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James Stephanie Sterling

April 11, 2024

James Stephanie Sterling,[3] also known as Commander Sterling and formerly known as Jim Sterling, is an English-American freelance video game journalist, critic, pundit, YouTuber, and professional wrestler. Before becoming independent in September 2014, she[a] was the review editor for Destructoid,[5] and an author for The Escapist.[6] Sterling is noted as one of the main examples of a YouTuber achieving success through crowdfunding.[7]

James Stephanie Sterling
Personal information
Born
Erith, London, England[1]
Occupation(s)Video game critic, web video producer, livestreamer, professional wrestler
YouTube information
Also known asCommander Sterling
Channel
  • Jim Sterling
Years active2006–present
GenreVideo game industry journalism
Subscribers758 thousand[2]
Total views551 million[2]
Associated actsLaura Kate Dale
Last updated: 21 March 2024

Career edit

Video game critic edit

Sterling presents The Jimquisition, a weekly YouTube video series in which she discusses current issues surrounding video games, often involving consumer protection and ethics in the video game industry. The series originated on Destructoid's YouTube channel and was later moved to The Escapist's channel, before being released on Sterling's own channel. Her main gameplay series are "Jimpressions" and "Squirty Play", where she discussed her impressions of a recently released video game while showing her own pre-recorded gameplay. She has often spoken against sexism in gaming, and has been open about the fact that her position on this subject has slowly evolved.[8]

In November 2014, Sterling announced that she was leaving The Escapist and intended to seek funding for her work independently through Patreon. On a 2020 episode of The Jimquisition, she stated that she had departed The Escapist after the publication had refused to publish her negative review of Assassin's Creed Unity, citing that parent company Defy Media was afraid of damaging any sponsorship opportunities with Ubisoft.[9][10] Sterling also stated her desire to go back to writing articles and recording podcasts, which she was not able to do since leaving Destructoid.[11] She currently maintains her own website, The Jimquisition, in addition to producing a podcast titled "Podquisition", which is shared with fellow British game journalist and founding host, Laura Kate Dale.[3][11] The third founding member/co-host, Irish musician Gavin Dunne, had his final permanent appearance on episode 250, leaving to pursue a musical career.[3][12][13] Gavin was replaced on episode 251 with Conrad Zimmerman, who had previously worked alongside Sterling at Destructoid.[3][14][15][16]

In March 2016, Digital Homicide Studios filed a lawsuit against Sterling, seeking $10 million in damages for "assault, libel, and slander",[17][18] following Sterling's negative review of their first game The Slaughtering Grounds.[19] Sterling further accused Digital Homicide Studios of deleting negative feedback of the game on its Steam review page, and banning users who criticized it.[19] The lawsuit was raised to $15 million, before it was eventually dismissed with prejudice in late February 2017.[20]

Sterling has been credited with coining the term "Chungus", which would later be part of the name of the "Big Chungus" meme. Sterling started using the term as early as 2012 on her channel in a variety of unrelated contexts with different meanings for humorous effect.[21] She was also credited with coining asset flip in 2015.[22]

Wrestling edit

Sterling wrestles under the name Commander Sterling.[23] Sterling initially became involved in wrestling as a joke, appearing as a character called Sterdust, parodying Cody Rhodes' character Stardust,[24] later appearing as a heel manager, before taking up wrestling herself, also as a heel.[9] She has wrestled for promotions including Pro Wrestling EGO, Ryse Wrestling, BadBoys Wrestling (BBW), and the PolyAm Cult Party.[24] She co-founded and runs wrestling promotion Spectrum Wrestling.[citation needed]

Voice actor & video game writer edit

Sterling joined the writing team for Vampire Survivors in 2022, writing the game bestiary.[25] She has also provided voices for Jazzpunk, We Happy Few, 2064: Read Only Memories, Volume, The Charnel House Trilogy, Lorelai and Oddworld: Soulstorm.[26]

Reception edit

In 2011 Sterling was featured in a list of "the 25 raddest game journalists to follow on Twitter" by Complex.[27] She has developed into a controversial figure in the world of video game journalism, particularly for her criticisms of industry practices and focus on consumer protection.[7][28] Fans of some highly anticipated games, including No Man's Sky[29] and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,[30] have launched DDoS attacks against Sterling's website following reviews that were believed to be insufficiently positive.[31][32]

Sterling's views on art games have been criticized by Spelunky creator Derek Yu. In 2014, Yu compared Sterling's view to that of art critic Louis Leroy writing in 1874 of a Claude Monet painting which Leroy criticized for being unfinished, while the style of painting would later become a major art style.[33]

Personal life edit

Sterling was born in London, England, where she said she lived near the poverty line for much of her childhood.[34] In a video from November 2015, Sterling stated in a video (while talking about the polyamorous relationship options in Fallout 4) that she was "not a monogamous guy, nor [...] a straight one either."[35] She is openly pansexual and queer.[36][37] In June 2020, she became a naturalized United States citizen.[38] In August 2020, Sterling came out as non-binary.[39] Sterling uses she/them pronouns.[4]

In late June 2020, while discussing the Speaking Out movement and misconduct within the video game industry, Sterling touched upon her own disorders:[40]

The events of recent weeks have been particularly affecting for me, as I've begun to come to terms with my own history. While all of this talk of abuse is going on, I've had a psychiatric evaluation where I was confirmed to have bipolar type 2 and complex PTSD as a result of what can only be described as a couple decades of having my sense of identity systematically destroyed by caregivers, followed by people convincing me I was making stuff up and that I wasn't even mildly depressed.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Sterling identifies as a transfem and uses both she/her and they/them pronouns.[4] This article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.

References edit

  1. ^ Sterling, Jim (11 April 2012). "Beautifully bleak, a quasi-defense of "dark and gritty" games". gamefront.com. from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "About Jim Sterling". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b c d Fennimore, Jack (26 January 2021). "Jim Sterling: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b Sterling, Jim. "Commander Sterling (@JimSterling)". Twitter. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Jim Sterling prevails in his lawsuit with Digital Homicide". Destructoid. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Jim Sterling Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist". The Escapist. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b Davis, Hubert (25 February 2020). "Jim Sterling – The YouTuber Standing Up To Game Industry Greed". ScreenRant. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ wundergeek (21 June 2013). . GamingAsWomen. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Jim Sterling: From 'Pathetic Edgelord' To YouTube's 'Princess Of Pansexual Pandemonium'". Kotaku. 9 February 2022.
  10. ^ Sterling, Jim. "Ubisoft Spent Years Protecting Mental And Physical Abusers (The Jimquisition)". YouTube. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ^ a b Tassi, Paul (15 November 2014). "Examining Jim Sterling's Grand Experiment To Create Video Game Journalism Utopia". Forbes. from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. ^ Dunne, Gavin (20 September 2019). "A fond farewell to Podquisition <3". patreon. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  13. ^ Podquisition 250: Miracle Of Sound, retrieved 7 November 2020
  14. ^ "An unlikely pairing has given birth to Plague Road". 14 January 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  15. ^ Podquisition 251: Naruto Honk, retrieved 7 November 2020
  16. ^ . Conrad Zimmerman dot com. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  17. ^ Patrick Klepek (17 March 2016). "Angered Game Developer Sues Critic Jim Sterling For $10 Million". Kotaku. Gawker Media. from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  18. ^ Chris Carter (17 March 2016). "Indie developer Digital Homicide sues Jim Sterling". Destructoid. from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  19. ^ a b Sterling, Jim (10 November 2014). "The Slaughtering Grounds: A Steam Meltdown Story". The Escapist. Defy Media. from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  20. ^ Ibrahim, Mona (2 March 2017). "Jim Sterling was sued for making fun of a game, and it was a bad idea". Polygon. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  21. ^ Valens, Ana (13 February 2019). "Big Chungus is the last great meme of 2018—and it could only appear during the holidays". The Daily Dot.
  22. ^ White, Kaila. "Free speech or criminal harassment? Arizona game maker sues online commenters for $18M". The Arizona Republic.
  23. ^ Bell, Brian C. (28 June 2021). "Ryse Wrestling removes announcers after misgendering talent". Outsports.
  24. ^ a b Fennimore, Jack (1 May 2017). "Jim Sterling: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know".
  25. ^ Troughton, James (20 December 2022). "Vampire Survivors' Giovanna Is Trans". TheGamer. ValNet. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  26. ^ "ABOUT". The Jimquisition. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  27. ^ Dyer, Mitch (21 October 2011). "The 25 Raddest Games Journalists To Follow on Twitter". Complex. from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  28. ^ Gonzalez, Oscar (22 March 2010). "Jim Sterling: His Controversial Yet Accurate Views". Original Gamer. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  29. ^ James Sterling. . The Jimquisition. The Jimquistion. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  30. ^ Donnellan, Jimmy (13 March 2017). "Jim Sterling Angers Zelda Fans With "Negative" 7/10 Breath of the Wild Review". Cultured Vultures. from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  31. ^ Driver, Ben. "Jim Sterling's site under attack after giving The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild a 7/10". VG247. from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  32. ^ Bishop, Sam (13 March 2017). "Jim Sterling's site receives DDoS attacks after Zelda review". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  33. ^ Yu, Derek (19 February 2010). "To Jim Sterling, Who Hates Art Games". TIGSource. from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  34. ^ . www.thejimquisition.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  35. ^ Fallout 4's S.P.E.C.I.A.L Relationships (The Jimquisition). 9 November 2015. from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016 – via YouTube.
  36. ^ Sterling, Jim [@jimsterling] (23 September 2019). "I used to identify as bi before I realized the whole pan thing applied to me so much more..." (Tweet). from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  37. ^ Sterling, Jim [@jimsterling] (17 May 2019). "Anyway, as an openly queer wearer of corseted hats, I do declare that homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia all smell of poo and wee. #IDAHOBIT" (Tweet). from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  38. ^ Sterling, Jim [@jimsterling] (29 June 2020). "The job is done, a citizen I am, and I have a flag to prove it" (Tweet). from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  39. ^ Sterling, Jim [@jimsterling] (25 August 2020). "I am non-binary pansexual gendertrash. I like all pronouns. I haven't been this comfortable with myself before. Ever." (Tweet). from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  40. ^ Jim Sterling (29 June 2020). A Truly Fucked Up Industry. Event occurs at 5:47. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

April 11, 2024
james, stephanie, sterling, also, known, commander, sterling, formerly, known, sterling, english, american, freelance, video, game, journalist, critic, pundit, youtuber, professional, wrestler, before, becoming, independent, september, 2014, review, editor, de. James Stephanie Sterling 3 also known as Commander Sterling and formerly known as Jim Sterling is an English American freelance video game journalist critic pundit YouTuber and professional wrestler Before becoming independent in September 2014 she a was the review editor for Destructoid 5 and an author for The Escapist 6 Sterling is noted as one of the main examples of a YouTuber achieving success through crowdfunding 7 James Stephanie SterlingPersonal informationBornErith London England 1 Occupation s Video game critic web video producer livestreamer professional wrestlerYouTube informationAlso known asCommander SterlingChannelJim SterlingYears active2006 presentGenreVideo game industry journalismSubscribers758 thousand 2 Total views551 million 2 Associated actsLaura Kate DaleLast updated 21 March 2024 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Video game critic 1 2 Wrestling 1 3 Voice actor amp video game writer 2 Reception 3 Personal life 4 Notes 5 ReferencesCareer editVideo game critic edit Sterling presents The Jimquisition a weekly YouTube video series in which she discusses current issues surrounding video games often involving consumer protection and ethics in the video game industry The series originated on Destructoid s YouTube channel and was later moved to The Escapist s channel before being released on Sterling s own channel Her main gameplay series are Jimpressions and Squirty Play where she discussed her impressions of a recently released video game while showing her own pre recorded gameplay She has often spoken against sexism in gaming and has been open about the fact that her position on this subject has slowly evolved 8 In November 2014 Sterling announced that she was leaving The Escapist and intended to seek funding for her work independently through Patreon On a 2020 episode of The Jimquisition she stated that she had departed The Escapist after the publication had refused to publish her negative review of Assassin s Creed Unity citing that parent company Defy Media was afraid of damaging any sponsorship opportunities with Ubisoft 9 10 Sterling also stated her desire to go back to writing articles and recording podcasts which she was not able to do since leaving Destructoid 11 She currently maintains her own website The Jimquisition in addition to producing a podcast titled Podquisition which is shared with fellow British game journalist and founding host Laura Kate Dale 3 11 The third founding member co host Irish musician Gavin Dunne had his final permanent appearance on episode 250 leaving to pursue a musical career 3 12 13 Gavin was replaced on episode 251 with Conrad Zimmerman who had previously worked alongside Sterling at Destructoid 3 14 15 16 In March 2016 Digital Homicide Studios filed a lawsuit against Sterling seeking 10 million in damages for assault libel and slander 17 18 following Sterling s negative review of their first game The Slaughtering Grounds 19 Sterling further accused Digital Homicide Studios of deleting negative feedback of the game on its Steam review page and banning users who criticized it 19 The lawsuit was raised to 15 million before it was eventually dismissed with prejudice in late February 2017 20 Sterling has been credited with coining the term Chungus which would later be part of the name of the Big Chungus meme Sterling started using the term as early as 2012 on her channel in a variety of unrelated contexts with different meanings for humorous effect 21 She was also credited with coining asset flip in 2015 22 Wrestling edit Sterling wrestles under the name Commander Sterling 23 Sterling initially became involved in wrestling as a joke appearing as a character called Sterdust parodying Cody Rhodes character Stardust 24 later appearing as a heel manager before taking up wrestling herself also as a heel 9 She has wrestled for promotions including Pro Wrestling EGO Ryse Wrestling BadBoys Wrestling BBW and the PolyAm Cult Party 24 She co founded and runs wrestling promotion Spectrum Wrestling citation needed Voice actor amp video game writer edit Sterling joined the writing team for Vampire Survivors in 2022 writing the game bestiary 25 She has also provided voices for Jazzpunk We Happy Few 2064 Read Only Memories Volume The Charnel House Trilogy Lorelai and Oddworld Soulstorm 26 Reception editIn 2011 Sterling was featured in a list of the 25 raddest game journalists to follow on Twitter by Complex 27 She has developed into a controversial figure in the world of video game journalism particularly for her criticisms of industry practices and focus on consumer protection 7 28 Fans of some highly anticipated games including No Man s Sky 29 and The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 30 have launched DDoS attacks against Sterling s website following reviews that were believed to be insufficiently positive 31 32 Sterling s views on art games have been criticized by Spelunky creator Derek Yu In 2014 Yu compared Sterling s view to that of art critic Louis Leroy writing in 1874 of a Claude Monet painting which Leroy criticized for being unfinished while the style of painting would later become a major art style 33 Personal life editSterling was born in London England where she said she lived near the poverty line for much of her childhood 34 In a video from November 2015 Sterling stated in a video while talking about the polyamorous relationship options in Fallout 4 that she was not a monogamous guy nor a straight one either 35 She is openly pansexual and queer 36 37 In June 2020 she became a naturalized United States citizen 38 In August 2020 Sterling came out as non binary 39 Sterling uses she them pronouns 4 In late June 2020 while discussing the Speaking Out movement and misconduct within the video game industry Sterling touched upon her own disorders 40 The events of recent weeks have been particularly affecting for me as I ve begun to come to terms with my own history While all of this talk of abuse is going on I ve had a psychiatric evaluation where I was confirmed to have bipolar type 2 and complex PTSD as a result of what can only be described as a couple decades of having my sense of identity systematically destroyed by caregivers followed by people convincing me I was making stuff up and that I wasn t even mildly depressed Notes edit Sterling identifies as a transfem and uses both she her and they them pronouns 4 This article uses she her pronouns for consistency References edit Sterling Jim 11 April 2012 Beautifully bleak a quasi defense of dark and gritty games gamefront com Archived from the original on 24 November 2016 Retrieved 31 December 2023 a b About Jim Sterling YouTube a b c d Fennimore Jack 26 January 2021 Jim Sterling 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Heavy Retrieved 12 February 2021 a b Sterling Jim Commander Sterling JimSterling Twitter Retrieved 21 October 2023 Jim Sterling prevails in his lawsuit with Digital Homicide Destructoid 21 February 2017 Retrieved 19 February 2024 Jim Sterling Legacy Author Author at The Escapist The Escapist 4 November 2014 Retrieved 19 February 2024 a b Davis Hubert 25 February 2020 Jim Sterling The YouTuber Standing Up To Game Industry Greed ScreenRant Retrieved 15 September 2020 wundergeek 21 June 2013 An interview with Jim Sterling about sexism in game culture GamingAsWomen Archived from the original on 22 December 2014 Retrieved 29 December 2014 a b Jim Sterling From Pathetic Edgelord To YouTube s Princess Of Pansexual Pandemonium Kotaku 9 February 2022 Sterling Jim Ubisoft Spent Years Protecting Mental And Physical Abusers The Jimquisition YouTube Retrieved 28 August 2020 a b Tassi Paul 15 November 2014 Examining Jim Sterling s Grand Experiment To Create Video Game Journalism Utopia Forbes Archived from the original on 29 December 2014 Retrieved 29 December 2014 Dunne Gavin 20 September 2019 A fond farewell to Podquisition lt 3 patreon Retrieved 3 November 2020 Podquisition 250 Miracle Of Sound retrieved 7 November 2020 An unlikely pairing has given birth to Plague Road 14 January 2017 Retrieved 29 April 2022 Podquisition 251 Naruto Honk retrieved 7 November 2020 About Conrad Zimmerman dot com 14 July 2014 Archived from the original on 31 October 2020 Retrieved 7 November 2020 Patrick Klepek 17 March 2016 Angered Game Developer Sues Critic Jim Sterling For 10 Million Kotaku Gawker Media Archived from the original on 19 March 2016 Retrieved 28 January 2018 Chris Carter 17 March 2016 Indie developer Digital Homicide sues Jim Sterling Destructoid Archived from the original on 18 March 2016 Retrieved 28 January 2018 a b Sterling Jim 10 November 2014 The Slaughtering Grounds A Steam Meltdown Story The Escapist Defy Media Archived from the original on 30 June 2016 Retrieved 28 January 2018 Ibrahim Mona 2 March 2017 Jim Sterling was sued for making fun of a game and it was a bad idea Polygon Retrieved 15 September 2020 Valens Ana 13 February 2019 Big Chungus is the last great meme of 2018 and it could only appear during the holidays The Daily Dot White Kaila Free speech or criminal harassment Arizona game maker sues online commenters for 18M The Arizona Republic Bell Brian C 28 June 2021 Ryse Wrestling removes announcers after misgendering talent Outsports a b Fennimore Jack 1 May 2017 Jim Sterling 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Troughton James 20 December 2022 Vampire Survivors Giovanna Is Trans TheGamer ValNet Retrieved 31 August 2023 ABOUT The Jimquisition Retrieved 31 August 2023 Dyer Mitch 21 October 2011 The 25 Raddest Games Journalists To Follow on Twitter Complex Archived from the original on 31 December 2014 Retrieved 31 December 2014 Gonzalez Oscar 22 March 2010 Jim Sterling His Controversial Yet Accurate Views Original Gamer Retrieved 23 February 2015 James Sterling No Man s Site The Jimquisition The Jimquistion Archived from the original on 10 June 2017 Retrieved 13 March 2017 Donnellan Jimmy 13 March 2017 Jim Sterling Angers Zelda Fans With Negative 7 10 Breath of the Wild Review Cultured Vultures Archived from the original on 14 March 2017 Retrieved 13 March 2017 Driver Ben Jim Sterling s site under attack after giving The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild a 7 10 VG247 Archived from the original on 13 March 2017 Retrieved 13 March 2017 Bishop Sam 13 March 2017 Jim Sterling s site receives DDoS attacks after Zelda review Gamereactor UK Retrieved 29 April 2022 Yu Derek 19 February 2010 To Jim Sterling Who Hates Art Games TIGSource Archived from the original on 31 December 2014 Retrieved 31 December 2014 The Beginner s Guide Review The Hardest Word The Jimquisition www thejimquisition com Archived from the original on 14 April 2016 Retrieved 17 October 2015 Fallout 4 s S P E C I A L Relationships The Jimquisition 9 November 2015 Archived from the original on 17 March 2016 Retrieved 23 March 2016 via YouTube Sterling Jim jimsterling 23 September 2019 I used to identify as bi before I realized the whole pan thing applied to me so much more Tweet Archived from the original on 23 September 2019 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