To celebrate the beginning of 2021, Jim Sterling talks about multiple news stories, including a Gengar vore plush and the controversies involving the US political system in general after the January 6 Capitol raids.
Jim Sterling talks about four different gaming news stories: CD Projekt RED's CEO incriminating Cyberpunk 2077's QA testers, GTA VI's protagonist being female, Ubisoft's new Star Wars game, and the change of the PogChamp face on Twitch.
Jim Sterling talks about three different gaming news stories: "Euro Track Simulator 2" denying politics over a COVID-19-related event, Ajit Pai's departure from the FCC, and Activision having its most profitable year ever.
Jim Sterling talks about one single news story: trading app Robinhood preventing people from trading over GameStop, and what said decision has exposed about the economic system in general.
Jim Sterling talks about two different gaming stories: Google deciding to stop supporting its Stadia streaming platform, and Warner Bros. patenting the Nemesis System from its Middle-Earth games.
Jim Sterling talks about the people that use bots to buy up PS5 and Xbox Series X units and sell them at egregious prices, and why they deserve all the scrutiny they've been complaining about recently.
Jim Sterling talks about three different gaming news stories: Google's layoffs over Stadia, the recent Nintendo Direct and Blizzconline events, and the developers of "Six Days in Fallujah" claiming their game is apolitical.
Jim Sterling talks about three new gaming news stories: Square Enix's plans to make "Marvel's Avengers" slower to progress,Epic Games' acquisition of Mediatonic and the legal issues between Frogwares and Nacon over "The Sinking City".
Jim Sterling talks about the new NFT crypto-currency and why it's bullshit. They also talk about EA's recent controversy with its FIFA series and a Kotaku article that defends Pókemon GO's loot boxes as 'fun presents'.
Jim Sterling talks about three gaming news stories: GameSpot's statement about COVID-19, Gilson B. Pontes' second attack on their channel, and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick continuing to become richer and richer while laying off employees.
Jim Sterling talks about Sony's announcement to shut down the PS Store on all of its discontinued systems, at the expense of many smaller developers, and how it has made the idea of pirating all of Sony's games morally valid.
Jim Sterling talks about two gaming news stories: streamers calling out those who shame them for playing on easy mode, and a new Google Stadia non-exclusive release. They also get CaseyExplosion to recommend an indie game.
Jim Sterling talks about the AAA industry's newest live service game, "Outriders", and how their inability to play it due to online restrictions has caused them to want a refund for the game.
Jim Sterling talks about the LEGO Mario toy and the recent update it got from LEGO and Nintendo to sell LEGO Luigi toys to kids. He also talks about his first post-pandemic wrestling match and how it went for him.
Jim Sterling talks about how Activision's Bobby Kotick and five members from CD Projekt RED have hoarded tons of millions of dollars, and how it has shown how pointless video game executives are for the medium.
Jim Sterling talks about how video game discourse is always the same debates happening over and over again, after "Returnal"'s lack of a proper save feature ignited the eternal debates about difficulty modes.
Jim Sterling talks about the situation of trans people on YouTube, as well as transphobia in general, in response to all the transphobes that have been unsubscribing from their channel ever since they came out as non-binary.
Jim Sterling talks about how the generation of millennials have made it impossible for others to have fun with entertainment, in light of the fights over the PS5 and the Pókemon cards.
Jim Sterling talks about how EA's obsession with micro-transactions has sunk to a new low as it tries to enforce a loot boxes-based mode onto FIFA players.
Jim Sterling talks about the event Warner Bros. set up for Pride Month - which consists of beating up canonically queer comic book character Poison Ivy in "Injustice: Gods Among Us 2" - and why it's problematic for the LGBT+ community.
Jim Sterling talks about Scott Cawthon's recent donations to the Republican Party in the US and why they think it makes him look bad in their eyes, considering the party's attitude towards queer people.
After Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has pocketed $155 million at once, Jim Sterling takes advantage of the news to highlight everything wrong with Activision as a company.
With the mounting reports that EA is planning something new with the "Dead Space" IP, Jim Sterling decides to explain why EA making anything new with the franchise is actually a pretty bad idea, entirely because of EA itself as a company.
Jim Sterling talks about the announcement of the Nintendo Switch OLED and how the hype built around it and the massive backlash sparked afterwards speaks poorly about the discourse among Nintendo fans.
Jim Sterling talks about the recently discovered mining farm of FIFA Coins, and how, despite being morally questionable, the damage they do to EA's microtransaction economy is a good thing.
After the recently revealed sexual abuse culture at Activision Blizzard, Jim Sterling goes on a rant about the state of the video game industry on an ethical level and how rotten to the core it is.
Jim Sterling talks about the "Pokémon Unite" MOBA, and why, despite its disgusting lack of ethics in its nature, it was, unfortunately, an inevitable path to take for Nintendo and the "Pokémon" franchise.
As Activision Blizzard tries do damage control after the news of their sexual abuse were revealed, Jim Sterling explains why nothing will change as long as Bobby Kotick and all the other executives that allowed it remain at Activision.
Jim Sterling talks about some of the weirdest criticism they have received for some of their videos, particularly regarding their coverage of video game industry abuse.
Jim Sterling talks about the recent loot box controversy around "World of Warships" and how happy they are that its consequences for the game and Wargaming are being negative.
Jim Sterling dives once again into the eternal debate around Steam refunds after its two-hour policy has affected "Summer of '58", an indie game that can be completed in only an hour and a half.
Jim Sterling talks about former Tripwire CEO John Gibson and how he tanked his career in the video game industry and ruined his company's reputation after posting a tweet supporting Texas' recent anti-abortion laws.
In a shorter, simpler episode, Jim Sterling talks about AAA game publishers wanting to push the AAAA term for their games and why not only are they undeserving of it, but AAA itself is already bad enough with.
Jim Sterling and Laura Kate Dale talk about how microtransactions prey upon vulnerable players and why the game industry's attempts at accessibility should be taken with a grain of salt as long as they continue to be there.
Stephanie Sterling reencounters their old arch-nemesis Konami by talking about "eFootball 2022", their disastrous new entry in their formerly beloved "Pro Evolution Soccer" series.
After a Kotaku article announcing that "Metroid Dread" being emulated, and Nintendo announcing their premium subscription service, Stephanie Sterling talks about why emulation is a good thing.
After PlayStation fanboys grow upset over the announcement "God of War"'s PC port, Stephanie Sterling talks about the very concept of console exclusives.
Stephanie Sterling talks about the people who fiercely defend "Five Nights at Freddy's" developer Scott Cawthon, especially after his recent donations to the US Republican Party.
With the NFT trend being in full swing, and video game publishers embracing the idea of them, Jim Stephanie Sterling returns to them to fully give an idea of why they're so terrible.
Jim Stephanie Sterling tackles the disastrous launch of "Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition" and how it contributed to the once-beloved Rockstar Games ruining their reputation in recent years.
Jim Stephanie Sterling unleashes their full rage when the Wall Street Journal reports that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick knew of all the abuse happening at the company, did nothing about it, and even contributed to the culture.
Jim Stephanie Sterling denounces how quickly games media forgets the sins of video game publishers after they fail to hold Ubisoft accountable for its toxic work culture and are on the process of doing the same with Activision Blizzard.
Jim Stephanie Sterling denounces the cruel layoffs at the Activision-owned Raven Software, made even worse by what was exposed of Activision Blizzard's toxic work culture earlier in the year.
Jim Stephanie Sterling investigates the DigiPen Institute of Technology, which is very influential in the video game industry, to explore how it forces video game students to accept overworking and crunch culture.
After an especially disastrous year for the game industry (particularly on an ethical level), Jim Stephanie Sterling lists their picks for the 'best' video games of 2021 - or at least the ones that they didn't entirely hate.
