2D Con @2dcon.gg Gaming events with a community focus!
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2D Con Unplugged: Jan 30-Feb 1, 2026
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Layers Deep @layersdeep.bsky.social That Metroidvania with an Onion. Wishlist on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870250/Layers_Deep/
Charred Pictures @charredpictures.com Charred Pictures is a production company that helps independent game developers make independent adaptations of their existing IP... their way. #Godmother #FaithTheUnholyTrinity #DeadTake
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social On Mondays Jon Stewart hosts The Daily Show, but on Wednesdays he hosts The Weekly Show. Listen wherever you get your podcasts & watch on YouTube.
Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com Software engineer @bsky.app exploring the Atmosphere with @attie.ai
Topics: accessibility, refactoring, AI & career growth
Podcast: @overcommitted.dev
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ATProto Site: opensocial.community
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adef @adef.bsky.social that one guy that makes pokemon videos that have math in them | business inquiries: eric@untamedartistsla.com
BobbyBurm @bobbyburm.bsky.social Partner @ Twitch.tv/BobbyBurm
Interviewer with @gamesdonequick.com
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Black in a Flash! @blackinaflash.bsky.social Black in a Flash is a @gamesdonequick.com community for Black runners of all levels to meet in their speedrunning journey while showcasing and raising money for charity!
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CONvergence Connie @convergencecon.bsky.social CONvergence is a Sci-fi/Fantasy convention in Minneapolis, MN and Connie is its friendly robot mascot! cvgcon.org #CVG2026
Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social U.S. Senator, former teacher. Wife, mom (Amelia, Alex, Bailey, CFPB), grandmother, and Okie. She/her. Official campaign account.
Justin McElroy @justinmcelroy.bsky.social I love books
Griffin McElroy @griffinmcelroy.bsky.social e.g. Artist, dog-lover, and avid reader.
Russ Frushtick @russfrushtick.bsky.social now: partnerships @ kinda funny & the besties podcast - previously: co-founder of polygon
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
@mspwhistles.bsky.social @mspwhistles.bsky.social Neighbors organizing Neighbors to keep our communities safe.
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Zaino @zainotv.bsky.social Twitch Partner, Content Creator, & Decent Balatro Player.
Commissioner of Major League Balatro
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Hanafuda Report @hanafuda.report A once-weekly human-curated email roundup of the best Nintendo reads. Curated by Chris Brandrick. Sign up at hanafuda.report
Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com Makes the most normal videos on YouTube.
Also a cohort on MinnMax.
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social Philosopher/AI Ethicist at Univ of Edinburgh, FRSE. Co-Director @technomoralfutures.bsky.social and BRAID @braiduk.bsky.social, author of Technology and the Virtues (2016) and The AI Mirror (2024). Views my own. Humble servant to Carol and Puffin. She/her.
C. Thi Nguyen @add-hawk.bsky.social Philosophy professor. My new book is THE SCORE, about true play, the limits of data - and why scoring systems can lead to beautiful games and soul-killing metrics.
autumn wright 🍂 @autumn-wright.com 🧑💻 freelance culture writer, copy editor
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Annie Sexton @anniesexton.com 📹 I make tech videos
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Developer Educator @ ngrok
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🎨 I also make comic books
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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social Writer and composer on Friends at the Table - Side Story - Media Club Plus
Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social Enby 🏳️⚧️ learning to free themselves from the patriarchy and getting to know anarchy
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈 @midimyers.com Editor-In-Chief of @mothership.blog, podcast co-host of Triple Click and The Mutant Ages. formerly: Polygon, Kotaku, The Mary Sue, The Boston Phoenix. bonus side hustle: writing electro-pop music. she/her.
League of Women Voters of Eastern Carver County @lwvecc.bsky.social 
Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social writer for hire. bylines at Vulture, Slate, The Ringer, and Vanity Fair. movies and tv and games and books and
drop me a line: jriverawrites@proton.me
Major League Balatro @majorleaguebalatro.bsky.social Stay Up-to-date on Major League Balatro featuring some of your favorite creators!
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Julie A. Su @juliesulabor.bsky.social NYC Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice.
Former acting U.S. Labor Secretary & CA Labor Secretary. Lifelong civil rights & workers rights advocate.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @handle.invalid The official Bluesky account of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. youtube.com/lastweektonight
Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social Thief of Joy: A Comedy Special NOW ON YOUTUBE
Host of The Downside Podcast
If I have to post on another one of these things I’m gonna kms
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dr. hazel 🕯️ @hazelmonforton.com award-nominated senior writer/narrative designer 🎮📝
presently: Meow Wolf 🩷🧩
previously: Blizzard 💛⚔️ Bungie 💙💫 and Arkane 🧡🐀
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Cameron @cdmacdonald.com Software developer, animation hobbyist, language nerd, accessibility advocate
All opinions are my own. This is NOT a professional/business account.
Team Cherry @teamcherry.bsky.social Sweet, round games!
Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org The workers of Kickstarter. Affiliated with @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
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OPEIU Local 153 @opeiulocal153.bsky.social The labor movement for office workers, student workers, nonprofit employees, staff unions, healthcare workers… for YOU!
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Kat Bailey @katbailey.bsky.social Larian Studios Storytelling Lead. Creator of Axe of the Blood God. Past: IGN News Director, USgamer Editor-in-Chief. #coyi #skol
Liz Loza @lizloza.bsky.social Professional 🏈🏎️🏀 analyst at ESPN. Lover of 🍸and underdogs.
Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social Husband, Dad, Granddad, Democrat, Minnesotan, Author, Human Cannonball, Comedian, Head of Midwest Values PAC, Host of The Al Franken Podcast, AlFranken.com
Josh Parsons @walktothesun.bsky.social walktothesun from Twitter | hachyderm.io/@walktothesun
Platform Engineer @ Honeycomb | I do not succeed unless you succeed | Opinions are my own | he/him
Danika Harrod @danika.bsky.social she/they
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danielleri @danielleri.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief at GameDeveloper.com, Berklee College of Music game design lecturer, BJJ Purple Belt 🤼♀️, hobbyist game dev and pixel artist, sometimes screenwriter, fitness dork, volunteer EMT. She/her.
Ana D. @pokachee.bsky.social games and internet culture writer at teen vogue, npr, wired, the verge, game informer and lots of other places | 😈🏳️🌈 - looking for work - anadiazwrites@gmail[dot]com
Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social Video Game Lead Attorney at Voyer Law, IP/tech/corporate
@minnmax.com Cohort, Bonus Pod host and Community Manager
@pewpewbang.bsky.social co-host
Email: haley@voyerlaw.com.
PP: @hugop_arts
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Retrograde Amnesia Podcast @retrogradeamnesia.bsky.social A podcast covering classic JRPGs, chapter by chapter, beat by beat.
🎮: Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy VIII, Suikoden I & II, Xenosaga Episode I, Final Fantasy Tactics, Lunar: Silver Star Story, Phantasy Star IV, Skies of Arcadia.
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Retronauts @retronauts.bsky.social A podcast about old video games. 10 years = retro, we don't make the rules. Support us on Patreon for exclusive episodes, Discord access, and more!
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Nextlander @nextlander.com Vinny, Brad, and Alex play games, talk shop, and have fun. Check out the Nextlander Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and support us on Patreon!
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Pop Heist @popheist.com Hi. We’re Pop Heist, a worker-owned media company stealing pop culture back from the algorithm.
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Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com video games is two words
Videos: http://guard.bike
Podcast: https://lnk.to/JeffGerstmann
Patreon: https://jeff.zone/
The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org The DEFINITIVE site for video game literature 📚 🇨🇦
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Over 15,000 Video Game Books catalogued❗️
New books added daily.
• Join the Discussion: http://discord.gg/4JqJUs2s2n
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Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast @bloodgodpod.bsky.social An Independent RPG Video Game Podcast
Hosted by Eric Van Allen, Nadia Oxford, and Victor Hunter.
Web: https://bloodgodpod.com.
AD-FREE and bonus episodes at: http://patreon.com/bloodgodpod
RPG Site @rpgsite.net We are RPGSite.net. We're the #1 destination for role-playing video game fans & nerds. We love RPGs, so we report on them all day every day. Expect critique, news, reviews, guides, trivia & more! Operated by Double Black Ltd.
Unwinnable @unwinnable.com A place for stories | Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1VQ9omB | Pitch: http://bit.ly/3oBCo5z
A Profound Waste of Time @apwot.bsky.social Award winning indie magazine, celebrating games as an art form. 📚 Est. 2016
www.apwot.com
StopSkeletonsFromFighting @stopskeletons.bsky.social Stop Skeletons From Fighting
The dumbest and weirdest video game show on YouTube since 2007 | 📧 stopskeletons@gmail.com
📬 PO Box 3261 Seattle WA 98114
My Life in Gaming @mylifeingaming.bsky.social Official My Life in Gaming account. We do that YouTube show about video games, tech and video quality.
Hosted by Coury Carlson & Marc “Try4ce” Duddleson.
insert credit @insertcredit.com The only show about video games. W/ @frankcifaldi.bsky.social
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social A community blog for videogame criticism and the preservation thereof. Publishers of This Week in Videogame Blogging and many fine Critical Compilations! https://critical-distance.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
Friends at the Table @friends-table.bsky.social Friends at the Table is an actual play podcast about critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends. | stay wavy
Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social A newsletter about the game industry, by consultant, writer and former Edge editor Nathan Brown.
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Flashback 64 @flashback64.com The chronological Nintendo 64 podcast. Hosted by McKenna and Gooey. Part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network.
flashback64.com
soundstone.network
Crossplay @crossplayblog.bsky.social A newsletter at the intersection of parenting and video games by longtime games reporter and father of two kids, Patrick Klepek. Subscribe now at https://crossplay.news
shmuplations.com @shmuplations.bsky.social 80s/90s/00s japanese gamedev interviews | patreon: http://patreon.com/shmuplations
FunFactor Podcast @funfactorpod.com Video games media and culture, seen through the lens of what rocked (and what sucked) about the retro game magazines that inspired @tyschalter.com & @aidanmoher.com to become professional journalists, authors, and critics.
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Retro XP @retroxp.bsky.social The retro video games newsletter of @marcnormandin.bsky.social
https://retroxp.beehiiv.com/
Josh | Still Loading Podcast @stillloadingpodcast.com A podcast on video games, their culture and their history. Twitch affiliate, lover of all things Ratchet and Clank.
Hosted by Josh Covel he/him
Contact: stillloadingcontact@gmail.com
https://www.stillloadingpodcast.com/
Party Chat: A JRPG Podcast @partychatjrpg.bsky.social 
But Why Tho? @butwhytho.net Butwhytho.net is an independent media outlet covering video games, film, TV, anime, and comics.
🎬 Film/TV reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
🎮 Game reviews on Metacritic, Open Critic, and CriticDB
Email us: info@butwhytho.net
Second Wind @secondwindgroup.com Worker-owned media. We make lots of video essays, podcasts and livestreams about video games, movies and TV shows. https://youtube.com/@secondwindgroup
From the former team of The Escapist.
Support us on Patreon. https://patreon.com/SecondWindGroup
Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/
We’re a website about shooting games, among other things.
Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/bulletpoints
Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social Reporter covering video games at Game File (gamefile.news). Previously launched games coverage at Axios and MTV News. Was Kotaku EiC. stephen(at)gamefile(dot)news he/him
The Outerhaven Official @theouterhaven.net Gaming news, reviews, previews, interviews, and podcasts. Independent since 2010. OpenCritic & Metacritic approved.
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Contact Us: contact@theouterhaven.net
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DayOne @playday.one Your destination for Xbox news, previews, reviews and community!
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TechRaptor @techraptor.net TechRaptor is a gaming website that covers topics around video games and tabletop games for gamers. Whether it is news, reviews, features, or guides – we're your source for high quality game coverage since 2013.
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Shacknews @shacknews.com Gaming News on the Cutting Edge of Technology. Independently Owned. #DoitforShacknews
Read articles about gaming, tech, & finance at shacknews.com
Watch us live on Twitch at twitch.tv/Shacknews #ShackChat
Qualbert.com 🔜 MIGW @qualbert.com Head to http://Qualbert.com for game reviews that are more than just a number! | We ♥ Aus games!
Got a game to share? 📧 Email qualbertgaming@gmail.com
Join our Discord to chat indies: https://discord.gg/38TY7SVq43
Kinda Funny @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social Best friends talking video games and more on YouTube, Twitch, and Patreon. We're supported by the best community on the Internet!
Epic Creator Code: KindaFunny
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 |
Bleeding Cool @bleedingcool.com Comic book, film, TV, games, and collectibles news, and info, providing coverage in entertainment news since 2009 at bleedingcool.com.
Comfy Cozy Gaming @comfycozygaming.com Spilling the tea on cozy games since 2023. Independently run by husband and wife duo.
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Debug Magazine @debugmag.com The indie games magazine // Available in print and digital // Order support: help@teamdebug.com
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KRITIQAL @kritiqal.com Indie games publication and podcast network.
kritiqal.com
No Escape from the Tyranny of Virtue 🏴🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 @noescapevg.com They/Them // digital culture and its discontents // anarchist // noescapevg.com noescapevg@gmail.com
New York Videogame Critics Circle @nyvgcc.bsky.social Bringing quality games writing education to students in underserved communities across NYC.
Hosts of the New York Game Awards!
linktr.ee/nyvgcc
Gamers with Glasses @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social We are a volunteer-run writing collective working at the intersection of academic game studies and popular game criticism. We've got gaming stories to tell; we bet you do, too. www.gamerswithglasses.com
RPGFan @rpgfan.bsky.social Extensive RPG news and reviews coverage since 1998.
🏳️⚧️Critical Kate Willært @katewillaert.bsky.social (Pronounced WILL-ert) | Investigating forgotten gaming history | Creator of the greatest Metroid video on Youtube | Asexual, autistic, artistic, 🏳️⚧️(she/her) | Linktree: https://katewillaert.com/link-tree
SEGA-16 @sega-16.bsky.social http://Sega-16.com is the premier resource for articles on Sega's hardware legacy! "Sega Goes Handheld: A History of the Game Gear & Its Games" available now at Amazon!
“Fun” & Games Podcast 🔜 PAX West @funandgamespod.bsky.social A show about the changing landscape of gaming. Chats w/ guests in & outside the industry. Hosted by @djstormageddon.com & @gnoisegenerator.bsky.social.
📨: press@funandgamespod.com
🔊: https://funandgamespod.com
💵: https://www.patreon.com/c/funandgamespod
Dave Jackson | Tales from the Backlog @realdavejackson.bsky.social He/him. Games critic and Tales from the Backlog podcast host- one game per episode, in depth, no spoilers until we warn you.
Podcast/YouTube- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog
Support- Patreon.com/realdavejackson
Geeks & Grounds @geeksandgrounds.bsky.social A monthly video game book club founded by @kimchica.bsky.social — Let’s play games and brew conversations, together! ☕️ 🎮 💛
Website: geeksandgrounds.com
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3zGV5U6x6oayRT3KxOz41P?s
Insider Gaming @insider-gaming.com The Home of Gaming News and Exclusives.
See You On The Inside at https://Insider-Gaming.com
Duckfeed @duckfeed.tv A podcast network about video games and other stuff too. Home to Watch Out for Fireballs!, Bonfireside Chat, Abject Suffering, and too many other shows.
SITE: duckfeed.tv
SUPPORT: patreon.com/duckfeedtv
STREAMS: http://twitch.tv/duckfeedtv
Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social The monthly indie gaming magazine 📖 Shipped worldwide from the UK 🌎
https://linktr.ee/patchmagazine
Thinky Games @thinkygames.com Discover games you'll love to solve. 🧩 🔎 🗺️
We share new puzzly, problem-solving games.
https://thinkygames.com/
https://thinkygames.com/dailies/
startmenu @startmenu.bsky.social Gaming from a new direction.
hello [at] startmenu [dot] co [dot] UK.
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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social The spiritual successor to Nintendo Power, published continuously ever since NP ended back in 2012! Subscriptions at Patreon.com/NintendoForce and back issue sales at NFMagazine.com. Posts by Lucas M. Thomas, Editor-in-Chief. @lucasmthomas.bsky.social