Gamergate- what is it exactly?

[Bad2DaBone]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy

As far as I can tell it all started when game designer Zoe Quinn hopped in bed with Kotaku reviewer Nathan Grayson for a good game review.

Zoe's ex-bf was mad so he outted the liason, then when people started attacking Quinn online the internet feminists came to her defense.

After that, trolls subverted the movement by doxing everyone in sight and so what started as a noble cause was corrupted and those in power were able to dismiss the whole movement as merely anti-women internet trolls when in reality it was a dedicated few poisoning the well.


Is that the gist of it?  I feel like you guys might have a better understanding of the story then I do.

[Blackthorne]

Nobody knows what Gamergate is from.  Neither the protestors nor supporters have any idea what it's all about, they both just enjoy getting in their little jabs at each other and nothing changes and nothing is accomplished. Absolutely nothing.

It's dying, I hope it dies, because everyone is too stupid to do anything about something SO stupid.


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[Goatmeal]

...they both just enjoy getting in their little jabs at each other and nothing changes and nothing is accomplished. Absolutely nothing...

Sounds like the perfect explanation of every "discussion" ever had on the Internet...   

[Klytos]

I've followed it a little bit, took me a while to even understand what the hell it was about. Supposedly it's about ethics in game journalism, but it's built on sand in the first place - a total douchebag gets the shits with an ex and posts intimate details about their relationship online. The facts of course, never get in the way of a good internet-lynching - while Zoe Quinn did have a relationship with that reporter, he never reviewed her game in the first place so the whole original outcry was based on a lie.

[Kaldire]

ouch

happened to me a few times ruined my promotions career with epitaph

[Bad2DaBone]

I've followed it a little bit, took me a while to even understand what the hell it was about. Supposedly it's about ethics in game journalism, but it's built on sand in the first place - a total douchebag gets the shits with an ex and posts intimate details about their relationship online. The facts of course, never get in the way of a good internet-lynching - while Zoe Quinn did have a relationship with that reporter, he never reviewed her game in the first place so the whole original outcry was based on a lie.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/08/admission-quest-valve-greenlights-50-more-games/#more-183169

Is this the review in question?

[Klytos]

I guess so, that's not a review though. Follow the link to the review and it's done by some other dude.

[Bad2DaBone]

So it seems like he did bring attention to the game and highlight it even if he didn't review it directly himself.

[Klytos]

In a list of 50 other games.

[Kaldire]

I think im outta the loop on this one
no clue whats going on

i mean i know of gamersgate and i read the links but still, confused shrug

[Klytos]

Hah, I honestly have very little idea what it's about either. All anyone really talks about it broad sweeping statements that in the end mean little.

[Klytos]

Gamergate for movies!

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/05/russell-crowe-female-actors-should-act-their-age

[Kaldire]

well urm yes and no

ever hear of roleplaying in the bedroom? get on cheerleader age 45!

or ever hear of acting? how about the united states of TARA one of the most kick butt shows that was canceled she had multiple personality
1 was like a small kid, one was a teen like hooker  1 a house mom lol
soo she shouldnt have done those roles? im lost at these old farts saying what they do

imo he shouldnt act ever..
but thats me i never liked him. in anything... that includes gladiator.

[Bad2DaBone]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/08/admission-quest-valve-greenlights-50-more-games/#more-183169

"Every day, approximately 43 billion new indie games spring into existence from mysterious ethers far outside the realm of human comprehension. We approach these portals into The Beyond with great apprehension, then we scuttle away with our bounty, arms and hearts full of excitement and terror. We call this process “game development,” and it will probably bring about the end of the world. Until then, though, someone needs to curate these things, so Valve blasts new finds with its organizational death laser, Steam Greenlight. Yep, that’s exactly how it all works and this is not just me filling space because I’ve written far too many Greenlight posts at all. Anyway, standouts: powerful Twine darling Depression Quest, surrealist Thief usurper Tangiers, and sidescrolling epic Treasure Adventure World."

He listed it first among the "43 billions new indie games."

Too bad he hadn't been dating a female staffer from Infamous Quests or else then maybe he would pimped out your game instead.


BREAKING NEWS!  Nathan Grayson finally responds to how he feels about all the controversy, a must-see!

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/171/490/doesnt-matter-had-sex.jpg

[Corrigan]

You're asking what gamergate is, Bad2DaBone, but you seem to have already made up your mind on your own.  I thought perhaps you might like to see the effect this "movement" has on real people's lives, regardless of their past indiscretions which are, of course, none of our business.

http://ohdeargodbees.tumblr.com/post/107838639074/august-never-ends