Digital Homicide Studios

Digital Homicide Studios L.L.C.
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Founders
  • James Romine
  • Robert Romine
DefunctOctober 2016 (2016-10)
Headquarters,
US
Key people
  • James Romine
  • Robert Romine
ProductsThe Slaughtering Grounds

Digital Homicide Studios L.L.C. was an American video game developer based in Yuma, Arizona. James and Robert Romine founded the company in 2014 and released poorly received games in quick succession. The studio produced roughly sixty games until September 2016, including The Slaughtering Grounds, Temper Tantrum, and Galactic Hitman. The Slaughtering Grounds, Digital Homicide Studios's best-known title, was released via Steam in October 2014. James Stephanie Sterling's criticism of the game led to a dispute with Digital Homicide Studios and eventually a lawsuit by James Romine against Sterling. Romine also filed a lawsuit against 100 anonymous Steam users in September 2016, accusing them of harassment. In response to the latter, Valve removed all Digital Homicide Studios games from Steam, which Romine stated "destroyed" the studio by October 2016. He subsequently withdrew the lawsuit, while that against Sterling was dismissed with prejudice in February 2017.