The problem was that it was always an argument over women in games. The journalistic ethics label was only thrown on afterwards as an attempt to re-brand the movement after the (super apparent) misogyny started to get out of control.

Except that the "movement" started as an organized harassment campaign against a female developer after her ex accused her of cheating in a character assassination piece. What good could have ever come out of that?

Jeff Gerstmann?

You're a bit backwards, here. GG was created specifically *for* harassing women - at the time, it was specifically Zoe Quinn, although it quickly spread to 'everyone who GG sees as a "SJW" scumbag'. It was only later that others began to claim, "Nuuu, it's about game journalism! It's totally a righteous cause!" even…

Anita has been accused of faking these threats and not actually making police reports before. The actual people who accused her of it found out themselves that not only was she telling the truth, she was also dealing with the FBI.

I just wonder if the threats are just someone's plan in motion.

Gamers who don't agree with them need to organize to shut this Gamergate shit down before it gets any crazier. Who's with me?

don't bother, they really couldn't care about your "facts"

Wow, someone's projecting what they want to hear into her tone.

There's idiots, then there's......monsters. Fucking MONSTERS.

Jesus, I'm sick of this shit. It's not just one person, and the use of, "you/people/etc." inclusive-pronouns should be very clearly interpreted as meaning, "the dickheads responsible for this shit," not regular gamers just trying to enjoy their hobby.

As the Bard once penned, methink thou dost protest too much.

"Why is it only her?"

At least three women in as many months have been threatened so seriously they've had to leave their homes because of this shit.

See my reply to his comment. We not only covered that story when it happened, it's also been referenced in other stories we've posted about harassment.

You're an idiot.

Dude, it doesn't matter who she points the blame at. Shit like this is a reflection of us all.

By you essentially calling her a raging man-hating feminist you are perpetuating the very reason she is speaking out. You are the problem here.

this shit is out of hand.

Not a couple psychopaths, a whole lot of people using anonymity as a shield to systematically target female dissent within a community.

It sure is telling when it's a woman who works in indie games who sends these "gamergate" people over the edge.

The only "shielding" that's been going on in this flamewar is when gamergaters try to change the subject. It really doesn't matter how corrupt the world of "game journalism" is when outrage over it is targeted viciously, violently, sexually, and specifically at individual females in such a systematic way. You can have…

This is the flimsiest argument in the world. Do people deserve to have their personal safety threatened over perceived journalistic impropriety? I have a feeling you don't get this worked up over perceived bias in NYT articles or Fox News segments. To deny this lopsided and misogynist response shows a total lack of…