I waffled back and forth whether to post something about this here, or the political subforum. It's been going on for a few weeks now, and it's downright sickening the things that have happened. It's focused on "Social Justice Warriors", and steeped in militant feminism. It began with an Indie "game developer" named "Zoe Quinn" sleeping around to get her game noticed. Various websites (Reddit, 4Chan, etc) were censoring the topic outright.
It's sort of odd, but it also ties in with Robin Williams death, as Zoe's game was greenlit and released for free on Steam shortly after, titled "Depression Quest". However, it's very hard to explain if you haven't followed it from the beginning. I found a couple of "summaries", or "cliffs notes" versions of it...
What is gamergate? - Imgur
Gamergate Explained - Imgur
Here's the latest big news:
Exposed: Secret mailing list group of huge gaming journalists where they plan what version of a news piece they will put out together.
What drives the angry feminist journalists slating GamerGate?
http://nichegamer.net/2014/09/gamergate-interview-anonymous-xbox-edition/
Game journalism ethics is in need of change
... and Internet Aristocrat made some absolutely EXCELLENT videos on the topic. Be warned, they are very NSFW for language:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-51PfwI3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmy5OKg6lo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km3DZQp0StE
...another good video on the subject of men/women and gaming:
http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=wABjRDy3Qbo&u=/watch?v=9MxqSwzFy5w&feature=share
...and TotalBiscuit's take on gaming journalism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e78JRIHRjC0&list=UUy1Ms_5qBTawC-k7PVjHXKQ
Here's an article in Forbes
GamerGate: A Closer Look At The Controversy Sweeping Video Games - Forbes
Here's a comprehensive summary of events (NSFW language)
http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAct...times_people_heres_a_comprehensive_faq_about/
I also waffled on whether or not to post this in the Political subforum, due to its relation to feminism and, at times, politics in general:
https://medium.com/@cainejw/the-factual-feminist-a-factcheck-f5ae584f56da
There are some celebs getting in on the discussion. Notably Adam Baldwin
A few more thoughts on GamerGate « Hot Air
GamerGate | Know Your Meme
The Fine Young Capitalists' IndieGoGo Gets Support From The Last Ship's Adam Baldwin
I hope I've presented enough information here on the subject, so that we may discuss it. I know there are a lot of gamers here that may be unaware of what's going on.
I know the initial videos are long, but you can't really opine too greatly on this until you understand the timeline, and those are the only ones I've found so far that cover it in great detail.
It's sort of odd, but it also ties in with Robin Williams death, as Zoe's game was greenlit and released for free on Steam shortly after, titled "Depression Quest". However, it's very hard to explain if you haven't followed it from the beginning. I found a couple of "summaries", or "cliffs notes" versions of it...
What is gamergate? - Imgur
Gamergate Explained - Imgur
Here's the latest big news:
Exposed: Secret mailing list group of huge gaming journalists where they plan what version of a news piece they will put out together.
What drives the angry feminist journalists slating GamerGate?
http://nichegamer.net/2014/09/gamergate-interview-anonymous-xbox-edition/
Game journalism ethics is in need of change
... and Internet Aristocrat made some absolutely EXCELLENT videos on the topic. Be warned, they are very NSFW for language:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-51PfwI3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmy5OKg6lo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km3DZQp0StE
...another good video on the subject of men/women and gaming:
http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=wABjRDy3Qbo&u=/watch?v=9MxqSwzFy5w&feature=share
...and TotalBiscuit's take on gaming journalism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e78JRIHRjC0&list=UUy1Ms_5qBTawC-k7PVjHXKQ
Here's an article in Forbes
GamerGate: A Closer Look At The Controversy Sweeping Video Games - Forbes
Here's a comprehensive summary of events (NSFW language)
http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAct...times_people_heres_a_comprehensive_faq_about/
I also waffled on whether or not to post this in the Political subforum, due to its relation to feminism and, at times, politics in general:
https://medium.com/@cainejw/the-factual-feminist-a-factcheck-f5ae584f56da
There are some celebs getting in on the discussion. Notably Adam Baldwin
A few more thoughts on GamerGate « Hot Air
GamerGate | Know Your Meme
The Fine Young Capitalists' IndieGoGo Gets Support From The Last Ship's Adam Baldwin
I hope I've presented enough information here on the subject, so that we may discuss it. I know there are a lot of gamers here that may be unaware of what's going on.
I know the initial videos are long, but you can't really opine too greatly on this until you understand the timeline, and those are the only ones I've found so far that cover it in great detail.
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