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Taylor Lyles

@taynixster.bsky.social
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Ex-Tech Journalist | The Verge + IGN alum. Still yapping about my game and tech opinions

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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I just got carded at the movie theatre because the manager didn't think I was 17+
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Running it back and gonna go see Resident Evil again. This time in Dolby Cinema. After my second run Imma see Batman: Mask of the Phantasm after. Why the hell didn't I get AMC A-List sooner????
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Now watching
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_... Given that the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup aired at 2 p.m. ET on a Sunday during the first week of the NFL season, sandwiched between the Early- and Late-afternoon NFL game windows, that is solid viewership.
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TNT says average of 1.2M viewers watched USA win women's FIBA World Cup final
The U.S. delivered record ratings for the women's FIBA World Cup on TNT, with an average of 1.2 million people watching the Americans beat France in the gold medal game.
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Logan Plant @loganjplant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Seth isn't on Bluesky, so he asked me to share the news that he's just been laid off from IGN. Seth is bright, funny, and inspiring. He gave me so many opportunities and made every day better. I will miss him dearly, and whoever hires him next will be very, very lucky.
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Bo Moore @usebomswisely.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My team had a huge content day today on IGN, covering the launch of Valve's Steam Frame. So this seems like a good time as any to say that I was affected by today's layoffs.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Polyarc shutting down hurts my soul. I love the Moss games. If you haven't played them you absolutely should.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today marks 25 years since the terrorist attacks, the lives that were lost that day, and those whose lives were forever changed. Today and every day, I choose to honor their memory and the memory of those who continue to carry the weight of that day. #NeverForget 🇺🇸
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Genuinely, what the fuck is going on at PlayStation?
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Happy Nintendo Direct and Apple “Surprise and shine” to all those that celebrate.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Seeing all the discourse about the GTA VI Lucia shotgun sequence being “unrealistic” all I'm gonna say is some of y'all have never operated or shot a shotgun before and it shows. Sincerely, an avid competitive shotgun shooter and NRA-certified shotgun instructor.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Fuck it. I got AMC A-List
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Fully aware I'm a lesbian but am I in “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” groups on FB? Absolutely because I'm ALL about the drama.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Brb I'm going to have a generational crashout at work
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Idk wtf I did but my TikTok fyp is filled with videos of this pig cafe in Japan but instead of it being cute videos of people playing with the piglets it's the little piggys fighting with each other 😭💀
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Feel like a brand new person.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Imagine hating me, and I'm over here in my corner building legos, making sourdough, and collecting stickers
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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Analyst says other analysts just say ridiculous things sometimes. Anyways. Take-Two knows what it's doing. 2nd smartest company in all gaming imo. www.ign.com/articles/roc...
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'They Should be Charging $200': Analyst Says Rockstar Should Sell GTA 6 For More as It'll Be 'The Last Great Game' Before Everything is Built With AI
Rockstar's $80 price for Grand Theft Auto 6 is less than half what the game is worth, one analyst has suggested.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
HOTD 2 arcade cabinet. 📍 Alexandria, VA
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
My second loaf of sourdough is a great success!
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Alex Cranz @cranz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Kind of like I wrote about for @avclub.com this week—Netflix is a tech company. it cannot build culture. just acquire it. www.avclub.com/netflix-seas...
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Netflix keeps producing second-season bombs because it's a tech company
Netflix keeps producing second-season bombs because it's a tech company
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WIRED @wired.com · 07/07/2026
As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content. www.wired.com/story/meta-n...
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Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out
As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.
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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
For my money, Xbox buying Bethesda and then allowing them to do *absolutely nothing* with Fallout for nearly a decade now (Fallout 4 was 2015, 76 came out in 2018) is perhaps one of the biggest dropped balls ever. Fallout is no GTA or CoD but was pretty damn big, even before the TV show blew up.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Despite a report this morning, I can confirm that Obsidian is *not* in negotiations to avoid shutting down. Plenty of details are still up in the air surrounding the layoffs (picture will be clear on Monday) but Xbox is keeping Obsidian, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The urge to write a piece on how the PS going digital only moving forward has killed what imo was one of its most attractive things since the PS2 era.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
How can one be excited for the next generation of consoles when everything is on fire?
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Whether you strictly buy games digitally or not, this should make you upset. A lack of choice between physical and digital in both hardware and consoles is extremely anti-consumer and there should be options. blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/p...
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Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles
In response to shifting trends in consumer preference, new games will be released on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only.
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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In honor of Sony killing physical media, here is Leif Johnson's 2015 piece for Playboy on gaming in the deep, DEEP rural sticks. Rest in peace, buddy. web.archive.org/web/20160113...
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The Unknown Struggles of Gaming in the Sticks
It's late last week and I have an old machete in hand and I'm in hunting boots scaling a 25foot wall cobbled together from rusty cattle panels. At the top I'm chopping away the...
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Pray for me: nothings wrong but I started my first day of making a sourdough starter
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Matt Kim @lawoftd.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
One thing about this is that it isn’t just the staunch anti-AI folks turned off by games using it. People use AI, they know what it can do, how easy it can do some things. And if they see a game made with it, they make the connection “Oh. I guess not a lot of effort went into making this, then.”
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Friday nights at The Yard #GoOs
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Born too late to buy a house when it was ridiculously cheap Born too early for flying cars Born old enough to have bought a launch PS5 and Xbox Series X before the second price increase nearly six years removed from each console’s initial release.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I made protein ice cream
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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 10/06/2026
Microsoft is disabling Office 2019 for Mac next month. A certificate issue means Office 2019 for Mac users won’t be able to edit or save documents starting July 13th. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/947518/...
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Microsoft is disabling Office 2019 for Mac next month
A certificate issue means Office 2019 for Mac users won’t be able to edit or save documents starting July 13th.
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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 10/06/2026
Microsoft is working on some big Xbox hardware changes, and exploring "radically different" console business models. I break down Xbox exec's recent comments about "flexible" next-gen Xbox hardware, summer Game Pass changes, and more 👇 www.theverge.com/news/947537/...
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Xbox exploring ‘radically different’ console business models
Microsoft is re-evaluating its plans for Project Helix and considering new ways to lower Xbox console costs.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It's been 0 days since someone assumed I was military/ex-military and/or a cop.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The more I think about it, the more I realize I still have things to say about the game and tech industries. “There's a lot of meat left on the bone,” is what I feel. Perhaps my friends are onto something, and maybe I should start a Substack for funsies.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Rewatching the RE Code Veronica Remake announcement trailer, and all I keep thinking while looking at Chris’ apartment is “Damn, bitch. You live like this?”
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Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com · 05/06/2026
Another studio closure... Metro Awakening is a solid game and I hate to see this happening again. Sending my best to everyone affected
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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
And speaking of stories that look better in dark mode, may I present: www.theverge.com/games/941360...
Sean's "I held the next-gen handheld" story at The Verge.
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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We saw you from across Valhalla and really dig your vibe.
God of War swingers?
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Faye and I are two different people. Because if I saw this talking cube, my intrusive thoughts would've compelled me to take a bite out of it.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
How Sly Cooper fans feel right now after watching the State of Play
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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
God of Woke, amiright?
God of War Kratos Dead Wife
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Gamers looking at the September 2026 game release schedule like
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Surprised Chihuahua Dog Covered in Snacks
ALT: Surprised Chihuahua Dog Covered in Snacks
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Mustard finally won!!!! That is all!
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
orioles should try playing outfielders in the outfield
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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 22/05/2026
Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief is leaving next year. Yusuf Mehdi has worked on Windows, Internet Explorer, Bing, and Xbox One throughout his 35-year career. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/935982/...
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Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief to leave next year
Yusuf Mehdi has worked on Windows, Internet Explorer, Bing, and Xbox One throughout his 35-year career.
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Taylor Lyles @taynixster.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
There’s a bit of irony in using GenAI, which depends on data-center infrastructure, to create an image opposing data centers. But I digress.
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