Valkian | Matty
@valkian.bsky.social
Photographer, Writer for Qualbert, Streamer and Introverted dork.
Based in Melbourne, Australia
Profile pic by Nyaaati
(18+ only please)
Based in Melbourne, Australia
Profile pic by Nyaaati
(18+ only please)
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I lift because I want to give the most loving hugs and handshakes
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I lift because I want to give the most loving hugs and handshakes
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Thanks to @peterspittech.bsky.social for reaching out to me to read some lines from my Alters article in his latest video essay! It was a pleasure to be included and it's awesome to see my writing out there
December 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Thanks to @peterspittech.bsky.social for reaching out to me to read some lines from my Alters article in his latest video essay! It was a pleasure to be included and it's awesome to see my writing out there
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STREAM DON'T STOP, GIRLYPOP! OST VOL 1 OUT NOW ON YT + SPOTIFY!!!! Featuring tracks from the demo by @itssarahwolfe.bsky.social (and Xavier Dunn and Candice Susnjar!)🩷🩷🩷
open.spotify.com/album/2uUDMI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f19...
open.spotify.com/album/2uUDMI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f19...
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
STREAM DON'T STOP, GIRLYPOP! OST VOL 1 OUT NOW ON YT + SPOTIFY!!!! Featuring tracks from the demo by @itssarahwolfe.bsky.social (and Xavier Dunn and Candice Susnjar!)🩷🩷🩷
open.spotify.com/album/2uUDMI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f19...
open.spotify.com/album/2uUDMI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f19...
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GIVEAWAY: Sonic Racing Crossworlds & LEGO Set
Thanks to our friends at Five Star Games, 4 lucky participants will win a copy of #SonicRacingCrossWorlds for Switch and a Cyclone vs. Metal Sonic LEGO set!
To enter, simply head here:
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Thanks to our friends at Five Star Games, 4 lucky participants will win a copy of #SonicRacingCrossWorlds for Switch and a Cyclone vs. Metal Sonic LEGO set!
To enter, simply head here:
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
December 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
GIVEAWAY: Sonic Racing Crossworlds & LEGO Set
Thanks to our friends at Five Star Games, 4 lucky participants will win a copy of #SonicRacingCrossWorlds for Switch and a Cyclone vs. Metal Sonic LEGO set!
To enter, simply head here:
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Thanks to our friends at Five Star Games, 4 lucky participants will win a copy of #SonicRacingCrossWorlds for Switch and a Cyclone vs. Metal Sonic LEGO set!
To enter, simply head here:
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
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Steam bans an artistic, daring indie game release citing some ridiculous indecency rules. Whilst the platform is as we all know, flooded with cheap porn.
Solidarity with Santa Ragione, the sooner devs find a way to move away from the monopoly of Steam the better.
www.eurogamer.net/its-extremel...
Solidarity with Santa Ragione, the sooner devs find a way to move away from the monopoly of Steam the better.
www.eurogamer.net/its-extremel...
"It's extremely frustrating and also f*cked up" - one of the world's best indie studios is facing shock closure following confounding Steam ban
You might not immediately recognise the name Santa Ragione, but the independent Italian studio has been creating bounda…
www.eurogamer.net
November 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Steam bans an artistic, daring indie game release citing some ridiculous indecency rules. Whilst the platform is as we all know, flooded with cheap porn.
Solidarity with Santa Ragione, the sooner devs find a way to move away from the monopoly of Steam the better.
www.eurogamer.net/its-extremel...
Solidarity with Santa Ragione, the sooner devs find a way to move away from the monopoly of Steam the better.
www.eurogamer.net/its-extremel...
Waking up to having a sore lower back due to DOMS was not on my week's bingo card 😣
November 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Waking up to having a sore lower back due to DOMS was not on my week's bingo card 😣
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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Everyone knows about Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle being absolutely full of references to classic Eastern and Western cinema. But no one really talks about Stephen Chow directly referencing the game Asura's Wrath in his later movie Journey To The West, so I edited this together.
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Everyone knows about Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle being absolutely full of references to classic Eastern and Western cinema. But no one really talks about Stephen Chow directly referencing the game Asura's Wrath in his later movie Journey To The West, so I edited this together.
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Take control of your psychic powers as Isaac the baby in this charming and heartfelt narrative filled with hope. ♥️
Harness your powers, take down big tech, and do everything to ensure your family’s – and your own – safety in Goodnight Universe.
www.qualbert.com/reviews/good...
#Indiegame #IndieDev
Harness your powers, take down big tech, and do everything to ensure your family’s – and your own – safety in Goodnight Universe.
www.qualbert.com/reviews/good...
#Indiegame #IndieDev
Goodnight Universe Review (PC) | Qualbert
Isaac the psychic, an infant with extraordinary powers, is the key to everything in our Goodnight Universe review!
www.qualbert.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Take control of your psychic powers as Isaac the baby in this charming and heartfelt narrative filled with hope. ♥️
Harness your powers, take down big tech, and do everything to ensure your family’s – and your own – safety in Goodnight Universe.
www.qualbert.com/reviews/good...
#Indiegame #IndieDev
Harness your powers, take down big tech, and do everything to ensure your family’s – and your own – safety in Goodnight Universe.
www.qualbert.com/reviews/good...
#Indiegame #IndieDev
If Amazon starts using gen-AI on English dubs of anime, I'd bet they'll start using it for Audible.
Don't. Make. This. Happen.
Don't. Make. This. Happen.
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If Amazon starts using gen-AI on English dubs of anime, I'd bet they'll start using it for Audible.
Don't. Make. This. Happen.
Don't. Make. This. Happen.
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Surprise! We’ve got a Day 2 Black Friday Sale! That means, everything on offer yesterday… plus new items on offer today: www.pixelcrib.com.au/collections/...
(I wonder if there will be a Day 3 sale 🤔)
#blackfriday #sale #gamingculture #pixelcrib
(I wonder if there will be a Day 3 sale 🤔)
#blackfriday #sale #gamingculture #pixelcrib
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Surprise! We’ve got a Day 2 Black Friday Sale! That means, everything on offer yesterday… plus new items on offer today: www.pixelcrib.com.au/collections/...
(I wonder if there will be a Day 3 sale 🤔)
#blackfriday #sale #gamingculture #pixelcrib
(I wonder if there will be a Day 3 sale 🤔)
#blackfriday #sale #gamingculture #pixelcrib
Glad I haven't resubbed to Prime in ages.
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Glad I haven't resubbed to Prime in ages.
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For 1 like each, I'll drop a spicy hot take about movies in the thread below.
GO!
GO!
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
For 1 like each, I'll drop a spicy hot take about movies in the thread below.
GO!
GO!
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Our massive Black Friday Sale event is now on! These lovely items will remain on sale until 11:59pm (AEDT) this Sunday, 30th November!
Check it out here: www.pixelcrib.com.au/collections/...
Check it out here: www.pixelcrib.com.au/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Our massive Black Friday Sale event is now on! These lovely items will remain on sale until 11:59pm (AEDT) this Sunday, 30th November!
Check it out here: www.pixelcrib.com.au/collections/...
Check it out here: www.pixelcrib.com.au/collections/...
For 1 like each, I'll drop a spicy hot take about movies in the thread below.
GO!
GO!
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
For 1 like each, I'll drop a spicy hot take about movies in the thread below.
GO!
GO!
5 Concerts...
- Linkin Park (2001, Melbourne)
- Deftones (2012, Melbourne)
- Mastodon (2015, Melbourne)
- Alexisonfire (2017, Melbourne)
- Tool (2020, Melbourne)
There are many others but most of them were part of festivals, so I'm only counting the singular ones.
- Linkin Park (2001, Melbourne)
- Deftones (2012, Melbourne)
- Mastodon (2015, Melbourne)
- Alexisonfire (2017, Melbourne)
- Tool (2020, Melbourne)
There are many others but most of them were part of festivals, so I'm only counting the singular ones.
5 concerts…
- Paramore (2009, Brisbane)
- MCR (2012, Brisbane)
- Ninja Sex Party (2019, Brisbane)
- Half Alive (2023, Brisbane)
- Tyler, The Creator (2025, Brisbane)
God I gotta get into more live music.
- Paramore (2009, Brisbane)
- MCR (2012, Brisbane)
- Ninja Sex Party (2019, Brisbane)
- Half Alive (2023, Brisbane)
- Tyler, The Creator (2025, Brisbane)
God I gotta get into more live music.
5 concerts...
-MCR (2007, Auckland)
-MCR (2022, Melbourne)
-Pierce the Veil (2023, Melbourne)
-Ice Nine Kills (2024, Melbourne)
-Coheed & Cambria (2024, Melbourne)
back when I was in NZ I kept getting into bands right after they'd toured there and then they'd never come back 🥲
-MCR (2007, Auckland)
-MCR (2022, Melbourne)
-Pierce the Veil (2023, Melbourne)
-Ice Nine Kills (2024, Melbourne)
-Coheed & Cambria (2024, Melbourne)
back when I was in NZ I kept getting into bands right after they'd toured there and then they'd never come back 🥲
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 AM
5 Concerts...
- Linkin Park (2001, Melbourne)
- Deftones (2012, Melbourne)
- Mastodon (2015, Melbourne)
- Alexisonfire (2017, Melbourne)
- Tool (2020, Melbourne)
There are many others but most of them were part of festivals, so I'm only counting the singular ones.
- Linkin Park (2001, Melbourne)
- Deftones (2012, Melbourne)
- Mastodon (2015, Melbourne)
- Alexisonfire (2017, Melbourne)
- Tool (2020, Melbourne)
There are many others but most of them were part of festivals, so I'm only counting the singular ones.
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How I feel about getting a review code for Metroid Prime 4 on launch day. 👍
We've published 215(!) reviews this year - a massive effort from the whole team. Hoping 2026 can finally be the year we're able to get early review access for Nintendo games!
We've published 215(!) reviews this year - a massive effort from the whole team. Hoping 2026 can finally be the year we're able to get early review access for Nintendo games!
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
How I feel about getting a review code for Metroid Prime 4 on launch day. 👍
We've published 215(!) reviews this year - a massive effort from the whole team. Hoping 2026 can finally be the year we're able to get early review access for Nintendo games!
We've published 215(!) reviews this year - a massive effort from the whole team. Hoping 2026 can finally be the year we're able to get early review access for Nintendo games!
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Despite thrilling rail-shooter levels, a canon story, and a visual style perfectly matching Tears of the Kingdom, Age of Imprisonment does very little to distance itself from the legions of Musou games that have come before it.
Our review: www.qualbert.com/reviews/hyru...
Our review: www.qualbert.com/reviews/hyru...
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Review (Nintendo Switch 2)
Travel back to Ganon's origins in the first-ever canon Zelda musou in our Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment review. But is it worthy of the Zelda name?
www.qualbert.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Despite thrilling rail-shooter levels, a canon story, and a visual style perfectly matching Tears of the Kingdom, Age of Imprisonment does very little to distance itself from the legions of Musou games that have come before it.
Our review: www.qualbert.com/reviews/hyru...
Our review: www.qualbert.com/reviews/hyru...
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Hey #Vamily! I'm bringing back my VtM monthly one shots with a new time that isn't just for Australians! So, if you've ever wanted to try Vampire the Masquerade, why not check out my @startplaying.bsky.social profile? startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
Seen Bloodlines? Try the Vampire the Masquerade TTRPG!
No previous experience needed - just a willingness to try something new and have a fun time playing vampires. Everything is provided, just bring yourself and your imagination.
With rotating scenarios...
startplaying.games
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Hey #Vamily! I'm bringing back my VtM monthly one shots with a new time that isn't just for Australians! So, if you've ever wanted to try Vampire the Masquerade, why not check out my @startplaying.bsky.social profile? startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
I'm not an American but I'm thankful for those who have supported me here and beyond while I'm still trying to navigate my path.
Really appreciate you all 🙏
Really appreciate you all 🙏
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I'm not an American but I'm thankful for those who have supported me here and beyond while I'm still trying to navigate my path.
Really appreciate you all 🙏
Really appreciate you all 🙏
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It's a difficult time of the year and everyone is doing it tough. I am looking to reduce my outgoing costs by getting the rest of my belongings from Melbourne. Unfortunately, this means paying more than I have available right now. As always, any help/sharing is appreciated. ko-fi.com/nephthysnile...
Support NephthysNile
Support NephthysNile
ko-fi.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
It's a difficult time of the year and everyone is doing it tough. I am looking to reduce my outgoing costs by getting the rest of my belongings from Melbourne. Unfortunately, this means paying more than I have available right now. As always, any help/sharing is appreciated. ko-fi.com/nephthysnile...
Why is that every time I have a day off from gym, I end up feeling physically awful?
Waking up too early and getting headaches isn't what I want with my time off >.<
Waking up too early and getting headaches isn't what I want with my time off >.<
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Why is that every time I have a day off from gym, I end up feeling physically awful?
Waking up too early and getting headaches isn't what I want with my time off >.<
Waking up too early and getting headaches isn't what I want with my time off >.<
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This year marks the 20th consecutive annual release of Call of Duty, and it only seems to be getting worse.
Are there any redeeming features that make the latest iteration of Black Ops worth your hard-earned cash, or does this game belong only in the bargain bin?
www.qualbert.com/reviews/call...
Are there any redeeming features that make the latest iteration of Black Ops worth your hard-earned cash, or does this game belong only in the bargain bin?
www.qualbert.com/reviews/call...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Review (PlayStation 5) | Qualbert
Gear up and join the yearly repetitive fun of some covert missions without the covert! Find out more in our Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Review!
www.qualbert.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This year marks the 20th consecutive annual release of Call of Duty, and it only seems to be getting worse.
Are there any redeeming features that make the latest iteration of Black Ops worth your hard-earned cash, or does this game belong only in the bargain bin?
www.qualbert.com/reviews/call...
Are there any redeeming features that make the latest iteration of Black Ops worth your hard-earned cash, or does this game belong only in the bargain bin?
www.qualbert.com/reviews/call...