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Post Direct, Steam Is Shittier Than Ever (The Jimquisition)
We’ve had much of 2017 to see what Steam Direct has done for Steam. Since Steam Direct turned out to be a complete farce, it’s safe to...

James Stephanie Sterling
Nov 27, 2017


EA And Battlefront II Really Fucked This Up (The Jimquisition)
Star Wars Battlefront II was a bit of a misstep, huh? EA is licking its wounds after the massive loot box backlash, but there’s little...

James Stephanie Sterling
Nov 22, 2017


Bugger Me, The Nintendo Switch Is Killing It (The Jimquisition)
Yours truly may have many negative things to say about Nintendo, but there’s no denying the Switch has had a phenomenal year. Also,...

James Stephanie Sterling
Nov 20, 2017


The Year Of The Loot Box (The Jimquisition)
This is the year loot boxes came to gaming in a big way. Encouraged by Overwatch, “AAA” publishers went all-in on destroying their games...

James Stephanie Sterling
Nov 13, 2017


Single-Player Healthcare (The Jimquisition)
After EA murdered Visceral and “pivoted” its Star Wars game, there has been much talk of the death of single-player games. The...

James Stephanie Sterling
Nov 6, 2017


Slay To Pay (A Jimquisition Halloween)
It’s Halloween, and it’s time to make a killing. Put the BLOOD in BLOOD MONEY as we show you how to not just slay, but get paid doing so.

James Stephanie Sterling
Oct 31, 2017


A Grisly Post-Mortem Of Dead Space (The Jimquisition)
Visceral Games is closed, and Dead Space may be no more. During this spooky Halloween time, let’s look back at the rise and sad fall of a...

James Stephanie Sterling
Oct 30, 2017


Turning Players Into Payers (The Jimquisition)
Activision’s patented idea of utilizing matchmaking to trick players into buying DLC is an unsettling one, but if you think that’s as bad...

James Stephanie Sterling
Oct 23, 2017


The Business Of Lies (The Jimquisition)
This week’s episode is brought to you by Sterdust, a totally original wrestling persona that WE OWN. We OWN it, WWE! Anyway, in an...

James Stephanie Sterling
Oct 16, 2017


The Sixty Dollar Myth (The Jimquisition)
I’m often told that videogames have be a mess of greed-fueled bollocks because the $60 price tag never raised along with inflation. This...

James Stephanie Sterling
Oct 9, 2017


YouTube Has A YouTube Problem (The Jimquisition)
This one has… been a long time coming. The unscripted part at the end has… been a long time coming. How long does YouTube itself have?...

James Stephanie Sterling
Oct 4, 2017


Damn Fine Coffee (The Jimquisition Remastered)
Because of The Plague, your regularly scheduled Jimquisition is running late. However, we try to never miss a Monday, so enjoy a...

James Stephanie Sterling
Oct 2, 2017


Indie AAA (The Jimquisition)
You want a positive Jimquisition? You want praise? You don’t want to hear about microtransactions for a week? Just so happens we had...

James Stephanie Sterling
Sep 25, 2017


How To Not F2P Like A Total Wanker (The Jimquisition)
Sometimes, independent developers ask my advice on certain practices. I can only say what I like, but I’ll say that for free. Here are...

James Stephanie Sterling
Sep 18, 2017


The Jimquisition: The Good Boys Of YouTube
Tmartn and ProSyndicate were believed to have done naughty things, but they’ve been scientifically proven innocent thanks to FTC...

James Stephanie Sterling
Sep 11, 2017


The Jimquisition: Shadow of Warner Bros.
https://www.cancerresearch.org/how-you-can-donate-now https://donate3.cancer.org https://www.stbaldricks.org/donate...

James Stephanie Sterling
Sep 4, 2017


The Jimquisition: Bethesda’s Paid Mods That Aren’t Paid Mods But Are Paid Mods
Those paid mods that Bethesda said weren’t paid mods turned out to be paid mods and also worse than paid mods. The Creation Club has...

James Stephanie Sterling
Aug 30, 2017


The Jimquisition: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: The Call Of Looty
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the latest Early Access darling, but like Ark and Darkest Dungeon, it’s learning that such a status...

James Stephanie Sterling
Aug 28, 2017


The Jimquisition: The Joykilling Culture Of ‘AAA’ Games
We Happy Few has slowly transformed since it first arrived on Early Access, but its latest metamorphosis was sudden and jarring – it’s a...

James Stephanie Sterling
Aug 19, 2017


The Jimquisition: Shadow Of More Dollars
Oh sorry, did you think we were NOT going to look at microtransactions coming to Shadow of War? Did you think the appearance of loot...

James Stephanie Sterling
Aug 14, 2017
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