Get your new feed full of great peeps
Everyone is heading over to BlueSky en masse since the privacy, AI and blocking/safety features of Twitter went downhill over the last several weeks. It’s become the go-to place for gaming news, to be honest, with many studios, developers, press and enthusiasts hitting the app. While it sucks to drop our former followings, there are whole new communities being built with more safety features and higher quality engagement — people on the app are more willing to converse and chat in meaningful ways.
One of the best features of the app is the creation of Starter Packs. These are curated lists of accounts to follow based on a theme or community. And there are Starter Packs for EVERYTHING.
We’ve been using them to find great new creators and teams and publications, and to help everyone who’s getting started on the app we’ve got a list of many of our favorites right here. All you need to do is log into your account, click on the Starter Pack, read the posts or either follow people individually or all at once — it’s that easy!
Here are some of our favorites. Enjoy!
Team SideQuesting Starter Pack – Team SideQuesting is here to save video games and pop culture! Join us as we discuss gaming news, views, pop culture, wrestling and more!
Small Video Game Site Starter Pack – We’re not the biggest gaming sites and content creators, but we have just as much heart — if not more! A collection of our favorite blogs, communities, and content creators, supporting each other!
Video Game Critics & Journalists – People who write about games, from investigative reporters to tastemakers, and everything in-between.
Video Game Critics & Journalists #2 – MORE people who write about games, from investigative reporters to tastemakers, and everything in-between.
Retro FPS ( & boomer shooter) GameDev starter pack – A starter pack to get started with some really great people making or contributing to retro FPS games
Playdate Folks – A bunch of awesome people making amazing things for the Playdate! find out more about Playdate here -> play.date
Gamedev Educators – A starter pack for gamedev educators of all kinds.
Game Dev Starter Park – Here’s a mix of AAA and indie game creators to kick start your adventure on Bsky!
Mental health and games – Mental health professionals in games and games professionals dedicated to mental health
Queer Indie Game Developers 🌈 – LGBTQ+ game developers working in the indie space in a plethora of roles and some queer-majority indie studios! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (no A/I)
Indie Fighting Game Devs – Indie fighting game developers on the blue butterfly app
RPGmaker Devs – A starter pack collecting RPGmaker developers of any era and skill level and game completion level. Do you make games in RPGmaker? Let me know and I’ll add you!
Game Dev Studios – A nice starter pack of game developer studios to follow. Specifically studio / game accounts only (no personal accounts).
GameDev QA
Women Leaders In Games starter pack – Each person listed here is a woman or non-binary person who runs or manages their own registered company in the video game industry. Does this describe you? Reach out for an invite to our private info-sharing + support network, or forward this to a friend who fits the bill <3
The Video Game Library 📚 Starter Pack – If you love VIDEO GAMES 🎮 and BOOKS 📚 this is a collection of amazing publishers, talented authors and great resources for video game literature 📕📗📘📙
Video Game Music #1 – Accounts related to VGM including composers, musicians, and content creators This pack spans established and newer accounts, and many genres. As it reaches the limit it will be split into multiple packs. Please use #IVGOpack when asking to be included!
Video Game PR People – Media and influencer-relations reps from across the games industry.
AAA Game Writers & Narrative Designers – The people who make the stories for all your favorite blockbuster games
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