Jim Sterling - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Selling Myself Like A Whore: I'm a freelance videogames media writer who specializes in feature work, but also do reviews, previews, interviews and other words that end in views.
Over the past year I've made a name for myself as one of the most outspoken and opinionated writers in the industry. I also work as a satirist and have had a lot of success with such work as my Ten Golden Rules series. I think games coverage needs personality and a sense of humor, some opinion and fun as opposed to a bunch of geeks with cameras pretentiously calling themselves journalists. I consider only a handful people in my industry to be journalists, and I certainly ain't one of them.
I do the odd bit of work for IGN and am looking into doing some print media soon, but my current official position is Reviews Editor at Destructoid.com. My job basically entails saying "Yes, you can review Persona 3" when asked. It's an easy gig.
Career Highlights: Being told by Jack Thompson to molest a child, calling Uwe Boll and getting him to say "Also, Cocks," getting emailed by Albert Wesker from Resident Evil, giving GTA IV the most honest score on Metacritic, being the first person on the Internet to realize Eva in MGS4 looks like David fucking Bowie.
Top Games: Silent Hill 2, Gitaroo Man, Metal Gear Solid, BioShock, Half-Life 2, Warriors Orochi.

My Interests

Videogames, voice acting and comedy. I intend to make my mark in all three.

I'd like to meet:

I don't like meeting anybody because I am a twisted and bitter shell. This is a good place to put my Gamercard though. Try and add me, though my friends list is usually full up.

Music:

Sparks, Dogstand, The Electric Light Orchestra, Pulp, The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails, Black Mages, Theory of a Dead Man, Presidents of the USA, Scissor Sisters, Marilyn Manson, The Decemberists, Suede, Coheed & Cambria, The Automatic, The Dresden Dolls, Muse, Queensryche, Oasis, Lou Reed, Cardiacs, Devo, The Darkness, The Cloud Room, A Perfect Circle, Depeche Mode, Jet, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Super Furry Animals, Peter Gabriel, Dire Straits.

Movies:

Stand Alone Movies: Withnail & I, Ichi The Killer, Churchill: The Hollywood Years, Guesthouse Paradiso, Being John Malkovich, Braindead, Transformers: The Movie, This Is Spinal Tap.

Series: The Hannibal trilogy, The Alien quadrology, The Evil Dead trilogy, The Hellraiser series.

Television:

The League of Gentlemen, The Young Ones, Filthy Rich & Catflap, Bottom, Black Books, Brass Eye, The New Statesman, I'm Alan Partridge, Bang Bang It's Reeves & Mortimer, The Office, QI, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, Never Mind the Buzzcocks & Nathan Barley.

Books:

Romance Of The Three Kingdoms.

Heroes:

Rik Mayall

Chris Morris

Jeff Lynne

Cao Cao

Ron & Russell Mael

My Blog

Saint’s Row 2 review - IGN UK

Hey all,Bit of a freelance update for you. I co-wrote IGN UK's review of Saint's Row 2 so check that mother of a cunt out if you're interested. I handled the multiplayer section of the review. http://...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:21:00 PST

Codemasters donating $1000 to Extra Life!

Wow!I was in a foul mood over my Xbox 360 red-ringing this morning (happens to us all) but my conversation with Codemasters has more than perked me right up. I have been offered $1000 for the Extra Li...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:45:00 PST

Destructoid joins Extra Life: Presenting the SingSterling Challenge!

BIG THING HAPPENING!Go HERE and see the big announcement that is the SingSterling Challenge where I, James D. Sterling, shall be playing SingStar for 24 hours in the name of charity! Yep, that's right...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:36:00 PST

Occupation: Reviews editor, Destructoid.com

So I finally quit the cab firm!It was Saturday night, a new and atrocious phone system had been installed that puts a painfully shrill and loud ring directly in your ear (because they haven't bothered...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:10:00 PST

Sterling in issue 105 of PSM3

O Hai,So, Dtoid alumni and ol' war buddy of mine David Houghton informed me that I was published in PSM3 last month. I did a little freelance for the magazine (an old favorite of mine) a while back bu...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:37:00 PST

Amazing House of the Dead Swag

I do love having PR contacts in Sega sometimes. This unbelievable bit of swag came through my door today to promote House of the Dead: Overkill. They're playing up this grindhouse pulp horror thing, s...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:52:00 PST

Sterling is Sarcastic Gamer’s top-rated gaming writer

Sarcastic Gamer recently ran an article recommending its top 5 gaming writers. Topping a list that includes Kotaku's Owen Good (who does an awesome weekend job there) and 1UP's Jeff Green was yours tr...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:51:00 PST

Uncle Cheeky Rides Again

As I discussed in a previous blog post, I am now an accomplished children’s book writer. Although I have not found a publisher for my books yet, I am sure that Ladybird is interested in taking o...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:38:00 PST

A fucking poem about Gwen Stefani

She fiddles with boys, she brings them toys, she fronts No Doubt, they eat her out.She fucks, she sucks, she drives a truck, there's very little that she can't do, 'cept fuck a man right where he poos...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:27:00 PST

Uncle Cheeky’s Funny Adventure

I have decided to use my career at Destructoid as a jumping point into other writing areas. I feel that my talents would be best put to use in children's books. I feel I can delight and amuse a new ge...
Posted by Jim Sterling on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:10:00 PST