Baldree @travisbaldree.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Author: Legends & Lattes. Hugo, Nebula & Locus finalist. Audie winning Narrator. Ex-gamedev - Fate,Torchlight & Rebel Galaxy.
Brigands & Breadknives out Nov 11 '25 from Tor.
travisbaldree.com
Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social Indie developer since 2005, owner of Grey Alien Games. Working on Forbidden Solitaire (watch the trailer!) Creator of Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire + more. Retro games fan. Please buy our games. Thx. https://www.greyaliengames.com/
Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com The worlds largest online #GameJam, established in 2002. Join us every April & October. #LDJam
Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com Known for Old Skies, Blackwell, Technobabylon, Primordia, Unavowed, Hob's Barrow, and more! Working on: Nighthawks, Gilt, [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. Discord: http://discord.com/invite/kj2mkWs