You know I used to hate you without even knowing who you were or what you do, just heard your name thrown around in gaming as if you actually were the devil. Jim Sterling this, Jim Sterling that. I gotta say, I recently clicked on one of your videos thinking "oh let's finally get to see this idiot in action" and I was greeted with everything I expected you NOT to be. You're actually nothing people make you out to be and you're quite the entertainer. I instantly subscribed. Keep doing what you're doing as it is truly amazing. (Now I gotta go all the way back to the beginning and watch your videos cause I have a feeling they're actually good)
i had a very similar experience. I did watch some of Jim's very early videos when he first arrived on the scene and thought he was a twat. Then about a year ago one popped up in my feed and I watched it and thought it was brilliant. I then proceeded to watch the previous 2 years worth of vids. I also love that Jim openly admits his early work was a bit shit and how he has changed his stance on a range of issues since those early days. Which is funny cos the one label that people like to slap on him is "Arrogant" , and if you really follow his work you can see that label is total Bollocks. Keep doing what you do Jim, you are the voice of reason in the shitshow of the modern industry and you crack me up.
I'll never understand the "no resources for a female character" line. If they had only said "Sorry, it's too late in production to add that in now, but we'll definitely consider it for future games", it would've been honest *and* earned them goodwill.
Well that's the funny thing about the games industry, isn't it? They act like the culture of lying is the only way when the best option is almost always the most truthful one.
They do have a budget... And they had added female characters as Assassins in past games. When they say "it would have cost a bunch more", that's probably way more honest than "it's too late". In fact, saying that it's too late would be an incredible lie - they would have made that decision at the *start* of the development cycle, not the end. Sure, it's possible, but given the poorly tested mess that Unity was... they *definitely* didn't have the money to add a female Arno, or a bunch of MP assassins. They didn't even have the money and manpower to make the game work.
AusSP They have the money and manpower to make each game amazing, but they do not have the caring or the desire to do it. And they know that they will get away with it.
Probably not wrong, but the dev team likely doesn't have that much control over their budget or release date. Ubisoft's willingness to provide money impacts what the dev team can do. That doesn't mean that the dev team is lying or being sexist when they say "we can't do this, because we don't have the money/time". The flow of the game is built in such a way that (an additional) female playable character, in SP or MP, makes literally no sense. Not that it made sense in Syndicate, but that's more about Ubisoft caring less and less about Assassin's Creed's original framing device.
I came upon a child of God He was walking along the road And I asked him, where are you going And this he told me..... I am Sterdust I am ad-free And don't forget to thank God for me.
Your entire career in media, the whole Jimquistion brand and all, was just a justification for filming yourself in silly costumes and makeup. I think this is clear by now. Thank god for Jim.
*"For He is alone, and dwells in unapproachable light, and shalt take form as the cloud and consuming fire, and is so bright and so dazzling that no mortal is able to comprehend Him; but should anyone venture to look upon Him, their whole being shall be dissolved. By such inconceivable splendour shall they know that His name is Jim Fucking Sterling Son."*
I've been telling him for months on these videos that WWE is the Activision/EA of the wrestling world. Seriously, somebody get in Jim's ear and tell him about njpwworld.com/ and www.rohwrestling.com/ or how evil WWE is at the very least...
Am I the only one who imagines that Randy Bitchford has spent the past four years in a padded room, trying to convince himself that A:CM was amazing and that the world is out to get him?
The worst part is that when a company like Sony lies they're reputation isnt hurt in the slightest while the journalist's (the person actually telling the truth) reputation is shit on. I bet Laura lost more than a few listeners when sony denied Until dawn and I'm sure some of them didn't come back. I feel bad because I find it way to easy to forget that these companies just blantly lie don't scrutinize them as much as I should as a result. Glad you're saying something though Jim. Thank God for you.
THAT is why i won't be buying from certain game publishers. Gearbox is one of my top "buy it when it's in the bargain bin" or "get given it from a mate". Bioware are now up there alongside about 10 others. I refuse to pay these cunting wankers a single penny. Oh, I'll buy illegal copies and FUCK to the lying industry.. fuck em. The game industry is hoping we're all bahhhing little sheeple who'll pay whatever toss they release 12 months before it's even finished. The assholes who released Mass Effect Andromeda? I won't be touching anything by those 3rd wave feminazi SJWs. THAT game was nothing like ready for release, probably never beta tested by more than overworked developers who were likely thinking at that point, "ohhh, who fucking cares if it still needs debugging and optimisation??? tell the publishers it's done cos I AM DONE with working 12-16 hour days on this SJW tripe... 5 years working on this shit and getting bounced around from one subsidiary to another so i don't even know the name of ANYBODY else working on this shit." You ask any developer what their work rate is and they'll all agree that they have become monkeys trying to write a fresh script for hamlet [ie? thought of as just some guys who can 'do code' so sitting at a computer for 14 hours a day for 4 years is easy. Not exactly hard work, is it?] The annoying thing is that a small company like 'Looking Glass Studios' way back in the late 1990s and early 00s actually worked HARDER BUT they were RECOGNISED FOR THE GENIUS CODE THEY PUT OUT AS GAMES LIKE Thief 1, 2 and 3. And they ENJOYED the hard work because they were RECOGNISED as being people who took a concept and created a fantastic world with stunning audio etc at a time when soundcards were fucking big ugly slabs hardware you plugged into a PCI port. Now? It seems to be the publishers who are doing all the 'big talk' whilst they rake cash from the lies after overworking a disparate group of devs who don't know each other from adam and eve and the publishers don't give a FUCK! Sean 'the LIAR' Murray Could have created an amazing game IF HE HADN'T LIED SO UNASHAMEDLY BLATANTLY AND MADE PROMISES ABOUT A GAME CONTAINING QUADRILLIONS OF WORLDS. 12 guys trying to 'write a story in a virtual GALAXY' in less than 4 years with zero experience of open universal environments? I don't know how so many people were fooled. I didn't even hear of this fuckup until i was watching Twitch after I got the nod from a mate who told me to "check out Twitch... check out some gamestreams called No Man's Sky" and I thought, "how? what? where? how did this even happen???". People were smashing up their controllers and PCs as they'd just paid $60 for a game made in 2 months by 2 Nigerian conmen with a helpline that said "We're sorry but this number is no longer recognised"
I think my favourite part of this video is that it's all about lies and dishonesty, and it opens with a statement that the Jimquisition will no longer dare reference wrestling, immediately followed by proving that to be a lie. Delicious irony. Love it, Jim, keep up the good work.
I would give my left eye to be in the room with the person who does Jim's taxes as they go through the receipts for business expenses. "This year we have a leather top hat (custom), walking stick (custom), purple suit, velvet cape, powdered french style wig (custom), grease paint makeup, and spandex unitard (custom)."
"All warfare is based on deception." -Art of War "Their impulse to trade is a mere evolution of their impulse to war, a few signals switched in the brain." -No Man's Sky (2020) P.S. I love your content, Peter!
An open mind is like a fortress with it gates unguarded " Warhammer 40K Order Malus" I can google crap for pointless quotes too.Yes there are truths to both those phrases it does not however make you deep that you can google because i would be shocked if either of you have actually read the works of George Orwell or Voltaire(whose majority of books are about war)
Thanks to the internet, information about anything you want is a mere click away. I guess nobody told gaming publishers this, otherwise they would have realized by now that when they say something that isn't true, people are gonna find out soon enough and call them out on it.
It's not just games publishers; it happens regularly in normal day-to-day life too. I've lost count of the amount of times people have tried to tell me some stupid lie without ever considering that I could find out the truth in about two minutes. Humans in general seem to lack the ability to predict what others will do even just a few minutes in to the future. Either that or people think that they are such convincing liars that nobody would doubt what they said and actually check it out.
The problem is they still have their rabid defenders who will shout down anyone trying to reveal those lies. Their "team" can't be wrong so YOU are the one that is lying and deserve to be yelled at, discredited, sent death threats, etc.
On the flip-side, _misinformation_ is also a click away. Flood the internet with enough of it, and it can be indistinguishable from truth for a lot of people.
But that's the point. People *don't* do that. Or at least, even if they do, they get a week's bad PR then everyone gets bored and moves on. If people actually want to fix anything, rather than just indulging in outrage, they have to boycott publishers that do shitty things and convince their friends to do the same. Most people care less about this stuff than missing one game they want.
What ever happened to "as per company policy, we can't confirm nor deny that XXX exists/will be revealed/etc.". Sure, it's canned, but it's at least not making a fool out of anyone and it reveals nothing.
They didn't make a fool out of anyone. They denied something, and some morons on twitter were angry at Laura K Dale. Why the fuck does jim (or you) think it's Sony's fault if Laura spends her life leakin stuff and taking the risk it gets denied ? Leaking infos is not journalism, it's just trying to get attention by revealing stuff other journalists agreed they wouldn't, cause it never EVER serves the game to be leaked. It's also how you show you don't respect game companies. So you play with fire, you get denied, then the stupid sheeps on twitter do the rest.
It was left behind when people started to try and humanize corporations to obfuscate their priorities. It's funny, I used to think false advertising was illegal.
I think I figured out a way for publishers to get their precious reveal, without coming across as liars. They simply say; "No comment" or "We can't say anything on the matter at this time"
And we finally get to see why several episodes back, Jim asked if anyone knew where he could get some spandex. A LOT of spandex. ...I have to question how far in advance he plans this stuff, that jab at wrestling couldn't have been too recent if he's been looking to do this for a while.
Bottom Of The Barrel that’s not a lot of spandex, that is enough to cover Jim. A lot would have been if he had a cape, (with or without a train) wings and a new backdrop. I was truly expecting something more than just something that only covered him.
But seriously what the hell is even the point of lying about a release just for "a surprise", it's just so unbelievably petty and there's literally no point - you even get less of an audience than keeping your mouth shut and giving a knowing wink. ... Are games marketing departments run by toddlers? Is that it?
Mark Haynes I kind of figure that..I would hang around the Brits in Iraq just to hear the unusual way they would go about swearing..They kept me laughing the whole tour
*Finally! The Greatest Wrestler Who Ever Lived!* This may be the best Jimquisition to date! (...that said, if ever the Jimquisition has preached to the choir...) Here's the thing about lying: if you lie to me to spare my feelings, you're lying about why you're lying. The truth _is_ going to come out - and when it does, the betrayal is going to hurt more than whatever you thought you were protecting me from, so really you're just trying to avoid responsibility to protect your own ego. If you're lying for any other reason... you're just being an asshole. #ThankGodForJimFuckingSterlingSon #LiveOrDieAndThankGodForJimSaw And of course, *most important of all,* #ThankGodForSterDust!
James A Clouder They said it was impossible! They said it couldn't be done! 'Not enough spandex on Earth', they said - but The Jim ALWAYS has the last laugh!
And that's why, we never pre-order anymore. It's why we wait for official reviews and word of mouth and don't buy on day one. Always take anything these people have to say with a ton of salt....
ilejovcevski79 Yup, I think my last pre-order was Deus ex Human revolution. Since then I've been growing ever more critical of them only to be vindicated with Mankind Divided. No more. Same with season passes for content that doesn't even exist yet, so how can I even evaluate its quality and value?
It was BioWare that broke my back with ME3. Ever since, i've been extremely careful with titles. I've backed a couple of kickstarter projects, but that's it.
I too have backed a few projects, a few early access games. Never been an early adopter though, always waiting for there to be at least something playable before committing to anything. So far i've yet to be stung by an early access title, call that luck or careful evaluation of the titles I'm not sure. I am a backer for Star Citizen, a game I have high hopes for but am somewhat concerned about its scope and scale being difficult to deliver in a way which matches fan expectation.
ilejovcevski79 My last preorders was Batman Arkham PC and MGSV, the first an atrocious port and the latter completely pointless. Ain't going to pre-order again, never more, never more.
In all seriousness, the denial of a product to protect its reveal is fair enough, but actively denigrating a journalist for reporting it before they want it is uncalled for. These companies could simply say nothing at all, or simply use the attention they're getting to drum up hype. They are taking games journalists for granted as an expendable service, when games journalism usually does a lot of the things that many PR departments are too afraid of, and often are thrown into the firing line for it. They'll announce delays, updates, and releases, often thanklessly, whilst PR departments don't say anything, and it stinks how the messenger is shot so often for this.
I just 'love' how the No Man Sky's guy, in those interviews, responds with such a tone and smile, like rather than saying 'yes, you can do that!' with a straight face and all, he just goes like 'eh... sure, if you want that, it is in there for sure'. EVERYTHING was a yes, and 'sure why not that too?' yeses at that. No wonder many of us were dubious of that game before launch, but mostly from the lack of explaining WHAT we would do. 'bazillion planets' is not gameplay, and I told the sub when I asked them for explanations, that those 'unique' worlds would probably be as unique as Spore's planets. Different grass and water color. But I guess I 'just dont get it'. ... Yeah, I dont. I really dont.
You could tell he was just making bullshit up and straight out lying during the interview. Lots of people were saying "there is no way this game will have all these features, especially considering half of them were only mentioned in a quick interview with Murray." Then wave after wave of fanboys, like shocktroopers, flood out of the internet to scream at anyone that dares to not suck the dick of emperor Murray.
I think my favorite defence of this sort of practice is "well, they want to make money/it's not illegal/it's just human nature". Well lah-dee-dah, you chucklefuck, that just lays it all to rest doesn't it, such a fucking profound insight into the fabric of the cosmos you have.
I regret to inform you that Sarcasm isn't' a response, It's still true to an extent. Therefore there is no reason for them to do contrary. Unless you HAVE a good reason, which i'm curious about because I to detest that statement. Personally I believe in what was said in the Jurassic park; "You where so busy with whether or not you could do it, you didn't bother to think if you should do it."
Well, of course! And let's not forget how humans have _always_ had paid loot boxes and corporate lies about products in the first place! Early peoples were given the completely optional option to spend their energy credits on hunting for additional resources, just as certain water sources lied about their contents by looking perfectly fine, but ended up being full cholera and other such unhealthy things.
I agree. If they want to generalize, then yes, all companies want to make money. Though, some companies still understand the importance that keeping your customer's happy is the best way to make more money, while a good majority just don't give a fuck. Like Konami.
Enthused Norseman The free market is supposed to correct itself if certain practices cross moral or ethical social boundaries. Supposed to. But we live in a world where marketing firms hire psychologists for their projects...
Sporry im late: The Big Boot(y),The Shooting Games Press, The ice cool STERnner, The Sterduster ( Trouble in paradise), The STERship Pain or how about The Fee To Pay (Burning Hammer)?
And now we know that E3 demo of Anthemn was NOT captured in any game and it was not even close to the game Bio-Ware was working. Bio-ware just lied at our eyes and they admitted it.
Oh my god, they responded. GameStop actually named dropped you in pure unadulterated salt... tip of the cap, Jim. Tip of the cap. Keep doing the lords work man.
Coz the company came out and lied and said nope not true, and she got hate for hate but tbh there is a group of people who see anything laura and harass her about it forever
Maybe it's a cultural thing, but where I come from lying about a surprise is socially acceptable. The best example is surprise parties. Deliberately misrepresenting your products is a whole other thing.
I come from America, and we're so full of shit that we're drowning in it, so it's not surprising to me. To me, gaming is just another natural part of my hardened, crusty exoskeleton of cynicism. And that's why I never buy into things like the Ouya, No Man's Lie, and politicians.
What kojima does at best is dumb fun and at worst is a sad attempt of trying to shock people. While what other companies do by going out of their way to hide their new project at best is a way to preserve some amount of press hype and at worse discrediting and harassing hardworking people for no reason where they could have just said nothing and carried on.
and where do you come from? Context is all that matters. Lying about a surprise party isn't the same as lying at a surprise advertisment where you intent to sell something.
+Underscorer Stand Name: Chungus Powers & Abilities: Exceptional offence, consistent Monday speeds, wit, spandex stretching ALWAYS Main Ability: Copyright Deadlock, to be able to take two things of great power and cancel both out, removing them to the void Range: The internet Weaknesses: The internet POUND IT POUND IT POUND IT POUND IT POUND IT!!!!
Shattered Chungus productions... fucking beautiful my man... and the wrestling suit? Please come by my house, in south Louisiana, so we can just spend all day POUNDING IT!
Hey, can people please upvote, this, I have a message I want Jim to see. It seems it's not only GameStop's social media is taking swings at him, I think they are training managers and employees to be actively against him. I went into GameStop to buy a game and the manager spent 15 minutes trying to convince me nothing was wrong with microtransactions and loot boxes and they were a good thing. Even though Gamestop makes no money from loot box transactions, I think they have just started this campaign to be actively anti-Jim Sterling
Yeah, more so than I think Jim or really of us get. Like they were trying to tell me anyone critical of loot boxes was stupid and trying to make me feel bad for being critical of the gaming industry
i think i might try having this discussion at my local gamestop. or maybe i live in a place were gamestop employee don't care about this stuff. either way i'll try and find out
Duh, Gamestop is in the publishers pockets and they have deals that require them to promote games with microtransactions. That's how they ran out all the other competition and why they can't keep up with consumer interests today. There's no use "discussing" this with minimum wage employees who are being heavily pressured into selling you this shit.
GameStop does sell virtual currency for some games. But apart from that they don't want people boycotting games because they have microtransactions. They want people to buy those games. Especially used. They want good corporate sheep.
ok Jim my mind is completely blown. I've grown up as a gamer and nerd my whole life. I love your British wit and sarcasm. I love your cynical criticisms on games and your self-aware humor. I thought you were thousands of miles away from me, but I just found out you live in the same town Ive grown up in and currently live. What the actual heck man.
Marketing, no matter what profession has always been telling some form of lie. It's about selling the product, and they'll sacrifice their unborn child to do it. In a way it's a very sleazy business.
Oh my god! It's legally distinct professional wrestling persona Sterdust! I loved him in the 2017 Non-actionable Rumble. Man, you can always trust Jim to get all the real talent on his show. Thank God for him. Now if only we could get a Steam Cleaner/Sterdust tag-team match against Jimsaw and Duke Amiel my day would be complete.
This is the first I've been on this channel. I like this guy. He's a powerhouse. This type of reviewer is helping to turn the video game industry around. We could have great games with more influencers like this guy.
Even GameStop is getting angry at you, Jim. That's god damn hilarious. They've needed to be dealt with for a long time, glad to see they're showing their shitside to everyone punlically nowadays. Keep up the awesome work.
Thanks for fighting the good fight Jim and i LOVE that you are getting under the skin of that LOSER on game stop's social media trying to defend the ridiculous amount of greed in the game industry today, the battle is slow and and tough but we are slowly gaining traction and the fact that others are writing about the micro transaction plague, when most of games media used to sweep it under the rug is proof
The consumers lost this battle long ago and it fucking sucks. When Hello Games was actually investigated over False Advertisements for No Man’s Sky (I believe it was by an UK institution), I actually thought that it would be great for all of us, but literally nothing happened... We absolutely need a precendet case, so this industry gets better. In no other industry, you can lie about your product to the point that you ship an uncomplete or even broken product and then just patch it for several months until it works. And that's just sad...
Yeah I was vaguely hopeful as well, but that entire investigation was just bloody ludicrous. They based it on the graphics. The GRAPHICS.. .. no, the graphics weren't that up for debate actually, it was all the blatant LYING and.. y'know.. false advertising!
So, whatever happened to leaving people in suspense? If people ask you about a game that you're planning to reveal, you could just... you know, refuse to comment.
I have a good friend that used to manage one. Left cause he just couldn't handle how morally awful their business practices towards customers and other employees, especially at that position. He then proceeded to quit retail outright because retail itself is typically and unfortunately lacking in the moral department.
That's the end of my story as well: I refuse to work in retail ever again. The manager at my store was miserable, always complaining about the company, etc. Morale was in the negatives except for our assistant manager, bless him. As far as service jobs go, I'd rather scrub toilets than sell shit to people they don't want/need.
Here's a very-super-uber-ultra-mega easy way for companies to not seem like liars when asked a question when they don't want give any information: STAY SILENT!! Don't respond to anything, and when asked in public, just say "No comment", "I can't give any info on what we're doing", or something along those lines. It's as simple as that! If something is rumored and no one has any word from the company or actual hard evidence, then the rumor stays a rumor and no one gets into trouble (or is seen as a complete ass-hat). However, when announcing to the public what you're doing with a game (especially when no one asked about the topic in the first place) and said thing(s) isn't present in the actual game... there's no defending that.
It hasn't been completely out recourse. Remember Anthem from E3? The new Destiny killer game? Of course you don't, because the gameplay looked so fake that nobody believed that it was a game and for that reason everyone has forgotten about it. Digital Foundry had to sit down and deeply analyze the video to come to the conclusion that it used several effects that meant that it probably was in-engine footage.
Sterling just give up already and sell us our Jimquisitions in loot boxes with new Jimquisition being the Legendary and high chances for duplication Episode. If you can’t beat them then just push the envelope further.
True, but regarding leaks "no comment" is generally recognised as acknowledgement. If it really wasn't happening, then what reason would they have to not just outright deny it?
Vashkey Prescient. I know the Halo community well, from the pro scene to the lore geeks and you are exactly right. At the time I was shocked that they were all convinced it was happening, in context it isn’t remotely surprising.
You know I used to hate you without even knowing who you were or what you do, just heard your name thrown around in gaming as if you actually were the devil. Jim Sterling this, Jim Sterling that. I gotta say, I recently clicked on one of your videos thinking "oh let's finally get to see this idiot in action" and I was greeted with everything I expected you NOT to be. You're actually nothing people make you out to be and you're quite the entertainer. I instantly subscribed. Keep doing what you're doing as it is truly amazing. (Now I gotta go all the way back to the beginning and watch your videos cause I have a feeling they're actually good)
Thank you so much. I'm glad I'm not quite so awful when I'm actually watched. :-D
i had a very similar experience. I did watch some of Jim's very early videos when he first arrived on the scene and thought he was a twat. Then about a year ago one popped up in my feed and I watched it and thought it was brilliant. I then proceeded to watch the previous 2 years worth of vids. I also love that Jim openly admits his early work was a bit shit and how he has changed his stance on a range of issues since those early days. Which is funny cos the one label that people like to slap on him is "Arrogant" , and if you really follow his work you can see that label is total Bollocks. Keep doing what you do Jim, you are the voice of reason in the shitshow of the modern industry and you crack me up.
He's a twat and a dick but a very good journalist
this is awesome to read, hooray!
Jim is an ass but he is a totally spot on ass and gets his point across perfectly ;-)
You may not understand it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
This is the Jim we refer in VS. Threads "Prime Sterling" is this right here. Right now!
Damn straight Brotheeerrrrr. Jim Fucking Sterling Son is the best in the WHOLE Game Industry Journalization.
So, did nobody teach these PR reps the phrase "No Comment."?
I mean, it's the first phrase most lawyers learn!
In games media, that's pretty much considered a yes
"This is what winning looks like!"
*jiggles with dignity and grace*
"I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can no longer believe you."
That hits a little bit too close to home. :/
@@sorryifoldcomment8596 I'm sorry. I'm available if you need to talk.
I'll never understand the "no resources for a female character" line. If they had only said "Sorry, it's too late in production to add that in now, but we'll definitely consider it for future games", it would've been honest *and* earned them goodwill.
Common sense and this industry is like oil and water, they don't mix.
Well that's the funny thing about the games industry, isn't it? They act like the culture of lying is the only way when the best option is almost always the most truthful one.
They do have a budget... And they had added female characters as Assassins in past games. When they say "it would have cost a bunch more", that's probably way more honest than "it's too late". In fact, saying that it's too late would be an incredible lie - they would have made that decision at the *start* of the development cycle, not the end.
Sure, it's possible, but given the poorly tested mess that Unity was... they *definitely* didn't have the money to add a female Arno, or a bunch of MP assassins. They didn't even have the money and manpower to make the game work.
AusSP They have the money and manpower to make each game amazing, but they do not have the caring or the desire to do it.
And they know that they will get away with it.
Probably not wrong, but the dev team likely doesn't have that much control over their budget or release date. Ubisoft's willingness to provide money impacts what the dev team can do. That doesn't mean that the dev team is lying or being sexist when they say "we can't do this, because we don't have the money/time".
The flow of the game is built in such a way that (an additional) female playable character, in SP or MP, makes literally no sense. Not that it made sense in Syndicate, but that's more about Ubisoft caring less and less about Assassin's Creed's original framing device.
Oh, and give Cody his name back!
about the wwe thing, i thought JQs didnt run ads anyway? or was this a full on strike?
Jim, we love you man. This was great.
Jim Sterling too sweet
Can I get a One Sweet?
Jim Sterling the sexiness of your purple spandex is overwhelming.
so. much. spandex!
ha ha you weren't kidding, Jim! love it! proving yet again that you're the greatest showman in all of games media!
So there it all went. Not disappointed at all. Another mystery of the universe solved. XD
Greatest showman.*
yeah I think my eye balls need to be washed with bleach and acid to scrub that image from my mind.
I am touch disappointed no "Jim fucking Sterling, SON!" in this one :
Tears in my eyes. The spandex is *glorious*
“Is the game fun?”
“Yes”
I’m dead.
Best joke of all those clips.
TrAnMu which game?
Ah, Sean Murray... he's like Peter Molyneux, but without all the good games vaguely related to him in the past.^^
I always thought he said 'ehhh no' because of the dunkey video. What is lies and what is truth anymore?!
I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him, where are you going
And this he told me.....
I am Sterdust
I am ad-free
And don't forget to thank
God for me.
Your entire career in media, the whole Jimquistion brand and all, was just a justification for filming yourself in silly costumes and makeup.
I think this is clear by now.
Thank god for Jim.
I think the only thing he DIDN'T wear at this point is a full on fursuit (and hopefully he never will).
QVear or a gimp suit
I hope he takes that as a challenge. Boy was willing to make jokes about deep throating a dildo bat and you think he'd shy away from that?
Don't give Jim any ideas.
God that was a fantastic opening.
Admitting that he got fucked in the ass by WWE and vowing not to show their stuff again is fantastic?
LUL
Anyone who watched 30 seconds knows that's not what I'm talking about.
Outro great as well
R.I.P. Fun.
:(
*"For He is alone, and dwells in unapproachable light, and shalt take form as the cloud and consuming fire, and is so bright and so dazzling that no mortal is able to comprehend Him; but should anyone venture to look upon Him, their whole being shall be dissolved. By such inconceivable splendour shall they know that His name is Jim Fucking Sterling Son."*
redmotive The Bible. Somewhere in Timothy.
It's a melange of quotes from the Bible and the Torah, seasoned with a sprinkling from the Book of Jim.
Now it needs to be said while sporting space marine chaplain armor.
**pushes skull helmet under desk with foot**
Haha, yeah, that would be great.
Fucking Praise Be!!
This is what the patreon money is going towards?
I'm so fucking pleased.
He won't reference the WWE
HE IS THE WWE NOW!
I've been telling him for months on these videos that WWE is the Activision/EA of the wrestling world.
Seriously, somebody get in Jim's ear and tell him about njpwworld.com/ and www.rohwrestling.com/ or how evil WWE is at the very least...
Am I the only one who imagines that Randy Bitchford has spent the past four years in a padded room, trying to convince himself that A:CM was amazing and that the world is out to get him?
Eville Caston His name is “Blandy Bitch-Turd.”
He just wanted to make a gud game!
RedMage *GOD,* HE REALLY *TRIED!* HE JUST wanted to make us _happy..._
At any rate he clearly doesn't play video games.
doubt he needed more than a few minutes for that
The worst part is that when a company like Sony lies they're reputation isnt hurt in the slightest while the journalist's (the person actually telling the truth) reputation is shit on. I bet Laura lost more than a few listeners when sony denied Until dawn and I'm sure some of them didn't come back. I feel bad because I find it way to easy to forget that these companies just blantly lie don't scrutinize them as much as I should as a result. Glad you're saying something though Jim. Thank God for you.
THAT is why i won't be buying from certain game publishers. Gearbox is one of my top "buy it when it's in the bargain bin" or "get given it from a mate". Bioware are now up there alongside about 10 others. I refuse to pay these cunting wankers a single penny. Oh, I'll buy illegal copies and FUCK to the lying industry.. fuck em.
The game industry is hoping we're all bahhhing little sheeple who'll pay whatever toss they release 12 months before it's even finished.
The assholes who released Mass Effect Andromeda? I won't be touching anything by those 3rd wave feminazi SJWs. THAT game was nothing like ready for release, probably never beta tested by more than overworked developers who were likely thinking at that point,
"ohhh, who fucking cares if it still needs debugging and optimisation??? tell the publishers it's done cos I AM DONE with working 12-16 hour days on this SJW tripe... 5 years working on this shit and getting bounced around from one subsidiary to another so i don't even know the name of ANYBODY else working on this shit."
You ask any developer what their work rate is and they'll all agree that they have become monkeys trying to write a fresh script for hamlet [ie? thought of as just some guys who can 'do code' so sitting at a computer for 14 hours a day for 4 years is easy. Not exactly hard work, is it?]
The annoying thing is that a small company like 'Looking Glass Studios' way back in the late 1990s and early 00s actually worked HARDER BUT they were RECOGNISED FOR THE GENIUS CODE THEY PUT OUT AS GAMES LIKE Thief 1, 2 and 3. And they ENJOYED the hard work because they were RECOGNISED as being people who took a concept and created a fantastic world with stunning audio etc at a time when soundcards were fucking big ugly slabs hardware you plugged into a PCI port.
Now? It seems to be the publishers who are doing all the 'big talk' whilst they rake cash from the lies after overworking a disparate group of devs who don't know each other from adam and eve and the publishers don't give a FUCK!
Sean 'the LIAR' Murray Could have created an amazing game IF HE HADN'T LIED SO UNASHAMEDLY BLATANTLY AND MADE PROMISES ABOUT A GAME CONTAINING QUADRILLIONS OF WORLDS.
12 guys trying to 'write a story in a virtual GALAXY' in less than 4 years with zero experience of open universal environments? I don't know how so many people were fooled. I didn't even hear of this fuckup until i was watching Twitch after I got the nod from a mate who told me to "check out Twitch... check out some gamestreams called No Man's Sky" and I thought, "how? what? where? how did this even happen???". People were smashing up their controllers and PCs as they'd just paid $60 for a game made in 2 months by 2 Nigerian conmen with a helpline that said "We're sorry but this number is no longer recognised"
I think my favourite part of this video is that it's all about lies and dishonesty, and it opens with a statement that the Jimquisition will no longer dare reference wrestling, immediately followed by proving that to be a lie. Delicious irony. Love it, Jim, keep up the good work.
I would give my left eye to be in the room with the person who does Jim's taxes as they go through the receipts for business expenses. "This year we have a leather top hat (custom), walking stick (custom), purple suit, velvet cape, powdered french style wig (custom), grease paint makeup, and spandex unitard (custom)."
mhill88ify that wasn't from this year but I'm sure it was claimed on a past tax return.
That Peter Molyneux list was longer than i expected.
That list was brighter than I expected.
Jim's one Molyneux away from being confused with larry bundy jr
All Business is Lies™ ...also this is great stuff.
If you are not able to totally misrepresent what you do you will never make big money
bullshit, bad business is lies unworth costomer suport.
"All warfare is based on deception."
-Art of War
"Their impulse to trade is a mere evolution of their impulse to war, a few signals switched in the brain."
-No Man's Sky (2020)
P.S. I love your content, Peter!
Original character. Do not steal!
"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it." - George Orwell
Zorixas "Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it." --Voltaire
Facts!!!!💯💯🔥🔥
An open mind is like a fortress with it gates unguarded " Warhammer 40K Order Malus" I can google crap for pointless quotes too.Yes there are truths to both those phrases it does not however make you deep that you can google because i would be shocked if either of you have actually read the works of George Orwell or Voltaire(whose majority of books are about war)
I much prefer the 40K ones, at least those are entertaining.
Yep unfortanatly
Jim Sterling is literally too beautiful to look directly at. I must avert my eyes, as I am impure.
The industry likes making people cry like an anime fan on prom night.
I keep seeing this phrase. Where did it originate from?
chapacoka that would be from the Mighty No. 9 Trailer: Masterclass, specifically.
Cry like an anime fan after the loli ban would be more appropriate... Shudders... I have no idea why people get turned on by that shit. So creepy.
mattwo7 ouch ;-;
Nick Armitt Subsets of fans. As with any fanbase really
Thanks to the internet, information about anything you want is a mere click away. I guess nobody told gaming publishers this, otherwise they would have realized by now that when they say something that isn't true, people are gonna find out soon enough and call them out on it.
It's not just games publishers; it happens regularly in normal day-to-day life too. I've lost count of the amount of times people have tried to tell me some stupid lie without ever considering that I could find out the truth in about two minutes. Humans in general seem to lack the ability to predict what others will do even just a few minutes in to the future. Either that or people think that they are such convincing liars that nobody would doubt what they said and actually check it out.
The problem is they still have their rabid defenders who will shout down anyone trying to reveal those lies. Their "team" can't be wrong so YOU are the one that is lying and deserve to be yelled at, discredited, sent death threats, etc.
I think the issue is they see more profit than loss in it. In other words there hasn't been enough bite back to cause them to stop.
On the flip-side, _misinformation_ is also a click away. Flood the internet with enough of it, and it can be indistinguishable from truth for a lot of people.
But that's the point. People *don't* do that. Or at least, even if they do, they get a week's bad PR then everyone gets bored and moves on. If people actually want to fix anything, rather than just indulging in outrage, they have to boycott publishers that do shitty things and convince their friends to do the same. Most people care less about this stuff than missing one game they want.
What ever happened to "as per company policy, we can't confirm nor deny that XXX exists/will be revealed/etc.". Sure, it's canned, but it's at least not making a fool out of anyone and it reveals nothing.
And even if it does reveal something somehow, I think it's not worth to be lying in any case, even if it involves huge amounts of money.
That WOULD be the honourable thing to do...
They didn't make a fool out of anyone. They denied something, and some morons on twitter were angry at Laura K Dale. Why the fuck does jim (or you) think it's Sony's fault if Laura spends her life leakin stuff and taking the risk it gets denied ? Leaking infos is not journalism, it's just trying to get attention by revealing stuff other journalists agreed they wouldn't, cause it never EVER serves the game to be leaked. It's also how you show you don't respect game companies.
So you play with fire, you get denied, then the stupid sheeps on twitter do the rest.
Terence Caron
So I guess you're saying it's more complicated than that. Also who's Laura D Kane?
It was left behind when people started to try and humanize corporations to obfuscate their priorities. It's funny, I used to think false advertising was illegal.
Taking it up to 11 DAMN. Nice one, man :D
I see what has happened here and I will simply leave my like here in the comments.
im sorry DAMN is a 7, not an 11
I think I figured out a way for publishers to get their precious reveal, without coming across as liars. They simply say; "No comment" or "We can't say anything on the matter at this time"
I've been trying to explain my sexual fantasies to my girlfriend for years and now I can just her her this video as a visual guide. Thanks Jim!
ralmao !
Ezekiel Clark you are a true hero. Carry on with your valiant efforts my brother. :÷3
And we finally get to see why several episodes back, Jim asked if anyone knew where he could get some spandex. A LOT of spandex. ...I have to question how far in advance he plans this stuff, that jab at wrestling couldn't have been too recent if he's been looking to do this for a while.
when he asks for tampons . lots of tampons , then worry !
That is a LOT of spandex. I was promised a lot of spandex and I do not feel let down.
Bottom Of The Barrel he is um fat
Bottom Of The Barrel that’s not a lot of spandex, that is enough to cover Jim. A lot would have been if he had a cape, (with or without a train) wings and a new backdrop.
I was truly expecting something more than just something that only covered him.
But seriously what the hell is even the point of lying about a release just for "a surprise", it's just so unbelievably petty and there's literally no point - you even get less of an audience than keeping your mouth shut and giving a knowing wink.
... Are games marketing departments run by toddlers? Is that it?
yes
as simple as that
"we aren't going to talk about WWE today"*Proceeds to transform his show into a crude parody of WWE* Mhm, thank God for this guy.
*mic drop*
Sterdust vs Xavier Woods... a gamer vs gamer, wrestler vs wrestler.
Well... WWE and all wrestling is boring and dumb
Sturdust?
More like larddust
He does really sacrifice for his art
Jim has done something WCW could never do, beat WWE at the monday night wars
Should have called himself the Sterdust Crusader.
deathseaotter I thought it was a reference at first. I think I watch too much JoJo...
Nonsense! There's never too much JoJo. We can all have more JoJo!
Everything is a JoJo reference.
Everything is a Jojoke, everything is a reference, everything is related, and you have to point it all out to everyone all the time.
deathseaotter Nani!
Look I just really like this Invader Zim quote, okay?
“LIES! FILTHY HUMAN *LIES!!* WHEN WILL THE LIES EEEEEEND!?”
Oh god that wrestling outfit makes you look like if the Grimice joined Immortan Joe. Perfect!
1TrulyMad lol
You guys thought you were ready for Jim in spandex.
I know I was
Jacob Comiskey I’d be fine if it was black and red
I've always been ready, just read my fanfic.
it's mean but i kept thinking of Grimace from McDonaldland.
anyway keep it up Jim, you're getting to them !
Lubed
I think he should take it off.
Ohey David Bowie's back
Looking purple
Is Jim Sterling the game industry journalism's David Bowie?
I hope so
I truly, with all my heart, do
ZennXPaladin i think thats a fair comparison.
Should we start calling Jim The Thick White Duke
Certainly better than the silly wig.
Hey am looking for a lewd Profile picture .whomst'ves Seen any?
2 years later and this is still one of the best things I’ve ever seen
so that's what the spandex was for.
a LOT OF spandex
Hope it was worth it, cause with those lights weighing on Jim, it's gonna take a potato peeler to get him out of that suit.
I wouldn't worry about it overly, he'll slip out of it lubricated by a slurry of dead skin, sweat and breast milk. God bless him.
I was thinking it was referring to Goldust
#WorthIt
Jim looks like a less gay version of Golddust...Didn't think that was possible..Well done Jimbo
Mark Haynes No clue what that means but it sounds hilarious...Sounds like a Brit curse and I love it lol
Mark Haynes I kind of figure that..I would hang around the Brits in Iraq just to hear the unusual way they would go about swearing..They kept me laughing the whole tour
Not that it matters but it's Stardust.
He looks so lame.
I thought it was Goldust but googled it.
Austin Gilbert Yeah your right..Its been awhile since I've watched wrestling..They both are Rhodes brothers though
Austin Gilbert
He loves Stardust
*Finally! The Greatest Wrestler Who Ever Lived!*
This may be the best Jimquisition to date! (...that said, if ever the Jimquisition has preached to the choir...)
Here's the thing about lying: if you lie to me to spare my feelings, you're lying about why you're lying. The truth _is_ going to come out - and when it does, the betrayal is going to hurt more than whatever you thought you were protecting me from, so really you're just trying to avoid responsibility to protect your own ego. If you're lying for any other reason... you're just being an asshole.
#ThankGodForJimFuckingSterlingSon #LiveOrDieAndThankGodForJimSaw
And of course, *most important of all,* #ThankGodForSterDust!
notoriouswhitemoth he’s the Beatles of wrestlers
James A Clouder They said it was impossible! They said it couldn't be done! 'Not enough spandex on Earth', they said - but The Jim ALWAYS has the last laugh!
And that's why, we never pre-order anymore. It's why we wait for official reviews and word of mouth and don't buy on day one. Always take anything these people have to say with a ton of salt....
ilejovcevski79 Yup, I think my last pre-order was Deus ex Human revolution.
Since then I've been growing ever more critical of them only to be vindicated with Mankind Divided.
No more. Same with season passes for content that doesn't even exist yet, so how can I even evaluate its quality and value?
It was BioWare that broke my back with ME3. Ever since, i've been extremely careful with titles. I've backed a couple of kickstarter projects, but that's it.
I too have backed a few projects, a few early access games. Never been an early adopter though, always waiting for there to be at least something playable before committing to anything.
So far i've yet to be stung by an early access title, call that luck or careful evaluation of the titles I'm not sure. I am a backer for Star Citizen, a game I have high hopes for but am somewhat concerned about its scope and scale being difficult to deliver in a way which matches fan expectation.
Only preordered once, with XCOM 2, plus I got their 'season pass' which was super cheap compared to others.
ilejovcevski79 My last preorders was Batman Arkham PC and MGSV, the first an atrocious port and the latter completely pointless. Ain't going to pre-order again, never more, never more.
In all seriousness, the denial of a product to protect its reveal is fair enough, but actively denigrating a journalist for reporting it before they want it is uncalled for. These companies could simply say nothing at all, or simply use the attention they're getting to drum up hype. They are taking games journalists for granted as an expendable service, when games journalism usually does a lot of the things that many PR departments are too afraid of, and often are thrown into the firing line for it. They'll announce delays, updates, and releases, often thanklessly, whilst PR departments don't say anything, and it stinks how the messenger is shot so often for this.
Forget Jimquisition, time for the Sterdust Crusader!
Someone needs to make that. Now.
"You lost because of one reason, DIGITAL HOMICIDE. One simple answer. I'm Jim Fucking Sterling... Son."
I WOULD WATCH THE FUCK OUTTA THAT
Is that a focking Jojo reference son?
Eduard Tiunov Life is a Jojo reference.
I just 'love' how the No Man Sky's guy, in those interviews, responds with such a tone and smile, like rather than saying 'yes, you can do that!' with a straight face and all, he just goes like 'eh... sure, if you want that, it is in there for sure'.
EVERYTHING was a yes, and 'sure why not that too?' yeses at that.
No wonder many of us were dubious of that game before launch, but mostly from the lack of explaining WHAT we would do. 'bazillion planets' is not gameplay, and I told the sub when I asked them for explanations, that those 'unique' worlds would probably be as unique as Spore's planets. Different grass and water color.
But I guess I 'just dont get it'.
... Yeah, I dont. I really dont.
You could tell he was just making bullshit up and straight out lying during the interview. Lots of people were saying "there is no way this game will have all these features, especially considering half of them were only mentioned in a quick interview with Murray."
Then wave after wave of fanboys, like shocktroopers, flood out of the internet to scream at anyone that dares to not suck the dick of emperor Murray.
This industry has a bad case of "Double Think"
DemonGrenade274 1984,right?
Man, I remember reading that book in English class. I really hope our future isn't that bleak.
@@jolynekujobackfromprison744 Give it time.
"Is that..
MY GOD! IT'S STERDUST WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!"
STERDUST OUTTA NOWHERE!
0utta S1TE IT'S AN OLD FASHION SLOBBER KNOCKER!!!!
He just dropped him right in the loot box... the loot box....
I think my favorite defence of this sort of practice is "well, they want to make money/it's not illegal/it's just human nature".
Well lah-dee-dah, you chucklefuck, that just lays it all to rest doesn't it, such a fucking profound insight into the fabric of the cosmos you have.
its fucked up when the best defense you can give is "there greedy fucks" thats the positive view of them
I regret to inform you that Sarcasm isn't' a response, It's still true to an extent. Therefore there is no reason for them to do contrary. Unless you HAVE a good reason, which i'm curious about because I to detest that statement.
Personally I believe in what was said in the Jurassic park; "You where so busy with whether or not you could do it, you didn't bother to think if you should do it."
Well, of course! And let's not forget how humans have _always_ had paid loot boxes and corporate lies about products in the first place! Early peoples were given the completely optional option to spend their energy credits on hunting for additional resources, just as certain water sources lied about their contents by looking perfectly fine, but ended up being full cholera and other such unhealthy things.
I agree. If they want to generalize, then yes, all companies want to make money. Though, some companies still understand the importance that keeping your customer's happy is the best way to make more money, while a good majority just don't give a fuck. Like Konami.
Enthused Norseman The free market is supposed to correct itself if certain practices cross moral or ethical social boundaries. Supposed to. But we live in a world where marketing firms hire psychologists for their projects...
Sterdust is my new hero!
Sterdust is my top 10 heroes.
I am strangely attracted to this Sterdust. I need one in my life.
I wonder what Sterdust finisher will be?
Micro transaction DDT?
ASSet Flip powerbomb?
Sporry im late: The Big Boot(y),The Shooting Games Press, The ice cool STERnner, The Sterduster ( Trouble in paradise), The STERship Pain or how about The Fee To Pay (Burning Hammer)?
Spandex promised, Sterling delivered.
We came
I definitely came!
oh
*CHRIST*
When I first saw Jim in this episode, my first thought was "Oh god, they finally broke him."
Daiyz naah that happened long ago
They broke him a long time ago. They just can't stop him.
I think the look Jim was going for in this one was the lovechild of Grimace and David Bowie
Hank Scorpio
Or The Phantom and the Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man.
Hank Scorpio
I think you mean the love child of Grimmers and Elton John
nailed it
And now we know that E3 demo of Anthemn was NOT captured in any game and it was not even close to the game Bio-Ware was working. Bio-ware just lied at our eyes and they admitted it.
I've been waiting so long for SterDust...and it did not disappoint
I try... try... to live up to the hype.
Oh my god, they responded. GameStop actually named dropped you in pure unadulterated salt... tip of the cap, Jim. Tip of the cap. Keep doing the lords work man.
Vertigo6000 wait where was this?
twitter.com/JimSterling/status/918526153962422272
I just knew if anything could improve a crappy day it was Jim Sterling! Thanks Jim!
YossDillo I'm sorry you were having a crappy day.
Thank God for him!
im confused, why would people get abusive towards journalists who are giving them the inside scoop?
Coz the company came out and lied and said nope not true, and she got hate for hate but tbh there is a group of people who see anything laura and harass her about it forever
People feel that things like that dilute the "hype" and fanbois tend to be sycophants
The SterDust must flow... Directly into my open mouth.
Purple spandex onesie? Fucking brilliant, love it.
all the rage for xmas me thinks !
Maybe it's a cultural thing, but where I come from lying about a surprise is socially acceptable. The best example is surprise parties.
Deliberately misrepresenting your products is a whole other thing.
Absolutely. Also - the former is lying to scam people out of money. The latter doesn't ask you to buy anything; quite the opposite.
I come from America, and we're so full of shit that we're drowning in it, so it's not surprising to me.
To me, gaming is just another natural part of my hardened, crusty exoskeleton of cynicism. And that's why I never buy into things like the Ouya, No Man's Lie, and politicians.
What kojima does at best is dumb fun and at worst is a sad attempt of trying to shock people. While what other companies do by going out of their way to hide their new project at best is a way to preserve some amount of press hype and at worse discrediting and harassing hardworking people for no reason where they could have just said nothing and carried on.
Babymech2 didn't you get former and latter backwards? Former refers to "surprise party" in this context
and where do you come from? Context is all that matters. Lying about a surprise party isn't the same as lying at a surprise advertisment where you intent to sell something.
"The Business of Lies" sounds like the best 70s high-concept album ever.
StarDust vs Goldust vs SterDust in a triple threat, *book it Vince!*
Not sure WWE would be able to get him to appear on their petty little show, after all they do not own the rights.
SterDust vs. ReviewTechUSA vs. Boogie2988!
Question: How much more purple could it be?
Answer: None. None more purple.
tim rollken A purple hat/mask would be the cherry on top.
tim rollken it can be more purple, just the camera can't capture it
45 years old and I can actually, officially say that, "I have seen it all." Thank you TH-cam and Jim Sterling.. Wow.. lol
just wait till you get to 49 , the experiences become mind banging !
congoredjr Have you seen a man eat his own head?
Thank God for Jim Fuckin' Sterling son!
You need to get Laura and Gavin similiar costumes and then change the name of the podquistion to sterdust crusaders.
Yes? Yes.
Born Depressed or Drill Queen
+Underscorer Stand Name: Chungus
Powers & Abilities: Exceptional offence, consistent Monday speeds, wit, spandex stretching ALWAYS
Main Ability:
Copyright Deadlock, to be able to take two things of great power and cancel both out, removing them to the void
Range: The internet
Weaknesses: The internet
POUND IT POUND IT POUND IT POUND IT POUND IT!!!!
He already has a persona. Jim's fucking sterlings son.
Shattered Chungus productions... fucking beautiful my man... and the wrestling suit? Please come by my house, in south Louisiana, so we can just spend all day POUNDING IT!
so when are sturdust the cronflakes humunclous and the jimsaw killer going to get into a battle royale
Five bucks on the Cornflakes Homunculus.
Top Ten Anime Battles
Sterling Royale
They could easily be the the next WWE tag team champtions
Alden Grant
Sterdust
The Cornflakes Homonculus
The Steam Cleaner
The Jimsaw Killer
Jim Fuckin' Sterling Son
Skeletor?
Hey, can people please upvote, this, I have a message I want Jim to see. It seems it's not only GameStop's social media is taking swings at him, I think they are training managers and employees to be actively against him. I went into GameStop to buy a game and the manager spent 15 minutes trying to convince me nothing was wrong with microtransactions and loot boxes and they were a good thing. Even though Gamestop makes no money from loot box transactions, I think they have just started this campaign to be actively anti-Jim Sterling
Are Gamestop really that political?
Yeah, more so than I think Jim or really of us get. Like they were trying to tell me anyone critical of loot boxes was stupid and trying to make me feel bad for being critical of the gaming industry
i think i might try having this discussion at my local gamestop. or maybe i live in a place were gamestop employee don't care about this stuff. either way i'll try and find out
Duh, Gamestop is in the publishers pockets and they have deals that require them to promote games with microtransactions. That's how they ran out all the other competition and why they can't keep up with consumer interests today. There's no use "discussing" this with minimum wage employees who are being heavily pressured into selling you this shit.
GameStop does sell virtual currency for some games. But apart from that they don't want people boycotting games because they have microtransactions. They want people to buy those games. Especially used. They want good corporate sheep.
Oh Jim, this is a masterpiece. You've outdone yourself my good man.
And this is not even his final form
Anyone else think Jim Sterling doesn't look like Jim Sterling without the red glasses?
Even at the end I was going, "Who is this man and what have you done with Jim"
ok Jim my mind is completely blown. I've grown up as a gamer and nerd my whole life. I love your British wit and sarcasm. I love your cynical criticisms on games and your self-aware humor. I thought you were thousands of miles away from me, but I just found out you live in the same town Ive grown up in and currently live. What the actual heck man.
The Time has Come and So have I
The damage done the pain subsides and I can see the fear clear when I look in your eyes.
"written in the sterrrrrrrs" XD
Jim Jim's Questionable Single Player Campaign: Sterdust Crusaders
Activity Zone Your next line is "Thank God for me"
I think Jim has been sniffing too much of the sterdust.
It's what happens with these big Sters.
You mean the Arrow world drug Stardust?
Jim Jim's Bizarre Adventure: Sterdust Crusaders
Lord Lionheart STAND MASTER: JIM STERLING
STAND NAME: BORN DEPRESSED
10/10 would watch
Nah...
Jim's Stand would be Cornflake Homunculus.
Marketing, no matter what profession has always been telling some form of lie. It's about selling the product, and they'll sacrifice their unborn child to do it. In a way it's a very sleazy business.
Look at this juicy inedible burger, doesn't that make you want to buy our 100% accurate product?
Oh my god! It's legally distinct professional wrestling persona Sterdust! I loved him in the 2017 Non-actionable Rumble. Man, you can always trust Jim to get all the real talent on his show. Thank God for him.
Now if only we could get a Steam Cleaner/Sterdust tag-team match against Jimsaw and Duke Amiel my day would be complete.
IndigoRose13 No boglins?
I dunno, boglins always seem to underperform in the ring.
You can always create a wrestler in any of those legally distinct wrestling games.
IndigoRose13 They also cheat.
This is the first I've been on this channel. I like this guy. He's a powerhouse. This type of reviewer is helping to turn the video game industry around. We could have great games with more influencers like this guy.
Even GameStop is getting angry at you, Jim. That's god damn hilarious. They've needed to be dealt with for a long time, glad to see they're showing their shitside to everyone punlically nowadays. Keep up the awesome work.
TRPSnow How is dealing with an easily replaceable social media guy going to do much?
Norspark The real question is how the fuck did you infer I was even saying the social media employee needed to be dealt with.
Thanks for fighting the good fight Jim and i LOVE that you are getting under the skin of that LOSER on game stop's social media trying to defend the ridiculous amount of greed in the game industry today, the battle is slow and and tough but we are slowly gaining traction and the fact that others are writing about the micro transaction plague, when most of games media used to sweep it under the rug is proof
The consumers lost this battle long ago and it fucking sucks.
When Hello Games was actually investigated over False Advertisements for No Man’s Sky (I believe it was by an UK institution), I actually thought that it would be great for all of us, but literally nothing happened... We absolutely need a precendet case, so this industry gets better. In no other industry, you can lie about your product to the point that you ship an uncomplete or even broken product and then just patch it for several months until it works. And that's just sad...
whats ridiculous is that people will defend companies who do this kind of thing
Apple does that with their every new phone though...
Nah, look at Microsoft's original Plan for the Xbox and how they fucking blew it this generation.
Yeah I was vaguely hopeful as well, but that entire investigation was just bloody ludicrous. They based it on the graphics. The GRAPHICS.. .. no, the graphics weren't that up for debate actually, it was all the blatant LYING and.. y'know.. false advertising!
Spot on Trafalgar. I've been saying this for years now. I hope they create laws or regulatory body for gaming industry.
So, whatever happened to leaving people in suspense? If people ask you about a game that you're planning to reveal, you could just... you know, refuse to comment.
ManOutofTime913 doesn't make as much money that way
I would pay to see a rap battle (or something) between SterDust and Duke Amiel Du H’ardcore.
This should be top comment!
My track for this episode would be great for that too lol
Then pay on his Patreon and ask him!
Used to work at GameStop, and I have to say; it's good to see them get salt thrown in their face. They deserve it.
Same. Lasted a month before I literally wanted to kill myself (not joking), so I quit. Best decision I've ever made.
I have a good friend that used to manage one. Left cause he just couldn't handle how morally awful their business practices towards customers and other employees, especially at that position. He then proceeded to quit retail outright because retail itself is typically and unfortunately lacking in the moral department.
That's the end of my story as well: I refuse to work in retail ever again. The manager at my store was miserable, always complaining about the company, etc. Morale was in the negatives except for our assistant manager, bless him. As far as service jobs go, I'd rather scrub toilets than sell shit to people they don't want/need.
NoBody Yeah, makes me sad they are the exclusive seller of some Dragonball action figures.
NoBody YOKOZUNA!! *wwe reference*
Here's a very-super-uber-ultra-mega easy way for companies to not seem like liars when asked a question when they don't want give any information: STAY SILENT!! Don't respond to anything, and when asked in public, just say "No comment", "I can't give any info on what we're doing", or something along those lines. It's as simple as that! If something is rumored and no one has any word from the company or actual hard evidence, then the rumor stays a rumor and no one gets into trouble (or is seen as a complete ass-hat).
However, when announcing to the public what you're doing with a game (especially when no one asked about the topic in the first place) and said thing(s) isn't present in the actual game... there's no defending that.
It hasn't been completely out recourse. Remember Anthem from E3? The new Destiny killer game? Of course you don't, because the gameplay looked so fake that nobody believed that it was a game and for that reason everyone has forgotten about it. Digital Foundry had to sit down and deeply analyze the video to come to the conclusion that it used several effects that meant that it probably was in-engine footage.
What? HAhahahaha. I mean... All of my what?
God knows when you strike at Ol’ Jim, he’ll strike back.
And he’ll strike back with a metric fuck-ton of spandex.
The worst thinks about the No Man's Sky dev is not just that he's lying, but his facial and body language screams "I'm lying" in those clips.
Morbos1000 well what do you expect when such a large company as Sony pushed their agenda on a basically indi Dev
Sony didn't make the game. They just published it. It was his words that were lies.
Sterling just give up already and sell us our Jimquisitions in loot boxes with new Jimquisition being the Legendary and high chances for duplication Episode. If you can’t beat them then just push the envelope further.
Not Lootboxes. Lootboglins! Every $10 in Patreon money gives you a random digital Lootboglin to collect. XD
'The fuck is this? Another worthless duplicate boglin spray?'
And if you're super unlucky you get one of those transparent Jimquisitions that still counts as a full Jimquisition.
Pewdiepie's "I'm going to delete my channel!" "joke" fits as well...
It's really as simple as responding "no comment", or anything ambiguous enough to not be a definite yes or no.
True, but regarding leaks "no comment" is generally recognised as acknowledgement. If it really wasn't happening, then what reason would they have to not just outright deny it?
This is exactly why no one believed 343 when they said Halo 3 Anniversary wasnt going to happen
Vashkey Prescient. I know the Halo community well, from the pro scene to the lore geeks and you are exactly right. At the time I was shocked that they were all convinced it was happening, in context it isn’t remotely surprising.
is there any hope for a true port of all the halo games to pc(eg outside of the windows 10 store and needing an xbox360/one to play them)?
I actually had a massive grin on my face by the time video finished. You rock!