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Patenting Game Mechanics: A Worse Idea Than Stadia (The Jimquisition)
Patenting game mechanics is bad. It's bad. It's simply bad. So is Google Stadia, and we're going to talk about both Google's failings and Warner Bros. Interactive's patent hoarding. Google ceases Stadia game development, Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis System becomes WB's sole dominion, AND we get to take a look at what I've been doing in Monster Hunter lately. It's what you all tuned in for. Love you.
Podquisition 319: No Erotic Implications
There’s nothing sexual about this podcast. It’s educational.Games we played this week include:Cockhead (11:25)Hitman III (24:45)The Medium (32:25)Dom Rusalok (41:00)Destruction All Stars (45:15)Double-Kick Heroes (53:10)News things talked about in this episode:Blizzard says it’s “unworkable” to interview diverse candidates for every position (55:35)www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-…ing-unworkableGoogle is killing off its Stadia game development teams (1:00:40)www.theverge.com/2021/2/1/2226080…own-jade-raymondResident Evil 8 dev...
Occupy Stonk Street (The Jimquisition)
So there's really only one thing to talk about this week, and that's the whole mess that happened with GameStop and Wall Street. It's pretty much a perfect look at the wider problems we regularly discuss. When the ultra wealthy find their positions challenged, they have little problem demonstrating that the free market is only free to them, and that all their shaming lectures about how you should invest are total garbage. The whole system is a bunch of made up nonsense, designed purely to ensure the elite stay elite at everybody els...
Podquisition 318: Sure Would Forest
A merry band are we.Games we played this week include:Deep Rock Galactic (23:35)Monster Hunter World (26:00)Cyber Shadow (38:35)Babysitting Mama (41:15)Unworthy (46:30)The Red Lantern (48:00)News things talked about in this episode:Redditors inflate Gamestop stock value to an outrageous degree (4:05)www.wired.com/story/gamestop-sto…ets-short-squeeze/Capcom includes weak statement against lootbox mechanics in annual report (35:35)wccftech.com/capcom-shares-anti…020-annual-report/Dead by Daylight 2 confirms accessibility options after designe...
Death & Taxes (The Jimquisition)
Another normal one today! We chat about Euro Truck Simulator vaccinating itself against controversy, we say goodbye to the FCC chairman that nobody liked, and we discuss Activision making money thanks to a global pandemic. Now I am going to brace for impact. No reason. Also, Floridus Snake.
Podquisition 317: Shots To The Face
Get ready to be covered in the fluid of your choice.Games we played this week include:Double Kick Heroes (14:35)Deep Rock Galactic (18:05)Monster Hunter World (24:15)Sea Salt (37:20)The Red Lantern (42:35)Cooking Mama: Cookstar (50:05)News things talked about in this episode:Bloomberg report further examines Cyberpunk 2077 development woes (53:00)www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01…-and-cut-contentZelda 64 beta version unearthed and full of mysteries (1:01:00)www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-zeld…g-it-apart/Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twit...
The Jimquisition's New Groove, And Other Updates
Hello, you friendly little bottom burps! In keeping with my desire to provide more updates, here I am providing more updates. Can I stop this one from becoming a bloody novella this time? Maybe?Anyway, The Jimquisition tried a slightly different thing this week, tackling four different subjects instead of going all-in on one topic for twenty minutes. I was incredibly happy with how it turned out, and thrilled that it went over so well once it was published. With the show being literally ten years old, it's sure as shit a good time to give t...
Just A Pog In The Machine (The Jimquisition)
New year, new me, and an all-new Jimquisition for you to stuff down your stinkin' gullets! This week, we've packed four stories into one hot video, and I am very pleased with how an anthological Jimquisition turned out. In today's blistering offering, we talk about the latest Cyberpunk 2077 chicanery, Grand Theft Auto IV, that new Star Wars game, and POGS! POGS POGS POGS! POGGERS!
Podquisition 316: A Righteous Claim of Nobility
We’re joined by Sophie (aka TheymerSophie / CurioVids) to witness the coronation of Loardy Sterling.Games we played this week include:Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 (6:40)Cooking Mama: Cookstar (9:50)Wrestling Empire (22:30)Dead Space (30:30)Curse of the Dead Gods (33:30)Only Cans: Thirst Date (38:00)Umurangi Generation (42:55)Monster Hunter: Rise (44:55)Pokemon Liquid Crystal (55:05)Observer (57:05)Ghostrunner (58:50)News things talked about in this episode:CDPR under investigation by Polish consumer protection agency (1:00:30)www.ign.com/articles...
The Devil Hit A Dog With A Go Kart
In this game about being the devil, you can do jumping, you can do driving, you can do getting stuck in closets, and you can do nothing.
A Completely Normal One (The Jimquisition)
Everything is completely normal.
Podquisition 315: Luck You
A new year, a bold new direction for Podquisition.Games we played this week include:Pummel Party (12:30)Dead Space (20:45)Mass Effect: Andromeda (22:35)Cloudpunk (26:30)Yakuza: Like a Dragon (35:10)Carto (39:25)Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (42:45)Hades (49:45)Curse of the Dead Gods (51:30)Microsoft Flight Sim VR (58:40)News things talked about in this episode:MS tried to buy everyone at the start of Xbox (1:02:30)Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Acces...
How I Do My Awards (Or, Why Doom Eternal Was Robbed!)
Game of the Year awards are as prone as any other form of videogame critique to causing upset. Very much like controversies surrounding game reviews, I've read the same debates crop up, year after year, for decades. Before I even started getting into it myself. The most common phrase to occur in any given comment section is "(Game) was robbed!" Robbed! "How could you give an award to this game, but not to this one," is another stock phrase, closely mirroring the arbitrary score comparisons you can often see in response to re...
The Jimquisition Game Of The Year Awards 2020
With 2020 now safely in the rear view, we can all start dreading 2021 and its inevitable horrors. First, let's take one positive break and look back at the games of 2020 that won our hearts. Could Fall Guys make the cut? The Last of Us Part 2? Animal Crossing? Who knows? Well, I know. So will you if you watched The Jimquisition Awards of 2020!
Here Is A Colorful Game With Themes Of Cartoon Genocide
Here is Phantast, it's a game you can look at. You wouldn't think it at first glance, but it's a game about genocidal land seizure in which the persecutors are the heroes. At least that's the way I've chosen to read it.
Podquisition 314: Smell Like You Drunkenly Boned A Bonfire
Oh, don’t act like you haven’t considered it.Games we played this year include:Final Fantasy VII Remake (14:00)Deadly Premonition 2 (21:10)Ooblets (25:20)TemTem (27:20)The Last of Us Part 2 (29:05)Streets of Rage 4 (31:55)No Straight Roads (34:20)Call of Duty: Warzone (37:45)Resident Evil: Resistance (39:00)Extreme Meatpunks Forever (40:20)Tonight We Riot (42:00)Maneater (1:00:20)Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday...
Top Ten Sh*ttiest Games Of 2020 (The Jimquisition)
It's that miserable time of the year once again. 2020 has been a hellscape of dread and confusion, but there is one thing you can always rely upon - the annual rundown of the crappiest nonsense games can offer. From Marvel's Avengers to the horrendous XIII Remake, we look at the ten games embodying this awful year with their awful awfulness. You might be surprised at some of the picks. You might not. Anyway, VIDEOGAMES!
Podquisition 313: Hounded in the Village Square
It’s hard to be this correct all the time.Games we played this week include:A Plague Tale: Innocence (16:55)Catherine: Full Body (20:10)If Found (23:20)Metal Gear Solid 4 (28:30)Mass Effect Andromeda (34:35)Wilmot’s Warehouse (37:35)Railway Empire (38:55)Microsoft Flight Sim (40:00)Noddy’s Playtime (41:30)News things talked about in this episode:Everybody is giving refunds for Cyberpunk (6:15)PS5 now helpfully warns you’re playing a PS4 game (48:25)Nintendo leak includes report of company actions against 3DS hacker (48:55)eSports takes ...
That Cyberpunk Song What We Done
If you would like the audio of the song we put together for A Song of Cyberpunk, here you go! Thank you so much to everyone who shared the video and wrote nice things about it. And of course to the lovely patrons who not only give us the time and resources to do this kind of nonsense, but have kept us doing business as usual during a scary, scary year.I had the idea to do a song on Friday night. I make up stupid songs all the time, usually just blurting guff out of my mouth and making it rhyme. I like to try coming up with pointless little song...
A Song Of Cyberpunk (The Jimquisition)
Hey, did you hear about Cyberpunk? The game of the year, except the versions that are total junk!It's a singin' Jimquisition this week as we take a look at the unbelievably humiliating week CD Projekt RED has endured since the incompetent release of Cyberpunk 2077. It's been quite an ordeal. From bugs to takedowns to international appeasement, CDPR has managed to do to its credibility in a matter of days what most publishers take years to accomplish. (Backing music for the song courtesy of Storyblocks. Lyrics written by Jim Sterling...
The Spin-Off Doctors: Star Wars Episode One - A New Hope
The doctors are in!While we were meant to do Sonic ages ago, some things happened and we had to go with something else. Since most people know all about it, we went with something broad to get back into the swing.We did Star Wars. How original.
Podquisition 312: Now That’s Punk!
We feel confident saying, by way of comparison, that this podcast is very, very punk.Games we played this week include:Demon's Souls (21:05)Nullpointer (24:40)Visual Out (27:05)Grindstone (29:15)Dead to Rights: Retribution (32:25)Calico (38:10)Spinnortality (44:30)Dicey Dungeons (47:15)Observer (50:45)Among Us (54:45)Fall Guys (58:15)News things talked about in this episode:Cyberpunk has too many dildos (2:00)CDPR offers refunds on last-gen Cyberpunk without informing retailers (13:00)CDPR paying out staff bonuses previously tied to review ...
Videogame Discourse: More Broken Than Cyberpunk (The Jimquisition)
Cyberpunk 2077 is finally out, which means people are unhappy, because that's how videogames work. We know the routine with massively hyped "AAA" videogames by now. Before the game is even out, it accrues a mass of fans who've already decided to love it and will attack anyone who disagrees. Then the reviews come out, and all hell breaks loose. Between a stagnant games media, permissive industry, and violently zealous fans, videogame discussion is well and truly broken. As broken as Cyberpunk 2077, which - after all the controver...
Boston's Favorite Son: Don't Let The Slunge Dry
I mentioned in an earlier post that I want to try and be better at letting you know about extracurricular content, rather than assume you don't want to hear about it. So anyway, here's the latest episode of Boston's Favorite Son, a bad comedy podcast.If you've never heard it before, don't worry, you can start from literally anywhere. It's all a sorry mess and continuity isn't a thing.Old fans of my stuff might recall that myself, Conrad Zimmerman, and the beautiful Jonathan Holmes have had a strange relationship for ...
Talking Over Interesting Trailers From The Game Advertisements
The Game Advertisements happened once again, the annual display of self-congratulation from an industry that mostly doesn't deserve it. Anyway, it's not really about the awards, it's about marketing. Let's enjoy some trailers! I suppose.
Podquisition 311: Vom Control
It’s important to have certain conversations before you get started.Games we played this week include:Yakuza: Like a Dragon (6:00)Factorio (8:50)Wilmot’s Warehouse (12:30)TemTem PS5 (15:00)Spider-Man: Miles Morales (16:30)Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (19:50)Fall Guys (27:40)Doom Eternal Switch (31:25)Marvel’s Avengers (32:55)News things talked about in this episode:Dragon Age voice actor Greg Ellis produces in-character rant against ‘cancel culture’ (35:30)Monster Hunter movie pulled from theaters in China for offensive ‘joke’...
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Durable Fun (Jimpressions)
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a prequel to a sequel and a sequel to a spin-off. It's also really bloody good, I reckon. With a more complex Warriors formula than usual, a diverse range of characters that have their own play styles as well as movesets, and a whole ton of content, it's mechanically superior to the first Hyrule Warriors, even if it doesn't quite benefit from the original's novelty factor. Also, you get to keep all your weapons.
"They'll Buy It Anyway" Doesn't Excuse The Corporate Racket (The Jimquisition)
Ever since I first started criticizing the business practices of mainstream videogame publishers, people have been quick to remind me that it doesn't matter what I think, people will buy games anyway. The facts are the facts, and I can't dispute the truth that publishers enjoy success regardless of how they treat their staff and their audience. They will continue to make money, even as the industry faces scandal after scandal, and publicly sneers at all accountability. I'm told that all this is proof that the publishers are right. T...
Excerpt From The Draft Of The Jimquisition Book That I Probably Won't Finish
Oh, hello, it is me again, Jim Sterling. This isn't part of the book draft, by the way, this is just an introduction. Firstly, thank you for all the kind words and support in response to the last blog post (I guess we can go with just calling them that for now). I'd like to do more, but I know better than to make promises when it's been almost a month and I literally forget every day that I started redoing Squirty Play videos!In any case, I felt it very worthwhile to write that stuff down and make sure everybody knows the deal with ...
No, You're NOT A Gamer! (Commentocracy)
Animal Crossing? Not a real game. Pokémon? Not a real game. Anything that doesn't use a PS4 controller? Can it be called anything close to a game? Duke Amiel H'ardcore is back to share a classic in gamer gatekeeping, as we learn how many hours a REAL gamer puts into their playtime. After all, if it's not a job, it's not a game!
