When Jim Sterling Was Sued For $10 Million By Digital Homicide (The Jimquisition)

[@Doctorgeo7]

I can imagine Jim's lawyer reading through the lawsuit documents and having to call Jim to double check that the documents are real and not part of some elaborate joke.

[@DeMomcalypseLive]

Doctorgeo7 Must've been a fun day for that lawyer. He takes one look at that document before saying "Yeah, this guy won't win the case"

[@chcc12]

Doctorgeo7 not as good as Totalbiscuits lawyer vs funcreators "lawyer" shame we'll never see those files.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Doctorgeo7 "Fuck it. We're going to lunch. Then we're going to put enough whiskey in the two of us to see if this makes any sense afterwards."

[@XombieLejon66]

Jim Sterling's lawyer: "They keep using words like "fk u fgt" and "xDdddd," they make numerous threatening references to the UN, and at the end they repeat the words "Screw Jim" over and over again. "

[@ellamartell728]

Doctorgeo7 "haha you got me good Jim, but seriously send me the real papers man"

[@LaserfaceJones]

The literal opposite of an apology video. I hope you make this the featured video for your channel for no less than five years.

[@hippypunk]

No lie, would be poetic justice, and a warning.

[@V-V-Rune]

LaserfaceJones It should be carved into metal plates and those plates erected as monuments all over the world. And also some should be shot into space. Why? To tell aliens not to fuck with Jim fucking Sterling, son.

[@bogartwilley]

Funny thing is it's Jim's most viewed video! ^-^

[@jamesplopper]

There isn't a single month that can pass by without a company attempting to throttle you Jim. Keep doing what you do... we love you!

[@kids_that_dream_kids_that_791]

James Hamilton

[@NuttyPLayZ-su8cz]

James Hamilton #fuckdigitalhomicide

[@MultiGamey]

James Hamilton JIM STERLING = GOD?

[@dadpig7600]

James Hamilton couldn't agree more. Just because someone critiques your tripe which is a video game doesn't mean you should get all uppity!

[@jamesh2951]

James Hamilton why you hating?

[@legendaryfrog4880]

5 years later. FIVE YEARS LATER and this is still entertaining to watch. I watched this play out in real time and now it feels like it was a fever dream.

[@Zekium]

You know what's funnier ? He's "supposed" to apologize to Digital Homicide during those 5 years XD

[@thevioletbee5879]

@@Zekium *They’re

[@ethericboy]

Yes,quite quite.After his color palette changed then so did Jim,and not for the better.Compare this video to his latest rant criticising Ubisoft! I miss the old Jim Sterling,but nothing stays the same and in this case thats very unfortunate indeed don"t you think?

[@birkinsmith88]

@Vulpeus System "cu*nt c*nt F*ck B*gger sh*t sh*t" There. I just did a modern Sterling video. Honestly, though! Listen to this video in audio only and then one of the modern ones. I really, really used to love Sterling's videos because they were well written and objective and could even convince a stick-in-the-mud like me to change my opinions on a matter I felt strongly about. Now, Sterling's all just venom and swearing. I get passion for a topic you feel strongly about, but now it just feels like they're trying to get views with shock value over what they're saying or something... Edit: and that 'if you dont like it just leave' attitude? How many people do you think have said that to Sterling over their many rants? No, I wont be doing that because I respected their work too much to give up on them just yet.

[@serioussaitama4071]

@@ethericboy I’d actually argue that JSS has changed for the better. I started watching a couple years ago and haven’t missed an upload. The show is more slick now, which I appreciate. The only thing people seem have a problem with is the fact that she’s trans now, that’s literally the only major change. Everything else are stylistic changes. Could you please elaborate on the differences between “new” and “old” Jim Sterling?

[@VisualBasic6]

"My lawyer countered this by claiming we can't prove there's not enough popcorn on earth" this is the best life acomplishment ever, countering a lawsuit with popcorn

[@classicwhomst4912]

givingtnt IFKR. my fav bit of the vid

[@ZombieDragQueen]

givingtnt I think the world deserves to know what legally constitutes as "all the popcorn in the world" and if it can be quantified. Does it include kettle corn, microwave popcorn and cinema popcorn machine? Does it include even corn meant for popping, but not popped yet? Does it account for market fluctuations where there is more of a need for boiled corn rather than popped using corn made for popping for boiling? By God, this needs to be adressed!

[@eldiablobutnottheonefromsu7206]

givingtnt Popcorn. POPCORN. POPCORN!!!

[@maskedknight93]

you know your so called complaints are stupid when a lawyers joke can also be used as a counterclaim

[@Lintary]

Jep that one was easily the best :)

[@saltyginger3481]

When people hear Jim Sterling, they think Jim Sterling. When people hear Digital Homicide, they think Jim Sterling.

[@SSJ22Terris]

ooh. That burns deep.

[@Brakiros]

and also Digital Suicide considering that is what they did

[@broissey]

got em

[@slugofborg6532]

Jim *FUCKING Sterling *SON.

[@RC-go2kl]

When people hear their mums moaning, they think Jim Sterling

[@142doddy]

Romaine used Lawsuit It hurt itself in it's confusion.

[@SuperfieldCrUn]

I love every word in this comment. Except "Romaine".

[@Riverstyx197]

@Superfield: I mean, the guy's about as intelligent as lettuce.

[@MrKillertube]

hey don't insult lettuce it didn't do anything to deserve such injustice

[@50chickens50]

Oh my god someone else thought of calling him Romaine

[@GaleCrystal]

This whole fiasco does show one important thing, Romaine is completely deluded.. And should probably seek help to bring him back down to earth. Also, if you're going to file a lawsuit.. don't ask for an utterly ludicrous amount of money over what, basically, equates to someone doing their fucking job.

[@XD4Lifeington]

That man claims to have kids, and that upsets me deeply.

[@shelfdefence1112]

I do wonder if this sorry excuse for a man actually has a family, or if that was just another one of his lies that we can add to the ever-growing pile

[@kentonbaird1723]

Naah, I bet he just has framed photos of children he bought from Shutterstock, which he calls his own.

[@shaunscott5276]

Same lmao

[@dylanrivera2244]

If he does have kids, he would have to explain how daddy ruined his own company due to his own ego and selfishness.

[@mcdonutboy9817]

@@kentonbaird1723 he bought them after all

[@sweetyeetus]

"I wouldn't conspire with a food truck to bring him a bad sandwich." Bloody. Freaking. Brilliant.

[@somecreativeperson6719]

Gentleman J God, I am SO going to use this line for future references!

[@mikoto7693]

@@somecreativeperson6719 Me too! If I get the chance I'd use it.

[@voldlifilm]

Looking at the bright side, you walked away from the shitstorm with a damn nice catchphrase.

[@Cracked_Moon]

Could've sworn he had that nickname from before, seems not to be the case, but its really good regardless

[@RobCoxxy]

Surprised Romine hasn't copyrighted it and sued Jim for using it yet

[@BN-xq7lm]

RobCoxxy Well it's fair use. ;D

[@theonlyCentaur]

He is not allowed to Sue Jim anymore hahahaha!

[@dude7803]

i can't speak for jim but it was worth since we can say THANK.....GO.....FOR JIM.......FUCKING.......STERLING. SON

[@nsnick199]

So to sum it up: "I sued Jim Sterling and all I got was this T-shirt"?

[@coralinekozun7325]

NSNick Oh my gosh shit Jim needs a new shirt that's something along the lines of like one of those old rollercoaster shirts that says "I Survived the DigiHom Lawsuit" :DD

[@michaelpalin8953]

"...that I paid for myself"

[@byrdhartley9014]

Holy shittttt.

[@CyberMan14]

Underrated XDD

[@stubbyfoamz1]

anyone know a generous shirt printer? would love to see him wearing a custom "survived" print.

[@Crazelord91]

Your lawyer in underatedly a savage using the popcorn defense. Your lawyer didn't try to argue why it wasn't slander and a ridiculous claim, he was just like, "OK... then prove it". They should teach that in law school.

[@jordanloux3883]

"Welcome to dealing with total fucking idiots 101"

[@Crazelord91]

@@jordanloux3883 Haha I wasn't in pre law but I'd take that class

[@megatron6713]

Call it "the Sterling," defense.....🤣

[@Mmmmilo]

“Ok, then prove it” is literally the first thing you learn in law school.

[@dinospumoni5611]

It's basically the first thing you learn in defamation law, a defamatory remark has to be provably false.

[@mayday303]

Damnit it pisses me off that James Romine wasn't forced to pay for your legal fees.

[@elephystry]

mayday303 I think Jim Fucking Sterling chose not to countersue

[@ItWasSaucerShaped]

Let`s be honest: James doesn`t likely have any money. I have to imagine this is what Jim`s lawyers told him - don`t bother trying to get our legal fees from this guy, he doesn`t have the means to pay & you`ll just end up having to deal with him longer than you have to. I also get the sense from what Jim was saying that his lawyer talked Jim into being merciful. Lawyers spend a lot of time watching ugly retribution play out and watching `bad` people get absolutely crushed, and I have to imagine they come to understand that this is nothing to delight over. James sounds like, for all of his terrible qualities, someone who is sad & desperate. It probably does the world no favors to make him yet more miserable.

[@Matrim42]

You can't get blood from a stone.

[@Rebel3000]

Matrim42 unless your a minecraft character

[@genericgamingcommentator8236]

Rebel3000 were not talking about minecraft.

[@Z3phlar]

Jim was generous not counterclaiming these guys and eating his own attorney fees. That says a lot about Jim and what a good guy he is.

[@samsondaniel399]

Z3PHLAR Marry him, maybe??

[@mrsmi1ey]

Yeah I thought the same thing. I was half expecting a counter suit for all that crap, but Jim probably figured this video would be enough. It was certainly awesome.

[@ClayMann]

I think you make a point that is worth hearing because it shows Jim holds his principles higher than his wallet. Most people would have taken what your lawyer would be recommending, to go after the guy and at least get the money you pumped into paying for lawyers. That fact alone is the most impressive thing about the whole bloody debacle. Someone like Sam wouldn't understand that.

[@wraithgear4216]

This is basically the exact thoughts of that lawyer with a KZbin channel. Verbatim. Its a correct statement, but you should probably express it originally and not just regurgitate it.

[@pathosfear6290]

- He didn't need to take that settlement. That's the point. He could have countered instead but he decided not to.

[@matthewmcalpine6938]

You should leave this video in the top slot on your KZbin channel for a period of no less than five years.

[@KidSnivy69]

Yeah! Remind all those coward and lazy devs they're not as powerful as they think they are.

[@gippy101]

Haha. Good idea!

[@Vaan1984]

hahaha absolutely right :D

[@jpower1983]

The next idiot has arrived. Some random airport game

[@ajtheva6694]

"Its difficult to win an argument with a smart person, but its impossible to win an argument against an idiot"

[@BruderSenf]

yap,they drag you down to their lvl and beat you with experience

[@warrenpeace5537]

@@BruderSenf or lack of thereof with their non sequitur's and ass backwards logics.

[@Doribi117]

@@warrenpeace5537 that's the point, they drag you to their level of stupidity and because they are so used to being that stupid they tend to beat you down with their idiocy.

[@atifbaig4091]

We have this C++ gug at our place and one of the new guys said to him to use something that was not very fitting, instead of agreeing and shutting him up, both went into an argument and we all watched them fight like dog for 2 hours straight when his friend gave him a clue and he finally said "You're right, now let's not use your idea"

[@WillieManga]

Well, you can get others to concede and side with you, but the egotist will not.

[@cynicaldiplomacy1981]

"I kinda lost my train of thought there" You've gotta have one before you can lose it.

[@justadamazing]

I always cringe so hard at that part... Did he have a plan to develop on that rhetorical gambit? Did he forget? Shitting Henry he's a waste of oxygen that lad.

[@valcliffb8558]

It's kind of precious, really. I dunno how Jim refrained from snorting or laughing at the poor twit, but I know I wouldn't have the same level of self restraint, even if his display of courtesy was done in pure British condescention.

[@SylentVoidkeeper]

Moral of the Story: Never enter a creative field if you can't handle your work being criticised

[@tobiyoarcangel]

Or if you don't have no creativity at all.

[@refusingtoconform]

Amen, to both.

[@Laurpec]

YES. This is so painfully true. When I was in school it was crazy to see how many people got insanely defensive and argumentative whenever it was their turn for critique.

[@joeylafrond2472]

Yandere Dev allegedly paid 10,000 usd to have his the Yandere Simulator subreddit taken back because it got overridden with, in his words, gremlins. Let that sink in.

[@tastyloaf5487]

Yandere Dev is one of the best LolCows :D

[@Taospark]

You have to admit, his lawsuit was better crafted and more original than his games.

[@michaelbreen7865]

And STILL failed like his games.

[@irkallaLustre]

this lawsuit should have been a game. The Sue Jim Sterling Simulator. he could just play it once a day to get all those feelings out of his system.

[@jameshamby3829]

And it was certainly more entertaining to watch as this guy loses his shit. 😂

[@khit007]

@@irkallaLustre that would have been hilarious and probably would have made him a decent amount of money from both jims fans and his haters xD

[@CyberXIII]

Can you imagine if Digital Homicide put this much time and energy into improving their games instead of antagonizing Jim?

[@artbargra]

The basic difference between an entrepreneur and a jackass.

[@or10nsharkfin]

They have no talent or ambition-so going litigious with random people on the internet is all they have left.

[@mattx5499]

They shouldn't create anything for sale if they can't take criticism. They should just get a regular job for a minimal wage instead of polluting world with crap. Now too many people want to be developers because they think it will make them rich with no effort. That's how world turns into unbearable shithole with all those incompetent nubnuts being pushed to places they shouldn't be.

[@MrSlendyMannn]

@@or10nsharkfin Wonder if they even still exist today.

[@Sky-CladObserver]

Right? They might have been close to a somewhat playable demo by now! Also relevant, they might have been slightly relevant.

[@djaevlenselv]

Coining the "Jim Fucking Sterling Son" meme was of greater value than the total sum of all games ever released by any of James Romine's companies, and possibly anything else he will ever do in his life.

[@JordanSmith-yi3ji]

True dat.

[@alfredgudgeon9455]

"Possibly"? Let's be realistic...

[@thegamingknight642]

Honestly, if he is still alive, I'd be impressed at how much his ego can take, but I'd still be surprised. If i went through what James did, I'd pull the trigger.

[@thedeej3476]

*James Romine stubs his toe* GOD DAMN YOU, JIM STERLING!!!!

[@TheIbney00]

Akito Soma Local man yells at cloud.

[@blekksverd]

My god... James Romine was Dan from "Dan Vs" all along. This explains so much!

[@WillieManga]

Akito Soma Dan Vs was never meant to be taken seriously. Jimmy (Romaine) was.

[@thedeej3476]

WillieManga Jimmy Romaine doesn't deserve that much respect.

[@WillieManga]

Akito Soma Oh yes, lest we forget he took offense to Jim remarking that there's not enough popcorn on earth regarding ECC Games suing the Romaines for trademark violation. When I said Jimmy was full on serious, I didn't mean he was taken seriously. It equivilizes to a real life Phoenix Wright case. Like you haven't heard that one before.

[@0zeroburn]

"If games don't exist, does your job still exist?" Yes, because Boglins still exist.

[@joure.v]

Ouch...

[@Whiskeey666]

Zero_Burn you forgot pogs

[@dennett316]

I love how they actually thought that was a big "gotcha" moment, that that was actually a coherent argument of any sort. The arrogance of it, as if a lowly cretin like Romine speaks for the entirety of the games industry. It's almost impressive just how deluded these assholes were. Jim pities them, but I pity their families more. Imagine having idiots like those in your family...imagine one of them being your parent. Oh, those poor people.

[@221b]

Pog is a game.

[@RhythmGameAddict]

Was the Jaden Smith meme a thing when that interview went up? Because in hindsight, that sounds a lot like the "how can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real" quip.

[@Schizmo]

“I wouldn’t conspire with a food truck to deliver you a bad sandwich” is a hell of a line

[@Batchall_Accepted]

I think it's a Brit thing, they're great at coming up with funny euphemisms and analogies. Yahtzee and totalbuiscuit have some really good ones in their stuff too

[@KnakuanaRka]

@@Batchall_Accepted Ah, British humor. ☕️

[@blakksheep736]

@@Batchall_Accepted wait, Yahtzee is British?

[@blakksheep736]

@@KnakuanaRka that's coffee.

[@KnakuanaRka]

@@blakksheep736 It’s the first result that I got when looking up tea in my emojis.

[@TomasPabon]

"We can't prove wether or not there is enough popcorn on Earth". That is a slick fucking lawyer right there.

[@tiacat11]

I have a feeling the lawyer was having a fun time as well. Probably wanting to come up with some fun responses as well (while obviously continuing to get the job done).

[@mariocerame]

Well, it's more that it's well established law in the US that an opinion generally cannot have falsity. I equally cannot establish the falsity of whether the sky is a pretty shade of blue or whether Taco Bell is great. In the US, falsity is required for a defamation claim (or libel, or slander, or their variations) because of the First Amendment.

[@asmrathletics9714]

TomasPabon whether*

[@user-gg8tl5yt7d]

this lawsuit reminds me of high school classes where i didn't read the class material but had to bullshit a paper on it anyway

[@elephystry]

Bridget Nelson LMAO ME

[@TheComedicPCGamer]

Bridget Nelson I did that in college and still got an A. Should... should I sue Jim Sterling?

[@redshepherd32]

Apply all that to James, and when he gets an F to then ask the teacher if he/she could pay for the tuition cause of "time spent on looking up _________." When in actuality he probably only just read a few forum posts from some random quack claiming to be a professional on the topic.

[@redblueandgray]

Bridget Nelson i

[@aj5820]

The really sad part is you had to write that paper, cuz it's school. Romine coulda stopped whenever at literally any point, but that ego was made of titanium.

[@TheBaconBootsShow]

"My lawyer countered this by claiming we can't prove there's not enough popcorn on earth" Perfect.

[@p1st0ls44]

Bacon Boots i've got popcorn for this video. running out at 15 minutes. fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk

[@PlsDontReadThis123]

Bacon Boots tears😂😂😂

[@viyhexe131]

Between that and being the first person to ever talk James down from a bad idea, Jim's lawyer sounds like a right badass.

[@gdwnet]

Yeah I laughed at that. Good sense of humour from that lawyer!

[@matthewmcquillan8855]

Nicholas Knudson to be fair I don't think James romine expected Jim to have an actual lawyer

[@thetopicwarden8926]

“This all adds up - trust me - to 10,761,000 dollars” Such an underrated line in this vid

[@nrdsgtbck101]

Is it because the total amount is actually wrong?

[@tuxedocat6257]

@@nrdsgtbck101 Yeah, the number is $800,000 off.

[@WardenKaz]

Tuxedo Cat still unreasonable absurd

[@kaijumediajames653]

I thought it was $11 million - cause I was thinking the $5m and $4m made $9m and that something didn’t add up.

[@sentinel7672]

I just did the math out and, yeah, the actual total would be something like $11,561,000. From what I've heard, this is the kind of shit that some judges will lose their everloving shit over because the paperwork wouldn't be correct.

[@zody5]

James Romine single-handedly burning his company to the ground out of sheer petulence brings the words of Buddhaghosa to mind; "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

[@Bug582]

zody5 not really. his company is nothing but him, and store bought assets. not really a company

[@tuscanyiscol]

they had steam distribution rights somehow though

[@dude27285]

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” This is another Buddhist quote that is applicable.

[@sandysanders4281]

Romine is STILL trying to insult and belittle every single action Jim makes on his twitter.

[@Egalitariat-likesecretariat]

Holding on to anger is like ripping off your arm in an attempt to beat someone with it. It is *here,* at least.

[@CerpinTxt87]

I'm in the hospital with second hand embarrassment when he loses his "train of thought" after smugly asking a question.

[@Konglorr]

Easily best bit of the video for me. You think your second hand embarrasment is painful, that guy got 3rd degree burnt by himself

[@RoyalFusilier]

Christ, if you haven't yet already, look up the Digihom interview. I listened to it all one morning and I have /never/ found a greater source of raw Cringe ore in my life, before or since.

[@xxCrazyIzzyxx]

You might want to stay away from the whole "interview" if that bit if cringe was too much for you; there was multiple times where I ended up yelling at my monitor because Romine had no fucking clue what he was talking about outside of his argument of Jim Sterling; Notably he's 35, "works" in nerd culture but doesn't know what MST3k or Rifftrax is and specifically makes points to say stuff like that doesn't exist? Are you fucking real? But he took the time to try to Dox Jim by saying he's vaguely related to some random author he shares a last name with.

[@phunnyfillip]

The cringe from that interview could melt steel beams.

[@ilovequiros]

I was listening to the Digihom interview whilst riding a horse. For real. I nearly fell off because I tried leaning my elbow on my saddle to facepalm as quietly as possible. Sometimes I whispered frustration aloud, which was also great fun for my horse. I bet that animal could've actually given a better interview if he could speak.

[@N0TYALC]

I'd pay money to see 2 lawyers arguing in court about whether or not there was indeed enough popcorn on earth. I'm picturing powerpoint presentations with rough estimates for the existing amounts of popcorn and the popcorn industry's average popcorn production and growth vs the max amount of popcorn theoretically needed for the case

[@geo7803]

lawyer: Your honor my defendants at Jiffy Pop and Orville Redenbocker claim that the bases of this case requires we discuss the types of popcorn in question.

[@andmos1001]

Geo780 other lawyer: your honor I object, there are certain elements of legal dispute of enough popcorn on earth

[@cornflakeshumunculus8373]

Meanwhile the cornflakes humunculus sitting back eating his tasteless cornflakes while this is going on

[@VampyreBassist]

But will there be butter?

[@SorowFame]

Vampyre Bassist good point, is it buttered popcorn? If so then is there enough butter in the world for all that popcorn?

[@ylliastergames659]

This adds up... trust me... (04:56) Amount is off by a cool $800,000... Maybe instead of a lawyer, Romine should have spent money on maths lesssons Or a calculator.

[@hudzj01]

Or common sense

[@longWriter]

I recognized the basic arithmetic was off, but when I went through the mental math, I got the wrong number, too (just a different wrong number than they did), and I didn't get the right answer until I went through it all with a calculator...so I'm a fine one to talk :/

[@blakksheep736]

Or basic decency.

[@verdethestarwarrior1088]

2,261,000 + 4,300,000 + 5,000,000 = 11,561,000 NOT 10,761,000 They can't even be bothered to double check their math on an "official" legal document. And yet they claimed to put effort into their "products"

[@godofwar234regi5]

Verde the Star Warrior Makes me wonder about their education.

[@kabobawsome]

Best I can tell, it was either a math error and typo or two typos or a different combination of two typos. I think that 4.3 mil was meant to be 3.4 mil. That's the one that stays between all scenarios. Math error, and one of the typos, is fairly simple. Instead of 10,761,000, it was meant to be 10,661,000. The last scenario is the most interesting, and also dumbest. Not only was 4.3 mil meant to be 3.4 mil, but it was actually meant to be 3.5 mil.

[@SubZole]

He made a bundle out of it (like Reparations GOTY Edition) so it was cheaper :D

[@michaelbreen7865]

@@kabobawsome Does it matter? It's James Romine! His brain is less developed than a child's.

[@ml1201]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed this, so Jim was being sarcastic at that point in the video. XD

[@EnclaveOfObsidian]

And so the Steam Meltdown Saga becomes a Steam Meltdown Legend. May the words of this tale be carved in stone and placed at the gates of Steam, a monolith of ineptitude to caution others of the folly of crossing swords with Jim Fucking Sterling Son.

[@tanktheta]

And may we so see, new failures will attempt to rise, as they always do, Jim's great overbearing ego and pure verbal ferocity devour those that threaten our very way of gaming attainment. He shall not only smite thee, but even more so, remind even the greatest of giants corporations, that they too can't stand when at fault in front of such an epic figure Thank God, for Jim Fucking Sterling Son.

[@sonicbhoc]

EnclaveOfObsidian A tale of plaintiffs and defendants, eternally retold.

[@andersfinnemann1354]

EnclaveOfObsidian

[@Mariujana90]

EnclaveOfObsidian May this grand legend forever be passsd down,father to son,and son to grandson. We are a truly honoured generation to have experienced this godly event with our very eyes

[@ricojes]

And the last paragraph should be #FucKonami.

[@tastyloaf5487]

Dear God ...... I only just now realised that *Boglins* in an anagram of *Goblins*. I - I.... I have a Master's Degree....

[@BDaMonkey]

Tasty Loaf Mind. Blown.

[@wokeupinapanic]

Tasty Loaf - So long as you don't have a masters in cryptography, I think I can sleep safe at night knowing this information.

[@bavarianbanshee]

This gives me hope. This shows that even smart people can make bigger fuck-ups than I do.

[@JordanSmith-yi3ji]

Don't worry, it just means your human. Its only human to not notice the obvious. Like me. I actually never noticed until you pointed it out. So now we can be fuck ups together.

[@ArtificialLeech]

"Nilbog is goblin spelt backwards." -Troll 2

[@MiniMotoAlliance]

1,000 hours learning........ he didn’t immediately learn he didn’t have a case?

[@Septimus_ii]

There's no accounting for narcissism

[@Misha-dr9rh]

He knew, he just tried to see if he could scarper away with a cheeky 10 mil.

[@elephystry]

You win

[@jamesticknor1134]

That is why trying to disprove your beliefs is more important than trying to prove them. That's why I love science and skepticism. It is among the best tools for seeking truth.

[@TheSecondVersion]

He tried playing a game of chicken, trying to get Sterling to swerve first. Problem is, James Romine was in a car and Jim Sterling was in a freight train.

[@Liesmith424]

James: "I'm suing you for ten million dollars!" Jim: "Your lawsuit is bullshit." James: "..." James: "The lawsuit just got two million dollars bigger."

[@Haan22]

It is good to see that the old adage about "the bigger the lie the better" didn't hold up this time.

[@Leetpwnwtf]

Im fucking dead.

[@Kasarii]

It's like someone painting headlights on a cardboard box, challenging someone else (with a real car) to a game of "chicken", and seeing that the other party didn't bow out immediately went on to concluding that the solution was to add racing stripes to the box.

[@JimSterling]

It's certainly been interesting to watch a man bargain for more the weaker his bargaining position got.

[@popcioslav]

Don't worry Jim, thanks for still doing despite idiots like James making your life harder. And heck yeah, I bet it was.

[@andrewulrich5570]

“There’s not enough popcorn on earth” P R O V E I T

[@thesandwich5321]

Game Theory could've.

[@Seskal]

@@thesandwich5321 Careful, Matpat is that one that introduced me to this lol

[@yap_yap_]

I sell popcorn and popcorn accessories

[@defvii]

o r i k i l l y o u

[@corinthiansdaniels3728]

@Charmiskit mythbusters did that

[@anzelak]

Can I sue Jim too? I'm supposed to be working and I had to drop everything I was doing to view this relentlessly entertaining shit with a cup of tea and biscuits as soon as I realised it had been uploaded. I'm seeking the following damages: Price of tea: $1 million Price of mug: $3 million Price of biscuits: $6 million Punitive damages: $10 million.

[@Silentchap]

Anzelak Ah, I see you work for the Pentagon. :)

[@adamfogh8693]

Anzelak remember to add at least 200K in emotional trauma for every Jimquisition that arent around 40 minutes long from this point on

[@joure.v]

Man, you're very lenient with your charges...

[@Haan22]

*Does the math DH style* So, that comes down to 19 million right?

[@Makrillo]

You did it wrong, it comes up to 22 million if you use DH-math.

[@Noon3rs]

9 years after retirement, Edge came back and everyone cheered. 3 years after retirement, Digital Homicide came back to a...different...reception.

[@Yal_Rathol]

an extremely snarky reception if twitter is anything to go by. jeeeesus, people are just laying into them.

[@nooobiechild]

YOU THINK YOU KNOW THEM

[@maaheswow8939]

Wait what's edge?

[@OpenMawProductions]

@@Yal_Rathol They deserved it.

[@morganthibodeau1152]

Maahes Wow a wrestler that retired in 2011 because of a neck injury who came back at the start of this year

[@bobjones6951]

The Judge should've been forced to play Digital Homicide's games. I'm sure he would've ruled in favour of Jim and awarded Jim an extra 100 million dollars in damages due to mental anguish from DH's shitty games Jim went through for us.

[@emirhaneksioglu4503]

Why should the judge be subjegated to such a horrid method of torture? No one should have to play those pieces of shite that barely qualify as interactive entertainment. :P

[@TheUltimateRiku]

Steven Chapman How much money do you think DH has?!

[@thatlittletrainguy8678]

TheUltimateRiku , not enough to pay for a artist. Or a lawyer... this sounded funnier in my head but it dident quiet come out right, I know there's a joke in there somewhere.

[@EllipsisMark]

Robbie Sloan Digital Homicide is poor. And sucks. Well that wasn't it.

[@mac1991seth]

"Is it fair to call the Slaughtering Grounds 'an absolute failure' now?" That's the sound of million mics dropped all at once.

[@Andi_Frost_XPR0PR18]

More like 10 million.

[@GAMEPRODELTA]

MaC S3th more like ten billion.

[@anone.mousse674]

MaC S3th INFINITE MIC DROP

[@mac1991seth]

+Anon E. Mousse Portal mic drop?

[@r3lik420]

places ear to youtube, yep 2 months later and you can still hear the mic drop XD

[@asszudemi2647]

2.261.000 + 4.300.000 + 5.000.000 = 11.561.000 developing games evidently is not the only thing james romine is terrible at

[@Joescomancgeordie]

This case is one of the reasons I decided I wanted to study law. Seeing malicious people lose like this makes you realise how important having a good lawyer and justice on your side really is!

[@GreatBooker]

This case was part of me deciding to go to law school too! Glad I’m not alone. Between this and James Stephanie fucking sterling son, romine inadvertently did some good with this…whatever this was

[@TheNobody-ru5xg]

The 3 year epic finally draws to a close. The anime adaptation, game, movie, book, and audio drama should all be released shortly.

[@mishy8584]

The Nobody14200 I've Heard Hideo kojima was involved in the making of them

[@FishoD]

The Nobody14200 Fuck me was it really 3 years allready? God damn it runs by fast doesn't it.

[@MegaBichiX]

"Jim Fucking Starling" the audiobook, read by Hideo Kojima

[@Rc3651]

+HunterMishky 117 I heard that they'll just be reusing the theme "Snake Eater", because how else would you describe Jim after ruining a man like this?

[@AegixDrakan]

Oh don't you tempt me to make a game adaptation. XD I have enough hobby projects already.

[@qualifiedarmchaircritic]

I dare James Romine to sue Valve. Come on, boy, show us what you got. Should be entertaining enough.

[@Peidro64]

0noregrets0 That is the legal equivalent of throwing someone in the Rancor pit.

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

Tantalized_Funyons Well James did try to subpoena Valve which resulted in him removing all of DH games.

[@thescribeinyellow3985]

More like someone throwing themselves into said Rancor pit. Though I actually think that a Sarlaac works better in the analogy

[@cj-if4tg]

tboss2447 a

[@silent_stalker3687]

They win tens of millions Valve makes half Life 3 to get the money back Deletes the game Replaces it with a Dota card game

[@Thenextworldwar]

"Is it fair to call the Slaughtering Grounds an 'absolute failure' now?" And with that, I'm fairly certain our lord and savior Jim Fucking Sterling, Son just scorched the surface of the Earth to uninhabitable levels. In his mercy.

[@mu556]

Thenextworldwar Not even the dragon balls can restore the damage our Lord Jim Fucking Sterling Son has done.

[@Thenextworldwar]

Certainly not for Digital Homicide.

[@SonicRyan1992]

And he did it to the song "The Reflecting God"

[@CapnJigglypuff]

MUH-MUH-MUH-MAXIMUM SASS.

[@requiem4ameme2]

Gonna need a Senzu Bean for that one...

[@flumblum23]

"And you will break yourselves upon me" gives me chills every time I hear that and it's refreshing.

[@refusingtoconform]

Never in my life had I watched a video by Jim Sterling, but heaven's sake man. You went through a hell of a legal shitstorm just to arise from it fatigued but victorious, if anything, even more respected by the gaming community at large. Voices like you, that are willing to dig into the worst of the worst and expose them to the light of day even when they attempt to fester and consume you, are a dime-a-dozen. Then to grow and develop as a creative to the point where you're desired by thousands of likeminded individuals, developers and creators, to contribute to their works. Well... God bless Jim Sterling.

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

I know what you're saying- loving the love and support you're giving- but "dime-a-dozen" means "very common". As in, you could buy a dozen of them for a dime. I get what you're saying mostly, I just don't think that was what you meant with that one sentence. God bless Jim sterling. He kind of makes me feel like I am supported in my views of these things.

[@Silveraxis18]

Jim "Break Yourselves Upon Me" Sterling, son.

[@artes.impias]

yeah I cheered for jim when he said that.

[@alexandercastro-vera8641]

He's a living Dark Souls boss. Except there's no respawn mechanic.

[@FernieCanto]

Considering how frustrating, repetitive, exasperating and *boring*, and ultimately unsatisfying, this whole lawsuit was for Jim, I'd say Digital Homicide is the actual Dark Souls boss.

[@robbob6028]

The cycle is complete

[@Azariachan]

+wafflecopter11 Lol that was the first thing I thought of as well. "Break yourselves upon my body!"

[@jammerzxoxo]

What kind of heartless man would take away Jim's boglin money

[@jammerzxoxo]

I really hope James sees this video

[@jingjang3534]

this comment wins the internet for today

[@vrapbrap]

With the lawsuit mess over, Jim can now spend all his money on Boglins! Ensuring complete, global Boglin saturation.

[@jammerzxoxo]

ProjectiluvOP a glorious time for all

[@requiem4ameme2]

Plot Twist: Romine is addicted to collecting Boglins too. His habit has put him in deep with the Boglin Mafia, which is why he kept increasing the claims in his suit. If he fails to pay up, they'll cut his mini-boglins off.

[@Ripcookiethief]

"If there were no more video games what would critics review?" I dunno. The 100,000 games already published?

[@Yal_Rathol]

which is a nonsense argument anyway, what would game critics review if there were never any video games? books. movies. plays. music. paintings. sculptures. people make things, and there will always be a market for someone to tell the masses which creations are worth seeing and which aren't, and there will always be a market for analysis of the media.

[@Yal_Rathol]

@@kaistzar2831 i don't think it's that interesting, because we already know what all the thinkers and analysts would be doing if there was no media to analyze. they would be philosophers.

[@NerdyTransformed]

99.9999% of which are better than anything Digital Homicide has produced. Even games like Sonic 06 or Big Rigs have some kind of entertainment value or merit to them.

[@skyblue2708]

@@kaistzar2831 And says it in a way where as to imply Jim's end goal is to end the games industry with his criticisms... Which couldn't be further from the truth lmao.

[@chillcult1613]

@@Yal_Rathol bu ngl Jimmy kinda harsh with them,they just wanna "try" making a game

[@madanotap6492]

You know, it really says something about digital homicide as a game developer that their lawsuits are more fun to read than their games are to play. How does that happen? Games are literally designed for the purpose of enjoyment. And no one has ever made a lawsuit with the concept of people enjoying it even close to their minds. How can you be that shit?

[@UberRouth]

adam paton 4

[@ΈκτοραςΕλευθεριάδης]

adam paton becaurefull the might suite for this stemndem

[@matthewg4268]

adam paton g

[@Septimus_ii]

Jim can make most things enjoyable, including a spurious lawsuit

[@JMenitta]

The new Ace Attorney game is weird...

[@thomasderosso5625]

Yeah, but at least we get Jim as one of our defendants!

[@SilasGrieves]

Menitta Objection! Reality is stranger than fiction!

[@kununity]

*Jims lawyer appears* OBJECTION!

[@TigerKirby215]

Jim Sterling: Ace Garm Jurnalist Jim Sterling: Reviews For All Jim Sterling: Homicide and Tribulations Robert Romine: Ace Asset Flipper Jim Sterling: Dual Lawsuits Jim Sterling: Spirit of Thanking (God. For me.)

[@gregorsamsa9264]

What do you have against Apollo Justice?

[@TheGhostbuster1989]

Nobody expects the English Jimquistion

[@sizzxrk]

TheGhostbuster1989 You should spam this comment everywhere

[@God_gundam36]

TheGhostbuster1989 I didn't expect the English jimquisition

[@DeannaJacksonDJsDelectables]

TheGhostbuster1989 😂😂😂😂

[@victorhernandez8723]

🎶The Jimquisition! What a show! The Jimquisition! Here we go! We know you’re wishin’ That we’d go away! Cause the Jimquisition is here and is here to stay!🎶

[@tomogotchi9140]

2022, 5 years today, had Digital Homicide won the case, today would have been the day Jim's "apology" video would no longer need to stay up. Yet look how far James Stephanie Sterling has come since then, and this video is still re-watchable even today, thank god for them! =)

[@RyANWaLlEt]

Almost at 800k, how the titans we love have fallen

[@GreatBooker]

Omg this is history. Also I too am revisiting this video and damn, Steph is one of those KZbinrs who you can go pretty far back in their catalog and still get pure quality.

[@fredwood6107]

Would have been a dark future if the Romine brothers won. Thank God for Steph.

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

@@GreatBooker It really is quite hilarious to go far back into the catalog, see them having spoken about all the same guff before, and then when it happens to someone's favorite corporation, suddenly JSS is "too political" XD

[@famalam943]

@@GreatBooker when Jim was good and the obnoxious whining was just an act. Pity now Jim’s perpetual victimhood and obnoxiousness is the real Jim.

[@MithosFall]

"Well you're welcome to try, because I won't show mercy next time, and you will break yourselves upon me." Goddamn, this could be the entire ending speech and you'd get the whole point across.

[@rodemus18]

MithosFall that was the greatest piece in this video

[@InMintCondition13]

"My lawyer countered this by claiming we can't prove there's not enough popcorn on earth" Lawyers: This is why I went to law school?!

[@supersanttu7951]

E. Meaghan Patrick I just never get over this one.

[@chaotixninja5]

I wanna hear Pheonix Wright point that out in a court case.

[@mariocerame]

Eh, as I said in another thread--not such a big deal if you have your First Amendment chops. Defamation requires falsity, and usually an opinion cannot have falsity. So just madlib in whatever funny opinion you want there. I equally cannot prove who whether Avatar is the most overrated film in the history of mankind, nor whether Jim Carey is now, or ever was, at all funny. Admittedly, the number of attorneys with even passing competence with the 1A is depressingly a small sum. (See what I did there?)

[@Plankensen]

Probably more like''FINALLY. A COURT-CASE I CAN SHITPOST AS MUCH AS I DO FROM MY OFFICE''

[@malvoliomaximillian2001]

I can imagine the guy thinking: "i spend 5 years studying law & they ask me about fucking popcorns?"

[@Paralellex]

The one thing, the ONE thing that I admire about this dude is that he went for broke and kept increasing the amount of the lawsuit. "Well fuck it, if I'm not getting 10 million dollars I might as well not get 15 million dollars"

[@chaosinc.382]

Y'know what that's a good point.

[@justadamazing]

Nope, sorry, that guy was a fucking idiot. If you're not going to get 15 Million dollars, you may as well not get 15 TRillion dollars.

[@meganvincent5381]

Damn it's a real shame you didn't get the digital homicide brand. That would've been a fucking hilarious chapter in your career

[@hitmanwolf]

"The time when a youtuber was sued for 10 million for saying that a game is shit." what a time to be alive...

[@randomguy6679]

Lone Knight just makes one so excited to become a KZbin critic in this day and age, eh?

[@09csr]

Aye, prime time for that field of work, isnt it?

[@Horatio787]

We're at the tipping point. Right now DMCA takedowns and completely ignored fair use hasn't been challenged. Someone is going to DMCA the wrong youtuber, and that youtuber is going to take them to court, and the internet will explode and reform in the aftermath.

[@PrincessofSnow67743]

My mother has worked in law for years and have worked on numerous sue cases. I showed her this video and she laughed and laughed and laughed, asking what the fuck was the devloper thinking?

[@Darksky1001able]

FrenchieRocks Reading this i cant help but think she went to work saying " Look at this video my child showed me. Its a doozy."

[@taborjohnson9627]

Darksky1001able I really hope that's the case. I also really hope she did infact use the word "doozy".

[@krisfrosz133]

I'd imagine one day the Romines walk into the courtroom (assuming to sue Valve), the judge sees them, starts laughing, points them and shouts, "haha, retards!"

[@acaustic]

Well even you know that your comment is utter bullshit ROFL :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@samsondaniel399]

Laughed and laughed?? Here I'm wondering what the heck is your mother thinking???

[@Snowfire6916]

For those wondering, "libel per se" means the libel is obvious and doesn't need to be explained to show how it is libel. "Libel per quod" means that the statement is innocent by itself, but because of circumstances it becomes libel.

[@cherrychocolate1434]

Thank you, I actually didn't know what those terms meant.

[@tiacat11]

Thank you, that's actually really interesting. I knew what libel was, and used the phrase "per se" all the time, but now I really know what that means.

[@mariocerame]

Actually, "libel per se" and "libel per quod" are special classes of libel requiring different kinds of "elements" (or evidence). Libel is a written falsehood. Harm or "damages" must be proven in ordinary libel (archaically sometimes called "libel per quod," but that's not normally done by sane attorneys, unless they're really trying to look like an asshole). Libel per se is where harm or damages are presumed. Libel per se only applies to a limited set of subject matter, like accusing someone of being an unchaste woman, having a loathsome disease, or--as in this case I presume--a falsehood that goes to one's ability to perform his or her profession or as to criminal conduct. Yes, I am an attorney who practices in this area. No, this is not legal advice to anyone. Jim, I am sorry you have been abused by this frivolous bullshit.

[@thenecromorpher]

Cynical Unicorn Think of it as the legal equivalent of "please consult your doctor to see if this prescription is right for you." (at least here in the States that particular phrase is pretty common in all prescription adverts), except it's more implied if anything in the case of legal stuff.

[@mariocerame]

"Why do attorneys always give this disclaimer .... Can you be sued for somebody misconstruing a statement as advice if they take it and it's wrong or doesn't apply to them or something?" Yes. Generally, an attorney-client relationship is formed based on the perceptions of the client, not the attorney. If someone reasonably understood a statement as legal advice, then such a relationship was formed. If in following that advice someone suffered harm of some kind, and the legal advice was not the kind a reasonable attorney exercising ordinary professional care would give, then the attorney may be liable for malpractice. Even if the suit is total garbage, defending against it could make malpractice insurance premiums go through the roof. So I'll add that to make it clear to any rational observer that this is not something the reader should in any way rely on. That extends to the above paragraph as well, of course. :)

[@JusticeForPottsvilleMaroons]

Anyone else still come back and watch this video on occasion? It keeps aging like fine wine.

[@ShortArmOfGod]

Jim didn't.

[@mrmac2340]

​@@ShortArmOfGod Yeah they did?

[@bladechild2449]

1000 hours spent learning law? He could've learnt a language. Written a novel. Learned guitar.

[@CodecrafterArtemis]

Made a game with any bloody effort for once...

[@gh0rochi363]

Knowing the law is extremely important.

[@nicholasmaniccia1005]

@@gh0rochi363 good point any buddy have a rebuttal to this?

[@michaelbreen7865]

@BladeChild Or learned how to fix his games. But, you know, he didn't want to be lazy.

[@rix6831]

You're thinking about 10,000 but yeah, that's a tragic waste of time.

[@Mizoturi]

"I have better things to do than be sued by an idiot" God bless this man

[@nomobobby]

"1000 hours" Of time spent researching law? That's 10,000x more time they spent developing all of their games. Seriously, it's no wonder why they never got good at making games- they were too busy trying to drag their critics down the drain with them. And failing at it. Thank God for Jim F*cking Stirling son!

[@trollbreeder2534]

1000 divided by 10000 is 0.1 hours one hour is 60 minutes which equals... 6 minutes to develop a Digital Homicide game. Accurate.

[@eternialogic]

Obviously he never read up on the "Consumer Review Fairness Act" which pretty much legally protects critics. (It is also why copyright claims on youtube game reviews are also illegal) Pretty much, if it ever went to court, he would have to bend the knee to the US Justice system and receive his spanking.

[@cornbredx]

You are right, but I just want to point out that KZbin's expressed purpose is not "Consumer Review" and the copyright claim system is in place to protect from copyright Infringement- mostly to cover Google's ass- so yes people cannot be silenced from review of products, but no the copyright system on KZbin is not illegal because the intent is for companies to claim their copyright has been infringed. Which is why the argument you more regularly hear about is that KZbins copyright system is unfair because it has no accountability on the side of those frivolously making the accusation, all the accountability is on the producer of content even if the content is following the law, and KZbin does nothing to protect it's content creators who are completely in the right when following fair use. The way the system is misused could be construed as silencing fair review, but you would have to prove it was done for that purpose rather than the purpose of protecting copyright which thus far most KZbinrs cannot afford to do.

[@fullmetalwolfbabe3]

There's not enough popcorn for this video.

[@Matrim42]

fullmetalwolfbabe3 PROVE IT!

[@joshisonwheels]

Matrim42 The 38 minutes is enough proof lol

[@potatortheomnipotentspud]

Yes there is, but you have to take it from Keemstar.

[@TheKing-uu7jn]

I had a Subway sandwich for it.

[@Krokodilius]

I KINDA LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT THERE LOL because there isn't one. If people didn't shit we wouldn't need shit trucks. Great point.

[@NyQuilDonut]

ryan phillips He was obviously trying to make some stupid "point" about Jim not contributing anything meaningful to the gaming community, but he couldn't finish his thought because it was too illogical to complete off the cuff like that.

[@Bookipsies]

ryan phillips I THINK (and this is only speculation) he was trying to say if Jim makes reviews telling people to stop making games then Jim won't have a job anymore. Which is true I suppose if Jim only posted reviews telling reviewers to stop doing their jobs. But he doesn't. He posts good reviews and bad reviews.....almost as if he's encouraging.....better games.....from the games industry.

[@elephystry]

sydney steverson awesome theory!

[@HappyMusicCoffeeGuy]

Made more stupid by the fact that he states game critics don't have a job if there are no games, completely forgetting that if Unity didn't sell assets for him to use, he wouldn't have a game.

[@guestusersomething4340]

I’m gonna comment my like but not actually leave one cuz it’s at 666

[@LE0NSKA]

easiest payday of this lawyers life. I bet he was fucking laughing his ass off this whole time

[@Blakbox92]

Probably will be a great story to tell too

[@Cloudpiroth01]

My fellow Jimquisitioners!! It's even more legendary now in 2021. Digital Homicide has come back from the primordial ooze that they had slunk off to and are still petty af about everything towards Jim

[@kentonbaird1723]

Is there a video or article? I'm intrigued.

[@TheSkittlesmcgee]

Just as an aside, here in March of 2022 they've disappeared again. Webpage is dead. Good riddance.

[@MoldyDragon]

@@TheSkittlesmcgee lol ty for this update just saw this video today

[@indiejacob]

Every great hero needs their equally great villain. Batman and The Joker. Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Jim Fucking Sterling Son and James Romino.

[@a_stray_dog]

Digicades But this implies Rominjob is "great" in some sense of the word :/

[@mooks500]

I love you

[@evillecaston]

You're implying that DH is of equal standing with Jim, which is factually wrong.

[@dictionarygoat9156]

Jame Romino is not the Joker, he is Crazy Quilt at best

[@FairuzAlBahr]

I honestly think Jim's Joker is Nintendo. With Konami being his Penguin, and Ubisoft being his Two Face.

[@Nyarlarthotep9]

Even in 2019, this video is still amazing. Aged like a fine wine.

[@Shmandalf]

A pretty legendary event in internet history.

[@NoahDaArk]

Paired with the finest cheese and crackers as a appetizer, followed by a perfectly cooked prime cut of steak with the tastiest mashed potatoes and salad imaginable, followed by the sweetest piece of red velvet cake humanly possible to make... Oh and the meal’s free

[@300IQPrower]

It’s my favorite documentary

[@lendaryreviews]

So true.

[@localviewerofgeodes2291]

Fine cheese

[@TheSugarRay]

I like to come here to remind myself that stupid evil people don't always get what they want.

[@OzbyBray]

that's the unfortunate thing. The stupid evil people always get caught and broken, its the smart evil people who get what they want

[@haveltherockjohnson6626]

TheSugarRay Hillary Clinton is a prime example.

[@nichoudha]

@@haveltherockjohnson6626 She'd still count as smart evil by that metric considering she got as far as she did.

[@karenelizabeth1590]

He cost Jim money and time. He did get what he wanted. :(

[@mackdye9070]

Except Jim won. The actual evil person here. Jim is not some saint. He instigates fights and then cries he is the victim when the devs defend themselves. If Jim stuck to professional reviews instead of slandering everyone involved he would be as legit as IGN, but thats not what he does. He has to make money and to do that has to be controversial and put on a show.

[@ormica5847]

Even in 2020, this video is still amazing. Aged like fine wine. I actually really do enjoy just watching Jim tear down DigitalHomocide every now and again. The satisfaction from watching is worth the time, every time.

[@aggrogator4045]

Imagine acting like 3 years is an unfathomable amount of time 😂 lmao @ your attention span, my god.

[@ormica5847]

@@aggrogator4045 I mean as far as content on KZbin and the Video Game industry three years is quite a bit. Also idk why you'd want to just be a pretentious duche to random people on the internet but I guess good for you?

[@Lubble-]

@@ormica5847 3 years ago we didn't even have Anthem, God of War, Spiderman or even a hit of the last of us 2 I think....so you're definitely right that the industry flies by

[@makani9004]

I go through the whole saga sometimes and it's always a delight.

[@bongosmcdongos4190]

It's an absolute gem of justice porn

[@requiem4ameme2]

Jim doesn't realize how fragile his career truly is. Imagine if all video games everywhere suddenly disappeared into nothingness. Jim would be out of a job! And what if a massive volcano sprouted underneath Jim's house and began disgorging shock troops from the mole-people army? That would also put an end to Jim's employment. Finally, imagine if history itself was rewritten, and the Daevite Civilization remained the dominant world power up into modern times. I don't think I have to tell you that the field of Garme Jarnalizm wouldn't exist in that scenario. I guess what I'm trying to say is that...that...shit, I seem to have lost my train of thought. Maybe basing my entire argument on a hypothetical wasn't a very good idea. Anyway, congratulations Jim! The lawsuit was clearly frivolous from the start, but it must feel nice to finally put it behind you.

[@fluidthought42]

Ah, the Daevites! Why last I ever heard of them was when Napoleon gave them a good whoopin! A friend of mine says they were involved in WW1 but I don't believe him...

[@pascalriga5648]

God damnit, we have a breach boys, deploy the amnesiac... I bet this is brights fault, I'm gonna flush that fucking amulet down a toilet

[@robertban871]

this brought a tear to my eye

[@thatbrowncoatedwhovian4564]

Yeah the daevites..... wait ! Space time is folding again ! Tell the foundation befor-

[@HertzyandEunice]

-INFORMATION LEAK DETECTED. CENSOR FOR FUTURE READINGS. CONTAIN THE SPREAD- -O5-6- It's a lovely day today isn't it?

[@isaactartaglia3442]

"fuck me... he even included the part about popcorn!" had me on the floor 😂

[@XephreWolf]

Holy shit. I never heard the interview before; they sound so fucking young.

[@madbloodgod9442]

you should. It pure gold. The guy is so stupid, if i havent seen such people first hand, I wouldn't even believe exist.

[@Yawyna124]

They ain't, though. Not particularly young at all.

[@XephreWolf]

Yawyna124 Yeah, just found that out skimming through the comments section. Shit

[@nathannlatimore7863]

"I lost my train of thought there..." I fucking lost it

[@TroydragonBelmont]

Sonar101 One of many wonderful moments in this video. so fucking glad Jim won the case.

[@whatevr99]

Wait, they actually HAD a train of thought?

[@midlifecrisi]

In that brief moment he went "shit, I don't make all the games ever made, what can I possibly say here!?"

[@InfernalLawyer]

+Sonar101 Honestly my favorite moment of the video was when they pulled out that clip of Jim pretending to be a Mad Scientist, as if they had caught him in some GOTCHA! moment. Coincidentally it was also the moment I lost any shred of respect I had for the two.

[@zothOne]

Can you give me the timestamp? I can't seem to find this awesome moment.

[@shewithwings]

the lindsey ellis omegaverse lawsuit video is a spiritual sequel to this

[@mayayamato7351]

god yeah Addison Cain more like Addison Romine amirite?

[@handsomeaaron6175]

This came out way sooner. That Lindsey Ellis video is a sequal to this

[@mayayamato7351]

@@handsomeaaron6175 thats what they said

[@artbargra]

Imagine a game made by Romino, written by Cain and set in the Omegaverse. There would definitely not be enough popcorn on Earth.

[@CuddleCuttlefish]

Well, at the end of the day. At least that Lawyer got something out of this. Other than payment of course, but that's sort of balanced out by all the pointless work he had to put into this. No I'm talking about something else. He got a story to tell. When his friends and family ask him: "What was the weirdest/stupidest case you ever got". He can smile, knowing he has the perfect answer. "Well..." He begins "There was this one time, this game developer. Tried to sue a reviewer of some kind, for up to $15 million. Because he gave him a bad review. He actually tried to take it to court the lunatic. He tried three times! And let me tell you..." Then he goes on for hours retelling this story, while all his friends and family have a good laugh.

[@Gamet150]

CausticCynic I

[@blueyoshikid329]

I will freely admit that I'm not a huge fan of Jim Sterling. Nothing against you. Just not my cup of tea. That being said, when I found out this lawsuit was going down, I was by your side 100%. This was just plain and simple stupid, putting it very mildly. Anyone with a shred of common sense could see that this was a cash grab. I am so glad it's over and that (hopefully) they've backed off. They did nothing more than tarnish their already crap reputation and not a single person will ever buy or back any of their trash games again. Good for you for standing your ground and showing them how much of an absolute failure they, their company, and their games truly are.

[@capncaviar]

This is worse than the harassment I hate everything got from Derek savage for reviewing his movie or John Oliver getting Sued over presenting factual information about a coal baron thankfully both cases were just as frivolous and entertaining to watch

[@cgkase6210]

Digital Homicide didn't back off; it died in the process of suing him and the rest of the Steam gaming community. Their paranoia turned into a deliberate self-destructive rage, wanting to pass over laws to get what they want. They were smart enough to realise that they shouldn't press certain areas, but not smart enough to back off entirely.

[@afrog2666]

I`m not a huge fan of blueyoshikid, but when YOU just commented, I fully supported it. Because grammar.

[@SpikeDawg45]

A Frog You are a genuinely committed person 👌👍💙 That is not sarcasm, don’t get me wrong, almost everything sounds so aggressive through text 😅

[@lordihlendam3619]

Hey whoa whoa whoa. You may not be a fan, but you still thank god for Jim, yes?

[@CaptainZlex]

And all of this started because of a first impression of a video game.

[@krisfrosz133]

I re-watched the original Slaughtering Grounds Jimpression the other day and nowhere in the video did Jim insult Digital Homicide in any way. He only criticized the game, that was it.

[@RippahRooJizah]

As one of the brothers stated, insulting a AAA game is insulting a AAA game, but insulting an Indie title is a personal insult towards the creators. So, yes, he stated and believed that Jim insulting the game was a personal attack.

[@lollylou22]

Frivolous litigation is absolutely classic narcissist behaviour, would not be surprised to see this case being used to teach law and psych students about frivolous litigation and narcissism

[@PartnershipsForYou]

CaptainZlex maybe if Romaine's game wasn't ass shit, he wouldn't have gotten mad at someone calling his game ass shit

[@morthangaming2513]

I discovered this channel in 2019 but this makes me have 10 times more respect for Jim.

[@FunZies.]

Same. :)

[@rowanmorris2187]

Same again.

[@grif1811]

same

[@nopeno3144]

Same here.

[@codyw518]

He’s still great but I think he burned brightest playing shitty steam games. He carved out a huge space for himself and developed his character.

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Anyone here remember The No-BS Gamer? He was someone who adamantly defended the Romine brothers, going for weeks replying to anyone and everyone who had anything to say about them, positive or negative. My theory back before this person deleted their account was that the account was James Romine himself. The way he argued (he was a huge fan of circular arguments and would use the same statement/argument over and over no matter what evidence/logic was brought to his attention) and the things he said made it pretty obvious. One thing he said that always stuck out, "I don't like Fallout 4, it was trash, I would rather play Deadly Profits myself." He was obsessed with trying to paint the Romine brothers as saints, even though he was extremely vile, hateful and outright spiteful. It was hysterical.

[@BN-xq7lm]

the bonesauce Oh yeah I remember this dumbfuck. He was highly active during 2015

[@michaelpatton3477]

Did he ever show his face?

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Michael Patton Nah. He memory holed his account after he made it a little too obvious who he was.

[@michaelpatton3477]

the bonesauce That’s a shame, I would love to see those videos to see if I get the same vibe from him.

[@readsomebooks666]

Any chance of digging them out of the hole?

[@matthewallwright8489]

I find it hilarious that $2,261,000, $4,300,000, and $5,000,000 doesn't even bloody add up to $10,761,000, it adds up to $11,561,000. I don't know if there's some reason behind that, but I still find it funny.

[@w1mark275]

My only guess is the extra $800,000 was some other legal fee. Maybe court costs? Or maybe the 1000 hours googling for court research. $800/hr? Sounds fair!

[@Acc3ssViolation]

He probably changed the numbers around a few times and forgot to change the total.

[@JordanSmith-yi3ji]

Glad im not the only one who noticed that.

[@InfernalLawyer]

+Matthew Allwright It's exactly like all of the Romine's accomplishments: rushed, full of errors and incomprehensible.

[@rickyl3819]

Matthew Allwright So many articles quoted the 10 million figure, without doing the math. I've been bothered by that for months, because nobody was commenting on the faulty math. Madness.

[@Blakbox92]

The fact that Jim actually never spoke to James is like a bombshell to me, I've been thinking that voice from the Sterling-Digihom interview was James this whole time, but apparently James has been hiding behind his brother... it's like a cherry on top of the shit sundae. James Romaine has caused so much insanity, and he's never once had the balls to have shown his face, or at least, his voice - he's like a common Internet troll. How Romaine is a man who is at the very least in his late 20s or early 30s, is baffling, this is behaviour that would embarrass a teenager. Pathetic.

[@SilverPhantomX]

Yep, a body of a 47-year-old man and the mind of an immature, temper tantrum child.

[@thecorniestlemur7969]

MrAwesomeTrex It certainly embarrassed this recently legal teenager..Fuck me he's an idiot.

[@BN-xq7lm]

MrAwesomeTrex Ikr I always thought that WAS James. Such a pathetic coward.

[@whensomethingcriesagain]

It led to me wondering if there were even 2 brothers to begin with, or if it was just one guy who claimed to be 2 people

[@bunney1571]

Ya know...that actually makes since Sam.

[@silenthero101]

"You will break yourself upon me" is genuinely the most badass sentence I've ever heard.

[@TheSchmuck2]

"You will break yourselves upon me." FUCKING CROWNING MOMENT OF AWESOME, JIM. I LEGIT CLAPPED AND CHEERED.

[@GiordanoBruno42]

It was a bloody masterful payoff to the perfectly open way he discussed the mental energy expended by the case, his resolve and conviction was communicated exceptionally. I've been reading Plutarch's lives and that line gave me the same depth and quality of feeling as the below quote; Jim can be a truly exceptional wordsmith at times. *"Besides,* *those* *of* *the* *enemy* *who* *carried* *the* *head* *of* *Publius* *fixed* *high* *upon* *a* *spear,* *rode* *close* *up* *and* *displayed* *it,* *scornfully* *asking* *after* *his* *parents* *and* *family,* *for* *surely,* *they* *said,* *it* *was* *not* *meet* *that* *Crassus,* *most* *base* *and* *cowardly* *of* *men,* *should* *be* *the* *father* *of* *a* *son* *so* *noble* *and* *of* *such* *splendid* *valour.* *This* *spectacle* *shattered* *and* *unstrung* *the* *spirits* *of* *the* *Romans* *more* *than* *all* *the* *rest* *of* *their* *terrible* *experiences,* *and* *they* *were* *all* *filled,* *not* *with* *a* *passion* *for* *revenge,* *as* *was* *to* *have* *been* *expected,* *but* *with* *shuddering* *and* *trembling.* *And* *yet* *Crassus,* *as* *they* *say,* *showed* *more* *brilliant* *qualities* *in* *that* *awful* *hour* *than* *ever* *before,* *for* *he* *went* *up* *and* *down* *the* *ranks* *crying:* *"Mine,* *O* *Romans,* *is* *this* *sorrow,* *and* *mine* *alone;* *but* *the* *great* *fortune* *and* *glory* *of* *Rome* *abide* *unbroken* *and* *unconquered* *in* *you,* *who* *are* *alive* *and* *safe.* *And* *now* *if* *ye* *have* *any* *pity* *for* *me,* *thus* *bereft* *of* *the* *noblest* *of* *sons,* *show* *it* *by* *your* *wrath* *against* *the* *enemy.* *Rob* *them* *of* *their* *joy;* *avenge* *their* *cruelty;* *be* *not* *cast* *down* *at* *what* *has* *happened,* *for* *it* *must* *needs* *be* *that* *those* *who* *aim* *at* *great* *deeds* *should* *also* *suffer* *greatly."* *"* Crassus was an arrogant arsehole, in many ways mirroring the NPD traits displayed by James Romine, though unlike James Romine had a famous reputation for his rhetorical skills. Plutarch was not a historian in the modern sense, his sources aren't always real and he likes to go off on anecdotal rumourous tangents, therefore it is reasonable to expect that Plutarch himself embellished or edited this speech. My point being that the James Romine figure should not get credit in this story ahahaha

[@WizdaVision]

And when Jim Sterling won the lawsuit, today would no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: Jim Sterling will not go quietly into the night! He will not vanish without a fight! He's going to live on! He's going to survive! Today we celebrate our Jimpendence Day....and thank god for Jim Fucking Sterling Son!"

[@cjh9363]

Wizdavision Productions i got that reference

[@raverdeath100]

@Caelitsu Hoogdorp - yep... Henry V?

[@LostOneOmega]

That's from a Bill Pullman movie! Casper!?

[@samualwatkins]

THANK GOD FOR HIM!!!

[@ARX78]

Wizdavision Productions I feel like Digital Homicide should be KO'd by Will Smith Welcome to Steam!

[@caldanwil]

Scott Cawthon: Jim Sterling says his game(s) are bad, tries hard to improve his work, thus gaining Jim's respect. This idiot James: Jim Sterling says his game(s) are bad, TRIES TO SUE JIM!!!

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

Scott Do A Yes

[@Yal_Rathol]

scott cawthon: hears his games are bad from notorious games journo man jim sterling, goes on to bust his ass and build a multimillion dollar multimedia empire by playing to his strengths and making a horror game scary enough that horror aficionado ben "yahtzee" croshaw cannot bring himself to play it for more than a few minutes and which got cawthon a _fucking movie deal._ digihom: hears their games are bad, spends four years crying about it, one spurious lawsuit later, and immediately tries to justify themselves the moment they reemerge from their rat den. also, i listened to the digihom interview on podquisition. it took me several hours, during which i did not sleep a wink, because i kept having to pause it, get up and walk around to cool off after listening to romine's voice spew lies and nonsequiters like an incontinent fire hose.

[@oooooopppps12]

@@Yal_Rathol I'm right there with you. Direct comparisons can be made over what do and what not to do with fair criticism between Scott and the Romines, and represents most keenly the necessity of critique on the industry. Because in the best of circumstances it forces a reevaluation leading to innovation leading to massive success, in the worst cases it exposes snake oil salesmen for who and what they are. And they dont like that.

[@azerohiro]

lmao, that's literally the point of critics. to improve the medium which they're critiquing. if creators don't listen to the *constructive* criticism their work receives, they'll never improve their craft.

[@wesleywebb5554]

@Lazu Imani He definitely contributed. Highlights on the Chipper and Sons video include: "Terrifying", "You may notice the dead, terrifying, souless eyes of the background characters..", "And that thing looks like it is going to kill your children!", "I don't know if you saw the mushroom but that is creepy uncle territory.", ".. ghastly faces twisted in a grimacing mockery of joy", "I imagine the phrase 'kill me' is stated over and over again in the world of Chipper and Sons", "Of course it is a creepy owl!", "Oh they're robot beavers. That's not good.", and of course "Fuck me. I ain't sleeping tonight". The last one of course was repeated by many FNAF players.

[@addicted2mako]

10:38 Ah, the old standby “Won’t someone PLEASE think of the children?!?!” argument. Yet they certainly had no qualms about taking money from said children by selling them crap games

[@Tibasu]

I would have loved to see the face of a judge looking through these arguments James had

[@CharonsNightmare]

imagine edvard munch's "the scream" only less expressonism like.

[@egirlSkeletor]

I can just see the judge throwing the papers on the floor and dismissing the damn thing.

[@TiStardust]

“YOU’RE WASTING MY TIME WITH THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS?!?!!?!!?!?”

[@jamesthewizard98]

'Fun wouldn't be on the fucking menu sunflower' I have a new phrase to wheel out it seems.

[@Donstroyer]

I would usually throw a joke or two here but this is gonna be real talk. Part of me wishes this would have gone to court, it would set a great precedent upon the silencing of critics and critique as a whole. It would have shown the ramifications to others to discourage not only people coming after Jim but any fucker that tries to pull this shit on smaller channels as well. I know Jims channel isn't exactly the biggest thing on youtube but there are a lot of smaller channels on youtube and if this shit was pulled on them would have no way to deal with it. That being said, im glad it ended where it did. It stops the emotional and financial stress on jim and lets him move past this with no impunity on his content. Law suits like these are usually designed to ruin the individuals it targets so I'm glad this torrent of shit is over and Jim can continue to do the work he does without putting any more uneeded stress on the situation. Thank god for you Jim, Truly.

[@dollenrm]

Donstroyer well said

[@adamfogh8693]

Good words

[@JamesSato]

+Donstroyer The court case was dismissed with prejudice, which means its dismissal is a precedence for future cases. Jim Sterling saved the game critics industry for all of us!!!!

[@dudleyisasillyname37]

Don't worry, Donald Trump is doing a great job shining light on this issue. Now if only he was just a crappy video game publisher and not the President of the United States.

[@maxwellderpin8477]

James Yuichi Sato Dissmissal with prejudice does not mean that no similar case can be brought again. It means that Romine v Stanton for this particular case of alleged libel cannot ever be brought again.

[@logeymusic]

Probably old news but hope we're all aware even their logo is just the font "Batman Forever"available for free on font sites.... I thought it looked like my year 10 design project.

[@scotaku4531]

"You will break yourselves upon me" might be the coolest thing I've ever heard a KZbinr say in their own video. lmao

[@Septimus_ii]

And he both believes it and can justify it

[@ImJTHM]

My literal favorite thing about this is that Digital Homicide did nothing but drag their already terrible names through the dirt and probably got Jim more fans than he has ever had before.

[@theposhdinosaur7276]

its at times like these that you think about just how accurate the shows name is "the jimquisition" the internet crusade against shitty infidel games

[@TheTrueDeadFingers]

Isn't the Streisand Effect a beautiful thing?

[@davidbodor1762]

Actually that is an interesting stat. How many subscribers and patreon donators did he get since this whole lawsuit started and was the increase higher than before it and were there spikes in it when he put out his videos about digital homicide?

[@oldmanramblingatclouds]

I've read quite a few comments on the Jimquisition that basically said "I'd never heard of Jim until DH brought his name up in that ridiculous lawsuit", so yeah, DH was basically Jim's biggest PR agency for a while there.

[@Pogohg]

What's worse is that they spent almost 3 years on this shit and potentially thousands of dollars on a lawyer. The amount of time and money they could have used to gather a team to make a good game.

[@joshopoke]

You talked a lot about the buildup to this video and about what you would say, and I personally think you came to the best conclusion. It was the mature decision which in all honestly probably shows him up as much as possible, as through all the defamation he's thrown at you, you still remain more mature than can possibly be expected considering what he's put you through. I have so much respect for your decision to just let it go when you could have taken it further. Biggest nail in Romine's coffin for sure. Congratulations man, it's finally over.

[@joshopoke]

Buggzy Malone That's exactly what they said...

[@turkeyherder9456]

Mana Caldaria He's an adult, so fuck him. The better reason not to pursue a counter claim is that Jim probably wouldn't see any benefit from it. He didn't have the cash to pay for an attorney and his "company" is gone.