Who should I follow on Twitter? Gaming edition

A couple of days, and another "Who should I follow?" in the run-up to the holidays. This time around we're wading into Twitter missives concerning gaming. We've pulled together our favorite sites, writers and luminaries to ensure you'll never go wanting for 140-character gaming snippets. Glaring omissions should be sent in writing to HQ — or you can let us know in the comments below.

Websites

• Joystiq – @Joystiq
• Massively – @Massively
• WoW Insider – @WoWInsider
• Kotaku – @Kotaku
• Tiny Cartridge – @TinyCartridge
• Unwinnable – @TeamUnwinnable
• Cheap Ass Gamer – @VideoGameDeals
• Shacknews – @Shacknews
• Major League Gaming – @MLG
• IGN – @IGN
• The Escapist – @theescapistmag
• GameTrailers – @GameTrailers
• Giant Bomb – @GiantBomb
• Game Informer – @GameInformer
• Twitch TV – @TwitchTV
• Eurogamer – @Eurogamer
• Polygon – @Polygon
• Pocket Gamer – @PocketGamer
• Touch Arcade – @TouchArcade
• NeoGAF – @NeoGAF / NeoGAF new thread – @NeoGAFNewThread

Game Developers / Publishers

• Nintendo of America – @NintendoAmerica
• Nintendo Japan – @Nintendo
• Sony PlayStation – @PlayStation
• Microsoft Xbox / Xbox Support – @Xbox / @XboxSupport
• Ouya – @PlayOuya
• Oculus – @oculus3d
• Electronic Arts – @EA
• Activision – @Activision
• Ubisoft – @Ubisoft
• THQ – @THQ
• 2K Games – @2KGames
• Bethesda Softworks – @BethBlog
• Capcom – @Capcom_Unity
• SEGA – @Sega
• Konami – @Konami
• Tecmo Koei – @TecmoGames
• Square Enix USA – @SquareEnixUSA
• Eidos Montreal – @EidosMontreal
• Epic Games – @EpicGames
• Gearbox Software – @GearboxSoftware
• Naughty Dog – @Naughty_Dog
• Infinity Ward – @InfinityWard
• Treyarch Studios – @Treyarch
• EA DICE – @EA_DICE
• Bioware – @Bioware
• id Software – @idSoftware
• Irrational Games – @IrrationalGames
• Dontnod Entertainment – @Dontnod_Ent
• Platinum Games – @PlatinumGames
• Team Ninja – @TeamNinjaStudio
• Rockstar Games – @RockstarGames
• Lionhead Studios – @LionheadStudios
• Bungie Studios – @Bungie
• Halo Waypoint – @HaloWaypoint
• Turn 10 Studios – @Turn10Studios
• GameStop – @GameStop
• Razer – @CultofRazer
• Zynga – @Zynga
• Amazon Games – @AmazonGames
• Remedy Entertainment – @RemedyGames
• Obsidian Entertainment – @Obsidian
• 5th Cell – @5thCell
• Twisted Pixel – @Twisted_Pixel
• Mojang – @MojangTeam
• thatgamecompany – @thatgamecompany
• Double Fine – @DoubleFine
• Majesco Entertainment – @Majesco
• Telltale Games – @TelltaleGames
• Warner Bros. Games – @WB_Games

Journalists / Personalities

• Ludwig Kietzmann, Joystiq – @LudwigK
• JC Fletcher, Joystiq – @JCFletcher
• Alexander Sliwinski, Joystiq – @Sliwinski
• Dave Hinkle, Joystiq – @DaveHinkle
• Jordan Mallory, Joystiq – @Jordan_Mallory
• Jess Conditt, Joystiq – @JessConditt
• Mike Schramm, Joystiq – @MikeSchramm
• Mike Suszek, Joystiq – @MikeSuszek
• Richard Mitchell, Joystiq – @TheRichardM
• Xav de Matos, Joystiq – @Xav
• Sinan Kubba, Joystiq – @Shoinan
• Ben Kuchera, Penny Arcade Report – @BenKuchera
• Jerry "Tycho" Holkins, Penny Arcade – @TychoBrahe
• Mike "Gabe" Krahulik, Penny Arcade – @cwgabriel
• Keith Stuart, The Guardian – @keefstuart
• Jeff Gerstmann, Giant Bomb – @JeffGerstmann
• Ryan Davis, Giant Bomb – @taswell
• Patrick Klepek, Giant Bomb – @PatrickKlepek
• Alex Navarro, Giant Bomb – @Alex_Navarro
• David "CheapyD" Abrams, Cheap Ass Gamer – @CheapyD
• Robert "Shipwreck" Goode, Cheap Ass Gamer – @Shipwreck
• Stewart "Wombat" Nacht, Cheap Ass Gamer – @Wombat5277
• Garnett Lee, Shacknews – @GarnettLee
• Jon Blyth, OXM Breakdown- @disappointment
• Andrew Yoon, Shacknews – @scxzor
• Chris Dahlen, Kill Screen – @savetherobot
• Geoff Keighley, GameTrailers – @GeoffKeighley
• Morgan Webb, former X-Play host – @MorganWebb
• Johnny Minkley, @johnnyminkley
• Chris Grant, Polygon – @ChrisGrant
• Justin McElroy, Polygon – @JustinMcElroy
• Chris Plante, Polygon – @CTPlante
• Susan Arendt, Escapist – @susanarendt
• Billy Shibley, Machinima – @BillyShibley
• Kevin Van Ord, GameSpot – @fiddlecub
• Tom McShea, GameSpot – @TomMcShea
• Jason Killingsworth, Edge – @JasonKill
• Leigh Alexander, Edge – @LeighAlexander
• Casey Lynch, IGN – @lynchtacular
• Mitch Dyer, IGN – @MitchyD
• Anthony Gallegos, IGN – @ChufMoney
• Andy McNamara, Game Informer – @GI_AndyMc
• Dan Ryckert, Game Informer – @DanRyckert
• Matt Lees, OXMUK – @jam_sponge
• Stephen Totilo, Kotaku – @StephenTotilo
• Jason Schreier, Kotaku – @JasonSchreier
• Harold Goldberg, NPR – @HaroldGoldberg
• Simon Carless, Gamasutra – @SimonCarless
• Kris Graft, Gamasutra – @KrisGraft
• Kyle Orland, Ars Technica – @KyleOrl
• Brandon Boyer, Venus Patrol – @brandonnn
• Veronica Belmont, Revision3 – @Veronica
• Adam Sessler, Revision3 – @AdamSessler
• Superannuation, The Internet – @Supererogatory

Mainstream Developers / Publishers

• Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, Xbox – @MajorNelson
• Graeme "Acey Bongos" Boyd, Xbox UK – @AceyBongos
• Aaron Greenberg, Xbox – @AaronGreenberg
• Eric "e" Neustadter – @thevowel
• Marc Whitten, Xbox – @notwen
• Chris Charla, Xbox – @iocat
• Sid Shuman, Sony PlayStation – @SidShuman
• Nick Suttner, Sony PlayStation – @NSuttner
• Adam Boyes, Sony PlayStation – @amboyes
• Shuhei Yoshida, Sony Computer Entertainment – @yosp
• Shane Bettenhausen, Sony PlayStation – @ShaneWatch
• Bill Trinen, Nintendo of America – @trintran
• Andrew Kelly, Nintendo of America – @AndrewNK
• Masahiro Sakurai, Sora Ltd. – @Sora_Sakurai
• Hideo Kojima, Kojima Productions / Konami – @Kojima_Hideo (JP) / @Hideo_Kojima_EN (EN)
• Suda 51, Grasshopper Manufacture – @suda_51
• Hideki Kamiya, Platinum Games – @PG_kamiya
• Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro, Access Games – @swery65
• Tak Fujii, Konami – @Tak_Fujii
• Ted Price, Insomniac Games – @igTedPrice
• David Vondehaar, Treyarch Studios – @DavidVondehaar
• Vince Zampella, Respawn Entertainment – @VinceZampella
• Jon Shiring, Respawn Entertainment – @jonshiring
• Abbie Heppe, Respawn Entertainment – @abbieheppe
• Cliff Bleszinski, former Epic Games – @TheRealCliffyB
• Richard Lemarchand, former Naughty Dog – @Rich_Lem
• Frank O'Connor, 343 Industries – @franklez
• Josh Holmes, 343 Industries – @JoshingtonState
• David Ellis, 343 Industries – @DavidEllis
• John Romero, Loot Drop – @Romero
• Mark Rein, Epic Games – @MarkRein
• Tanya Jessen, Epic Games – @TanyaJessen
• Harvey Smith, Arkane – @Harvey1966
• David Goldfarb, Starbreeze – @locust9
• Todd Hollenshead, id Software – @THollenshead
• John Carmack, id Software – @ID_AA_Carmack
• Ken Levine, Irrational Games – @IGLevine
• Shawn Elliott, Irrational Games – @ShawnElliott
• Rod Fergusson, Irrational Games – @GearsViking
• John Vignocchi, Disney Interactive Studios – @JohnVignocchi
• Rich Gallup, Disruptor Beam, ex-38 Studios – @Rich_Gallup
• Brenda Romero, Loot Drop – @br
• Randy Pitchford, Gearbox Software – @duvalmagic
• Mikey Neumann, Gearbox Software – @mikeyface
• Michael Wilford, Twisted Pixel Games – @mrwilford
• Dan Teasdale, Twisted Pixel Games – @deliciousbees
• Dave Lang, Iron Galaxy Studios – @JosephJBroni
• Eric Pope, Harmonix – @MrPope
• John Drake, Harmonix – @JohnTDrake
• Andre Vrignaud, Hit Detection Consultancy – @ozymandias
• N'Gai Croal, Hit Detection Consultancy – @ncroal
• Peter Molyneux, 22Cans – @PMolyneux
• Tim Schafer, Double Fine Productions – @timoflegend
• Chris Remo, Double Fine Productions – @ChrisRemo
• Meggan Scavio, GDC – @MegganPez
• John Davison, Red Robot – @JWHDavison
• Jeff Green, PopCap – @Greenspeak
• David Jaffe, former SCEA / Eat Sleep Play – @DavidScottJaffe
• Charles Martinet (it'sa him, Mario) – @CharlesMartinet
• Marty O'Donnell, Bungie – @MartyTheElder
• Manveer Heir, BioWare – @ManveerHeir
• Mike Gamble, BioWare – @GambleMike
• Mike Laidlaw, BioWare – @Mike_Laidlaw
• Chris Avellone, Obsidian Entertainment – @ChrisAvellone
• George Broussard – @georgeb3dr
• Clint Hocking, Valve Software – @clicknothing
• Jeri Ellsworth, Valve hardware lead – @JeriEllsworth
• Jake Solomon, Firaxis Games – @SolomonJake
• Garth Deangelis, Firaxis Games – @GSDeAngelis
• Rhianna Pratchett, Writer – @RhiPratchett
• Fredrick Wester, Paradox Interactive – @TheWesterFront
• Shams Jorjani, Paradox Interactive – @ShamsJorjani
• Gordon Van Dyke, Paradox Interactive – @GordonVanDyke
• Alex Monney, Ubisoft – @AlexMonney
• Stone Chin, Ubisoft – @GreatWallofChin
• Gary Whitta, writer – @GaryWhitta
• J Goldberg, EA – @OneLetter
• Robert Bowling, Robotoki – @fourzerotwo
• Tina Palacios, Infinity Ward – @teanah
• Frank Lantz, NYU Game Center – @flantz
• Eric Zimmerman, NYU Game Center – @ZimmermanEric
• Pete Hines, Bethesda Softworks – @DCDeacon
• Alex Evans, Media Molecule – @mmalex

Indies

• Andy Schatz, Monaco – @AndySchatz
• Chris Hecker, Spy Party – @checker
• Jonathan Blow, The Witness – @Jonathan_Blow
• Brian Provinciano, Retro City Rampage – @BriProv
• Phil Fish, Fez – @PHIL_FISH
• Kellee Santiago, Journey – @KelleeSan
• Robin Hunicke, Journey – @Hunicke
• Edmund McMillen, Super Meat Boy – @EdmundMcMillen
• Rami Ismail, Luftrausers – @tha_rami
• Marcus "Notch" Persson, Minecraft – @notch
• Jonatan Söderström, Hotline Miami – @cactusquid
• Adam "Atomic" Saltsman, Canabalt – @adamatomic
• Kim Swift, Quantum Conundrum – @K2theSwift
• Nels Andersen, Mark of the Ninja – @NelsorMensch
• Jamie Cheng, Mark of the Ninja – @biiigfoot
• Terry Cavanagh, Super Hexagon – @TerryCavanagh
• Douglas Wilson, Johann Sebastian Joust – @doougle
• Dylan Cuthbert, PixelJunk series – @DylanCuthbert
• Steve Gaynor, Gone Home – @fullbright
• James Silva, The Dishwasher series – @Jamezila
• Cards Against Humanity – @CAH

Miscellaneous / Parody

• Mark McDonald, 8-4 – @MarkMacD
• John Ricciardi, 8-4 – @JohnTV
• Michael "Brainy Gamer" Abbott – @BrainyGamer
• Iwata Asks (parody) – @IwataAsks
• Peter Molydeux (parody) – @pmolydeux
• Kaz Hirai (parody) – @KazHiraiCEO

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