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'''GamerGate''' refers to a controversy in the video games industry on the ethics of video game journalism, accusations of using personal relationships to obtain favorable reviews and awards in the industry, and a debate over the increasing number of critiques of video games from [[feminist]] and predominately [[left-leaning]] perspectives.

'''GamerGate''' refers to a controversy in the video games industry on the ethics of video game journalism, accusations of using personal relationships to obtain favorable reviews and awards in the industry, and a debate over the increasing number of critiques of video games from [[feminist]] and predominately [[left-leaning]] perspectives.

==Background==

==Background==

In 2013, '''Chelsea Van Valkenburg''' or better known as '''Zoe Quinn'''<ref name="ebin1">Milo Yiannopoulos, [http://badgerherald.com/oped/2005/09/01/confessions_of_a_con.php "Feminist Bullies Tearing the Video Game Industry Apart"]. [[Breitbart]], 1 Sep 2014.</ref>, made a game called ''Depression Quest'' in which the player role-plays the life of a individual suffering from depression, and eventually got it green-lighted on Steam.<ref>, [http://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3465218/depression-quest-now-available-on-steam-for-free "Depression Quest Now Available on Steam for Free"]. AusGamers, August 16, 2014.</ref>

In 2013, '''Chelsea Van Valkenburg''' or better known as '''Zoe Quinn'''<ref name="ebin1">Milo Yiannopoulos, [http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/09/01/Lying-Greedy-Promiscuous-Feminist-Bullies-are-Tearing-the-Video-Game-Industry-Apart "Feminist Bullies Tearing the Video Game Industry Apart"]. [[Breitbart]], 1 Sep 2014.</ref>, made a game called ''Depression Quest'' in which the player role-plays the life of a individual suffering from depression, and eventually got it green-lighted on Steam.<ref>, [http://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3465218/depression-quest-now-available-on-steam-for-free "Depression Quest Now Available on Steam for Free"]. AusGamers, August 16, 2014.</ref> Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend published a WordPress blog called ''The Zoe Post'' showing evidence of infidelity, using sex as a means to gain favorable coverage for herself and her game amongst mainstream sites.<ref name="ebin2">[http://thezoepost.wordpress.com/ ''The Zoe Post'']</ref>.

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