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Jason Bergman
@jasonxbergman.bsky.social
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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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.
I love the idea of replacing the lead every two seasons. Hopefully someone bites!

deadline.com/2025/11/peac...
Mike Fleming Jr: Peacock Folds On ‘Poker Face’ Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants 2-Season Deal With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth Charlie Cale
Peacock Folds 'Poker Face' Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants A New Deal, Two Seasons With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth
deadline.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
So we've all had this stuck in our heads for 24 hours now, right?

youtu.be/0sa2R-PM0Uk...
Daft Punk - Steam Machine (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Daft Punk
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Every now and then I get a spam email for "leads" with zero context, and I'm just left wondering what person is so desperate that they fall for this.
a man wearing suspenders and a tie wipes his nose with his hand
ALT: a man wearing suspenders and a tie wipes his nose with his hand
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Reposted by Jason Bergman
this is the beauty you get when you hire real artists
"Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day I would paint a picture of hot Bowser for official material, announced by Miyamoto himself. 😭 I laughed so hard in disbelief while painting, you have no idea lol"
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I don't care about VR, but the fact that the new headset runs SteamOS on ARM with a translation layer? Huge. Absolutely HUGE implications for the future of PC gaming.

www.pcgamer.com/hardware/val...
No-one needs Microsoft to play PC games anymore—not you, not the devs, not the manufacturers of gaming PCs. Thanks, Valve
Valve has been loosening a desperate Microsoft's grip on PC gaming one gnarled finger at a time.
www.pcgamer.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This book really IS great, and you should be reading it.

*Especially* if you grew up with TMNT - it's a fictionalized version of Kevin Eastman's life (he co-created it with Avallone!).
This month, issue 10 of DRAWING BLOOD comes out. I co-created it and write it and it’s great and not enough people are reading it.

Here’s a link to the first trade paperback:

imagecomics.com/comics/relea...
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Who needs James Bond? There's a new Luther movie coming! And Alice is back too!

www.thewrap.com/idris-elba-r...
Idris Elba to Return for New 'Luther' Sequel at Netflix
Idris Elba will officially reprise his role as the brilliant detective John Luther for a “Luther” sequel at Netflix, TheWrap has learned.
www.thewrap.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Dishonored 2 is a masterclass in level design.

My brain still cannot comprehend how they made the clockwork mansion (and yes I've read all about it!).
I think #Dishonored 2 was released on this day, 9 years ago. Much love to Raf and my teammates in Lyon.
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
No game should ever have more than a 10 minute gap between save spots.

At bare minimum (clearly notified!) auto-saves before and after any lengthy sequence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Its so nice to see so many people excited to learn, well...anything about these two. Oglaf is an institution! Trudy and Doug deserve all the love.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.

They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?

www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In honor of our anniversary today (I'm celebrating 23 years married to my best friend, @heatherbergman.bsky.social!), here's a piece I commissioned from Lauren Montgomery way back in 2009.

I love this drawing. It's inspired by one of our wedding photos!
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Me flirting.
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The AirBnB we're staying at has Good Omens, books by Chuck Pahlahniuk, Asterios Polyp, and two volumes of Darwyn Cooke's Parker on the bookshelves. There's also a perfectly placed photo of Bowie, and a turntable with the complete Zeppelin on vinyl. Also an NES mini.

I think I love these people?
a cartoon of squidward from spongebob squarepants with the caption ahh my people
ALT: a cartoon of squidward from spongebob squarepants with the caption ahh my people
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I dunno if this motivates me to fire up Fortnite, but this is pretty awesome.

I do kinda want to play Rez now? (In fairness, it doesn't take much for me to want to play Rez).

youtu.be/ZbbTmR6Xaag
Daft Punk - Contact (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Daft Punk
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Reposted by Jason Bergman
happy n7 day to all who celebrate

Remember, press F to stop mingling
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Joan Mitchell was a brilliant artist, who I absolutely thought was the same person as Joni Mitchell until like...this year.

(In my defense, Joni ALSO paints!)
Untitled by Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Welp, @nytimes.com spoiled the finale of bake-off for me on the front page this morning.

Consider yourselves warned.
a man with gray hair and a beard is wearing a grey sweater with netflix written on the bottom
ALT: a man with gray hair and a beard is wearing a grey sweater with netflix written on the bottom
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November 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I had already played a bit on desktop, but I finally installed the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection on my arcade cabinet. It's so great!

Runs great, all the little touches just work. Definitely prefer playing the games on this, but watching the videos on desktop/Steam Deck.
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Wait what? How did I miss this announcement? Absolutely a day one buy for me.

Pac-Man 2600 is my earliest gaming memory. I still have it!
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Those of us in Maryland with no election today.
a man with a mustache is sitting on a swing in the park .
Alt: a man with a mustache is sitting on a swing in the park .
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November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Hahah oh snap. A Baahubali animated movie.

Hell. Yes.

Reality was too confining for Rajamouli anyway.

youtu.be/RdUPs9e1bUk
Baahubali - The Eternal War Part 1 Teaser (Telugu) | Prabhas | Ishan Shukla | SS Rajamouli | 2027
YouTube video by Baahubali Movie
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'll believe it when I see it.

www.pcgamer.com/hardware/win...
After years of trust issues, Windows 11 will now shutdown when you tell it to
Trust issues.
www.pcgamer.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM