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Jim Sterling
Date of birth
1 January 1984
Place of birth
London, England
Nationality
American
Pronouns
Any
Gender identity
nonbinary "gendertrash"
Occupation
freelance writer and YouTuber
Jim Sterling is an English-American freelance video game journalist, critic, pundit, and wrestling personality. Prior to becoming independent in September 2014, through crowdfunding, Sterling was the review editor for Destructoid, and an author for The Escapist. His active YouTube series are "The Jimquisition", "Jimpressions", "Industry Bullshit", "Direct to Video", "Oh My Gawd Hype!", and "Commentocracy"; his discontinued series include "The Videogame Show What I've Done", "Boglinwatch", "itch.io Tasty", and "Nitpick Theater".
Sterling was born in London, England, where he lived on the poverty line for much of his childhood and was psychologically abused by his mother's lover, a Hells Angels outcast.[1] This abuse is what prompted him to take on the "Jim Sterling" name, saying that he would have had it legally changed, if not for his legal issues.[2] In a video from November 2015 on Fallout 4, when talking about the polyamorous relationship options he stated that he is "not a monogamous guy, nor [...] a straight one either."[3] He openly identifies as pansexual[4] and queer.[5] In June 2020, he became a naturalized United States citizen.[6] In August 2020, Sterling came out as nonbinary on Twitter, saying he accepts all pronouns.[7]