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GamerGate's silver lining

Added: 16.12.2014 20:11 | 7 views | 0 comments

GamesIndustry.biz writes "As we begin our year-end coverage at GamesIndustry.biz, there's one thing we need to get out of the way first: GamerGate. The fumes from this online tire fire have been wafting over the entire industry since August, when an ex-boyfriend of Depression Quest developer Zoe Quinn went public with a host of allegations of unseemly conduct, including an implication that she had slept with Kotaku writer Nathan Grayson for positive press of her game. Despite the complete lack of a "smoking gun" favorable review and minimal amount of Grayson-penned Depression Quest coverage of any kind, the gossip snowballed. What followed was an ugly and prolonged look at the worst aspects of online and gamer culture, as the people in question and numerous others were subjected to harassment, invasions of privacy, having their personal and financial information released online, and death threats."