Taylor Lyles
@taynixster.bsky.social
Ex-Tech Journalist | The Verge + IGN alum.
Still yapping about my game and tech opinions
Still yapping about my game and tech opinions
Today’s edition of Connections was fun!!
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October 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Today’s edition of Connections was fun!!
Connections
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Siri, play “This Is Halloween” on Spotify.
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Siri, play “This Is Halloween” on Spotify.
Damn....I didn't want to get sucked back into Animal Crossing lol
Also $4.99 to upgrade from the Switch 1 to Switch 2 version? Not a bad deal at all
Also $4.99 to upgrade from the Switch 1 to Switch 2 version? Not a bad deal at all
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Damn....I didn't want to get sucked back into Animal Crossing lol
Also $4.99 to upgrade from the Switch 1 to Switch 2 version? Not a bad deal at all
Also $4.99 to upgrade from the Switch 1 to Switch 2 version? Not a bad deal at all
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For a report for Access Granted, I'm looking to speak with accessibility consultants who HAVEN'T been credited for the games they've worked on. I'm aware of this impacting future opportunities, so I can assure anonymity. Feel free to send me a message if you wish to speak about your experiences!
October 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
For a report for Access Granted, I'm looking to speak with accessibility consultants who HAVEN'T been credited for the games they've worked on. I'm aware of this impacting future opportunities, so I can assure anonymity. Feel free to send me a message if you wish to speak about your experiences!
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Remember how @nataliethenerd.com made the Lego Game Boy play carts for real?
She's going to sell a drop-in kit. It's called the Build a Boy. Everything I know right here:
www.theverge.com/games/805673...
She's going to sell a drop-in kit. It's called the Build a Boy. Everything I know right here:
www.theverge.com/games/805673...
Nintendo’s chips make this Lego Game Boy upgrade kit the most authentic
The Build A Boy is coming.
www.theverge.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Remember how @nataliethenerd.com made the Lego Game Boy play carts for real?
She's going to sell a drop-in kit. It's called the Build a Boy. Everything I know right here:
www.theverge.com/games/805673...
She's going to sell a drop-in kit. It's called the Build a Boy. Everything I know right here:
www.theverge.com/games/805673...
Game releases aside (which even I can't really say is a flex when some, emphasis on SOME first-party games are going multi-platform) I just am so perplexed with everything that's happened to MSFT (specifically Xbox) this year.
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Game releases aside (which even I can't really say is a flex when some, emphasis on SOME first-party games are going multi-platform) I just am so perplexed with everything that's happened to MSFT (specifically Xbox) this year.
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i just played some Among Us with friends. but we were dogs, not astronauts. and the setting was film noir, not outer space. it was actually jackbox party pack 11, i'm not even joking. woof dunnit, as they say www.inverse.com/gaming/jackb...
The Next Jackbox Party Pack Has A True ‘Among Us’ Rival
One of the mini-games in the new Jackbox Party Pack 11 is an immediate stand-out — and a real Among Us competitor.
www.inverse.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
i just played some Among Us with friends. but we were dogs, not astronauts. and the setting was film noir, not outer space. it was actually jackbox party pack 11, i'm not even joking. woof dunnit, as they say www.inverse.com/gaming/jackb...
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Remember in 2022 when Rivian hiked the price of the R1 EVs, even for preorder customers, and pissed basically everyone off (and taking its stock price)?
Well the company got sued for that. Now, three years later, it's paying out $250M to the class action plaintiffs:
techcrunch.com/2025/10/24/r...
Well the company got sued for that. Now, three years later, it's paying out $250M to the class action plaintiffs:
techcrunch.com/2025/10/24/r...
Rivian will pay $250M to settle lawsuit over R1 price hike | TechCrunch
The three-year-old lawsuit centered on Rivian's sudden decision to increase prices on the R1 lineup in 2022, which sank the stock price.
techcrunch.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Remember in 2022 when Rivian hiked the price of the R1 EVs, even for preorder customers, and pissed basically everyone off (and taking its stock price)?
Well the company got sued for that. Now, three years later, it's paying out $250M to the class action plaintiffs:
techcrunch.com/2025/10/24/r...
Well the company got sued for that. Now, three years later, it's paying out $250M to the class action plaintiffs:
techcrunch.com/2025/10/24/r...
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Really glad to see this reported on. www.pcgamer.com/games/the-si...
Some of The Sims 4's biggest content creators have just stepped down from EA's creator network in the wake of the $55B Saudi-backed buyout: 'This situation is a nightmare for our community'
Plumbella, James Turner, and lilsimsie are all pivoting away from their biggest game.
www.pcgamer.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Really glad to see this reported on. www.pcgamer.com/games/the-si...
My 2025 Gaming Report Card going into Nov 2025:
Nintendo: A-
PlayStation: B+
Xbox: D
I feel I could really expand and flesh this out and I probably will at some point but this is where I stand.
Nintendo: A-
PlayStation: B+
Xbox: D
I feel I could really expand and flesh this out and I probably will at some point but this is where I stand.
October 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My 2025 Gaming Report Card going into Nov 2025:
Nintendo: A-
PlayStation: B+
Xbox: D
I feel I could really expand and flesh this out and I probably will at some point but this is where I stand.
Nintendo: A-
PlayStation: B+
Xbox: D
I feel I could really expand and flesh this out and I probably will at some point but this is where I stand.
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My girlfriend’s fav holiday is Halloween so awhile back I bought a skull pan so we could make pizza skulls.
Last night we used it for the first time and made some pizza skulls with a size of mozz sticks and we watched Weapons. Great date night at home
Last night we used it for the first time and made some pizza skulls with a size of mozz sticks and we watched Weapons. Great date night at home
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My girlfriend’s fav holiday is Halloween so awhile back I bought a skull pan so we could make pizza skulls.
Last night we used it for the first time and made some pizza skulls with a size of mozz sticks and we watched Weapons. Great date night at home
Last night we used it for the first time and made some pizza skulls with a size of mozz sticks and we watched Weapons. Great date night at home
And just like that I finished my first pitch for my first book. Hoping Incan get the opportunity to see this into reality.
October 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And just like that I finished my first pitch for my first book. Hoping Incan get the opportunity to see this into reality.
I just finished this book and I’m left speechless in the best way possible. Insightful look at one of my favorite gaming franchises and I simply can’t recommend this book enough. If you preordered it and waiting for your copy you’ll love it. If you haven’t, wtf are you waiting for? Go get it!
October 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I just finished this book and I’m left speechless in the best way possible. Insightful look at one of my favorite gaming franchises and I simply can’t recommend this book enough. If you preordered it and waiting for your copy you’ll love it. If you haven’t, wtf are you waiting for? Go get it!
October has been really rough for Xbox fans, I fear
October 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
October has been really rough for Xbox fans, I fear
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Timex is resurrecting its first LCD watch 50 years later
Timex is resurrecting its first LCD watch 50 years later
The Timex SSQ Digital Reissue has retro vibes and a simple LCD display that was revolutionary back in 1975.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Timex is resurrecting its first LCD watch 50 years later
Another example/TP to argue against age verification laws
Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Another example/TP to argue against age verification laws
Reading @stephentotilo.bsky.social’s most recent newsletter, and all I gotta say is
DAMN I AM REALLY MAD WE ARE NOT GETTING A POST CIVIL WAR ASSASSIN’S CREED GAME
DAMN I AM REALLY MAD WE ARE NOT GETTING A POST CIVIL WAR ASSASSIN’S CREED GAME
October 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Reading @stephentotilo.bsky.social’s most recent newsletter, and all I gotta say is
DAMN I AM REALLY MAD WE ARE NOT GETTING A POST CIVIL WAR ASSASSIN’S CREED GAME
DAMN I AM REALLY MAD WE ARE NOT GETTING A POST CIVIL WAR ASSASSIN’S CREED GAME
TICK-tock, TICK-tock
The Supreme Court didn’t save Google from Epic, and now the clock is ticking
The Supreme Court didn’t save Google from Epic, and now the clock is ticking
Two weeks till an Epic reckoning.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
TICK-tock, TICK-tock
Within the last year and specifically the last week alone, Xbox has made so many questionable decisions that after the Series X/S era I can’t justify buying another Xbox console, if they even decide to make another Xbox console at this point.
So much potential down the drain.
So much potential down the drain.
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Within the last year and specifically the last week alone, Xbox has made so many questionable decisions that after the Series X/S era I can’t justify buying another Xbox console, if they even decide to make another Xbox console at this point.
So much potential down the drain.
So much potential down the drain.
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this is the state of ChatGPT right now. AI websites steal articles from reputable sources and then ChatGPT scrapes them and sources them 🤦♂️
September 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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God. Family. Country.
September 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
God. Family. Country.
Last Friday night I did an awk JCPenney photo shoot with my gf and we both dressed up as The Rock (IYKYK) and I gotta say the pictures turned out incredible.
September 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Last Friday night I did an awk JCPenney photo shoot with my gf and we both dressed up as The Rock (IYKYK) and I gotta say the pictures turned out incredible.
If you’re a journalist who has a degree in journalism, you know what an embargo is.
Just saying.
Just saying.
September 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If you’re a journalist who has a degree in journalism, you know what an embargo is.
Just saying.
Just saying.
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What is an embargo but a deadline persevering
September 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What is an embargo but a deadline persevering