Astorec

Software Dev with Infinite procrastination | @ZeroShiroyami is best boi and also Credtied for PFP and Banner!

[Astorec @Astorec_]

Trans Rights are Human Rights

[Astorec @Astorec_]

@lotoftoast Just insane that Aero or Valk isn't on there. Orochi really surprised me. Wonder what their plans are for it

[Astorec @Astorec_]

Like these Cobalt Drake sure why not, but Orochi???? That's insane. Areo and Valk don't seem to be there

[Astorec @Astorec_]

Everyone focusing on the New Beyblades that leaked on that Hasbro Doc from the UK FAQ, but no one has brought this up. What are they planning here? 👀

[nitzu 🫧 @nitzukai]

- Apple price increase
- Steam Machine being expensive
- Xbox price increase
- GTA 6 being 80 USD
- people being unable to buy SSDs and RAM

all of these are tied to one thing btw:
Sam Altman

you don’t hate this guy enough

[nyara @nyaraVT]

I think too many cis people don't like it when a character they resonate with turns out to be trans..

makes them feel like we aren't too different from each other, which means it's harder to dehumanise, demonise and ostracise us

[Terravist @Terravist]

The FAQ Has been updated to include all Hasbro parts for UK tournaments

[Astorec @Astorec_]

Like at what point does some consumer watchdog step in and get involved? Because they are going to run out customers because nobody can afford shit. Unless they force us all into cloud gaming which itself is an issue

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Xbox is increasing the price of its Xbox Series X|S consoles starting in August

Xbox Series S 512GB: $399 → $499
Xbox Series S 1TB: $449 → $599
Xbox Series X 1TB: $649 → $800
Xbox Series X 1TB Digital: $599 → $750

[Astorec @Astorec_]

@Hyp3rMusician I love the instrumental but I just don't like the lyrics. I love Nate but this was a bit of a miss for me personally

[Bluwolfblitz @bluwolfblitz]

I don’t wanna be a hater but no physical disc and the game being $80 are real buzz kills for me.

And I have a feeling that expectations for this game are way too high. People are expecting a hyper realistic life sim, meanwhile it’s just gonna have the same old mission structure

[Rich @Richardw55]

Steam Machine discourse on here genuinely has shown how stupid some of you are lol
Price is bad, but it’s a realistic price for what it is. No major manufacturer has been able to combat the rising cost of pc parts, i’m not sure why people think valve would have some magic button

[Astorec @Astorec_]

@PimProoOff Hasbro wants to sell product (and we don't have access to the TT stadiums via Hasbro yet and probably don't want to push the old starter set for marketing)

[Astorec @Astorec_]

Close enough. Welcome back Sonic Free Riders

[Tails’ Channel @TailsChannel]

Here is a look at the upcoming #SonicForces Mobile port for the Nex Playground in action, featuring a rival match between @GamesCage_ and @SamsProStation.

The edition of the game is currently being developed by @SEGAHARDlight, with a release date TBA.

#SonicNews

[Robin 🐛 @Undue_Risk]

what can I say, it moved me

[定 @de3dsoul]

😭

[charlie!! 🇲🇽 ( TADC SPOILERS ) @slingshotlemon]

Listen Jax haters, I know you don't like her but that's not an excuse to misgender her and ignore the fact she's canonically trans

[blitz / zen 🎀 @KiNDAWHOZEN]

this fandom drives me crazy so i did this

[MayTheGay @eevee930]

Actually I believe it's really good representation of what happens if you DON'T transition and keep repressing for your entire life

The point is to NOT be like Jax, accept yourself and be the happy but deeply hurt woman you are. Which we also see with all of Jax's sequence

[Ellen 🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇦 (VIBING ARC) @reallifeuzi]

STOP INFANTILIZING US. STOP THINKING WE CAN'T BE BAD PEOPLE. STOP ACTING LIKE CLOSETED DYSPHORIA CAN'T BE PORTRAYED AS THE NIGHTMARE THAT IT IS OR THAT IT CAN'T HAVE MASSIVE RIPPLE EFFECTS ON SOMEONE'S MENTAL HEALTH. OH MY GOD YOU GUYS ARE PISSING ME OFF

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

A cartoon that was free to watch on YouTube the whole time it aired just made more than $37 million in movie theaters. The studio behind it, around 100 people in Sydney, paid for the entire thing by selling plushies and T-shirts.

The Amazing Digital Circus ended this month after nine episodes and almost three years. No network paid for it, and no investor put in money. The studio, Glitch Productions, started in 2017 as two brothers animating in a family home in Sydney. Years earlier, one of them, Luke, had built a Super Mario fan channel called SMG4. It grew big enough to pay for the move into their own shows.

Each episode cost up to $300,000 to make. Most of that money came from selling merchandise, plus ad revenue and a few government arts grants. The shows stayed free. Anyone could watch the whole series on YouTube without paying.

Netflix started carrying the show in 2024, but the deal was unusual. New episodes still came out on YouTube first, for free, and Glitch kept full control of the story. Netflix could stream it but had no say in how it was made.

By the end, the first episode alone had passed 440 million views, more people than live in the United States, and more than any other independent cartoon pilot on YouTube. The finale, called The Last Act, ran in cinemas first. It opened to $36.6 million worldwide and set new records for the company that put it in theaters, then went up free online two weeks later.

Most cartoons get paid for by a studio and hidden behind a paywall, and the audience only shows up at the end. Glitch did it the other way around. The fans came first, the show stayed free, and the merchandise paid for everything else, including a finale that packed theaters around the world.