Zaid Kriel
Aweh! I'm the Editor for IGN Africa. I'm playing "but will this one catch on" on yet another SM platform. Come play with me.
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South African Nerds & Gamers
These are folks from the South African Gaming & Nerd communities.
@iantothemax.bsky.social
bristling and ugly | idiot doom spiral | luddite | tellthemidied.blog | formerly kotaku, shoryuken (rip) | also seen on aftermath, polygon, game developer, vice | elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/iantothemax
@itzcandyrox.bsky.social
Gaming obsessed 👾 longtime metalhead 🎶 can’t decide between coffee and rooibos ☕️ very far from home 🇿🇦→🇩🇪
@gailsimone.bsky.social
Loves: Comics, Games, Travel, Writing, Greyhounds Cyclops is so great I write lots of comics, animation, games and more. Come join us, won't me?
@midimyers.com
deputy editor, games at Polygon. co-host of Triple Click (video game podcast) and The Mutant Ages (X-Men podcast). electro-pop musician. she/her. fights evil by moonlight, wins love by daylight, never runs from a real fight.
@joshuayehl.bsky.social
Entertainment & gaming journalist looking for work as Staff Writer or Editor. Currently freelancing for Nerdist and Den of Geek. Formerly at IGN. I am where Pokémon, Marvel, DC, and Lady Gaga intersect.
@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
@mikelaidlaw.bsky.social
Currently: CCO Yellow Brick Games, working on Eternal Strands (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/Eternal_Strands/ ). Formerly: Lead Writer for Jade Empire; Creative Director for Dragon Age. Always: dog lover.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
@annacwebs.bsky.social
Freelance Game Writer & Narrative Designer | Hugo finalist, BAFTA, DICE, Future Class | UVW-CWA | "Queen of the Freelancers" | ♐️💜🤍🖤💚| she/her | annacwebster.com
@ncthbrt.bsky.social
Trans, Woman, Game Dev/Artist, Neurodivergent, Recovering Startup Founder, South African, Cat mom x2, Gay Married, Tentative belief we're already post human and cyborg and might as well act accordingly. RADICAL BODY AUTONOMY NOW
@nxtrms.bsky.social
cats | dogs | raccoons | game development | synthwave | sci-fi | cyberpunk | other stuff shitposting live from cape town, south africa
@dislekcia.bsky.social
IGF award-winning game developer. BJJ purple belt. Retired online community leader. Inline vert skater in a previous life. Gifted kid to adult ADD pipeline. Leftist, feminist, antiracist, anticolonialist South African learning constantly. he/him
@abeewords.bsky.social
📖 GRAVE EXPECTATIONS & DISPLEASURE ISLAND out now from Corvus Books 🇬🇧 and Vintage Anchor🇺🇸 ◦ good books ◦ murder ◦ swearing ◦ #BWithTheT Rep Stevie Finegan at Zeno @totalplaytime.com https://alicebellauthor.com/
@jamesgunn.bsky.social
Filmmaker, husband, friend to dogs and cats. Creature Commandos debuts on Max Dec 5. Superman in theaters July 11, 2025.
@gankstrr.bsky.social
@popagendaco co-founder / aggro aries / game dev business mom / she/her
@caraellison.bsky.social
She/her. Scottish, based in Scotland, writes, designs & helps make games. BAFTA mentor & AIAS peer. Ask me for a consult/writing help any time. https://linktr.ee/caraellison
@oswinstark.bsky.social
Bay Area transplant living in Los Angeles. Freelance Video Editor and Full-Time Video Editor for IGN.
@snmrrw.bsky.social
"the most effective troll in history" and writer for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social covering corporate greed and the politics that enable it.
@brodiegal.bsky.social
South African journalist and academic. teaching/researching/publishing on media, journalism, archives, public health, data & research methods. Strong sideline in homicide studies and forensic pathology. Writes books and sings songs.
@ahmadchildress.bsky.social
ʟ.ᴀ.ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ. ᴀꜰʀᴏ/ʙᴏʀɪᴄᴜᴀ 🇵🇷. ʙ-ʙᴏʏ. ʜᴜꜱʙᴀɴᴅ/ᴅᴀᴅ | ᴄᴛᴠ/ᴏᴛᴛ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍᴍᴇʀ | ᴇx: ᴠɪᴢɪᴏ, ꜱᴀᴍꜱᴜɴɢ, ɪɢɴ, ᴍᴀᴄʜɪɴɪᴍᴀ (ʀɪᴘ), ᴄʀᴀᴠᴇᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ (ʀɪᴘ), ʙʟᴇʀᴅ | ᴘᴏᴏʟɪɢᴀɴ | ᴅᴇɴᴀʟᴏᴠᴇ | ꜱᴘɪʟʟ > ᴀʜᴍᴀᴅᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇꜱꜱ
@rasheedabueideh.bsky.social
Palestinian that wants to make games and tell the stories of his culture. https://www.launchgood.com/1948
@danaschwartz.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author of ANATOMY and IMMORTALITY. Host of the podcast Noble Blood. TV writer on occasion.
@gregpak.net
Rhymes with "rock." Call your reps (reps.fyi) & help your neighbor. #DidThisToday Comics writer, filmmaker, photographer. PLANET HULK, MECH CADET YU, LAWFUL. He/him. gregpak.fyi (this account is me in sweatpants. @gregpak.com is me in chinos lol)
@engadget.bsky.social
Engadget is the original home for technology news and reviews. www.engadget.com
@krisholt.bsky.social
I write about tech and games at @engadget.bsky.social, Yahoo Tech and Forbes. Tranquilo payload pusher. (he/him) 🏴 in 🇨🇦 💌 kris at kris holt dot net
@theferocity.bsky.social
Poet and cultural critic. Also, I co-host the podcast VIBE CHECK. Artist-in-residence at Harvard rn. BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World. saeedjones.substack.com
@meganellis.bsky.social
Freelance technology journalist. Gamer, nerd, and animal lover living with fibromyalgia. 🔗 www.meggwrites.com
@pfangirlreviews.bsky.social
All fans welcome. Reviews, features and opinion covering pop culture (TV, film, games, comics, geek lifestyle & tech). Content partner to @dailymaverick
@ruthy0nfire.com
#AuDHD | Not a girl | Curiousity fuels my will to live | Managing Director: @nibbleafrica.com
@bookwolftams.bsky.social
A Book Wolf called Tams. Obsessed with bunnies and cats. She/Her 🩷💜💙 🍉 ME/CFS person No HP content.
@adashtra.bsky.social
Video Game Reporter @verge Reporting on the biz, culture, & horniness of the game industry 📧: ash.parrish@theverge.com Signal: @adashtra.87 Discord: @adashtra 📍Northeast Ohio 🌠 per aspera, ad astra 🌠 She/her
@sahilbajaj.dev
Freelance Game Writer and Narrative Designer | Previously: Sweet Baby Inc, Veritable Joy, Fanbyte, Lucky7 Studios| Accolades: Mentee for ArenaNet Game Narrative Mentorship Program(2022)| Website: https://sahilbajaj.dev/
@annabrandberg.bsky.social
UX Lead @ The Outsiders (Funcom, Stockholm) working on Dune: Awakening ⏳ Prev: EA, King • IGDA Next Gen Leader • 🌍 TCK • 🤓 LoL dork • 🧠 ADHD • 🩻 hEDS • 🌈 bi • 🤘 metalhead • 🔪 Feminazgûl • Eyeroller in Chief • Views are mine & you can't have them. she/her
@checkpointchat.bsky.social
Two South African friends inviting you to a conversation about gaming. Join Sandy and Matty for reviews, news, and more!
@unexpectedpippa.bsky.social
Gamer. Creative. I make TV and stuff. UnexpectedPippa on most platforms.
@beingreese.bsky.social
{Ree-se} n. A connoisseur of all things relating to | books 📚 | politics 🗳 | education 🍎 | & coffee ☕️ 👉🏾 Owner of w i t t y w i s e d e s i g n s on etsy 🩷 https://linktr.ee/BeingReese
@stottybairn.bsky.social
Senior Staff Writer @ PCGamesN | Guides • Reviews • Features ✍️ Queer, northern, loud and proud 🏳️🌈 she/her. Grammatically troublesome. 💌 | nat.smith@pcgamesn.com
@steve.gvg.io
Reviews Editor @GVG , Previously: Nintendo Life, GameXplain. As seen on: Kotaku, IGN, and your favorite podcasts everywhere!
@sarahathwaites.bsky.social
freelance writer & consultant | seen @ Game Informer, IGN, Polygon, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Edge, Tech Radar + more | she/they | 🇦🇺 in ?
@andyrobinson.bsky.social
アンディ•ロビンソン Journalist @videogameschronicle.com | #WHUFC sufferer | Previously: Yooka-Laylee / Impossible Lair writer | Old game mags / CVG | Biz: andy@vgc.gg
@mckkirk.bsky.social
Microplastics, they’re fantastic. Content Director. Consultancy, mock reviews. Did some writing for a video game called The Axis Unseen.
@schillingc.bsky.social
Editorial director @lostincult. Author of IMMORTALITY: Design Works, Outer Wilds: Design Works. Critic (games/film). Formerly deputy editor, Edge. chris@lostincult.co.uk.