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Microsoft Bought Activision And That’s Terrible (The Jimquisition)
Kidd Bandit vs. The saga is over and the misery begins! Microsoft just bought Activision in the biggest buyout in game industry history. I am disgusted. Let’s discuss why it’s horrid! #Microsoft #Activision #Buyout #Money #Capitalism #Layoffs #Tech #JimSterling #Jimquisition #JamesStephanieSterling #StephanieSterling #Wrestling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
The Game Industry Hides How Bad The Really Bad Layoffs Are (The Jimquisition)
The game industry layoffs are really bad, but according to testimony gathered for The Jimquisition, it’s far worse than they look. It’s all thanks for the nasty tactics companies employ to obscure layoffs behind other forms of job termination. #GameIndustry #Epic #Bethesda #CDProjektred #Layoffs #Money #JimSterling #Jimquisition #Games #JamesStephanieSterling #StephanieSterling…
Fiscal Responsibility, Or A Study In Game Publisher Stupidity (The Jimquisition)
Epic Games laid off over 800 people because management decided to gamble on Metaverse Magic Beans. Capcom’s boss thinks game prices are too low. What do these two things have in common? They’re examples of how industry leaders are irresponsible with their money and pass the consequences onto anybody but…
Paying To Play Early: Gaming’s Sad New Scam (The Jimquisition)
Videogames are increasingly trying to get you to preorder or purchase expensive deluxe editions in exchange for “early access” to a game several days before its official launch date. This latest trend is a sure sign that, as publishers desperately try to keep squeezing blood from the same shriveled stone,…
Unity? More Like Pootitty! (The Jimquisition)
Unity’s “Runtime Fee,” a rather grotesque scheme where it plans to charge fees for game installations, has been met with a rather predictable backlash. Let’s join in! #Unity #Controversy #GameDev #Software #Money #Greed #PC #Xbox #PS5 #Switch #JohnRiccitiello #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
How To Refund Starfield Because The Pronouns Upset You (The Jimquisition)
Woke SJW Liberal Wokeism Woke Woke Woke! A rational and logical look at the horror that is pronouns in a videogame’s drop-down menu! Music at 7:35 The Stupendium (They/Them) The Data Stream | Cyberpunk 2077 Song feat. #Starfield #Woke #Bethesda #Pronouns #Politics #Gamers #Satire #Trans #JimSterling #jimquisition #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming
Starfield: Proving That Encumbrance Is A Bad Mechanic (The Jimquisition)
Starfield is a Bethesda game, and despite what the reviews claim, it is NOT polished. While we make fun of how buggy it is, we also discuss encumbrance as a game mechanic… because it’s terrible. #Starfield #Bethesda #Games #Glitches #Gaming #JimSterling #jimquisition #StephanieSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Trans #PC #Xbox #Broken
No Sex Please, We’re Straight (The Jimquisition)
We Need To Talk About Baldur’s Gate 3 Being The New Industry Standard (The Jimquisition)
Larian Studios absolutely scored gold with Baldur’s Gate 3. An incredible game, its qualities are nigh untouchable… and that’s the thorny issue. It’s being called the new industry standard, but there’s some debate over whether such a standard is even attainable by most developers. Let’s talk about how amazing Baldur’s…