DoctorFling
Member
Surprised Digital Homicide are threatening Jim when they now know how big his Saint's Row dildo-bat is. Jim could royally fuck 'em up with that bad boy.
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Jim Sterling is being threatened by Digital Homicide devs with doxxing
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JigglesBunny
Banned
The Romine brothers creep slowly towards the front door, bearing socket-wrenches and rusty pipes, with thin beige pantyhose shoddily disguising their faces.
"You ready?" inquires one of the brothers. "Never been more ready in my life." the other replies.
With a forceful kick, the door hinges fly backwards, sending the door tumbling into the darkness of the home. As the brothers stroll in, they begin to notice the house's condition. Dark, quiet, perhaps empty.
"Where are you!?" they shout in unison.
With startling echo, Jim Fucking Sterling Son replies from the balcony "I'm over here you big horses ass, come and get me before I call the police!"
Jim skitters away down the upstairs hallway, Romine brothers in chase. As they begin rushing up the stairs, a sharp surge of pain stabs through the brother's feet. "Christmas Ornaments!" They exclaim in pain. After powering through the shattered glass, they reach the top of the stairs, only to fly backwards from the ice sitting on the top step.
Jim, safety hidden behind a door, remarks to himself "This is my house, I have to defend it."
The brothers stumble to door. As they reach their hands to the door knob, the scarring heat swells through their palms, and they scream in pain. Behind the door, they can hear a conversation.
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Snakes. I got the stuff."
"Leave it on the doorstep and get the hell outta here."
"All right, Johnny, but what about my money?"
"What money?"
"Acey said you had some dough for me."
"That a fact? How much do I owe ya?"
"Acey said 10%."
The conversation pauses.
"Too bad Acey ain't in charge no more."
"What do ya mean?"
"He's upstairs takin' a bath. He'll call you when he gets out."
"Hey, I tell ya what I'm gonna give you, Snakes.
I'm gonna give you to the count of 10, to get your ugly, yella, no-good keister off my property, before I pump your guts full of lead!"
"All right, Johnny, I'm sorry. I'm goin'!"
"1... 2... 10!"
Gunfire rings through the house with incredible volume.
The brothers, frightened by the noises, dash down the broken glass stairs, sliding and falling down them from the patch of ice, and run out into the front lawn where the police are waiting to capture them.
Jim, in unison with the television's audio, yells to the brothers, "Keep the change, ya filthy animal!"
The police officers begin talking to the brothers as the handcuffs are slapped onto their wrists. "Hey, you know we've been looking for you two guys for a long time. You guys are always flipping assets and changing your development name whenever you make something new, now we know each and every game you guys have made."
One of the brothers, not to be discouraged, shouts confidently back at the officer. "Yeah. But remember, we're Digital Homicide. The Digital Homicide. D-I-G-I"
The other brother, defeated, yells back. "Shut up!"
"You ready?" inquires one of the brothers. "Never been more ready in my life." the other replies.
With a forceful kick, the door hinges fly backwards, sending the door tumbling into the darkness of the home. As the brothers stroll in, they begin to notice the house's condition. Dark, quiet, perhaps empty.
"Where are you!?" they shout in unison.
With startling echo, Jim Fucking Sterling Son replies from the balcony "I'm over here you big horses ass, come and get me before I call the police!"
Jim skitters away down the upstairs hallway, Romine brothers in chase. As they begin rushing up the stairs, a sharp surge of pain stabs through the brother's feet. "Christmas Ornaments!" They exclaim in pain. After powering through the shattered glass, they reach the top of the stairs, only to fly backwards from the ice sitting on the top step.
Jim, safety hidden behind a door, remarks to himself "This is my house, I have to defend it."
The brothers stumble to door. As they reach their hands to the door knob, the scarring heat swells through their palms, and they scream in pain. Behind the door, they can hear a conversation.
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Snakes. I got the stuff."
"Leave it on the doorstep and get the hell outta here."
"All right, Johnny, but what about my money?"
"What money?"
"Acey said you had some dough for me."
"That a fact? How much do I owe ya?"
"Acey said 10%."
The conversation pauses.
"Too bad Acey ain't in charge no more."
"What do ya mean?"
"He's upstairs takin' a bath. He'll call you when he gets out."
"Hey, I tell ya what I'm gonna give you, Snakes.
I'm gonna give you to the count of 10, to get your ugly, yella, no-good keister off my property, before I pump your guts full of lead!"
"All right, Johnny, I'm sorry. I'm goin'!"
"1... 2... 10!"
Gunfire rings through the house with incredible volume.
The brothers, frightened by the noises, dash down the broken glass stairs, sliding and falling down them from the patch of ice, and run out into the front lawn where the police are waiting to capture them.
Jim, in unison with the television's audio, yells to the brothers, "Keep the change, ya filthy animal!"
The police officers begin talking to the brothers as the handcuffs are slapped onto their wrists. "Hey, you know we've been looking for you two guys for a long time. You guys are always flipping assets and changing your development name whenever you make something new, now we know each and every game you guys have made."
One of the brothers, not to be discouraged, shouts confidently back at the officer. "Yeah. But remember, we're Digital Homicide. The Digital Homicide. D-I-G-I"
The other brother, defeated, yells back. "Shut up!"
Stay safe buddy, hope you find out who's behind it and get 'em good.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Loved your video about those fucks Jim, just loved it.
Evil's Bane
Member
Hope things work out for you Jim. These assholes deserve to have the law on their asses. Hope you can get proof.
R_thanatos
Member
it's been 1 year and an half of digital suicide at least ...
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Glad you're feeling well Jim and thanks for sharing the link, it is a .. fascinating .. read for the lack of a better alternative.
Wait a minute. You're real surname is not actually Sterling but Stanton? My whole world has been turned upside down here. I need a moment.
But anyway, I'm sure you'll be fine, it just looks like they're trying to shake you. Just keep doing what you're doing and don't empower them by giving any fucks and they'll move on.
JimJamJones
Member
IIRC address and names are public information anyway? In the US at least.
only in certain cases and they're not supposed to be used in this way even if they are.
MetalFreak
Member
We have your back Jim.
Fuck DH!! The term "game devs" is being loosely applied....
Fuck DH!! The term "game devs" is being loosely applied....
No, in the majority of cases and as I said, if its public information then it's not illegal to disclose it.
This is truly the hottest of takes. Thank you.
stay up brotha
Gentleman Jack
Member
They did name their company "Digital Homicide"
Orniletter
Banned
I had no idea Jim Sterling was an alias :O .
Those disgusting cockroaches who haven't given the industry anything of worth, in contrast to your much needed pro-consumer presence in...what feels like.... a sea of far too pro-company games journalists.
...just fucking yuck. Awful people (if they turn out to be the culprits).
Those disgusting cockroaches who haven't given the industry anything of worth, in contrast to your much needed pro-consumer presence in...what feels like.... a sea of far too pro-company games journalists.
...just fucking yuck. Awful people (if they turn out to be the culprits).
Needlecrash
Member
I didn't know this happened to you Jim. You have my support.
GoldandBlue
Member
Christ, aren't these guys grown adults with kids?
When has ever fathering children been a sign of maturity?
CyanideFuse
Member
I assume it is more the other way around: grown kids with adult children.
More_Badass
Member
Even The Witcher series qualifies as indie games since they're independently published and developed by CDPR
OmegaDL50
Member
I never consider that, but you're right.
Funny related fact:
On the phone with Sterling, the Digital Homicide dev tried to put it up as one. It was like, in the first minute of the call.
Something like, I'm paraphrasing:
Jim: "Oh? I didn't expect an adult."
DH Guy: "Yeah. I'm a grown man with kids."
Jim: "...Oh dear."
Handy Fake
Member
To be honest though, I think anything that happens now regarding doxxing is going to put DH right up shit creek. They'll be at least accessories (and easily proven), if not entirely culpable.
CyanideFuse
Member
From memory that and what Jim said about the dildo size made me laugh a lot.
I don't really follow Jim but I listened to that interview and it was mind blowing. the DH Guy is a lunatic.
BibiMaghoo
Member
Interesting fact, the great british pound used to be referred to as the pound Stanton. They renamed it in honour of Jim fucking Sterling son once he left our great isle. Jim, not wanting to be reminided of his proud ancestry of colonialism, slavery and potatoes, subsequenlty changed his name to Stanton, as a kind of global "fuck you", to the British empire that spawned him.
Of course, none of this is true, but it provides a reasonable explanation as to why his name is different. Plausible even. Likely.
I think they will have to leave their house to do that. Something tells me that would be a major hurdle for them.
reminiscingLemon
Neo Member
Doxxing in general should be a crime, It is unacceptable
I know its not really their obligation to or anything,
but I hope Valve just flat out removes their games
from steam, as far as im concerned this is a threat
and a much more serious one compared to that guy
who tweeted he was going to kill Gabe Newell
I know its not really their obligation to or anything,
but I hope Valve just flat out removes their games
from steam, as far as im concerned this is a threat
and a much more serious one compared to that guy
who tweeted he was going to kill Gabe Newell
Generalpsyduck
Banned
Stay strong jim. We all have your back if somthing happens.
HazySaiyan
Banned
My whole life has been a lie.
Brerlappin
Member
If DH's doxing is anything like thier game development, Jim probably shouldn't be too worried
Heh. Good point. I just want the headline "respected video game critic fends off crazies from the internet with dildo bat".
CyanideFuse
Member
At first I thought this but then when it comes to scheming and conniving I am not sure what level some people will go to. Again if they spent this much effort learning games making skills then maybe they could create a
1/20th
Jim Saw, a Dildo Bat and the asset flippers . Now that would make for a story.
Wow. Lol.
It really is baffling though. When I went to game development studies, our instructors told us the first day that you have to separate criticism of your game or work from criticism of you as a person. Never take things personally.
We had a lot of drop-outs from people who couldn't handle being told "this sucks" or who got defensive when criticized harshly.
... A part of me wonders if Digital Homicide is made up of a group of those drop-outs.
Hi Jim it's good to know that you will be using the law against those clowns and I would absolutely do the same in your situation.
Not heard much about this beef DH has with Jim until this thread... wow.
Stay safe Jim.
edit: just read over that wiki link as well. 20 games in just over a year?
Stealing a name from a Scottish Developer and creating many different alias' to post games on Steam. Even if not against the rules, I'd say that is some exploiting Valves systems to 'try' and screw people over and they should be shut down from ever using Steam to sell games again.
Just smh.
Stay safe Jim.
edit: just read over that wiki link as well. 20 games in just over a year?
Stealing a name from a Scottish Developer and creating many different alias' to post games on Steam. Even if not against the rules, I'd say that is some exploiting Valves systems to 'try' and screw people over and they should be shut down from ever using Steam to sell games again.Just smh.
kimifan141
Member
Cant steam take out these Digital Homicide freaks ?
they should be blacklisted from releasing any more games on greenlight what horrible devs.
Stay strong jim
they should be blacklisted from releasing any more games on greenlight what horrible devs.
Stay strong jim
legacyzero
Banned
Get em, Jim.
That must be very broad definition of Indie if it includes publicly traded company.
Roland1979
Junior Member
It's sad, pathetic and disgusting that people still get threatened over having a fucking opinion. These guys need to get arrested.