2014 has not been the best year for women within the gaming industry, perhaps a year that the women in question would like to forget?
The whole #GamerGate fiasco started with an indie game developer named Zoe Quinn. The alleged allegations suggested Zoe Quinn was using sex to gain extra media coverage for her game Depression Quest. Originally the allegations were made after her relationship with Nathan Grayson, a journalist for the video game news site Kotaku came to an end, and posted screenshots of her infidelities. The fiasco continued after feminist journalist, Anita Sarkeesian made a series of Youtube videos depicting the female role within video games. #GamerGate followers suggest #GamerGate is a movement about journalistic integrity, and the movement wants to bring these stories to the forefront of the media.
Free speech is a key component of democratic society, and society is apparently confused by it. In the gaming industry, it's even costing people their jobs. It's time to stop ruining things and be real people again.
Very balanced on both sides and I'd say I agree with most, if not all of it. Sadly, this is an altruistic view of things and as much as the more level headed of us cry out for that balance there will ALWAYS be ruiners and people who generally act like children to keep things out of whack.
This is the world we have created in the internet age. Pretty sad when you really get down to it.
Great read! Its just sad this has become all too common. One step forward, 2 steps back.
I was curious how this was going to link up to gaming, but it got there. This reactionary style of conducting ones self is something that has become far too prevelant and used as a tool for the uneducated to increase their own self importance. It definitely needs to get reigned in
Patrick joins the show to discuss a variety of issues including: How Kotaku differs from other video game outlets when it comes to production.
What you need to do to stand out in this saturated field.
Where he see’s the industry going.
His thoughts on GamerGate and the importance of video game ethics.
What life is really like for someone that does this for a living
One Angry Gamer "Brunelleschi: Age of Architects is an interesting new 3D MMO that focuses on player options, diplomacy and city management. The title is being designed by Aesop Games and it's received a lot of support from the denizens of #GamerGate after the developers were purposefully silenced by the gaming media for not adhering to the narrative that #GamerGate is a harassment campaign."
uh, #Gamergate have nothing to do with girls in gaming(girls in gaming have always been there and will always be there, theyre gamers), its about journalism collusion and corruption, even if the well know "professional victims", some misandrists and the SWJs from Polygon/kotaku are constantly trying to hijack&derail the debate.
in the end, its ALL ABOUT ETHICS.
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So now people are trying to make out like it's Males (GamerGate) vs Girls.
Ever seen NotYouShield.....speaks for it's self.
Beware of the straw man!
I would say that headline would be more offensive to female gamers that helping them..