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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

On a retro gaming kick this weekend. Fired up my Genesis and have been going through a lot of my old gaming catalog. Mostly shooters, but then Sonic called to me. Couldn’t help myself.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

“Bleeding America Dry” Mixed media on printer paper 12”x8” 7/4/2026

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

My latest drawing / painting on paper. “Blasphemous Mixed media on paper 12”x9” 2026

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

New work on paper. Just finished the other night. America: finding solace in hatred and greed’ Mixed media on paper, 12”x9” 2026

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Finished this drawing the other night. “Women and children first” Mixed media on toned paper 12”x9” 2026

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Leper Messiah Brush pen and ink on paper 12”x9” 2026

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I saw a conspiracy theory yesterday that the goal is to eliminate all local data storage and push everything into the corporate cloud where it will be scraped to train A.I. (and exploit us) And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it

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WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out

Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

DEFUND AND DISBAND 11”x 9” Brush, pen and ink on paper 2026

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Madness Brush pen and ink on paper 12”x9” 2026 New drawing I made recently referencing the Renee Good murder by ice.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Sonic music has been playing in my head for days for no reason, so I decided it was time to play Sonic 2. Sonic was calling and I answered! lol. And yea, I seriously need to dust my consoles. 😬

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Finally connected one of my switch controllers to my recently repaired PlayStation and played Soul Blade for a little bit this afternoon. Namco really needs to come out with a collection of this series of fighters. Such a good bunch of games that everyone should have the chance to experience.

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Constant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Something to consider: We know what happened in Minneapolis today because dozens of people filmed it. If we let this shooting make us afraid to document, it will paradoxically makes us easier to kill and more likely to be murdered.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

These ice fuckers just shot and killed a US citizen. I hope they go straight to hell.

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BNO News @bnonews.com · 07/01/2026

NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Happy new year everyone!!! I’ve been playing Assassins Creed: Shadows and boy is it amazing on the Switch 2! I’ve uploaded a couple of my favorite screenshots I’ve taken throughout my play through so far.

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Metroid Prime 4 has been great so far. It’s a fantastic game with incredible visuals on the Switch 2. The concerns people had about the game are a bit over blown and nothing to worry about in my opinion. I’m loving pretty much everything about it and have few complaints.

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 17/12/2025

Big flashing warning sign right here: US spending on video game consoles fell 27% last month, marking the worst November in two decades as tariffs and rising component costs pushed prices to record highs. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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US Game Console Sales Crater in Worst November in Two Decades

US spending on video game consoles fell 27% last month, marking the worst November in two decades as tariffs and rising component costs pushed prices to record highs.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Just replaced the laser component in my PlayStation and it can now read and play cds / games. Very excited. I bought this PlayStation for $20 at a thrift store, spent around $20 for the replacement part. Feels very good. Now I just need to get my GameGear to stop cycling through the resolutions.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Post thanksgiving Sonic play day!!!

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Just finished this new drawing tonight. It untitled at the moment, but it was created using a brush pen, ink, a grey marker and a blue paint pen on watercolor paper @ 12”x9”.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I was looking through my old work and decided to post a few. 1 and 2 are from grad school in 1998-2000, 3 is from my undergraduate years at the University of Tampa and 4 was also created during my grad program at MICA in Baltimore, MD.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I’m not good at soldering, but this is where I am on my screen mod for the Game Gear. It’s “done” but I think I still need to recap a bunch of the board because the screen keeps cycling through the aspect ratios. Everything should work fine.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

This is the last political drawing I’ve made recently. And while it doesn’t quite cover all of the ground I wanted it to, it does reference some of the most glaring abuses of power and the most dangerous. So, I do feel it is worth sharing in its final form. brush pen and ink on paper 12”x9” 2025

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Nightdive Studios @nightdivestudios.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🍬 We have another treat for you in the form of a spooky (and silly) Halloween Special ep. of Deep Dive featuring MVG, Nightdive news/updates, fave horror games w/Locke & Morgan, special message from Larry, Stephen's scary big boxes, and more! 🎃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqBT...

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Nightdive Studios - Halloween Special | Deep Dive

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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

There is no good reason why ICE, & National Guard, personnel shouldn't be held to the same standards as are police. Police are cut a lot of slack, but they do have to follow basic due process & equal protection requirements guaranteed by our Constitution. No kings.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both" Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Two days ago, he took a shit on the American people. Today, he began demolishing the People’s House. That’s all he does. He shits on people, and he destroys things. Bcuz he’s a horrible person. I blame him a lot for the death & destruction he’s caused. I blame his enablers & his appeasers even more.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

The No kings protest in NYC today was a success and I met some really nice people, as well. Below, I’ve posted a pic of my most recent political drawing with a few pics from the march.

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🍞 Brad 🍞 @baust528.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

From Ninja Gaiden to Dead or Alive & Devil's Third, you were a game director operating on a whole other level. Your games carried a strong aura, sharpened like fine blades. Your design philosophies were always bold yet inspiring. Thank you for everything, Tomonobu Itagaki.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

New drawing from last night. Untitled at the moment. Brush pen and ink on watercolor paper, 12”x9” 2025

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Began this on Sunday in the park and finished it tonight. Titled it after my cat tried eating one of my game cartridges. Dirty fuckers in the tree 12”x 9” Brush pen and ink on watercolor paper 2025

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I remember, when Gaiares came out, the gaming media was in awe of the many visual effects offered throughout the levels on this splendid Genesis shooter. It’s gorgeous from beginning to end and can be punishingly difficult.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I’ve also been busy drawing, using a brush tip pen and a few other pens and inks. If anyone is interested in purchasing any of these, please let me know.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Star Wars Outlaws is fantastic on the Switch 2 and runs surprisingly well on the platform, even in handheld mode. It’s quite an amazing showcase for what the hardware is capable of. I also can’t help myself and take endless amounts of pictures in game. Such a gorgeous game!

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I’ve been playing a few new games recently. Just bought Earthion last night and played it for a few hours. Love it. Feels great to play. Also tried the Mina the Hollower demo (thoroughly enjoyed) and been playing Starwars Outlaws. Each one extremely satisfying. Still also playing DK Bananza.

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Drinkbox Studios @drinkboxstudios.com · 04/09/2025

Drinkbox is hiring a Level Designer! ✨ Please feel free to spread the word to anyone that may be interested. www.workwithindies.com/careers/drin...

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

@retroblast.bsky.social recently posted about the Simpsons arcade and got me thinking of other popular beat em ups from the 90s. Konami took their time, but they eventually put a TMNT arcade style game on the Sega Genesis- that was effectively a remix of the two arcade games.

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Gerald Collings @geraldcollings.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

This is a cool addition to the GameCube collection. Happy to see it!

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

An unused object found in Yoshi's Island is the "Overly Congratulative Green Coin". It is identical in functionality to a red coin, but plays the Perfect Clear fanfare when placed in specific areas. This causes the game to appear to unnecessarily celebrate every single coin.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Like McCarthyism meets 1984

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Nightdive Studios @nightdivestudios.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

In collaboration with id Software, we're excited to announce the definitive re-release of Heretic + Hexen — available NOW on all platforms! 💥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqH3...

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Heretic + Hexen re-release - Launch Trailer | Nightdive Studios

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Kostas Anagnostou @kostasanagnostou.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Nice introduction (or refresher) to PBR: "Physically Based Rendering: Putting Pieces Together", Game Industry Conference 2024 presentation recording www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwyM...

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Physically Based Rendering: Putting Pieces Together - Paweł Stolecki || CD Projekt Red ||

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