Steam refunds have been a source of low-key controversy over the years since their institution, especially when it comes to smaller indie games.
One such game is Summer of '58, w...
2021-09-06 11:29:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh, you’ve got a new podcast to listen to? Must be fucking nice.
Games we played this week include:
Psychonauts 2 (6:00)
Rustler (15:00)
No More Heroes 3 (22:10)
Aliens...
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a game I can't stop playing. However, it is a bad game. A very bad game. A very bad game that I think I like?
Hard not to think about The Sinking City right n...
2021-08-31 18:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Ever heard of Hate Raids? You're lucky if you haven't. Hate Raids are targeted attacks on Twitch TV aimed at marginalized streamers where masses of people spam the chat with hate speech. &nbs...
2021-08-30 13:18:52 +0000 UTC View Post
We are cultured, worldly sophisticates.
Games we played this week include:
Road 96 (9:30)
The Ascent (14:30)
Aliens: Fireteam Elite (17:20)
Twelve Minutes (23:55)
Psyc...
Road adventures, oppressive regimes, and robbery. Road 96 is a well written little game about traveling the country in a quest for the border.
2021-08-24 14:12:27 +0000 UTC View Post
A most highly requested episode, we take a look over the recent kerfuffle involving Wargaming and its tumultuous community.
World of Warships, like many free-to-play games, has o...
2021-08-23 11:20:52 +0000 UTC View Post
After a brief game of Life on a Pizza, we check out Huntfeast. The results of today's excursion are quite delightful.
2021-08-21 18:50:12 +0000 UTC View Post
(For some reason Patreon has randomly decided Soundcloud links are invalid this week. Link to episode here: 2021-08-19 16:14:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes, feedback can be just plain weird, especially when that feedback takes the form of angry protests against covering industry abuse.
2021-08-16 09:31:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A week of listener questions because we love you.
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2021-08-12 16:15:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Activision Blizzard has been running damage control ever since stories of the company's abusive work culture exploded. Blizzard president J. Allen Brack is out, and hand-wringing contrition is in. ...
2021-08-09 10:30:52 +0000 UTC View PostWell hello there, you little subs! James Stephanie Sterling here, figuring I'd do an update post since I haven't done so in a while. How are y'all? Good, I hope. I'm doing pretty okay myself! ...
2021-08-07 15:37:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to the Heaving Toy Chest, folks! Today we're indulging in one of my favorite topics... Boglins!
A range of "remastered" Boglins came out in 2021 after a successful Kicksta...
2021-08-06 22:16:36 +0000 UTC View Post
But for God’s sake, wash your filthy hands.
Games we played this week include:
The Great Ragtime Show (8:35)
Cooking Mama Cookstar (16:45)
The Evil Within 2 (23:30)
Tra...
Samurai Warriors 5 manages to disappoint me despite being part of an increasing franchise of letdowns. The Warriors series overall is in a total slump, has been for years, and yet I keep hoping for...
2021-08-04 12:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Pokémon Unite is sick. Aimed at children, this flimsy MOBA seeks to exploit anybody it can get its talons on with excessive monetization, including a battle pass, loot boxes, and active pay-to-win...
2021-08-02 10:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Because apparently that’s a thing that just works.
Games we played this week include:
Pure Maiden Captures Uncle (0:30)
Pokémon Unite (10:45)
Mini Motorways (16:30)
Mi...
This game's title is weirdly accurate to a very specific degree. It has a pure maiden. It has an uncle. The interaction is a little more "direct" than merely capturing though.
2021-07-28 11:56:45 +0000 UTC View Post
We never just ask how you’re doing.
Games we played this week include:
SNKRX (3:20)
Pokémon Unite (6:05)
Scarlet Nexus (20:00)
Offworld Trading Company (23:40)
Para...
(New merch store: www.thejimporium.com)
An alleged crypto mining farm turned to out to be an alleged FIFA Coin mining farm,...
2021-07-19 10:50:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Rules are rules.
Games we played this week include:
Mundaun (12:30)
SNKRX (17:20)
Myst: VR Edition (21:40)
Scarlet Nexus (25:00)
Rising Hell (33:30)
There is No Game: Wrong...
It's the pilot episode of Stephanie Sterling's Heaving Toychest. It's just a show where we look at stupid toys, no biggie. But hey, we have lots of Aliens stuff if you like action figures that are ...
2021-07-14 23:15:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Merch store now live: thejimporium.com
Nintendo announced the Switch OLED to a chorus of angry boos this past week, even though technically Nintendo didn't do anything wrong. It promised no ...
If we go missing, check under the piles of Skeleton Warriors cards.
Games we played this week include:
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (11:20)
Fury Unleashed (19:40)
Rising H...
There are mounting reports that Electronic Arts is about to announce some sort of Dead Space remake, with the leading suggestion being a reimagining of the original game.
As some...
2021-07-05 11:24:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey gang! Live today at twitch.tv/JimSterling, we're airing The PolyAm Cult Party 4! It'll start at 4pm EST, with a pre show led by Laura Kate Dale at 3:30pm!
I'll be teaming with The Great ...
Yes, the pinball thing is still very much a thing.
Games we played this week include:
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (6:10)
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance (12:50)
Chicory (16:...
Get over here and listen to this nonsense!
2021-06-30 10:35:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the first game to demonstrate that the PS5 is actually a PS5, which is very good if you're one of the few people watching this that own a PS5. How nice! 2021-06-29 11:33:22 +0000 UTC View Post