Tyler LaGrange

Tyler LaGrange

@buzzjive.bsky.social

21 year survivor of game development. Wrangling 8 chickens, 4 ducks, 5 cats and a couple kids in Central Vermont. Love electronica, burritos and progressive politics. He/Him.

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I scoffed at the doomerisms just over a year ago. Now I think articles like this underestimate what we’re on the verge of. The scope of destruction as software and related services lose all value is going to be catastrophic.

Celia Hodent@celiahodent.com

I’ve been extremely skeptical of Gen AI because it’s controlled by a a very few privileged people who steal from creators and experts to sell back to anyone. At one point, nobody will be able to sell anything as AI will rip off #gamedev & any software in hours. Grim. www.404media.co/video-game-r...

This has obviously been the goal for a while now but to have a company that seemed to take pride in hiring knowledgeable people say this is pretty wild to me.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social

NEW: Epic Games has delayed its upcoming (not yet announced) Star Wars + Marvel shooter as it pivots to complete AI game development. "No more hand-written code," a director told staff. All art "generated with full AI workflows." Full scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

21 years. I've been programming video games for 21 years. I need to do a proper deep dive on my thoughts - but I need you to know that this industry is indeed "cooked" - as the kids say.

Friday was fine. Saturday I was super tired - that night I felt awful. Sunday was worse. Took a Covid test and was positive (first time)! I was useless Monday, getting better Tuesday, and now I feel normal sick on Wednesday. I've gotten boosters every year (not 2026 yet). Careful out there folks.

DK Challenge has been defeated! The Boss Rush with no perks was frustratingly difficult - but I genuinely feel a sense of accomplishment. Physical cards reward boosted my motivation and I’d love to see more of these.

I’m helping a bit with this one too. It’s another entertaining co-op experience.

There's a few things I've been working on in the showcase today. Check it all out if you're a VR fan.

VR Games Showcase@vrgamesshowcase.bsky.social

🥳 The VR Games Showcase is back TODAY! 🥳 📺️ Tune in for... 🔫 PAYDAY 👹 Rustmourne 🕴️ Gunman Contracts 🥥 Bootstrap Island 💥 COVR 😱 New Flat2VR Studios Reveals And MORE. Pre-show at 10:50am PT, full show starts 11am: buff.ly/28S1jRb

This is what I've been up to recently. This really is a blast to play in co-op - and I helped get the crossplay working for it. Go grab a copy!

UploadVR@uploadvr.com

Roboquest VR is out today on Meta Quest 3 and 3S, alongside a same-day update enabling cross-platform co-op on Quest, SteamVR, and PlayStation VR2. Details here: www.uploadvr.com/roboquest-vr...

"Great would be ok, but amazing would be great." I cherish the subtle circular dependency.

Chris Vannini@chrisvannini.com

What's a Futurama line that lives forever in your head? Mine is, "Oh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm My Own Grandpa."

That establishment Dems are saying this shows that they are finally getting the message. Do they actually believe it? Will they do anything about it this time? Or is it just part of their electoral strategy? Lucy holding out the football again.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Buttigieg: Our political and economic and social systems have been letting us down for a long time. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here. That old status quo, all of that is what led to all of this which is why there's no going back.

Valve tricked us by copying the Nintendo Switch and making the Steam Deck a pretty cool piece of hardware. Honestly, I don't get how this will appeal to Steam enthusiasts over a customizable PC. But this is an omen for brutal PS6 and XBOX WHATEVS pricing.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

Steam Machine 512GB is $1,049.00 buff.ly/L2QgLVy 2TB with Controller $1,428 buff.ly/TW3rHgW

The retro challenges on this are absurdly easy. The DK Bonanza challenges (time/developer) are crazy hard. I love what Nintendo is doing here, but they need to fix the overall balance. Also - the integration points are great on retro, but nonexistent on Bonanza. I hope they evolve this idea.

Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror]@nintendoamericax.bsky.social

The limited-time DK Challenge event is on now! Active #NintendoSwitchOnline members can clear challenges from across the Donkey Kong series to earn digital Challenge Cards until Sept 1 at 12:59am PT. Learn more: ninten.do/6014viP5K

These studios are fantastic groups of experts that know how to make games. Sad that even very wealthy companies no longer provide stability these days.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social

BREAKING: Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off. Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening. Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

For my first ever Father's Day, my wife bought me a ticket to game 3 of the 2006 NBA Finals for under $300. It was upper bowl, but a pretty good seat. It was the first Miami Heat Finals win ever. Crazy that tonight's Knicks game 3 is $8,000+ for last minute seats and includes Trump.

As a UCF alum, I can definitely appreciate these students that just spent thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours not embracing an AI replacement narrative.

Cabel Sasser@cabel.panic.com

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

I've taken a Senior PSVR2 Developer position at Impact Reality/Flat2VR. I feel fortunate to land a stable job with benefits after just 10 weeks of searching when I know how rough the market is right now.

Proud to have had the opportunity to help bring this to Steam and Rift. It’s funny and entertaining and worth playing if you’ve got a VR headset. I assume it works on Quest Link too but I haven’t tried.

Double Fine@doublefine.com

Happy (slightly belated) birthday to Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin! It turned 9 this past Saturday and we hope you celebrate by using your favorite psychic power for good today!

I don’t know what to say. Hotel Infinity just won the Immersive Reality Technical Achievement award at DICE. It’s certainly a top highlight of my career - and I want to sincerely thank our entire team - too many to tag. Just - wow.

Being a finalist for "Immersive Reality Technical Achievement" feels pretty awesome!

William Chyr@chyr.bsky.social

Hotel Infinity is a finalist for "Immersive Reality Technical Achievement" at the DICE Awards this year: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...

This is the first time I ever thought “Wow - that guy probably deserved to be a billionaire”

Dining and Cooking@diningandcooking.bsky.social

Duane Roberts, Inventor of the Frozen Burrito, Dead at 88 https://www.diningandcooking.com/2363023/duane-roberts-inventor-of-the-frozen-burrito-dead-at-88/ Duane Roberts Billionaire Who Invented Frozen Burrito Dead at 88 Published November 2, 2025 9:51 AM PST Duane Roberts — the billionaire …

This feature on a website and product like this is not "act now before it sells out" but more like "you and 9 other sad humans are shopping online for mundane stuff". I hope they're having more fun than I am.

The affordable google cloud VMs all default to around 4Gb of RAM. It should pop up an error when you try to set a boot disk to any version of Windows without adjusting that. Imagine setting that up and trying to run Unity...

Watched the recently released Snow White. I had super low expectations based on overall reception, but it was far worse than I was prepared for. There is no live action Disney remake anywhere near as bad as this one. I honestly can't think of a worse remake. Unsure why this was made.

Recently watched the new How to Train Your Dragon. It's a great story because it matches the original animated version nearly beat for beat. The original animation is better in every way - though the new Toothless looks fantastic. Unsure why this was made.

Happy to have this trailer out there for the world to see what we've been working on! The tech we've put together here is going to make for a really cool VR experience.

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Went to our Hands Off protest in South Royalton VT. Couple hundred people there and a speaker that was at Selma Civil Rights marches! Pretty amazing turnout for our town of around 2,700. Bonus inclusion of the Gilmore Girls intro Gazebo.

Katamari Damacy Rolling Live on Apple TV with a controller feels every bit as good as the other games in the series. Definitely recommend it to fans (iOS version supports a controller too). Can’t stop humming the songs…

This is all it's gonna take right now. The head of the DoE (Linda McMahon) will comply with this executive order and begin shutting it down. By the time any courts show any willingness to step in, all critical personnel will be gone. And even then, all funding will be turned off by DOGE as well.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on the Department of Education: "We're gonna shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible. It's doing us no good. We want to return our students to the states."