Recently, Valve had two popular YouTubers, John "TotalBiscuit" Bain and Jim "Jim Sterling" Sterling, visit their offices. Over the course of a day-long series of meetings, the company laid out a roadmap for the future of Steam.
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Last week, the $US10 million ($13 million) lawsuit against Jim Sterling was thrown out of court. This week, Sterling is back with much more to say.
Yesterday, a court dismissed game developer Digital Homicide's $US10 million ($13 million) case against YouTube critic Jim Sterling. Fortunately for those of us who write about video games, Sterling's scathing critique of Digital Homicide's game Slaughtering Grounds won't create precedent for developers slamming critics with million-dollar lawsuits.
Earlier this month, the official PlayStation YouTube account uploaded a trailer for a game called "Life of Black Tiger". The mature adventure game, which appears to be a port of a free mobile title, looks like crap -- but it has sparked a discussion over the quality of games that players expect to see on consoles.
Valve announced today that the poorly-reviewed stealth game Art of Stealth was removed from Steam after it was discovered that its developer forged positive reviews.
Thank god for Jim Sterling, a game critic whose recent YouTube antics forced YouTube's copyright system to eat itself alive. Here's how he did it.
If game critic and video-maker Jim Sterling has a nemesis, it's game developer Digital Homicide. That name might not sound familiar, as they're a small studio that has released a couple of games on Steam. But they may soon enter notoriety after this month's unprecedented actions.
Jim Sterling is a game critic who isn't afraid to throw a few punches. Sometimes, the developers punch back with a takedown notice on YouTube. In response, Sterling called them "another poopbrain dev". But this "poopbrain dev" is really pissed off and wants to fight back.
