Ava🦆🌍 @prolebirder.bsky.social Free 🇵🇸
A better world is possible.
🏳️⚧️•She/They
Millennial
Collective Liberation 
Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social Retired video game programmer. 40+ years developing videogames and software.
Creator of games for the BBC Micro, Electron, NES, SNES, PC, XBox, PS3/4, Mobile, Vita, 3DS.
Former LEGO Developer
I also rescue and archive old game development disks, DM me!
PatricianTV @patriciantv.bsky.social Video Novelist, Vtuber, 8 Hour Morrowind Video, 12 Hour Oblivion Video, 20 Hour Skyrim Video, 8 Hour Starfield Video #gigagrindset
youtube.com/c/PatricianTV
Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co The latest pop culture news — mostly movies, TV, video games, and social media 🎥🎮
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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.
Steam Deck @steamdeck.com The latest news about Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED, the powerful handheld gaming PCs from the team at Valve.
Tyler McVicker @tylermcvicker.bsky.social A known passionate gamer. YouTube and Twitch. Valve, id Software, CDPR, Microsoft Game Studios, Rockstar.
He/Him
SteamDB @steamdb.info 👀 Tracking all things Valve and Steam.
ℹ️ We are not affiliated with Valve in any way.
🦋 By @xpaw.me 🌐 https://steamdb.info/
CS2 @counter-strike.net Your favorite first person shooter’s favorite first person shooter.
Gabe Follower @gabefollower.com Content Creator – CS2 × Valve (news, findings and leaks). Basically everything about a weird (in a good way) company that couldn't develop Half-Life 3 - https://gabefollower.com/
Hard Drive @hard-drive.net We are Hard Drive. Bum ba dum bum bum bum bum
Josh Weier @jweier.bsky.social I worked at Valve for quite a while and made games like HL2 and Portal 2. Now I'm heading up @impersonalcomputer.bsky.social
Skill Up @skillup.bsky.social YouTube sellout https://linktr.ee/skillupyt Business only: skillup@night.co
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.
Restart.run @restart.run Independent gaming news powered by Walmart
Visit us at https://www.restart.run/
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Gene Park @gene.meme Washington Post culture critic | Pacific Roots | DC Rock
Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com Video Game Vids: YouTube.com/tamoorh
GSW Vids: youtube.com/@justuspodcasts
Instagram: instagram.com/tamoorh
Contact: businesstamoorh@gmail.com
John Drake @johndrake.bsky.social |General Manager, 20th Century Games |
|VP, Business Dev for Disney/Pixar, Lucas & 20C Games |
|Ex-PlayStation, Ex-Harmonix // Ex-The Main Drag Drummer|
Luckily in the right place/right time for a few big games.
Loves games, music, TV, my wife & kid.
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!
Scott Lowe @scottmlowe.bsky.social Purveyor of lukewarm takes. You may remember me from such games companies as Naughty Dog, Activision, That's No Moon, Firewalk, IGN, etc. https://solo.to/scottlowe
James Stevenson @jstevenson.bsky.social Community Director, Insomniac Games.
Once won a car from Drew Carey
Huskers Alum and Superfan
Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com A person you meet in the forest, who just puts their finger to your lips to shoosh you, and then gives you the budget for your game.
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
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Gabe Graziani @gabegraziani.bsky.social I'm Gabe Graziani, former community management manager guy at some videogame companies. Opinions = mine, he/him
James Batchelor @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social Comms Manager at @digitalbandidos.bsky.social. Runs Non-Violent Game of the Day (@nvgotd.bsky.social). Former journalist
Author (The Best Non-Violent Video Games, Wandless, Blow The House Down) www.jamesbatchelor.me
Father. Gamer. Soundtrack Nerd
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.
Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com I'm a professor who studies politics, games, and pop culture. I stream retro adventure games every Wednesday night at twitch.tv/decafjedi. Co-host of the Quest Quest podcast. Links to all my other stuff at decafjedi.com!
Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social Game, TV & Film dev. Studio Head (Digital Eclipse/Atari), Ex-Journalist(NextGen), Hacker(DK Pauline), Atari:GameOver, Creator(#IDARB): Man(child)-of-Action.
Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Non-profit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. Our free digital archive is now open to the public! http://archive.gamehistory.org
Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com 🎬 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
Aftermath @aftermath.site Aftermath is an independent, worker-owned website about video games and internet culture.
www.aftermath.site
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/
IGDA @igda.org The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest non-profit membership organization in the world serving all individuals who create games.
GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social The world's leading games industry website. Got something to tell us? Email news@gamesindustry.biz
Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social ✨ Comms Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us
✨ Wholesome Games organizer
✨ Forbes 30u30, Adweek's Creative 100
✨ Get my book Mastering Community Management: https://www.victoriatran.com/book
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Easy Allies @easyallies.com Easy Allies (EZA) is an independent group of experienced writers and video producers who love playing video games, analyzing the games industry, and interacting with the community.
| http://www.patreon.com/easyallies | https://linktr.ee/easyallies |
Jane Ng @janeng.com Director of Doing Nothing. Used to build game worlds and now builds studios. Prev: Ops @ Gardens, Half-Life: Alyx (Valve), Firewatch (Campo Santo). Etc. Immigrant. She/her. Opinions are mine.
🐱 http://www.janeng.com
Greg Miller @gameovergreggy.bsky.social I was born to eat chicken wings and play video games. @kindafunnyvids. Epic Creator Code: KindaFunny. He/him. Biz Inquiries: greg at kindafunny dot com
Christine Tomlinson, PhD @socstudygames.bsky.social Interdisciplinary researcher studying video games, players, and esports. Formerly @ Activision. Current Assistant Professor of Games and Esports. 
James Sweeting @crazyblue.bsky.social Lecturer in #GameStudies at University of Plymouth
Principal Investigator for www.vagaboundsresearch.org
PhD on Hauntological Videogame Form (2023)
Researcher focusing on nostalgia, hauntology, & videogame form
www.relativenostalgia.com
www.jsweeting.me
Applied Game Studies @appliedgames.bsky.social Verein für Angewandte Spieleforschung | Association for Applied Game Studies
👾🎮❤️
The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies @coegamecult.bsky.social The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies is a joint project of the universities of Tampere, Turku and Jyväskylä, and is funded by the Academy of Finland. 
dennis jansen 🟥 @dennisjansen.bsky.social PhD researcher on play, technology and militarization @ Utrecht University
Caitlin Veal 👾 @caitlinveal.bsky.social @investigatedot.bsky.social 🧡
Social Sciences AA and PhD researcher at York St John 🎓 interested in the spatial construction of social video game experiences, online identity & digital culture w/ a lil bit of death studies on the side🦕👾💀
Federico Alvarez Igarzábal @federicoalvarez.bsky.social Prof. of Digital Media & Game Studies at HBK Essen. I research the aesthetics of games and play combining theoretical and experimental approaches.
Book: "Time and Space in Video Games. A Cogntive-Formalist Approach" http://bit.ly/3iiMEk8
Nick Webber @doktornick.bsky.social Games and history researcher, BCU. Co-convenor of @historygamesnet.bsky.social. Views my own. He/him.
Mikko Meriläinen @merilainen.bsky.social Academy Research Fellow @ Tampere University, currently studying the intersections of men, masculinity, and gaming.
Also into RPGs, miniatures, pirates, pro wrestling, and video games.
orcid.org/0000-0001-9621-684X
mikkomerilainen.com
Pieter Van den Heede @pietervdheede.bsky.social Historian @ ESHCC | History & Games | Public History | Memory | Digital Humanities | Historical Theory | Finalist Young Historian of the Year 2019 | 🇧🇪 in 🇳🇱 | He/him | Opinions are my own
Check out my dissertation: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/134918
Marcus Carter @marcuscarter.com Professor in HCI @ USYD, CEO @ Ludolio. Australian Research Council Future Fellow. Game Studies & Virtual Reality.
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
Hartmut Koenitz @hkoenitz.bsky.social Scholar, designer, artist. Working on interactive digital narrative and how to understand our complex world. Professor and student in the subject of life
President of ARDIN.
book: Understanding
Interactive Digital Narrative (2023): https://amzn.to/3OUEj32
IGN @ign.com We're all about movies, TV, and video games!
ign.com
Boss Fight Books @bossfightbooks.com Great books on classic video games.
bossfightbooks.com
Latest:
● Dragon Age II by Charlotte Reber
● Life is Strange by Kaitlin Tremblay
● Legend of the River King by Alexander B. Joy
● DDR by Jessica Doyle & Jordan Ferguson
SpriteCell @spritecell.bsky.social Making charts and graphs of video game data, and archiving video game history.
https://spritecell.com/
Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com Indie retro gaming book publisher. Video Game Maps series, Pixel Art Metroid, History of Rygar, + more.
Store: https://retrogamebooks.com
Contact: retrogamebooks@gmail.com
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/retrogamebooks
Discord: https://discord.gg/mY7JFNcWG6
GDRI @gdri.bsky.social GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute) researches the history of video games and their creators. Since 2006.
Quarter Past @quarterpast.bsky.social Researcher, pre-20th-C videogames
(Citations available upon request)
Giant Bomb @giantbomb.com The Yacht Rock of Video Games
giantbomb.com/join
For business inquiries: giantbomb@rightclick.gg
Media: media@giantbomb.com
Dr. Sarah Hays, PsyD @drhayspsyd.bsky.social Games Non-Profit Connoisseur, Queer & ADHD advocate | Therapist - Game to Grow | Clinical Contributor - Take This | “An effervescent disaster I’d protect with my life” - Dr. Jared Kilmer 
Platinum @platinumparagon.bsky.social PhD in Mental Health Research and creator of Psychology and Video Games. Video game lover and dog enthusiast. She/Her. contact@platinumparagon.info
Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org The video games mental health charity supporting devs and players 🚀 [No. 1183344] 💚 Check out our linktree for support, helplines and where to find us! 🪐 http://linktr.ee/safeinourworld
Ryan Lange @langeryan.bsky.social Media researcher interested in automated behaviors. I lift heavy things and put them down again. Sometimes I help someone learn something.
Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer @PAX East @doctorkilmer.bsky.social Researcher with Take This. Clinical psychologist using games in therapy with Respec Psychological Services. Opinions are all mine. (she/they)
Kelli Dunlap, PsyD @kellidunlap.bsky.social aka Dr Goose. Clinical psychologist. Game designer. Research Affiliate at AU Game Center. She/her.
Christopher Leech @chrislpsych.bsky.social He/Him
Lecturer of Psychology.
PhD Psych - video games & mental health.
Person with Albinism.
Friends with: Take This, Safe In Our World, Limit Break Mentorship, and Impact & Many Cats Studios.
Views mine.
https://linktr.ee/BlindPsyche
Josh Boykin @wallstormer.bsky.social Founder, @intelligame.us. Head of Curation, @gdocexpo.com. Narrative Director, Lancer Tactics. #ThoughtfulPlay
For work/opps: josh@intelligame.us
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
Ben M-J @vben.bsky.social Creative Content Manager at Larian Studios. BAFTA Member, also secretly 2 kids in a really big coat. Was: NoE, REWIND, Rebellion. He/him.
Cecilia D'Anastasio @cecianasta.bsky.social reporter covering video games and digital culture for Bloomberg News
www.cecianasta.com
Discord: ehvee
Signal: Cecilia.01
Andy Robertson @geekdadgamer.bsky.social Digital Play Journalist for Forbes, BBC, Guardian. Brings games to unusual spaces, festivals and cathedrals. Makes cool stuff:
📕https://mybook.to/whatwashidden
📘https://mybook.to/taminggaming
🎯http://www.ludocene.com
🔎http://www.familygamingdatabase.com
PlayStation @playstation.com Official PlayStation account. Updates on PS5, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation Plus, PS4 and more.
Anch @anch.zone I'm interested in the video games industry.
Katie, little lady in the streets/old sardine tin for sleeps @katieandcatburger.bsky.social YouTube Videosmith | indie games & video essays | Big Aunt Energy | I'm like a truffle pig for indie games | VTuber too I guess | she/her
https://youtube.com/@KatieAndCatburger
XBOX Game Dev @xboxgamedev.bsky.social Let's make games!
Home of the XBOX Game Developer Community. Join us on Discord: xboxgamedev
Jenn Panattoni @panattoni.bsky.social Head of Gaming Social Impact @Xbox.com
Global Advisory Council @USO
Animal rescue is pretty neat - you should do it 🐾
Gary J Kings 🎮🎞️ Game Trailer Maker @garyjkings.bsky.social Hobbyist photographer and professional trailer maker, game writer, game designer, and some other useful stuff. He/Him.
Trailers+contact: https://garyjkings.wordpress.com/
PAIDIA - Zeitschrift für Computerspielforschung @paidia.bsky.social www.paidia.de
PAIDIA ist ein medien-kulturwissenschaftliches eJournal für (Computer-)Spielforschung [de/en] und ein wichtiges Publikationsorgan für die Game Studies im DACH-Raum.
小島秀夫 @hideokojima.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp ゲームクリエイター：僕の体の70%は映画でできている
Game Creator: 70% of my body is made of movies.
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
Press requests: news@gamedeveloper.com
Tips: tips@gamedeveloper.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
Steam @steampowered.com Steam, The Ultimate Online Game Platform.
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Valve @valvesoftware.com We make games, Steam, and hardware.
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com I make games - co-op games - Left 4 Dead, portal, etc - now The Anacrusis.
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