Althir the Wizard

Althir the Wizard

@althir.bsky.social

undiagnosed but it's obvious 🧙‍♂️ sdreamer™ • vegan variety vtuber 🎮 rad progressive • 420 • average double jump enjoyer 🦉 let's get lost in the s̵͔̓a̸͚̓ǔ̷̳c̵̛̳e̴̘̚ | http://linktr.ee/althir_wzrd

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Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

10 months later this post's last paragraph feels kinda mask-y and performative. I think I've dropped the happygoluckyish persona for my more direct autistic self. unmasking is fucking terrifying but here we are anyways I'm currently zooted in the bathtub and my former self is still hella cool 👇👇👇

Althir the Wizard@althir.bsky.social

Hi Bluesky, I guess it's time to re-introduce myself! I'm Althir, intergalactic space wizard & part time streamer, currently on cancer-related hiatus. Drop a follow if you wanna read about all things media, progressivism, memes & the occasional shitpost! (and check the linktree in my bio)

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

at this point we can assume every 4th game we see on Steam Next Fest is slop. great job, Valve!

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social

Steam Next Fest 2026 has more than double the number of demos than last year, but how much of it is generative 'AI slop'? www.eurogamer.net/steam-next-f...

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Richard Cobbett
@richardcobbett.bsky.social

Nighthawks! It's out! Please buy and like it! That is the best marketing slogan my tired brain can come up with right now! store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...

store.steampowered.comSave 10% on Nighthawks on SteamThe secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, ...
Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

they got Nighthawks

Dave Gilbert@wadjeteyegames.com

We are aware that Steam has classified Nighthawks as an adult game and has excluded it from searches (and delisted it entirely in certain countries). We are working on it. Valve is under the impression that this game is way sexier than it actually is.

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Dave Gilbert
@wadjeteyegames.com

We are aware that Steam has classified Nighthawks as an adult game and has excluded it from searches (and delisted it entirely in certain countries). We are working on it. Valve is under the impression that this game is way sexier than it actually is.

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Sally Beaumont | BAFTA Breakthrough | Voice Actor & Writer
@sallybeaumont.bsky.social

Obviously having your game erroneously banned for daring to suggest that adults sometimes have sex is an absolute nightmare. Particularly the week before launch! But...I have to admit that playing a vampire in a game deemed "too sexy for Steam" might be the coolest I've ever been.

pcgamer.comUpcoming vampire RPG Nighthawks has been removed from Steam search and delisted in certain countries as Valve classifies it Adults Only: 'It's very bad news for us'The label "immediately makes the game persona non grata in several important countries like Germany".
Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

this is my GTA VI

Dave Gilbert@wadjeteyegames.com

⭐ ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT! ⭐ Tomorrow (September 2nd) we are announcing the Nighthawks launch date! In the meantime, why not give the game a quick wishlist click? store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...

store.steampowered.comNighthawks on SteamThe secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, ...
Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

went to the shelter to visit this little gentleman. maybe I'll be able to adopt him 🥹 there's multiple requests for him (as expected, he's very much the cutest) but I won't be sad if it doesn't work out. I just know he's gonna get the best home possible #caturday

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

they've pushed the release to August 🫡

Althir the Wizard@althir.bsky.social

I was looking forward to finally getting another large scale Vietnam war multiplayer #fps but DAMN this is not it. Awful performance, stale gameplay, weird bugs and NOT ready for release in two weeks. Buyers will be long-term beta testers. Maybe disclose it's actually in Early Access? #gaming

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

Mandalorian and Grogu box office down 70% in week 2, falling behind Obsession in Backrooms - the latter's opening pretty much exactly matching Mando/Grogu's opening (!) ~ it's happening ~

Althir the Wizard@althir.bsky.social

watching the downfall of Star Wars and the MCU in 2026 like (The Mandalorian and Grogu debuting to at best mediocre reviews, Avengers: Doomsday needing to do $1.5 billion to be considered successful)

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

I was looking forward to finally getting another large scale Vietnam war multiplayer #fps but DAMN this is not it. Awful performance, stale gameplay, weird bugs and NOT ready for release in two weeks. Buyers will be long-term beta testers. Maybe disclose it's actually in Early Access? #gaming

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

accurate

Jack Packard@jackpackard.bsky.social

Abracadabra? More like Abraca-StabYa!!! (Knife Wizard) Alakazam? More like Alana-Blaam!!! (Gun Wizard) Hocus Pocus? More like Hocus FOCUS!!! (Camera Wizard (who’s about to lose this fight))

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

watching the downfall of Star Wars and the MCU in 2026 like (The Mandalorian and Grogu debuting to at best mediocre reviews, Avengers: Doomsday needing to do $1.5 billion to be considered successful)

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

new Spider-Man will be a sure-fire hit with lower stakes (budget is about $150 million lower than Doomsday's). here's my prediction straight from The Wizard's Orb: bottom line, Spider-Man is gonna come out on top with Doomsday (relatively) flopping

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

project still ongoing. it's been fun checking in on all the artists I listened to as a kid almost 2 decades ago. usually I despise nostalgia but coming back to this with more life experience (and somewhat decent audio equipment) just... rocks

Althir the Wizard@althir.bsky.social

currently busy curating my music collection from the mid 2000s. tagging with musicbrainz picard, upgrading quality (320 kbps all the way baby, I can't tell the difference between 320 and lossless anyways), re-visiting the bands and artists (a surprisingly high number is still active and thriving!)

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

it's been so liberating going from years of spotify algorithm induced playlist song by song bull back to collecting albums and really discovering artists but now I'm ̶c̶̶u̶̶r̶̶s̶̶e̶̶d̶ blessed with this

Althir the Wizard
@althir.bsky.social

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only Arrested Development Curb Your Enthusiasm Gravity Falls It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Archer Gilmore Girls Legion 30 Rock Community House MD The Expanse Midnight Mass BoJack Horseman Twin Peaks golden age The Simpsons

Arnie Niekamp@arnieniekamp.bsky.social

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only Twin Peaks Larry Sanders Show Adventure Time Garth Marenghi's Darkplace The Wire Mister Show Buffy MST3K Moonlighting Better Call Saul Homicide Freaks and Geeks Arrested Development David Letterman that orange juice commercial with Robert Loggia