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    Bloober Team Doesn't Deserve Silent Hill (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • 6 days ago

    Bloober Team Doesn't Deserve Silent Hill (The Jimquisition)

    Bloober Team is rumored to be working on a new Silent Hill, possibly a Silent Hill 2 remake. Fans are upset. I believe that upset is...
    Activision's "Diversity Tool" Is Fucking Awful (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • May 16

    Activision's "Diversity Tool" Is Fucking Awful (The Jimquisition)

    Activision Blizzard recently crowed about a "diversity tool" that it claimed would avoid tokenism, even though it's nothing BUT tokenism....
    LOL Square Enix Sold Tomb Raider For Magic Crypto Beans (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • May 9

    LOL Square Enix Sold Tomb Raider For Magic Crypto Beans (The Jimquisition)

    I mean, it's not the entire reason, but it's still hilarious. Here's hoping the likes of Tomb Raider and Deus Ex are in better hands. Not...
    The Industry's Getting Unionized (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • May 2

    The Industry's Getting Unionized (The Jimquisition)

    As Nintendo, Sony, Activision, and others continue to screw over their workers, unionization is mounting, and the companies are scared....
    Sonic Origins Is On Some Real Silly Bullshit (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Apr 25

    Sonic Origins Is On Some Real Silly Bullshit (The Jimquisition)

    Sega couldn't help taking a simple idea like Sonic Origins and stuffing it up with all sorts of preorder nonsense!
    Welp, I Got Covid (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Apr 18

    Welp, I Got Covid (The Jimquisition)

    Yup, we got it real bad!
    The Delicious Failure Of NFTs In Gaming (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Apr 11

    The Delicious Failure Of NFTs In Gaming (The Jimquisition)

    NFTs were everywhere at the start of the year, but did you notice how quickly they've disappeared? I'm happy about that!
    Wow, The Ninendo Switch Got Mappy-Land! (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Apr 4

    Wow, The Ninendo Switch Got Mappy-Land! (The Jimquisition)

    The Nintendo Switch just got Mappy-Land! This is a megaton news story!
    Scam Turismo (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Mar 28

    Scam Turismo (The Jimquisition)

    Gran Turismo 7 is yet another example of "AAA" grifting, and another prime subject for a video, which is why we're doing a video on it!
    FromSoftware's Good Grace (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Mar 21

    FromSoftware's Good Grace (The Jimquisition)

    Special thanks to Stump Cross Caverns for this weeks filming location! https://www.stumpcrosscaverns.co.uk Elden Ring has been a...
    Square Enix Is Poisoned (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Mar 14

    Square Enix Is Poisoned (The Jimquisition)

    Babylon's Fall and Chocobo GP have both recently demonstrated Square Enix's commitment to being an awful videogame publisher. It's the...
    The Open World Is Not Enough (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Mar 7

    The Open World Is Not Enough (The Jimquisition)

    Elden Ring has demonstrated that open worlds don't have to be the sprawling, vapid, alleged sandboxes that have dominated "AAA" games....
    Elden Ring And The Tiresome Dance Of Git Guddery (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Feb 28

    Elden Ring And The Tiresome Dance Of Git Guddery (The Jimquisition)

    Elden Ring is finally out, and with it has come the same circular discourse about accessibility and difficulty. We're not playing this time.
    Some Whining Wankboys Think Aloy Looks Like A Man (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Feb 21

    Some Whining Wankboys Think Aloy Looks Like A Man (The Jimquisition)

    Horizon: Forbidden West has caused the usual crowd of nerdy whiners a real kerfuffle, because she doesn't look hot enough for their...
    Did I Mention I Hate NFTs? (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Feb 14

    Did I Mention I Hate NFTs? (The Jimquisition)

    Yeah, another NFT episode, but I cannot overstate how thorough my disgust for them is, how dangerous they are, and how awful the game...
    Insights From A Terrible Galaga Game (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Feb 7

    Insights From A Terrible Galaga Game (The Jimquisition)

    Galaga Wars+ is on Apple Arcade and it's absolutely atrocious. A slapdash rerelease of a free-to-play scam, it exposes just how terrible...
    NFT Loot Boxes Are A Thing Because Everything Is Bad (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jan 31

    NFT Loot Boxes Are A Thing Because Everything Is Bad (The Jimquisition)

    The shriveled corpse of Atari has inflicted a new blight upon the land - NFT loot boxes. They're NFTs (terrible) that behave like loot...
    Obligatory Video About Microsoft Buying Activision (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jan 24

    Obligatory Video About Microsoft Buying Activision (The Jimquisition)

    Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard in one of the biggest power moves this industry has ever seen. I guess we have to talk about...
    S... E... X (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jan 17

    S... E... X (The Jimquisition)

    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...
    Cryptovania (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jan 10

    Cryptovania (The Jimquisition)

    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...
    Square Enix Promises A Sickening NFT Future (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jan 3

    Square Enix Promises A Sickening NFT Future (The Jimquisition)

    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...
    Top Ten Sh*ttiest Games Of 2021 (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Dec 27, 2021

    Top Ten Sh*ttiest Games Of 2021 (The Jimquisition)

    The year is wrapping up, and that means the grisly business must be undertaken yet again. Ten horrible, horrible games that contributed...
    The Videogames I Didn't Completely Hate This Year Awards 2021 (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Dec 20, 2021

    The Videogames I Didn't Completely Hate This Year Awards 2021 (The Jimquisition)

    Awards are meaningless. Videogames don't deserve applause. It is, however, the end of the year, and that means trophies must be given...
    Digipen: The College That Teaches Crunch Culture (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Dec 13, 2021

    Digipen: The College That Teaches Crunch Culture (The Jimquisition)

    DigiPen Institute of Technology is an incredibly influential establishment in the games industry. A college respected enough to land its...
    The Stunning Cruelty Of Raven Software's Layoffs (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Dec 6, 2021

    The Stunning Cruelty Of Raven Software's Layoffs (The Jimquisition)

    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...
    When Games Media Forgets The Whole Abuse Thing (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Nov 29, 2021

    When Games Media Forgets The Whole Abuse Thing (The Jimquisition)

    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...
    Bobby Kotick Is An Abusive Monster (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Nov 22, 2021

    Bobby Kotick Is An Abusive Monster (The Jimquisition)

    The CEO of Activision Blizzard has been outed as a truly vile creep. Yes, somehow more so than before. Oh dear....
    Grand Theft Awful (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Nov 15, 2021

    Grand Theft Awful (The Jimquisition)

    The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy, otherwise known hilariously as Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition, is terrible. A disaster. A most amusing...
    NFTs: Nasty Fucking Things (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Nov 8, 2021

    NFTs: Nasty Fucking Things (The Jimquisition)

    NFTs are the latest craze, and they're horrible. A stain on the art world, a total scam, and environmentally damaging. Naturally,...
    Scott Cawthon Simps Just Love To Hate (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Nov 1, 2021

    Scott Cawthon Simps Just Love To Hate (The Jimquisition)

    It doesn't take much to get the defenders of Scott Cawthon to take their masks off and reveal the frothing hatred underneath. Enjoy this...
    Pissy People Protesting PlayStation PC Ports (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Oct 25, 2021

    Pissy People Protesting PlayStation PC Ports (The Jimquisition)

    God of War is coming to PC, and wouldn't you know it, zealous PlayStation fans are up in arms! They see betrayal, contempt, and even...
    Why Emulating Nintendo Games Is Good, Probably (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Oct 18, 2021

    Why Emulating Nintendo Games Is Good, Probably (The Jimquisition)

    Kotaku got itself told off by the gaming community for allegedly encouraging piracy. This is because it wrote about Metroid Dread being...
    Leaky Twitch (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Oct 11, 2021

    Leaky Twitch (The Jimquisition)

    Twitch is becoming more and more of a circus lately, and the latest performance easily tops them all! The entire site leaked. The whole...
    Konami's Awful, Awful Soccer Game (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Oct 4, 2021

    Konami's Awful, Awful Soccer Game (The Jimquisition)

    eFootball 2022 is an impressively bad new direction for the formerly beloved Pro Evolution Soccer series. Konami has once again provided...
    Microtransactions Are An Accessibility Issue (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Sep 27, 2021

    Microtransactions Are An Accessibility Issue (The Jimquisition)

    Microtransactions are an accessibility issue! Apex Legends and FIFA can get praise for considering disability, but until they stop...
    AAAA (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Sep 20, 2021

    AAAA (The Jimquisition)

    Let's please PLEASE not start calling them "AAAA" games. Having to debase ourselves and go along with "AAA" was bad enough!
    The Man Who Loved An Abortion Ban (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Sep 13, 2021

    The Man Who Loved An Abortion Ban (The Jimquisition)

    John Gibson, former CEO of Tripwire Interactive, is a lover of horrible things, especially fascistic oppression of other peoples' bodily...
    Relitigating Steam Refunds (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Sep 6, 2021

    Relitigating Steam Refunds (The Jimquisition)

    Steam refunds have been a source of low-key controversy over the years since their institution, especially when it comes to smaller indie...
    Hate Raids (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Aug 30, 2021

    Hate Raids (The Jimquisition)

    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...
    World Of Warshits (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Aug 23, 2021

    World Of Warshits (The Jimquisition)

    A most highly requested episode, we take a look over the recent kerfuffle involving Wargaming and its tumultuous community. World of...
    "Hohoho Because I'm Jimbo Jimmy Girlie WTF" (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Aug 16, 2021

    "Hohoho Because I'm Jimbo Jimmy Girlie WTF" (The Jimquisition)

    Sometimes, feedback can be just plain weird, especially when that feedback takes the form of angry protests against covering industry abuse.
    Bobby Badpants & Activision's Awful Executives (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Aug 9, 2021

    Bobby Badpants & Activision's Awful Executives (The Jimquisition)

    Activision Blizzard has been running damage control ever since stories of the company's abusive work culture exploded. Blizzard president...
    Pokémon Unite: Disgusting But Inevitable (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Aug 2, 2021

    Pokémon Unite: Disgusting But Inevitable (The Jimquisition)

    Pokémon Unite is sick. Aimed at children, this flimsy MOBA seeks to exploit anybody it can get its talons on with excessive monetization,...
    Activision Blizzard And Industry Abuse: Burn It All Down (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jul 26, 2021

    Activision Blizzard And Industry Abuse: Burn It All Down (The Jimquisition)

    Nothing fun or funny to say this week. Just anger and sadness over an industry that remains truly screwed up and rotten to the core....
    FIFA And In-Game Gambling's Black Market (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jul 19, 2021

    FIFA And In-Game Gambling's Black Market (The Jimquisition)

    An alleged crypto mining farm turned to out to be an alleged FIFA Coin mining farm, highlighting the ridiculousness of EA's sprawling...
    The Switch OLED & How Rumors Lead To Self-Trolling (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jul 12, 2021

    The Switch OLED & How Rumors Lead To Self-Trolling (The Jimquisition)

    Nintendo announced the Switch OLED to a chorus of angry boos this past week, even though technically Nintendo didn't do anything wrong....
    Why EA's Dead Space Can Fuck Off (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jul 5, 2021

    Why EA's Dead Space Can Fuck Off (The Jimquisition)

    There are mounting reports that Electronic Arts is about to announce some sort of Dead Space remake, with the leading suggestion being a...
    Activision Bad (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jun 28, 2021

    Activision Bad (The Jimquisition)

    As Activision CEO Bobby Kotick pockets an absurd $155 million for no good reason, let's look at the company being bad, and doing bad...
    Not Watching E3 Is The New Watching E3 (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jun 21, 2021

    Not Watching E3 Is The New Watching E3 (The Jimquisition)

    E3 happened, and it was a particularly mediocre one this year. Let's face it though, even when it's at its best, E3 isn't really that...
    Why The Five Nights At Freddy's Guy Sucks (The Jimquisition)
    Jim Sterling
    • Jun 14, 2021

    Why The Five Nights At Freddy's Guy Sucks (The Jimquisition)

    Scott Cawthon, creator of Five Nights at Freddy's, has been giving money to some of the worst people in America. While he's free to do...

    © 2021 The Hot Metal Lobster Company. I don't really know what else to write down here. Why are you even reading down here? Are you bored? I'm bored, so I don't really know how I'm going to help you with that. I'm listening to a podcast. You could do that too if you want! It's something to have on at least. Am I hungry? I dunno, it's kinda late. Maybe just a snack...