Games Industry "Background Radiation" Starter Pack
This pack is not a "focused" Starter Pack, but instead adds to your feeds all sorts of great people from all corners of the world from all aspects from the games industry and its surrounding fields.
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@ramiismail.com
@axiomverge.bsky.social
Solo dev who made Axiom Verge. Likes too many things and tries to do them all. axiomverge.com axiomverge2.com thomashapp.com
@rystorm.com
Product & UX Designer for Tools, Freelance @ https://rystorm.com/ Previously Apple, Guerrilla, IO-Interactive, and more. Organizes the Tool Design & OpenUSD Roundtables at GDC. Gets really excited about workflows.
@ninfadp.bsky.social
Spanish Award-Winning Emotional Game Designer ❀ Game Director at @btfgames ❀ Game Designer Adv. Take Us North prev: Lead Game Designer Dordogne ❀ @official_gdc Advisor ❀ Consultant ❀ @Forbesunder30 2021 ❀ 🌈 she/they
@konstantinosd.bsky.social
Game urbanist, game designer. Occasional city geographer, author, researcher, and educator. Teaching at D6 Learning.
@burgerbecky.bsky.social
First video game champion (1980). Created Bard's Tale III: The Thief Of Fate & Dragon Wars. Former board member of GLAAD. All views and opinions are my own.
@daniellepartis.bsky.social
Editorial @wire.xbox.com. Former games biz newshound. Chattin' about riffs, robots, RPGs, Warhammer and video games. 🏳️🌈
@gilespink.bsky.social
Lead Game Designer / Writer @ @cyan.com. Tall Bermudian. Tiki-drink enjoyer. Prev: Blizzard (Diablo IV), Telltale (TWD, TFTBL), 2K (Mafia III)
@danthat.bsky.social
Director of BAFTA-winning indie game studio Size Five Games Lair of the Clockwork God | The Swindle | Behold the Kickmen | Ben There, Dan That! | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Gun Monkeys | Privates | Gibbage www.sizefivegames.com
@workwithindies.com
A kind job board and inclusive community supporting careers in #indiegames. banner and php by @patattiemurray.bsky.social
@emmakidwell.bsky.social
Award-nominated writer at Firaxis | Opinions are my own | Narrative for Hindsight | ForbesUnder30 2021 | TGA Future Class 2023| BAFTA Connect | https://www.emmkid.info/
@stevesaylor.net
BLIND GAMER | Creator/Host | Available for Accessibility Consulting | @Twitch Ambassador | #AMDRedTeam | Biz: steve@stevesaylor.net stevesaylor.social
@obicynkenobi.bsky.social
Director of marketing & community teams. 14+yrs in game dev. VanCity. Previously: company of heroes, dawn of war, marvel contest of champions, transformers forged to fight, squad, starship troopers
@jillmurray.bsky.social
Creative & Narrative Director for videogames at Discoglobe Interactive. MFA Creative Non-Fiction student at UKC. Creator of the World's best musical ever sponsored by Orbitz. www.discoglobe.ca & www.jillmurray.com
@chrisbratt.bsky.social
One of the people who makes People Make Games. chris@peoplemakegames.com
@amora.ink
💜 Artist from Celeste, TowerFall, and other things! See my work at: https://amora.ink/ 🐱 Mum to a little human, a fluffy cat, a few venus flytraps, and a bunch of tamagotchis! 🇧🇷🇨🇦 Brazilian-Canadian 💕 She/her
@iocat.bsky.social
Videogames at Xbox; zines, books, videogames, and skateboarding very slowly at home. I main Bluesky.
@mike.reuben.games
making Dead Static Drive with @leena.reuben.games owns and operates the kurt russell fan club
@doougle.net
🎮 Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles, Sportsfriends, JS Joust 🎓 Senior Lecturer (in Games) at RMIT University 🎙️ Co-host @ https://eggplant.show/ 🌏 Naarm/Melbourne he/him
@studioanisa.bsky.social
🎮 Product Manager & UX Lead, 1TK Games ⚔️ Founder of Limit Break Mentorship 🎖️ Forbes Under 30, and GI biz Top 100 Influential Women in Games 🏆 BAFTA member, jury chair, award winner 🇲🇾🇬🇧🇪🇺 Malaysian based in the UK
@seemo.bsky.social
Co-founder, Executive Committee @ko-op.com They/them but also gender fluid. Free Palestine.
@evnarc.bsky.social
🇭🇹 He/him. Senior Writer, @brasslionent. Video games. Comic books. Blackness. @Kotaku, @io9. #RiseOfTheBlackPanther @DCComics @Marvel #MilesMoralesPS5. evannarcisse.substack.com
@ellaguro.bsky.social
she/her. musician, writer, podcaster, weird vidgame person http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro
@wrenegade.bsky.social
Creative Director of Unpacking📦, currently taking a break from game dev to enjoy other things life has to offer. I love arts & crafts, miniatures, and whatever my latest obsession is (At present: Redecorating + studying Japanese).
@kaittremblay.bsky.social
Writer & narrative designer in video games, horror writer, former book editor, genderfluid and queer. Writing + Games here: www.thatmonstergames.com Recently: Collaborative Worldbuilding for Video Games (CRC Press): https://bit.ly/CWVGGD
@laurakbuzz.bsky.social
Play-Ability Cognitive Expert. Accessibility (LiS: Double Exposure) / Cultural Consultant (Dragon Age: The Veilguard). Podquisition. Access-Ability. Author. 2024 Journalism Impact Winner. 2024 GA Conf Best PR / Comms Winner. LauraKBuzzOfficial@Gmail.Com
@tylerglaiel.com
Programmer / Game Designer. Closure, The End is Nigh, Bombernauts, The Basement Collection, Succubox, Fracuum, Aether, and more! Current Project: Mewgenics! tylerglaiel.com
@meghna.bsky.social
narrative design | 🌏ALL✊🏾WILL⚖️RISE🌍 | Thirsty Suitors / 80 Days / Sable | pleasures counter to capitalism-colonialism | technopolitics 🍞+🌹 liberation
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
your favorite game journo’s favorite game journo twitch.tv/alyssamerc on monday/wednesday/friday https://linktr.ee/AlyssaMerc bylines at rolling stone, kotaku, jezebel, jalopnik, digital trends, gamesradar, sfx
@ekanaut.bsky.social
Director of Project Dosa, Thirsty Suitors, and Falcon Age. Co-Founder and Creative Director at Outerloop Games. Design, art, biz, UI/UX, production. Supporting and uplifting marginalized devs. https://outerloopgames.com/
@mrsambarlow.bsky.social
Writer & Director of 🔥 IMMORTALITY - "10/10" Edge 🔥 HER STORY - Telling Lies - Aisle - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - He/Him NEXT! → PROJECT C (@blumhouse.com) and PROJECT D - Two new and mindblowing horror games coming in your future
@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
@zhugeex.com
Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners. I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA. I tweet insights about gaming + more.
@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/
@tomfulp.newgrounds.com
I run Newgrounds, co-founded The Behemoth, made a game about The Room and I'm currently making Nightmare Cops!
@fasterthanli.me
hi, I'm amos! 🍃 they/them 🫐 open-source goblin and content creator(TM) at @bearcove.eu ✨ be kind, be curious articles: https://fasterthanli.me videos: https://youtube.com/@fasterthanlime podcast: https://sdr-podcast.com work: https://bearcove.eu
@gamedeveloper.bsky.social
Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
@stevenspohn.bsky.social
Speaker. Storyteller. Director [Redacted until Dec. 2nd]. Former COO @AbleGamers. Philosopher. Writer. Aspiring Iron Man. Guy trying to make the world a better place.
@freya.bsky.social
🎮 indie tech artist 🏗️ I made Shader Forge & Shapes 🌐 working on https://half-edge.xyz 🔥 shader sorceress 📏 math dork 🎥 rare YouTuber/streamer 📡 ex-founder of @NeatCorp my kids: 🥪 @toast.acegikmo.com 🥗 @salad.acegikmo.com 🐈⬛ @thor.acegikmo.com
@tianipixel.bsky.social
she/her | 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Game dev/Pixel Art/3D Made UNSIGHTED, working on ABYSS X ZERO: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2872300/ABYSS_X_ZERO/
@lunascimento.art
Art director/Co-founder/Gremlin @bunnyhug.games Worked on Moonglow Bay, Overthrown, Loco Motive, Wargroove, Assemble with Care, Timespinner, etc ♿ 🏳️🌈 🇧🇷 in the 🇬🇧 • they/she • viiolaceus Available for work! 🎨 https://lunascimento.art
@ramiismail.com
I help good people make good games in good ways. Want to work with me? https://ramiismail.com/