The Jimquisition 2/20

In Which An Investor Demonstrates The Stupidity Of Investors (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Aug 6

In Which An Investor Demonstrates The Stupidity Of Investors (The Jimquisition)

The investor class is more or less twinned with the executive class in terms of overall uselessness to the human race. This was...

James Stephanie Sterling

Jul 24

AI Stole My Content (The Jimquisition)

AI is theft. AI is plagiarism. AI is an energy hog, a Techbro scam, a borderline useless waste of resources that grifters are contriving...

The First One's Free... To Play (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Jul 17

The First One's Free... To Play (The Jimquisition)

Examining the unsubtle similarities between freemium games and fictional dealers from cartoonish PSAs. The first one's free!

Disability, Difficulty, And The Discourse That's Lost The Plot (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Jul 9

Disability, Difficulty, And The Discourse That's Lost The Plot (The Jimquisition)

Dragon Age: The Veilguard announced a basic accessibility option, and Gamers(tm) lost their minds about it. A pundit made the case for a...

Woke Chins: The Latest Silly Outrage (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Jul 9

Woke Chins: The Latest Silly Outrage (The Jimquisition)

Chins have gone woke now! The Gamerbros continue to prove there is no limit to how creepy they can be, as they're running around "fixing"...

Such A Poor And Profitable Industry (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Jul 9

Such A Poor And Profitable Industry (The Jimquisition)

Do you have a taste for profit like Nathan Drake? Sony announces the PS5 as its most profitable generation. This is totally not at odds...

Embracer's Legacy: 44 Axed Studios, 80 Axed Games, 4,532 Axed Jobs (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Jul 9

Embracer's Legacy: 44 Axed Studios, 80 Axed Games, 4,532 Axed Jobs (The Jimquisition)

Embracer Group ate its fill and then threw up. After buying a ridiculous amount of companies, the resulting studios closures and layoffs...

Phil Spencer's Big Hard Decision (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Jun 19

Phil Spencer's Big Hard Decision (The Jimquisition)

Microsoft's Phil Spencer has such a hard life, being paid lots of money and wearing T-shirts with gamer stuff on them (that part might...

James Stephanie Sterling

Jun 10

Such A Poor And Profitable Industry (The Jimquisition)

Do you have a taste for profit like Nathan Drake? Sony announces the PS5 as its most profitable generation. This is totally not at odds...

Monsters, Memes, and Money: Silent Hill 2 Remake's Worrying Nonsense (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Jun 5

Monsters, Memes, and Money: Silent Hill 2 Remake's Worrying Nonsense (The Jimquisition)

Konami showed off a lot of Silent Hill 2 Remake recently. It has some promising stuff. Unfortunately, a lot of that promise is of bad,...

The Ultimate Showdown Of Ultimately Ruinous Crossover Cash-ins (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

May 27

The Ultimate Showdown Of Ultimately Ruinous Crossover Cash-ins (The Jimquisition)

Ol' Iron Giant made everyone cry when he said "Superman" really quiet one time. Now he's just smacking Clark Kent in the face while Jason...

The One Where Microsoft Admits Game Studios Are F*cked (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

May 20

The One Where Microsoft Admits Game Studios Are F*cked (The Jimquisition)

In trying to justify closing down various Bethesda studios, including Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, Microsoft has basically...

Please, No More Licensed Asymmetrical Horror Games (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

May 14

Please, No More Licensed Asymmetrical Horror Games (The Jimquisition)

Friday the 13th, Predator, Puppet Master, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and bloody Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Alongside Dead by Daylight,...

A Video Reminder For Those About To Be Scammed By A Digital Deluxe Edition (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

May 7

A Video Reminder For Those About To Be Scammed By A Digital Deluxe Edition (The Jimquisition)

Digital Deluxe Editions? What a con! Stephanie Sterling? What a mark! We all need reminders sometimes that a scam is a scam, no matter...

James Stephanie Sterling

Apr 29

Shady Sands (The Jimquisition)

Take me home, Shady Sands! Let's talk about the Fallout TV show, the conflict between storytelling and lore, and of course... Shady Sands.

Online Games Clearly Need Offline Contingencies (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Apr 26

Online Games Clearly Need Offline Contingencies (The Jimquisition)

Helldivers 2, Sker Ritual, and (hilariously) Suicide Squad, have all been borderline (or totally) unplayable at crucial moments thanks to...

Why Proposing Tip Jars For Mainstream Videogames Is Either Stupid Or Malicious (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Apr 17

Why Proposing Tip Jars For Mainstream Videogames Is Either Stupid Or Malicious (The Jimquisition)

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra thinks big budget games should offer players the ability to add a tip on top of already spending...

Life Is Strange And The REAL Virtue Signalling (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Apr 11

Life Is Strange And The REAL Virtue Signalling (The Jimquisition)

Life Is Strange has been called an "SJW game" by chuds around the world, but maybe they'll start appreciating it now developer Deck Nine...

A Dogmatic Response To Designed Inconvenience (The Jimquisition)

James Stephanie Sterling

Apr 6

A Dogmatic Response To Designed Inconvenience (The Jimquisition)

Dragon's Dogma, Rise of Ronin, backtracking, microtransactions, controversial tweets, and comparisons to Symphony of the Night. This...

James Stephanie Sterling

Mar 29

Dragon's Dogsh*t (The Jimquisition)

It couldn't be about any other subject this week. Capcom has taken the absolute urine with Dragon's Dogma 2, its 21 in-app purchases...