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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://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:// | + | 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 with game journalists and developers as a means to gain favorable coverage for herself and her game amongst mainstream sites.<ref>[http://thezoepost.wordpress.com/ ''The Zoe Post'']</ref>. In addition to sites like 4chan, [[Reddit]], and Tumblr (all which are also drastically different politically and culturally<ref name="ebin2">William Usher, [http://www.cinemablend.com/games/-NotYourShield-Hashtag-Shows-Multi-Cultural-Support-GamerGate-67119.html "#NotYourShield Hashtag Shows Multi-Cultural Support For GamerGate"]. Cinema Blend, 1 Sep 2014.</ref>), calls from individuals such as ''Firefly'' actor Adam Baldwin and even people of diverse backgrounds and members in the LGBT community had rose to support change and unite under umbrella movements such as #gamergate and #NotYourShield.<ref name="ebin2">William Usher, [http://www.cinemablend.com/games/-NotYourShield-Hashtag-Shows-Multi-Cultural-Support-GamerGate-67119.html "#NotYourShield Hashtag Shows Multi-Cultural Support For GamerGate"]. Cinema Blend, 10 Sep 2014.</ref><ref name="ebin3">Todd VanDerWerff, [http://www.vox.com/2014/9/6/6111065/gamergate-explained-everybody-fighting "#GamerGate: Here's why everybody in the video game world is fighting"] [[Vox]], 6 Sep 2014.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 17:51, September 13, 2014
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
In 2013, Chelsea Van Valkenburg or better known as Zoe Quinn[1], 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.[2] Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend published a WordPress blog called The Zoe Post showing evidence of infidelity, using sex with game journalists and developers as a means to gain favorable coverage for herself and her game amongst mainstream sites.[3]. In addition to sites like 4chan, Reddit, and Tumblr (all which are also drastically different politically and culturally[4]), calls from individuals such as Firefly actor Adam Baldwin and even people of diverse backgrounds and members in the LGBT community had rose to support change and unite under umbrella movements such as #gamergate and #NotYourShield.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Milo Yiannopoulos, "Feminist Bullies Tearing the Video Game Industry Apart". Breitbart, 1 Sep 2014.
- ↑ , "Depression Quest Now Available on Steam for Free". AusGamers, August 16, 2014.
- ↑ The Zoe Post
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 William Usher, "#NotYourShield Hashtag Shows Multi-Cultural Support For GamerGate". Cinema Blend, 1 Sep 2014. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "ebin2" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Todd VanDerWerff, "#GamerGate: Here's why everybody in the video game world is fighting" Vox, 6 Sep 2014.