Sparrowhawk
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They got rekt by Jim Sterling, goddamn.
Edit: And Valve.
Edit: And Valve.
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Digital Homicide closes down, drops lawsuit
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MrCompletely
Member
I guess this means no Extra Large Testical II 
MiguelItUp
Member
Yeah, I definitely tried to listen to that as much as possible, and I couldn't for long. I mean I always thought they were kind of off, but that interview was a huge red flag IMO.
FTFY
Sparrowhawk
Member
I forgot about that, haha. Fantastic.
Booker.DeWitt
Member
can someone summarize what the hell was going on and how this lawsuit thing started?
randomengine
Banned
I think those Steam Users do have some responsibility in all this if the claims are true. A Steam Account shouldn't be a license to lie or give false opinion on games. Such accounts should be targeted by Valve to not allow them to post opinions or reviews any longer. There are no winners/heroes here.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
I wonder if they dismissed with or without prejudice. And also if they drafted up a settlement and general release first before they did that.
If they didn't and dismissed without prejudice (meaning they could refile again) the defendants could demand their legal costs from Digital Homicide.
If they didn't and dismissed without prejudice (meaning they could refile again) the defendants could demand their legal costs from Digital Homicide.
Is this a joke?
I do remember your name from somewhere... weren't you one of the crazy NMS defenders?
>Shit company makes shit game
>Jim rip the game a new one
>Copy Pasta uploaders do the folloing
>Decide they'll DOX Jim
>That didn't help
>Do interview with Jim
>Make a legal case against him for not liking their games, it's not fair
>At this point;
>Thing seems to calm down but lets fast forward a bit
>Angry at steam reviewers slamming their game
>Tried to file lawsuits against steam users and tries to force Valve to give their information up via a subpoena
>Valve removes them completely from Steam
>They want to go after Valve now for removing them
>Some time goes by...
>We get this thread
Something like that, if I recall all the shit they've done recently.
Snowybreak
Member
There are winners here:
Valve for not bowing any longer to their bullshit.
The critics for having their voices heard.
And steam for no longer having its shelves clogged with worthless garbage.
Comrade Crunch
Member
I mean, I would agree with you if we were talking about a legitimate developer, but DH were clearly shitbags. Their games actually were terrible and no amount of "false opinions," would change that.
There definitely are winners in this, everyone who refused to allow these guys to pump out garbage to make a quick buck.
zeorhymer
Member
Jim Sterling did a Jimpression on a game called Slaughtering Grounds.
Digital Homicide made a review of the review and started bashing it.
Jim Sterling did a review of the review of the review and just laughed his ass off.
Jim Sterling made a couple more reviews of a couple of games that had different publishers. He found out later that all of the publishers were Digital Homicide.
DH did not like that they were being criticized. So they "invited" JS for an interview/podcast. JS agreed and they asked a bunch of questions trying to dox him and/or to get him implicated. They failed miserably and a few other people picked up on it and covered it.
DH really got pissed and decided to sue JS for defamation/slander and all that good jazz. Unfortunately, DH did not have any funds for such a suit and on their "website" had a gofundme for the legal cost.
JS said to bring it on.
DH got even more mad and decided to sue Valve and a bunch of anon accounts for being mean.
Valve stepped in and wiped them off the store.
I think this is gist of the events.
Demon_Stephen
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ForsakenLotus
Member
So what will the name of their next studio be?
Temper Tantrum LLC
SliChillax
Member
They'll just re open under a new name.
BibiMaghoo
Member
Homicidal Digits.
joecanada
Member
yeah, I mean I would be a lot more suspicious of people who rated shovelware like theirs favorably than the people giving out supposed "false " reviews. Actually I have read some reviews and they seem to be honest to a point. They mention asset flipping, broken games, and other nonsense. Sounds pretty honest to me.
randomengine
Banned
My experience with Steam reviews is that they are largely inaccurate and don't at all reflect the content of a game. Maybe the case is different here, but then again maybe the general forum culture for World of Warcraft is not toxic anymore. I doubt it, but anything is possible.
If there is anything I can count on with Steam it is shitty reviews that don't at all help me to decide if a game is worth purchasing. Most of them exist merely to make people laugh or shit on a game in a comedic manner.
This video should give you an idea what kind of people they are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6s0Wpn1zmU
Plus this as a bonus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbqxPgK87dM
So you were guessing that these opinions were "wrong" just "because" while you know nothing about DH's shovelware crap?
Good going! Strong argument. Keep writing these insightful posts.
Booker.DeWitt
Member
perfect summary. !!
No, Valve showed them big dick and slapped DH with it and now they're done.
Booker.DeWitt
Member
Oh, I felt they wiped the users that complained about the games.
LOL, who ran that publisher? Bunch of babies, that is why they are gone.
DH controlled the pages for their games alone, and Valve took no action, as far as I know, until DH tried to force their hand to get to their paying customers.
That's when Valve had enough and just shut them down without breaking a sweat.
>Shit company makes shit game
>Jim rip the game a new one
>Copy Pasta uploaders do the folloing
>Decide they'll DOX Jim
>That didn't help
>Do interview with Jim
>Make a legal case against him for not liking their games, it's not fair
>At this point;
>Thing seems to calm down but lets fast forward a bit
>Angry at steam reviewers slamming their game
>Tried to file lawsuits against steam users and tries to force Valve to give their information up via a subpoena
>Valve removes them completely from Steam
>They want to go after Valve now for removing them
>Some time goes by...
>We get this thread
Something like that, if I recall all the shit they've done recently.
Yup. That's pretty much what happened. I'm almost sad to see this end. Just because Jim was so entertaining when he called these guys out.
I would expect the payoff of the glorious Jimquisition of him chanting his victory here.
Good riddance.
Maybe it'll get a spiritual sequel.
I guess this means no Extra Large Testical II
Maybe it'll get a spiritual sequel.
Wandering Robot
Member
I'd say good riddance, but it isn't all over until Jim's case is dropped, as well.
Not to mention the glorious Jimquisition surely to follow.
MegaManTrigger
Banned
How the fuck do you say your case is solid, and then proceed to waste tons of money on lawyers trying to get rid of dissent against their shit games? It's clear that something was wrong and yet, they drank the kool-aid. I absolutely do not buy the BS excuse that because Steam removed their games that they had no financial backing, I highly doubt they were making that much money with the huge negative WOM anyway.
Shadax the wizard
Member
'Bout time they get put into place.
legacyzero
Banned
The Jimquiation that will explode into the internet with power and glory when this is all done will be the greatest video ever made.
adversarial
Member
Didn't see this coming.
Gai Murakumo
Member
I was really hoping for this outcome, glad they are closing down. I cannot believe that they even tried to go for lawsuits when they clearly were in the wrong.
Weltall Zero
Member
Regardless of whether that's true or not, you shouldn't use "usually" and "always" in the same sentence. It's usually always wrong.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Maybe you should have read that particular article first before writting this post.
Also Jim doesn't have any ads on his site, so "clickbaiting" is literally useless since he doesn't get any money whether you click on his site or not.
Unless this is masterful satire and I didn't get it.
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