John Hardin
@johnhardin.bsky.social
Sr. PR Manager for Bandai Namco Entertainment America
Email me! jhardin(at)bnea(dot)com
DMs Open
Armored Core VI, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree & Nightreign
(past: SEGA, ATLUS USA)
Kiteboarder, Steganographer
He/Him
Trans rights are human rights
Email me! jhardin(at)bnea(dot)com
DMs Open
Armored Core VI, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree & Nightreign
(past: SEGA, ATLUS USA)
Kiteboarder, Steganographer
He/Him
Trans rights are human rights
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Hey there! IGN’s Video Guide team is looking for freelancers who live and breathe SHOOTERS — Marvel Rivals, Arc Raiders, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and more.
Strong guide writing and video editing experience required (provide samples!). DMs are open for questions and samples!
Strong guide writing and video editing experience required (provide samples!). DMs are open for questions and samples!
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Hey there! IGN’s Video Guide team is looking for freelancers who live and breathe SHOOTERS — Marvel Rivals, Arc Raiders, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and more.
Strong guide writing and video editing experience required (provide samples!). DMs are open for questions and samples!
Strong guide writing and video editing experience required (provide samples!). DMs are open for questions and samples!
Thats one thing from the backlog down this year. This is a Lego knockoff I bought in Japan that I thought would be a fun, quick build.
Nope. To make up for fitting issues, every other pip uses a little tie-down screw. I think there were 2500+ in this one. It was agonizingly slow to build 🙃
Nope. To make up for fitting issues, every other pip uses a little tie-down screw. I think there were 2500+ in this one. It was agonizingly slow to build 🙃
January 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Thats one thing from the backlog down this year. This is a Lego knockoff I bought in Japan that I thought would be a fun, quick build.
Nope. To make up for fitting issues, every other pip uses a little tie-down screw. I think there were 2500+ in this one. It was agonizingly slow to build 🙃
Nope. To make up for fitting issues, every other pip uses a little tie-down screw. I think there were 2500+ in this one. It was agonizingly slow to build 🙃
New Years Day tradition complete: Collard greens, Hoppin' John (black eyed pea stew), and sweet potatoes.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 AM
New Years Day tradition complete: Collard greens, Hoppin' John (black eyed pea stew), and sweet potatoes.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
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Made sausage rolls today...best looking batch yet.
December 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Made sausage rolls today...best looking batch yet.
Hiding gifts in plain sight.
...but not keeping track of all of them.
...but not keeping track of all of them.
December 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Hiding gifts in plain sight.
...but not keeping track of all of them.
...but not keeping track of all of them.
The "making a cocktail recipe your wife sent you from Instagram" experience:
2oz: whatever brown liquor you like
1oz: easy to find juice
1/2oz: bespoke syrup made from hand-ground exotic spices
1/4oz: necessary spirit distilled in a volcanic cave; only 25 bottles made a year. No substitutions 😚
2oz: whatever brown liquor you like
1oz: easy to find juice
1/2oz: bespoke syrup made from hand-ground exotic spices
1/4oz: necessary spirit distilled in a volcanic cave; only 25 bottles made a year. No substitutions 😚
December 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The "making a cocktail recipe your wife sent you from Instagram" experience:
2oz: whatever brown liquor you like
1oz: easy to find juice
1/2oz: bespoke syrup made from hand-ground exotic spices
1/4oz: necessary spirit distilled in a volcanic cave; only 25 bottles made a year. No substitutions 😚
2oz: whatever brown liquor you like
1oz: easy to find juice
1/2oz: bespoke syrup made from hand-ground exotic spices
1/4oz: necessary spirit distilled in a volcanic cave; only 25 bottles made a year. No substitutions 😚
So, there's a cool baking trick where if you're making a buttercream you can balance out the yellow hue by adding a few drops of purple food coloring.
I decided to see if this would work with a particularly yellow ice cream base I'm making.
Nope. It's grey. Meet the new Depressemint Ice Cream:
I decided to see if this would work with a particularly yellow ice cream base I'm making.
Nope. It's grey. Meet the new Depressemint Ice Cream:
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
So, there's a cool baking trick where if you're making a buttercream you can balance out the yellow hue by adding a few drops of purple food coloring.
I decided to see if this would work with a particularly yellow ice cream base I'm making.
Nope. It's grey. Meet the new Depressemint Ice Cream:
I decided to see if this would work with a particularly yellow ice cream base I'm making.
Nope. It's grey. Meet the new Depressemint Ice Cream:
Someone left these on my desk at work. No one knows where they came from. No one has come to claim them. Is...is this how podcasts are born? Chat, are we doing this?
December 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Someone left these on my desk at work. No one knows where they came from. No one has come to claim them. Is...is this how podcasts are born? Chat, are we doing this?
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I finally figured out the secret to pulling a good shot of espresso on the new machine I got.
It just needed a lil praise from the Machine Spirit.
It just needed a lil praise from the Machine Spirit.
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I finally figured out the secret to pulling a good shot of espresso on the new machine I got.
It just needed a lil praise from the Machine Spirit.
It just needed a lil praise from the Machine Spirit.
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
The contrabass flute is back!!!
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The contrabass flute is back!!!
Look, I appreciate the effort but nothing is going to top when Mick Gordon played RIP & Tear live for the game awards.
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Look, I appreciate the effort but nothing is going to top when Mick Gordon played RIP & Tear live for the game awards.
There are better taco places in LA. There are better late nite/24 hour taco places in LA. But when you're staring down what will surely amount to a legendary hangover, there is only one solution, and that is Lucy's:
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
There are better taco places in LA. There are better late nite/24 hour taco places in LA. But when you're staring down what will surely amount to a legendary hangover, there is only one solution, and that is Lucy's:
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Woah. Check in out, @bandainamcousa.bsky.social -- we just got an RotY award! #indiegames #roguelike Many thanks to VideoChums! videochums.com/article/indi...
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Woah. Check in out, @bandainamcousa.bsky.social -- we just got an RotY award! #indiegames #roguelike Many thanks to VideoChums! videochums.com/article/indi...
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Nightreign deserves the GOTY win and I’m brave enough to say it
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Nightreign deserves the GOTY win and I’m brave enough to say it
Behold! The stupid-ass shoes I bought for the game awards! I bought them solely because I normally would never buy anything remotely like them. That and they were only $13.
Sneak peek!
Sneak peek!
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Behold! The stupid-ass shoes I bought for the game awards! I bought them solely because I normally would never buy anything remotely like them. That and they were only $13.
Sneak peek!
Sneak peek!
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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Everything to know ahead of Nightreign's first DLC: https://kotaku.com/nightreigh-forsaken-hollows-dlc-launch-time-patch-notes-2000650150
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Everything to know ahead of Nightreign's first DLC: https://kotaku.com/nightreigh-forsaken-hollows-dlc-launch-time-patch-notes-2000650150
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From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff members and contributors round up their favorite games of 2025. n.pr/3K8WaF5
The best games of 2025, picked by NPR's staff
From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff members and contributors round up their favorite games of 2025.
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff members and contributors round up their favorite games of 2025. n.pr/3K8WaF5
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We got an exclusive lil look at the new Elden Ring Nightreign DLC. Spoiler alert: there’s swamps now (and the new Nightfarers rock)
youtu.be/tX8sMJ2Rbl4?...
youtu.be/tX8sMJ2Rbl4?...
We Played Elden Ring Nightreign's New Characters For 6 Hours
YouTube video by GameSpot
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We got an exclusive lil look at the new Elden Ring Nightreign DLC. Spoiler alert: there’s swamps now (and the new Nightfarers rock)
youtu.be/tX8sMJ2Rbl4?...
youtu.be/tX8sMJ2Rbl4?...
Press/Media folks - the Elden Ring Nightreign DLC is launching *this week* and if you want to check it out, hit me up! (email is in bio or DM me here).
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Press/Media folks - the Elden Ring Nightreign DLC is launching *this week* and if you want to check it out, hit me up! (email is in bio or DM me here).
Theyre two days late for thanksgiving, but here's this year's batch of morning buns. I really need to get a dough sheeter, absolutely embarrassing uneven layers. (Still delicious)
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Theyre two days late for thanksgiving, but here's this year's batch of morning buns. I really need to get a dough sheeter, absolutely embarrassing uneven layers. (Still delicious)