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@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
@indiegameawards.gg
The IGAs is an annual awards ceremony celebrating the indie scene where developers take center stage. 🗓️ December 2025 🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg 🎬 Produced & Organized by @SixOneIndie.com
@greg.style
silly game maker making @beastieball.bsky.social newsletter: https://greglobanov.substack.com/ profile banner is a fanart by wendi/trebuchet/闻笛
@gamedevdigest.bsky.social
A free, weekly newsletter containing Unity game dev news, articles, tips, tricks, assets, videos and more. 3D, 2D, VR & AR game/app development. https://gamedevdigest.com
@doubleanna.bsky.social
(Former) Double Fine Engineer. Worked on: Psychonauts, Brütal Legend, Costume Quest, The Cave, Dear Leader, Broken Age, Headlander, Psychonauts 2, others. Plus a few tiny indie games. Accidentally founded Molyjam. Avatar by @michaelfirman.bsky.social
@raphkoster.bsky.social
Videogames: ULTIMA ONLINE, STAR WARS GALAXIES, METAPLACE, STARS REACH (coming soon!), among others. Tabletop: WADDLE. Books: THEORY OF FUN, POSTMORTEMS, SUNDAY POEMS. Music: AFTER THE FLOOD. Also at @raphkoster@mastodon.gamedev.place
@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🙆♂️
@samred.com
Recently: NYT, Polygon, The Stranger, Game Developer, Games Radar. Previously: Ars, American Airlines, The Atlantic. Looking for work! Clips and updates: https://samred.com. Email: my first name at samred dot com. He/him, from Seattle.
@yinyangfooey.bsky.social
✍🏻 Polygon, CNN, Complex, The Verge, NPR, Kotaku, Insider, Washington Post, Variety, LA Times, Rolling Stone, Inverse, Digital Trends, USA Today, Wired, and more.
@esdin.net
Game programmer, designer, and consultant. Helping folks build games, studios, and other things with intention.
@stevenbailey.bsky.social
Senior principal games analyst at Omdia. Usual terms & conditions.
@brandon.insertcredit.com
Director of @necrosoftgames.com, panelist on the @insertcredit.com show, GDC advisor, recovering journalist, and resident of the city of Oakland California.
@chetsucks.com
I make games - co-op games - Left 4 Dead, portal, etc - now The Anacrusis.
@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
@kyleor.land
Senior Gaming Editor, Ars Technica / The guy who LITERALLY wrote the book on Minesweeper -- https://bossfightbooks.com/products/minesweeper-by-kyle-orland
@krisgraft.bsky.social
marketing @ alienware | ever-recovering game journalist fmrly gamasutra & game developer dot com | video games | motorcycles | smoked meat 🇵🇭 / 🇺🇸
@gibiz.bsky.social
The world's leading games industry website. Got something to tell us? Email news@gamesindustry.biz
@matpiscatella.bsky.social
Executive Director & Video Game Industry Analyst at Circana (NPD). Formerly of Activision and Warner Bros Games. I helped get one of your favorite games greenlit.
@afillari.bsky.social
Freelance writer, producer, and consultant -- as seen on IGN, Kotaku, Game Developer, CNET, GameSpot, Ars Technica, GamesHub, PCGamesN, and MMORPG.com. He/Him. Bay Area Millennial. Go read my words.
@joelcouture.bsky.social
EIC of IndieGamesPlus.Writer for Game Developer and Siliconera. Formerly...a lot of places. Day job in assistive tech. I heart indie games! He/him. Joel.indiegames at gmail https://indiegamesplus.com/ https://joelcouture.itch.io/
@delwalker.bsky.social
// Lead Character Artist @ Absurd Ventures - BAFTA Committee // Previously NaughtyDog / Respawn / Rocksteady / SEGA
@bithellgames.bsky.social
Indie game studio 🎮 TRON: Catalyst coming to PC and consoles June 17 2025 🥏 Amberspire launching 2025 🌇
@joshscherr.bsky.social
▶️ Cautionary Tales; game narrative consulting ⏪ Naughty Dog; co-writer/narrative designer Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, The Last of Us Pt II 🪦 Crop Circle Games, narrative director 🔗🌳 linktr.ee/joshscherr ❤️ fix your hearts or die
@chrisbratt.bsky.social
One of the people who makes People Make Games. chris@peoplemakegames.com
@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.
@radiatoryang.bsky.social
artist, game dev // https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand (nz) making Tryhard, a tactics RPG about an underdog rugby club; "wishlist on steam now" https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
@austinkelmore.com
Unionizing the games industry one person at a time. Cofounder and active member of @gameworkers.co.uk and @gameworkersolidarity.com. Game worker, rock climber, cat hugger based in Glasgow, Scotland. https://www.austinkelmore.com
@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 • He/him Dundee (Scotland)
@joe.inkle.co
Co-founder of @inkle.co, narrative game studio. ⛰️ A Highland Song 🚢 Overboard! & Expelled! 🕌 Heaven’s Vault 🌍 80 Days 🖋️ ink 📱 Apps @ https://Selkie.Design 🦭 🏴🇩🇪
@meghna.bsky.social
narrative design | 🌏ALL✊🏾WILL⚖️RISE🌍 | Thirsty Suitors / 80 Days / Sable | pleasures counter to capitalism-colonialism | technopolitics 🍞+🌹 liberation
@victoriatran.bsky.social
✨ Communications Director @ Innersloth/Outersloth/Among Us ✨ Wholesome Games organizer ✨ Community Dev newsletter: https://www.victoriatran.com/newsletter
@mikebithell.bsky.social
Director of video games. Currently TRON: Catalyst, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
@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
@garywhitta.com
Writer. Rogue One, The Book of Eli, Star Wars Rebels, Batman, The Walking Dead, Gundog etc #COYS
@raphlife.bsky.social
He/Him. Get over it. Exploring apocalypses. I founded and lead Hinterland, and created THE LONG DARK. Director, writer, designer, human. Proud Canadian. Just doing my best.
@zhugeex.com
Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners. I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA. I tweet insights about gaming + more.
@giokinto.bsky.social
Señor principal analyst covering games, AR & VR at Omdia. Chief sourdough whisperer at @fermentikitchen.bsky.social.
@officialgdc.bsky.social
For Developers, By Developers. GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026!
@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.
@lizardengland.bsky.social
Design Director at System Era. I post a lot of brunch photos. she/her.
@natclayton.bsky.social
does levels 🔸 a highland song 🔸 tron: catalyst 🔸 she/they 🔸 avi by aurahack 🔸 vancouver edition
@idatxbox.bsky.social
Celebrating independent games & helping you self-publish games to Xbox & Win 10 💚 YouTube 📺 http://youtube.com/idxbox Contact us 💌 id@xbox.com
@jon.inkle.co
Narrative @inkle.co he/him Writer: EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator. “Life doesn't always work out like it's s'posed t' / Like bread doesn't pop when you watch the toaster"
@shannonliao.bsky.social
Inverse dot com gaming editor. bylines at New York Times, Vulture, IGN, Esquire, Scientific American and more. ex-WaPo and CNN shannonliao.substack.com for bespoke games journalism delivered to your inbox
@kerrblimey.bsky.social
I write about video games. News editor at Game Developer. Bylines in Edge, Stuff, and Wireframe. Tips: chris.kerr@gamedeveloper.com / DMs open
@gigawattconduit.bsky.social
A guy who writes for a few places, currently writing at io9, formerly at SyFy Wire, IGN, Polygon, and Game Developer. He/him. https://linktr.ee/gigawattconduit
@sparklebliss.bsky.social
Experience design, video game history, writing. Prof and associate dean @ Illinois Tech. Books: Coin-Operated Americans (Minnesota), Brenda Laurel (Bloomsbury), Historiographies of Game Studies (Punctum).