Tyler Boyce
@boycegames.bsky.social
Game designer and writer, always looking for the next story to become passionate about.
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you can def network vertically, but prioritize networking horizontally
surround yourself with kind, hardworking, and talented friends, and it’s only a matter of time before your careers go places
also: if you can’t take an opportunity, pass it on to a friend who’d do just as well if not better
surround yourself with kind, hardworking, and talented friends, and it’s only a matter of time before your careers go places
also: if you can’t take an opportunity, pass it on to a friend who’d do just as well if not better
Just gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question:
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
December 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
you can def network vertically, but prioritize networking horizontally
surround yourself with kind, hardworking, and talented friends, and it’s only a matter of time before your careers go places
also: if you can’t take an opportunity, pass it on to a friend who’d do just as well if not better
surround yourself with kind, hardworking, and talented friends, and it’s only a matter of time before your careers go places
also: if you can’t take an opportunity, pass it on to a friend who’d do just as well if not better
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December 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Merry Christmas, one and all!
December 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Merry Christmas, one and all!
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AAA games executives tonight you will be visited by three spirits
December 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
AAA games executives tonight you will be visited by three spirits
Possibly a controversial opinion, but I genuinely think daycare and mental health services should be free for all children in the U.S., regardless of income. Your kid's health and happiness shouldn't be dependent on your job.
December 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Possibly a controversial opinion, but I genuinely think daycare and mental health services should be free for all children in the U.S., regardless of income. Your kid's health and happiness shouldn't be dependent on your job.
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"You should get use to it bc all of the game companies will use genAI eventually"
No, I don't think I will 💕
No, I don't think I will 💕
December 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"You should get use to it bc all of the game companies will use genAI eventually"
No, I don't think I will 💕
No, I don't think I will 💕
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Really makes me question what my Mass Effect coverage is going to look like moving forward...
As of 2:03pm PT, EA's shareholders have officially approved EA's $55 billion sale to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
The deal will next need to receive approval from government regulators
The deal will next need to receive approval from government regulators
December 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Really makes me question what my Mass Effect coverage is going to look like moving forward...
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"Everything's freezing. The ground, the air... Me."
🧵 Aloy cosplay by korsilvercom
📸 Photography by violette.november
#BeyondTheHorizon
🧵 Aloy cosplay by korsilvercom
📸 Photography by violette.november
#BeyondTheHorizon
December 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Everything's freezing. The ground, the air... Me."
🧵 Aloy cosplay by korsilvercom
📸 Photography by violette.november
#BeyondTheHorizon
🧵 Aloy cosplay by korsilvercom
📸 Photography by violette.november
#BeyondTheHorizon
True: The federal government can garnish your wages for debts such as defaulted student loans.
False: The federal government can do so without notice and take more than 15% of your disposable income.
Even if you're the federal government, wage theft is still THEFT.
False: The federal government can do so without notice and take more than 15% of your disposable income.
Even if you're the federal government, wage theft is still THEFT.
Donald Trump has just begun seizing the wages of Americans who don’t pay their student loans.
December 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
True: The federal government can garnish your wages for debts such as defaulted student loans.
False: The federal government can do so without notice and take more than 15% of your disposable income.
Even if you're the federal government, wage theft is still THEFT.
False: The federal government can do so without notice and take more than 15% of your disposable income.
Even if you're the federal government, wage theft is still THEFT.
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> uses ChatGPT to generate a large quantity of character concepts and quest contents, which are then used as reference during development. ...taking a quest name and summary as arguments, ChatGPT “imagines”... key characters, how the crime took place and who the culprit is, what pieces of evidence…
December 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
> uses ChatGPT to generate a large quantity of character concepts and quest contents, which are then used as reference during development. ...taking a quest name and summary as arguments, ChatGPT “imagines”... key characters, how the crime took place and who the culprit is, what pieces of evidence…
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pillars of modern civilization being torn down daily by conservatives with strong opinions about topics they're entirely ignorant of, put no effort into understanding, expecting like babies to be treated as geniuses and throwing a tantrum when anyone tries to educate them applies to so much going on
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
pillars of modern civilization being torn down daily by conservatives with strong opinions about topics they're entirely ignorant of, put no effort into understanding, expecting like babies to be treated as geniuses and throwing a tantrum when anyone tries to educate them applies to so much going on
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It's very easy:
Just don't. The idea that Copilot or ChatGPT are suddenly essential tools is just buying into the corporate ad blitz.
Games were made just fine (well, relatively) up through...what, 2023? 2024? They didn't suddenly become VITAL for budgets or design docs in the last 2-3 years.
Just don't. The idea that Copilot or ChatGPT are suddenly essential tools is just buying into the corporate ad blitz.
Games were made just fine (well, relatively) up through...what, 2023? 2024? They didn't suddenly become VITAL for budgets or design docs in the last 2-3 years.
December 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It's very easy:
Just don't. The idea that Copilot or ChatGPT are suddenly essential tools is just buying into the corporate ad blitz.
Games were made just fine (well, relatively) up through...what, 2023? 2024? They didn't suddenly become VITAL for budgets or design docs in the last 2-3 years.
Just don't. The idea that Copilot or ChatGPT are suddenly essential tools is just buying into the corporate ad blitz.
Games were made just fine (well, relatively) up through...what, 2023? 2024? They didn't suddenly become VITAL for budgets or design docs in the last 2-3 years.
"Don't...TEMPT me, Techbro! I dare not take it. Not even to keep it safe. Understand, Techbro: I would use this 'tool' from a desire to write stories. But through me...it would wield ideas and emotions too unhinged to imagine!"
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
"Don't...TEMPT me, Techbro! I dare not take it. Not even to keep it safe. Understand, Techbro: I would use this 'tool' from a desire to write stories. But through me...it would wield ideas and emotions too unhinged to imagine!"
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they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
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🚨When I said I was in my Sith Era, I really meant it…
I’m beyond excited to announce that I play the long-anticipated Darth Nul in Star Wars: The Old Republic. All thanks to @geekyfriedrice.bsky.social , Sr. Community Manager at @swtor.com , who really “put in a good word for me” with the devs.
I’m beyond excited to announce that I play the long-anticipated Darth Nul in Star Wars: The Old Republic. All thanks to @geekyfriedrice.bsky.social , Sr. Community Manager at @swtor.com , who really “put in a good word for me” with the devs.
December 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🚨When I said I was in my Sith Era, I really meant it…
I’m beyond excited to announce that I play the long-anticipated Darth Nul in Star Wars: The Old Republic. All thanks to @geekyfriedrice.bsky.social , Sr. Community Manager at @swtor.com , who really “put in a good word for me” with the devs.
I’m beyond excited to announce that I play the long-anticipated Darth Nul in Star Wars: The Old Republic. All thanks to @geekyfriedrice.bsky.social , Sr. Community Manager at @swtor.com , who really “put in a good word for me” with the devs.
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The SWTOR developers sit down and have a chat with @samanthabeart.bsky.social, the voice behind the mysterious Darth Nul. Galactic Threads is now available with Game Update 7.8 "Pursuit of Ruin"! youtu.be/I6Jx8aX99ss
Interview with Samantha Béart (voice of Darth Nul)
YouTube video by swtheoldrepublic
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December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The SWTOR developers sit down and have a chat with @samanthabeart.bsky.social, the voice behind the mysterious Darth Nul. Galactic Threads is now available with Game Update 7.8 "Pursuit of Ruin"! youtu.be/I6Jx8aX99ss
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive is finding itself in hot water over its use of AI generated assets in developing the game.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses a GOTY award over use of gen AI
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive is finding itself in hot water over its use of AI generated assets in developing the game.
www.polygon.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive is finding itself in hot water over its use of AI generated assets in developing the game.
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besides the obvious near-term concrete win here (congratulations Blue Prince, new winner of GOTY) I appreciate this also hopefully makes ultra clear to newer teams that even if their work was as well received as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, AI'll make it ineligible or get an asterisk in awards shows
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive is finding itself in hot water over its use of AI generated assets in developing the game.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses a GOTY award over use of gen AI
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive is finding itself in hot water over its use of AI generated assets in developing the game.
www.polygon.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
besides the obvious near-term concrete win here (congratulations Blue Prince, new winner of GOTY) I appreciate this also hopefully makes ultra clear to newer teams that even if their work was as well received as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, AI'll make it ineligible or get an asterisk in awards shows
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I don’t think this is a conspiracy theory. Investors have all moved from games to AI. Games are still hugely profitable but they don’t promise “exponential growth” after the initial spike during Covid. AI is the new hotness, so execs need the rank and file to use it. That’s where the money is.
My conspiracy theory about genAI in games blowing up more and more by big companies is that they’ve all got a ton of investors insisting they use genAI tools otherwise they(investors) won’t be able to bankroll em anymore
December 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I don’t think this is a conspiracy theory. Investors have all moved from games to AI. Games are still hugely profitable but they don’t promise “exponential growth” after the initial spike during Covid. AI is the new hotness, so execs need the rank and file to use it. That’s where the money is.
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New Night. New #PlotAvoidance
Join @popeworldbuild.bsky.social and I as we begin avoiding plot in #MassEffect in the latest #CommunityShepherd
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Join @popeworldbuild.bsky.social and I as we begin avoiding plot in #MassEffect in the latest #CommunityShepherd
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December 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
New Night. New #PlotAvoidance
Join @popeworldbuild.bsky.social and I as we begin avoiding plot in #MassEffect in the latest #CommunityShepherd
Live NOW on twitch.tv praxagorathesmophoria
Join @popeworldbuild.bsky.social and I as we begin avoiding plot in #MassEffect in the latest #CommunityShepherd
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Let me be clear: if using generative AI was really as okay as Larian, Sandfall, and now Owlcat claim, then they wouldn't keep trying to downplay it. They wouldn't have to clarify it's just for "concept art" or "early development". They would hold it up and proudly share it. But they know better.
December 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Let me be clear: if using generative AI was really as okay as Larian, Sandfall, and now Owlcat claim, then they wouldn't keep trying to downplay it. They wouldn't have to clarify it's just for "concept art" or "early development". They would hold it up and proudly share it. But they know better.
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I feel like believing anything GenAI says is the same as thinking an acid trip is giving you some kind of extra sensory perception. Both may be entertaining and draw from and feel like real experiences, but neither are valid as a source of truth.
December 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I feel like believing anything GenAI says is the same as thinking an acid trip is giving you some kind of extra sensory perception. Both may be entertaining and draw from and feel like real experiences, but neither are valid as a source of truth.
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this is one of those things conservatives misunderstand about privilege, because it requires a less self-centered view on life: the point isn't for those of us born with extra keys on our keyrings we inherited from even less fair times to feel bad and apologize, it's to hold open doors and copy keys
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
this is one of those things conservatives misunderstand about privilege, because it requires a less self-centered view on life: the point isn't for those of us born with extra keys on our keyrings we inherited from even less fair times to feel bad and apologize, it's to hold open doors and copy keys