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Jason Bergman

@jasonxbergman.bsky.social

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Husband, father, Director of Production at Gearbox Entertainment, pie enthusiast, infrequent contributor to The Comics Journal, and unapologetic nerd. #pieforthepiegods https://about.me/jasonxbergman (Profile pic from PVP by @scottkurtz.bsky.social)

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · Jan 27

Pinning posts is a thing now, so new intro!

I'm Jason! I've been in the gaming industry for 20+ years, at places like 2K, Bethesda, and currently Gearbox. I worked on many games you may have played. I also freelance for The Comics Journal.

I post complete nonsense here, and quite frequently, pie.

Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 2h

Great photo. He's drawing the sephirot, the spheres of Jewish mysticism. Either that, or playing hopscotch.

Honestly with Bowie, you can never tell.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 5h

I don't remember any literal nazis, but that certainly would be on brand.

Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 5h

That was Europe only. NOE had better sense than NOA, apparently. :)

Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 5h

Not only did Conker's Bad Fur Day feature The Great Mighty Poo, but that was a MUSICAL sequence. It sang to you.

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Conker's Bad Fur Day - The Great Mighty Poo Song

YouTube video by Conkerkid11

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 6h

It will always be completely insane that this is a game that Nintendo published.

VGArtAndTidbits @vgartandtidbits.bsky.social · 6h

Conker's Bad Fur Day - Nintendo 64 ad (2001).

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 6h

Heads-up: he's a little salty about his Miracleman work. He *should* be okay to sign that edition, but I tried getting him to sign my original Eclipse edition a few years back and he flat out refused. The publisher stiffed him.

He might also refuse to sign that Captain Britain edition. Who knows.

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Borderlands @borderlands.2k.com · 7h

Hey there, Vault Hunters!

Quick update that our Day 30 Update, which includes balance adjustments, performance and stability improvements, and some new quality-of-life features, will be hitting early next week! We took a few extra days to help ensure a great experience for you.

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David L. Craddock - Author/Filmmaker @davidlcraddock.bsky.social · 1d

Next documentary drops next week! Look for it exclusively @shacknews.com.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 1d

This is tonight!

Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 3d

I'm going to a figure drawing session on Wednesday night where the models will be cosplaying as Geralt, Triss, and Yennifer. Gonna be so much fun!

I have lots of pose ideas, but all of them involve Triss getting pushed aside (sorry kids, that's just the way it is).

Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 1d

This is a lovely tribute to the man known as Mort Todd.

Like all kids my age, I was a big Cracked reader, if only because it was the thing you got when there wasn't a new issue of MAD on the stands (if there wasn't Cracked, you went with Car-Toons...god help us).

www.tcj.com/mort-todd-is...

Mort Todd is Dead Dead: RIP Michael DelleFemine - The Comics Journal

Friends and colleagues remember the life of Michael DelleFemine, better know as Mort Todd, who became editor of Cracked magazine at the age of 23.

www.tcj.com

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 2d

Two weeks ago we lost a giant of the movie posters world, Renato Casaro. Today we lost a modern Master of movie posters: DREW STRUZAN. I can guarantee you have at least seen 5 of his posters in your lifetime. The man has put his art on some of the most popular movie franchises (Indiana Jones, 1/4

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 2d

Aw, man. Truly a giant.

Charlie Ashby @charlie-ashby.co.uk · 2d

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.

His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.

A massive loss 💔

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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 2d

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We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.

• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site

Design Room

Video game oral histories

designroom.site

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 2d

Frazetta's "Reign of Wizardry" absolutely has to be seen in person to truly appreciate it. Reproductions don't do it justice. It is just astounding.

Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 2d

Just four paintings? Utterly impossible, but here are four that have made a lasting impression.

I've seen all four of these in person.

Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 3d

I also woulr have accepted this one.

Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 3d

He has truly fabulous hair in Eyes of Laura Mars.

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 3d

If you'd like to celebrate Columbo Day, it's streaming all day on the Universal Crime Channel.

On Pluto TV and elsewhere.

pluto.tv/us/live-tv/6... #ClassicTV #TVSky #ColumbusDay

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 3d

He went quiet for a few years, but he's got new books out this year. He'll even be at Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend!

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 3d

Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 4d

Verdict on the Grasshopper Pie: so very good. I mean, this is a super easy, super reliable recipe, so no surprises here. But man, I love this pie.

The filling came out extra-fluffy this time, too. I guess I did a good job folding it all together.

150,000/10. This is truly excellent pie.

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 4d

Share a four word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Cert failed. TRC violation."

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 4d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 4d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 4d

a man with gray hair and a beard is smiling for the great british bake off show

ALT: a man with gray hair and a beard is smiling for the great british bake off show

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 4d

Updated photo: I added crushed Mint Oreos on top. My inner Paul Hollywood decided it was too plain. Looks a bit better now.

A Grasshopper Pie (now with crushed Mint Oreos on top).

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 4d

I've been pretty busy this weekend and I just love how quick and easy this pie is. It really takes all of an hour to make, and most of that is waiting for things to set before combining them. It's pretty much foolproof, and the results are tasty. No wonder it was a staple of '60s housewives.

a man in a suit and tie is saying " boom easy as that "

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying " boom easy as that "

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