Jason X

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.

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

NEW OPPORTUNITY: Short fiction writer? Love the world of Heaven's Vault? ... then come play in the waters. We're looking to commission 20 short stories set in the Nebula for a new anthology. Paid, obvs. Full details and a link to the form on the blog: www.inklestudios.com/2026/10/24/t...

Let me share some positive news for a change: Despite all the gloomy headlines today, my understanding is that there are multiple paths actively being explored that would save Arkane Lyon. Anything can happen during negotiations, but at this point I'd be surprised if the studio is shut down.

Early voting is open in Maryland! Got out there and did my civic duty this morning.

I can't wait to wear this shirt and baffle my much younger coworkers.

As of today, I hereby declare it to be...hoodie season. You know what to do.

Remembering this today. Definitely the weirdest Bioware game. But actually pretty fun? youtu.be/EFOjUiyKSgs

For real, people.

Absolutely heartbreaking on so many levels.

Criterion's 24 hour 50% off sale is on. And it includes their massive Kubrick box set. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. www.criterion.com/boxsets/9000...

At long last, we have created a way for you to take away Nikki's free will, from the classic horror movie "don't take away Nikki's free will"

Imagine my surprise watching last night's episode of The Simpsons and discovering that Apu is back, and now voiced by none other than @thatsunil.bsky.social! New Vegas fans will remember him as Mugsy in Old World Blues.

I haven't made a pie in FIVE weeks. And it's fall! Some of the best pies of the year are fall pies! I'm making an apple pie tomorrow. Can't wait.

This is...honestly quite moving. deadline.com/2026/10/stev...

There are quite a few, but Dazzler comes to mind as THE biggest blind spot. I have to assume Marvel has tried throwing all the money at someone like Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, or Sabrina Carpenter to do it (and if they haven't WTF?).

I smashed that pre-order button on Steam, because of course I did. (Didn't hurt that I already own the guitar)

"At last Frodo, you truly are the lord of the rings."

You really should. There's even the Comics Journal Archive, which gives you access to literally every single issue going back 50 years!

A bookshelf staple for me as a kid. I read this many times long, LONG before I actually saw the movie. That happened a lot, actually!

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Richard “Levelord” Gray. From his legendary work on Duke Nukem 3D to the countless players and developers he inspired, Richard leaves behind a lasting legacy. Rest in peace, Levelord.

Oh no. An *incredible* talent. One of the all-time great level designers, and a truly lovely human being.

Meanwhile, here’s where Epic’s campus with “gaming arena” etc. was going to happen. There’s one structure left from the mall that was here, and it was going to house their servers.

We went yesterday! It's probably my favorite GDT movie, and it's aging really well. The restoration is glorious.

I'm finally reading through my @smallpressexpo.bsky.social minis haul. Great stuff this year! Some favorites: Beach Movies by Nicole Testa Laliberty My Father Died at Sea (@maddicoyne.bsky.social) Basilisk (@roseberrycomix.bsky.social) He is Coming (@mattielubchansky.com) Bodies (Megan Llewellyn)

The last public execution in America was in 1936. A young black man in Kentucky was hanged by a drunk executioner; a news story said "They Ate Hotdogs While a Man Died." Was such an embarrassment that the governor outlawed it 18 months later www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Neat! I'd be all over a single player Ultima revival. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/richard...

According to MIT News, Margaret Hamilton died at the age of 90. "A profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program". This famous photo 🔽 inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison.

I read this as "Dark Horse announces Barbie Baldur's Gate" and was like... ...go on.

[taps the sign] “Nobody knows anything...... Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're lucky, an educated one.” ― William Goldman

Finally got to the bottom of the 27-year-old mystery that's been HAUNTING the videogame industry since its discovery

What is the movie that came out before you were born that you've watched the most times?

I'm surprised more people aren't talking about how Wolverine deals with its own ludonarrative dissonance. It's neat! You don't expect a Marvel game to comment on the fact that you're on a murder spree.

Tonight we went to see Interstellar in full-size IMAX at the Smithsonian. I hadn't seen it since it first came out. It's definitely aging really well. I still dislike some bits at the end, but it remains a great, smart, original sci-fi film. We could use a lot more of those.

Finished Wolverine. What a great game! Absolutely polished to AAAA quality, and the story cleverly remixes Marvel lore in interesting and unique ways. Exactly the kind of thing I want to play this time of year. Can't recommend it enough.

Well that's cool. One of my earliest production credits! It always irked me that we didn't have a PC port. I'd love to see @nightdivestudios.bsky.social take this up some day.

My absolutely unhinged school where we read nothing but late-career Steve Ditko comics could not only open, but receive public funding in nine states. projects.propublica.org/private-scho...

If you see this post a vampire that isn't dracula.

It's spooky username season!

Oh, wow. Introversion updated DEFCON for its 20th anniversary. This game is *brilliant*. A perfect example of the power of games as an art form. It's on sale for peanuts, too. A great excuse to pick it up. store.steampowered.com/news/app/152...

Consider this a reminder that the Golden Globes are completely absurd. Also, I would totally watch Obsession: The Musical. Especially if it were given an exhuberant Broadway title like, "Obsession! A New Musical" www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...