You fool. Commit sudoku immediately.
EDIT: apparently this is a new page, so this ought to be reposted here:
new dedicated thread: Digital Homicide plunges further into insanity - Sues Steam users
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Jim Sterling is being sued by Digital Homicide
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You fool. Commit sudoku immediately.
EDIT: apparently this is a new page, so this ought to be reposted here:
new dedicated thread: Digital Homicide plunges further into insanity - Sues Steam users
JonathanPower
Member
Surprised they are not asking donations to pay their rent, bills and food while they are at it. Seems like these people are not even able to take a piss without asking for a donation.
Are you a PPPP? 50 post per page peasant?You fool. Commit sudoku immediately.
EDIT: apparently this is a new page, so this ought to be reposted here:
new dedicated thread: Digital Homicide plunges further into insanity - Sues Steam users
Commit soduku, there is no other way. :3
As for DH. I hope they go bankrupt from the legal fees and then commit digital soduku as well.
I don't think this is even remotely applicable to these guys. They know what they are doing, they are not putting effort into these games. They are using premade assets to make games of questionable quality (to be nice) as fast as possible and spamming Steam with them in the hopes of duping people into buying them.
https://soundcloud.com/jimquisition/special-jim-sterling-and-digital-homicide-hash-it-out
I don't think they're aware.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
The legal ramifications of Valve just handing the info over could actually cause them a lot of trouble. You can pretty much bank on them destroying whatever may be left of DH.
Vic_Viper
Member
Is there a working link for this interview? Looks like Sterling removed it after this thread was created and I would really like to check it out.
Edit: Is this it?
Cant believe how far this has gone. How can these guys honestly think they are doing the right thing here. I mean games get shit on by reviewers all the time, doesnt mean its the reviewers fault the game is bad.
Bigrx1
Banned
I actually feel the opposite, I just couldn't bare to listen to his podcast after a while since it almost always ended up, often, reminding me of the talk I had with my friends in junior high. Himself and that Lara K are seriously 10-15 years behind in some levels of their emotional maturing. Granted, I still love his Jimquisitions, because at least there his junior high sex humor only lasts for a few short quick bursts here and there, but the podquisition is just nonstop of that.
Give it time, you're hanging with the right crowd in here
You posted in this thread; you are already dead.
Bigrx1
Banned
Small update I guess. Romine directly comments on the current state of the case in an interview he did for AZcentral. The interview is pretty funny actually in how he presents himself as the total victim in all this. It's also amusing to see that he told AZcentral that in his review the reviewer video he just called Sterling a "moron". Pretty sure he called him a fucking idiot plenty of times among many other things lol.
Anyway, the case has stalled out according to him, you can read here:
http://www.azcentral.com/story/mone...ital-homicide-video-games-sue-users/90742572/
Anyway, the case has stalled out according to him, you can read here:
http://www.azcentral.com/story/mone...ital-homicide-video-games-sue-users/90742572/
Seems like they got that covered, though.
Not sure if doing the interview was all that wise, tbh.
If he's worried about how shitty the internet can be sometimes, I would think it would be unwise to bring attention to yourself so you can say the internet is a shitty place, especially since he has no help (no legal representation) and nobody has his back.
Huh, they're updating this article, I remember it more underresearched.
Yep. These doucecanoes of jizzbag are in my state. Sigh. This is why Arizona can't have nice things.
Hm, I think something's wrong with their site. The pictures are bugged.
There, fixed.
For the record it's NEVER okay for anybody to send or receive threats of violence or any forms of harassment. However I can't help notice the Romines are upset that their small-time market transaction fee farming operation has been shut down by Steam, so now they are scrambling to find some other unscrupulous way to get themselves money. Greed is a terrible thing.
"Brothers James and Robert Romine founded Digital Homicide Studios LCC in 2014 and have since created more than 60 small PC games."
AZcentral clearly has no concept of the amount of time needed for two people to "create" a game. These frauds were connecting generic asset pack A to generic engine B, calling it a "game", and then using it to exploit a loophole in Steam, over and over and over again.
Digital Homicide destroyed themselves over pride, not greed.
And it's kind of amazing that the people running this sort of scam, shitting "games" onto Steam in bulk, have any sort of pride. I mean, Uwe Boll makes terrible movies as some sort of German tax scam, and I can sort of see how he might have some sort of pride in his work. Digital Homicide? Nope. Can't see how that's possible. And yet, there it apparently is. James Romine is apparently willing to flush his children's bread down the toilet for the sake of the pride he has in his horrible, horrible art.
AZcentral clearly has no concept of the amount of time needed for two people to "create" a game. These frauds were connecting generic asset pack A to generic engine B, calling it a "game", and then using it to exploit a loophole in Steam, over and over and over again.
Nah, they got upset after Jim Sterling shined a spotlight on their shit, unintentionally increasing their profile and increasing their revenue stream. But it came at the cost of people recognizing that their shit is shit. Their scam worked just fine until they got kicked off Steam for trying to sue Steam users over negative Steam reviews. Negative Steam reviews were nothing. The people buying Digital Homicide games for cheap trading cards didn't care that the games got bad reviews.
Digital Homicide destroyed themselves over pride, not greed.
And it's kind of amazing that the people running this sort of scam, shitting "games" onto Steam in bulk, have any sort of pride. I mean, Uwe Boll makes terrible movies as some sort of German tax scam, and I can sort of see how he might have some sort of pride in his work. Digital Homicide? Nope. Can't see how that's possible. And yet, there it apparently is. James Romine is apparently willing to flush his children's bread down the toilet for the sake of the pride he has in his horrible, horrible art.
Jim often posts sales graphs of the games he covers, they don't get any sales boost from the coverage. Card flippers probably don't check for developer names.
Bigrx1
Banned
Yep they updated the article actually since my comment. Originally it just listed them as calling Jim a "moron" and that was it.
Comment from on of the other threads.
Romine is asking to substitute Federal Code 28 U.S. Code § 4101 for Arizona statute ARS §12-541 in the original complaint and amend a URL that seems may have moved on Jim Sterling's website.
No other substantive changes are mentioned.
Romine is asking to substitute Federal Code 28 U.S. Code § 4101 for Arizona statute ARS §12-541 in the original complaint and amend a URL that seems may have moved on Jim Sterling's website.
No other substantive changes are mentioned.
Thanks once again for posting the actual, substantive data for those of us without PACER subscriptions.
Seems to me that by changing the suit from Arizona state to Federal statutes, Romine is attempting to get around the lack of standing and personal jurisdiction that Jim Sterling brought up in his motion to dismiss.
Seems to me that by changing the suit from Arizona state to Federal statutes, Romine is attempting to get around the lack of standing and personal jurisdiction that Jim Sterling brought up in his motion to dismiss.
You have that backwards.Thanks once again for posting the actual, substantive data for those of us without PACER subscriptions.
Seems to me that by changing the suit from Arizona state to Federal statutes, Romine is attempting to get around the lack of standing and personal jurisdiction that Jim Sterling brought up in his motion to dismiss.
And the standing issue is premised upon the fact that Romine's claims belong to Digital Homicide, not to himself. Because Digital Homicide is a legally existing entity rather than just a d/b/a for the Romines, Digital Homicide should be the plaintiff, not Romine.
However, because Digital Homicide is a corporation, it is not allowed to represent itself pro se; it must have an attorney. Because Digital Homicide's claims appear to be without merit, at least facially, I would imagine they had trouble attracting an attorney to file their case. Hence, Romine filing the lawsuit himself, rather than Digital Homicide.
Two new filings in the past week or so.
First from Sterling's attorney, arguing that Romine's motion to amend his complaint be denied for one of two reasons. 1) that a motion to dismiss is pending or 2) the changes before and after are irrelevant towards providing a legal basis for a claim.
Someone with more trial experience than me (read any) can chime in as to if reason #1 is valid.
However, reason 2 seems to be correct (neither the original cited statute or the replacement seem to be relevant statutes.
The second filing is from Romine and is for another correction to his complaint and it doesn't appear to be any more substantive than the original change.
First from Sterling's attorney, arguing that Romine's motion to amend his complaint be denied for one of two reasons. 1) that a motion to dismiss is pending or 2) the changes before and after are irrelevant towards providing a legal basis for a claim.
Someone with more trial experience than me (read any) can chime in as to if reason #1 is valid.
However, reason 2 seems to be correct (neither the original cited statute or the replacement seem to be relevant statutes.
The second filing is from Romine and is for another correction to his complaint and it doesn't appear to be any more substantive than the original change.
By itself 1 isn't a valid reason. Rule 15 allows you to file 1 amended complaint by right either within 21 days of filing your complaint, or within 21 days of your defendant filing either a responsive pleading or a motion to dismiss. Romine has already amended his complaint once, so any additional amendment comes at either the consent of the other party or the court. As such, the fact that there is a pending MTD can argue against his request to amend his complaint.
Update:
TL;DR: They need to get an attorney by Feb 10th or it will be dismissed. Spoiler: they probably won't.
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/10890330/Romine_v_Stanton
TL;DR: They need to get an attorney by Feb 10th or it will be dismissed. Spoiler: they probably won't.
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/10890330/Romine_v_Stanton
superNESjoe
Member
Haha, good.
TsunamiOfSwagger
Member
If only digital homicide were as thorough with their game quality as they are with suing, well steam would have been a lot less shit for a start.
Indeed.
CalamityPixel
Member
He roasts them so hard he's gonna get sued for fire charges against Digital Homicide.
ImaLemming
Member
Will this be with prejudice? I hope?
ElRenoRaven
Member
Yes yes it will. I can't wait to see it.
I checked pacer on Thursday! Alas!
Good to see some movement and the most likely one as has been pointed out by a few others.
Under FRCP 41(b) would mean that this case is "adjudicated on the merits". This would function like with prejudice and trigger res judicata on any claims made.
Good to see some movement and the most likely one as has been pointed out by a few others.
Under FRCP 41(b) would mean that this case is "adjudicated on the merits". This would function like with prejudice and trigger res judicata on any claims made.
ImaLemming
Member
Can somebody with legal knowledge answer something?
In the comments of SidAlpha's video and The Escapist, somebody (they might be the same person, judging by the name? Please don't sue me for defamation, Gades) is saying that if Romine files to get the case dismissed without prejudice and it's granted, he gets away scot-free and Jim is saddled with eleven months of lawyer fees.
Is that true?
In the comments of SidAlpha's video and The Escapist, somebody (they might be the same person, judging by the name? Please don't sue me for defamation, Gades) is saying that if Romine files to get the case dismissed without prejudice and it's granted, he gets away scot-free and Jim is saddled with eleven months of lawyer fees.
Is that true?
always crazy bacon
Banned
No idea, but I can see the community helping Jim with a gofund me if necessary.
At this point Romine cannot unilaterally dismiss his claim without the courts ok under FRCP 41(a)(1).
Plumpbiscuit
Member
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
Jim Sterling hasn't even written a collision detection class and he has the audacity to critique video games.
Plumpbiscuit
Member
The game is also not on sale any longer, wow, Valve actually doing quality control?
Asshole control.