Cloud Strife
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Now will they sue the world?!
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Digital Homicide plunges further into insanity - Sues Steam users
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TheChewyWaffles
Member
edit: yep!
VichoCardenas
Banned
So glad Valve took action, this kind of shit cannot, must not be tolerated at any cost. I really hope other storefronts take notice of this too.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
HEHHEEHHEHE
DownWithTheShip
Member
Good that Valve removed their games. Need to protect their users from any additional lawsuits.
This made me lol
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Huh weird! Who would have though constantly annoying Valve would be a bad idea?
Unlike Romine, Sterling has an attorney who, I'm fairly certain, would drive to his house in Mississippi from Arizona just to slap the mic out of his hand if he even considered covering this while his lawsuit is ongoing.
He won't talk about this, not while his own lawsuit is pending.
Once that's been thrown out (and it will, it's inevitable), then we'll be in store for an epic, epic treat.
Wandering Robot
Member
The sooner the case is dismissed and we get that Jimquisition, the better. This is pure entertainment
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only to be made better if Digital Homicide responds to Valve soon, heh heh
Wouldn't surprise me if Romine is filing the suit against Valve directly right now. I'm betting that the entire point of this little John/Jane Doe fishing expedition was so that DigiHom would have cause (in their crazy world) to sue Valve themselves.
Courtesy of lashman:
What's amazing is that they didn't expect this to happen.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Via TechRaptor:
Update: Valve has responded to our question, confirming that they did delist the games. This was what Doug Lombardi of Valve had to say:
Valve has stopped doing business with Digital Homicide for being hostile to Steam customers.
Update: Valve has responded to our question, confirming that they did delist the games. This was what Doug Lombardi of Valve had to say:
Valve has stopped doing business with Digital Homicide for being hostile to Steam customers.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn. That's a Randy Savage elbow drop off the top ropes at Wrestlemania level of rekt.
legacyzero
Banned
OWNED.
I'm betting that DigiHom tries a couple more times to get games up on Steam through shell companies and fake names, but this is still great news.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Doug is a guy I'd buy a beer and listen to all the shit he has to go through.
VichoCardenas
Banned
DH literally commited suicide as a company. Now they are gonna double down on getting every penny from those lawsuits, which I really hope cost them more that they actually can get from them.
legacyzero
Banned
I hate to agree, but they earned it.
ShinRPGamer
Member
Get wrecked!
mysteriousmage09
Member
LMFAO DESTROYED!
This is a good response. I'm really happy for Valve doing this.
JoeyJungle
Banned
This is actually a really interesting case for Valve. They'll almost definitely fight the subpoena, but if they lost, would they pay the legal fees for the customers being sued in the subpoena? Seems crazy that a negative Steam review could open you up to a lawsuit.
I can't. It's so good to see these people get what they deserve.
nintendoman58
Member
Guys, what if they find this thread?
You think they'll sue us?!?
You think they'll sue us?!?
ultracal31
You don't get to bring friends.
I would love for them to try
I can imagine Jim releasing a heavy sigh as he moves the ARK episode until next week again.
Although I think he doesn't do videos on them during the time of the process, so who knows?
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Digital Homicide just shot themselves in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Steam culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by suing everyone. If you sue someone over in Steam, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the Doug Lombardi, after hearing about this, is not going to want to publish any of Digital Homicide games, nor will the public buy any of their games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Digital Homicide has alienated an entire market with this move.
DH, publicly apologize to Jim fucking Sterling son, Doug and GabeN, and cancel all games from Steam, or/and you can kiss your business goodbye.
*toasts glass of milk*
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Steam culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by suing everyone. If you sue someone over in Steam, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the Doug Lombardi, after hearing about this, is not going to want to publish any of Digital Homicide games, nor will the public buy any of their games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Digital Homicide has alienated an entire market with this move.
DH, publicly apologize to Jim fucking Sterling son, Doug and GabeN, and cancel all games from Steam, or/and you can kiss your business goodbye.
*toasts glass of milk*
NeOak
Member
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
VichoCardenas
Banned
Since the brothers already payed all the service fees yesterday and the lawsuit is in course, I really hope Valve stands up and offers at least legal advice for their affected customers.
TheSaddestSort
Member
Sounds like a case of justifiable homicide to me.
ImaLemming
Member
That's what I get for being wary. Now hand me some of that victory wine to wash down my crow.
Jim's not going to do his DigiHom Spectacular until his own lawsuit is thrown out, though he might make a vague reference to all this at the beginning of his next video.
God that feels good, can't imagine Sterling right now.