"The storytelling of Halo, the scope of World of Warcraft and the co-operative fun of Borderlands — may eventually…
"The storytelling of Halo, the scope of World of Warcraft and the co-operative fun of Borderlands — may eventually…
I'm one of the dudes that doesn't want to give up my CGI boobs and sexy underage girls and over the top violence. That shit is fun. Killer is Dead? A fucking blast that I enjoyed from start to finish. DoA 5? Hilariously ludicrous story mixed with nonsense breast physics for endless jokes.
Might be an undisclosed roommate or something.
Oh yay, it's today's mandatory article about men being assholes in every form of media and women being victims in everything.
I wholeheartedly agree... There is a giant disparity here. Both were personal issues. Except, in the case of Quinn, it overlapped very much with not only Kotaku but the broader indie game industry. And Quinn's case involved *recent* events with lots of documented evidence, whereas the other case was from ages ago…
I appreciate the attempts to make an apology. However i noticed that you completely glossed over the harassment that that pro-gamergate people received. You also glossed over the fact that the person that was "Bullied" out of writing for video games "Bullied" people behind the "Gamers are trash" banner which lead to…
A repost of my Kotaku UK response:
The only problem I have is that while many rumors have been dispelled, there has been some very specific and troubling evidence around certain female industry figures, accusations that truly do undermine their credibility that are not even close to being refuted. What everything boils down to is many gaming news sites…
"There's a really really strong undercurrent of racism in Gamer Gate. It's worth noting the people being attacked for their 'ethics' are primarily white."
"There's a really really strong undercurrent of racism in Gamer Gate. It's worth noting the people being attacked for their 'ethics' are primarily white."
I have something to say about this. As a blue collar worker, a musician, father and gamer, I'm not comfortable using my twitter to express my views about gamergate. I, and many other artists - including many game devs - are terrified of being "called out" by SJWs. We walk the line everyday, afraid that any statement,…
I'm the editor-in-chief of a large gaming site with millions of readers. I consider myself a reporter. How else do I define myself? I'm a gamer. I don't mind the term. If you do, that doesn't bother me. I'm confident in who I am. If you're a gamer who harasses? Who sends rape threats or stalks Twitter feeds or…
None of those Gates you mentioned attacked their audience though which is why there is a difference on this particular GamerGate and the others you mention.
You can not really argue against the concept that the gaming media has/had grown out of touch with its audience when #GamerGate shows up the way it does, something…
Disagreements are important. We need them in order to open up a dialogue to see each other's point of view. And even if we end up not agreeing when it's all said and done, we better understand where the other person is coming from and can respect that.
What I don't like about the gaming press is that the same people who fought with us against Jack Thompson and the idea that violent games cause violence have rolled over against the idea that games are sexist and cause sexism.
The current drama goes back, however directly or indirectly, to an ex-boyfriend and a series of blog posts attacking his ex-girlfriend's character, then it goes to scrutiny and harassment, takes a turn to involve a possible game journalism sex scandal (refuted), maneuvers into vitriol against feminist game critic…
The distance between gamers and the gaming press has never been greater, when you have a site like Kotaku publishing seemingly celebratory articles about the death of our cultural identity. People come here to read about games and increasingly the message is that all those games we loved it the past were wrong to…
I wish you'd talk a little about the Cards Against Humanity rape accusation versus the Zoe Quinn ex-boyfriend issue. I feel like when you compare how those two issues were handled here at Kotaku it does not reflect well on you guys.
"If you're a gamer who wants better games reporting? Be specific about what you dislike."