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Jim Sterling leaves Destructoid

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shinobi602

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Dear friends and lovers,

Today I announce my departure from Destructoid.com as serving reviews editor and all-around sexy boy. I have been with Destructoid since, Christ, when was it? 2006? Back then, Nick "Brutal" Chester was the editor-in-chief, and he told me the readers love it when you mention Pokemans. I've never forgotten that advice. I'll also never forget my first post -- a news article on reviving dead Xbox 360s with towels. Readers responded with "Who the fuck is Jim Sterling?" It's a question that remained poignant throughout my entire career.

Who the fuck am I? I've gone from vulgar wildcard to slightly-more-vulgar wildcard to slightly-less-vulgar-kind-of-okay-guy. I've evolved from wannabe games journalist to proud games blogger to fiercely proud consumer advocate. I have been called a sexist and a vagina warrior radical feminist -- sometimes in the same day! I've been a newshound, an interviewer, a producer, a critic, and an asshole, and I owe all that Destructoid.

But as I constantly change, so too does Destructoid, and my continually expanding duties in the field of games media mean I cannot give Destructoid what it needs from me at this time of extreme evolution. Destructoid needs in its reviews editor a particular kind of writer, one absolutely fully dedicated to the company and its expansion. Meanwhile, my career is a wild and thrashing thing, and while I'll spend the next few days trying to consolidate the monster, both Destructoid's Dale North and I are in agreement that whatever form my life takes, it will not achieve the synergy we'd need from each other.

To Dale North, I wish nothing but luck in what's going to be a difficult and exciting time ahead. To Conrad Zimmerman and Jonathan Holmes, CHUNGUS CHUNGUS CHUNGUS. But seriously, you two are my friends, my very dear friends. To Chris Carter, you are Lil' Pumpy. To Jordan Devore, your work is astonishing. To Hamza Aziz, god you look hot in a suit. To everybody I've worked with at Destructoid over the years -- thank you. Thank you.

To Niero Gonzalez, my friend, and the one man I've truly called Boss ... my fealty is hard-won, and you made it look effortless.

So what is in my future? Well, I will still be bringing you video content in the form of Jimquisition, Movie Defense Force, Rhymedown Spectacular, and the JimSterling YouTube channel. I also am not done as a games critic. I still need an actual friggin' job, right, and I'm not good at anything else. Yes, I know many of you think I suck even at reviewing, but I still plan to be deeply involved in the process of videogame criticism, wherever I end up. It'll just be a job far more focused on exactly that, at a rate I can commit to.

I still remain a friend to Destructoid, and a personal chum of everyone there. And there's nothing saying you won't see us share a stage again.

Sincere love to everybody,
Jim Sterling.
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https://twitter.com/JimSterling/status/396335757755166720
 
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rqsrbv

Dear friends and lovers,

Today I announce my departure from Destructoid.com as serving reviews editor and all-around sexy boy. I have been with Destructoid since, Christ, when was it? 2006? Back then, Nick "Brutal" Chester was the editor-in-chief, and he told me the readers love it when you mention Pokemans. I've never forgotten that advice. I'll also never forget my first post -- a news article on reviving dead Xbox 360s with towels. Readers responded with "Who the fuck is Jim Sterling?" It's a question that remained poignant throughout my entire career.

Who the fuck am I? I've gone from vulgar wildcard to slightly-more-vulgar wildcard to slightly-less-vulgar-kind-of-okay-guy. I've evolved from wannabe games journalist to proud games blogger to fiercely proud consumer advocate. I have been called a sexist and a vagina warrior radical feminist -- sometimes in the same day! I've been a newshound, an interviewer, a producer, a critic, and an asshole, and I owe all that Destructoid.

But as I constantly change, so too does Destructoid, and my continually expanding duties in the field of games media mean I cannot give Destructoid what it needs from me at this time of extreme evolution. Destructoid needs in its reviews editor a particular kind of writer, one absolutely fully dedicated to the company and its expansion. Meanwhile, my career is a wild and thrashing thing, and while I'll spend the next few days trying to consolidate the monster, both Destructoid's Dale North and I are in agreement that whatever form my life takes, it will not achieve the synergy we'd need from each other.

To Dale North, I wish nothing but luck in what's going to be a difficult and exciting time ahead. To Conrad Zimmerman and Jonathan Holmes, CHUNGUS CHUNGUS CHUNGUS. But seriously, you two are my friends, my very dear friends. To Chris Carter, you are Lil' Pumpy. To Jordan Devore, your work is astonishing. To Hamza Aziz, god you look hot in a suit. To everybody I've worked with at Destructoid over the years -- thank you. Thank you.

To Niero Gonzalez, my friend, and the one man I've truly called Boss ... my fealty is hard-won, and you made it look effortless.

So what is in my future? Well, I will still be bringing you video content in the form of Jimquisition, Movie Defense Force, Rhymedown Spectacular, and the JimSterling YouTube channel. I also am not done as a games critic. I still need an actual friggin' job, right, and I'm not good at anything else. Yes, I know many of you think I suck even at reviewing, but I still plan to be deeply involved in the process of videogame criticism, wherever I end up. It'll just be a job far more focused on exactly that, at a rate I can commit to.

I still remain a friend to Destructoid, and a personal chum of everyone there. And there's nothing saying you won't see us share a stage again.

Sincere love to everybody,
Jim Sterling.
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aw snap

And Dale North should make more music and less whatever the hell he does at Destructoid.
 
Might as well get this one out of the way, any way related to the recent Batman: Arkham Origins review?
 
You can only write so many "stick it to publishers for not getting advanced review copies" reviews of games before they start to pile on up.

With the hints of expanding to online content on Youtube, the writing was on the wall. This will get interesting.
 
:(

Enjoyed Jim's work. The only reviewer in this industry that gave a damn about Dynasty Warriors/Musou. Great dude.
 
This opens more time for Dynasty Warriors.

I've been having a blast the last week or so watching his videos, good stuff.
 
Now I can cross Destuctoid of my list of websites I like to visit.

Man, this list is getting smaller by the day.

Also, good luck, Jim.
 
As much as I like sterling for his Jimquisition stuff, I can see this as potentially a good thing for their reviews going forward with him not being editor. His Arkham Origins review in particular was kind of ass, with him seemingly more interested in standing on a soapbox and hurling shit at Warner for releasing an Arkham game not developed by rocksteady rather than him actually discussing the game and its flaws in good faith.

...but on the otherhand, I now find myself out of reasons to visit Destructoid. I hope they can find a new niche to serve, because the odd Sterling review was really the only purpose the site ever served for me.
 
I just want to thank Jim for all of his hard work and content. Without him, I would of never of found out about Destructoid.

Best of luck to him and I'll be sure to keep following and showing support!
 
So funny because he said on podtoid a few weeks ago that all companies that he ever worked with closed down shortly after he left.

I hope that means more video content in the future (ideally featuring Max Scoville) about some chungus.
 
Woah, that means I'm listening to the last Podtoid right now...! I'll savor it.
 
He's bigger than Destructoid itself at the moment there is no reason to stay attached to something when he can market and brand himself.
 
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