Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard in one of the biggest power moves this industry has ever seen. I guess we have to talk about that instead of anything I wanted to talk about. God's sake!<...
2022-01-24 13:22:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Have a meaty one.
Games we played this week include:
The Procession to Calvary (18:00)
Buck Up and Drive (26:35)
Super Bomberman R (32:28)
Galaga Wars + (38:35)
The An...
Originally released in 2020 and finally stumbled upon by James Stephanie Sterling in 2022, The Procession to Cavalry has very quickly become one of my favorite games.
Seriously, ...
2022-01-20 12:39:47 +0000 UTC View Post‘Allo ‘allo, you fuckin’ patrons you!
It’s been a little minute since we had an Asking Sterling, the Patreon hosted podcast where patrons ask questions and I, in the noble tradition o...
2022-01-19 11:52:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Game Jolt's recent decision to ban so-called "p*rn games" leads your old pal James Stephanie Sterling to rant about the treatment of adult content and sex workers overall.
2022-01-17 12:23:06 +0000 UTC View Post
There are many barriers, even dangers, but we have no choice.
2022-01-13 18:02:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Konami is the publisher y'all just love to hate, and recently it's jumped aboard a bandwagon held in equal contempt by decent people everywhere - NFTs!
Yes, nobody could be surprised t...
2022-01-10 13:56:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Apologies for posting this to the Patreon late. Having a heck of a time with chronic pain. Here ya go!
2022-01-07 23:23:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Playing two games today - the absolutely awful Melony, and Goddess Husk, a game that is... better? At least better than it has any right to be.
2022-01-05 17:55:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Square Enix has ripped off the mask to show just how cynical, just how exploitative, just how greedy the game industry is. As it embraces the Metaverse, the Blockchain, and NFTs, it promises a trul...
2022-01-03 14:19:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Podquisition 366: See You Next Year
Thank God it’s over.
Games we played this week include:
Aliens: Fireteam Elite (7:20)
Earwax (13:45)
Backbone (17:50)
The Shor...
The year is wrapping up, and that means the grisly business must be undertaken yet again. Ten horrible, horrible games that contributed only misery to the industry are here for your nasty edificati...
2021-12-27 13:53:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Santa Claus is coming. Are you ready for him?
Games we played this week include:
The Artful Escape (7:00)
Serious Sam 4 (14:01)
Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue (18:15)
Nightmar...
Hi all! Just a quick notice to say I’m running a stream at 3pm Eastern over on Twitch.tv/jimsterling
Usual shenanigans are afoot, but I’m also excited to finally show off Commander Sterl...
2021-12-20 17:29:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Awards are meaningless. Videogames don't deserve applause. It is, however, the end of the year, and that means trophies must be given whether we played deserving titles or not.
J...
2021-12-20 12:41:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Ouch!
Games we played this week include:
Solar Ash (7:00)
Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue (13:30)
Loop Hero (23:30)
Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon (33:00)
Monster Ran...
DigiPen Institute of Technology is an incredibly influential establishment in the games industry. A college respected enough to land its students jobs on sheer reputation, DigiPen is highly regarde...
2021-12-13 14:32:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Seltzer is nonsense.
Games we played this week include:
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (10:55)
Gunfire Reborn (15:35)
Kill It With Fire (21:50)
Dauntless (23:40)
The Bindi...
Hello friends! Here is a bad Christmas game for you to enjoy watching me not enjoy!
2021-12-08 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Activision Blizzard isn't going to let a massive scandal over its work culture get in the way of some good old fashioned layoffs, and it won't let human decency get in the way of making those layof...
2021-12-06 14:04:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In 1997, Jaffa Cakes launched a line of weird little koosh ball monsters called Orangey Tangs. I might be the only person alive who cares.
2021-12-04 13:31:12 +0000 UTC View Post
No, not gamers.
Games we played this week include:
Ender Lillies (14:30)
Death’s Door (19:20)
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (24:30)
Gunfire Reborn (33:00)
Warlock of Fi...
When Ubisoft's horrific history of abuse was exposed last year, it stunned me how quickly games media moved on when it came time to review the latest Assassin's Creed guff.
Some ...
2021-11-29 14:35:06 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon is doing its thing where it doesn't load the podcast properly. Link here: https://s...
2021-11-26 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post
The CEO of Activision Blizzard has been outed as a truly vile creep. Yes, somehow more so than before. Oh dear.
2021-11-22 12:53:52 +0000 UTC View Post
On the Third Day, A New World Record, Out of the Blue.
Games we played this week include:
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Definitive Edition (13:30)
Halo Infinite (27:15)
Kill It W...
The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy, otherwise known hilariously as Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition, is terrible. A disaster. A most amusing circus.
Having been thoroughly review bo...
2021-11-15 15:31:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Have we said something to offend you?
Games we played this week include:
Lost in Random (8:25)
Inscryption (14:15)
Forza Horizon 5 (22:50)
Popeye (31:50)
Animal Crossing: New ...
One of the laziest, most despicable games I've ever played, the sheer lack of effort in conjunction with a well known license is beyond appalling.
Let's see just how utterly path...
2021-11-09 16:37:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks! I usually don't like posting and bothering you twice in a day, but just thought I'd let you know I'm streaming that ridiculous M.A.R.S game I recently did a video on at twitch.tv/jimsterl...
2021-11-08 18:30:41 +0000 UTC View Post