I don’t think you understand what a professional victim is. I don’t believe for a second that she is fabricating the abuse or otherwise egging it on. But to suggest she isn’t profitting off the online abuse directed at her is, very simply, an objectively false statement. Without the hate, she doesn’t have this current…

You’re incapable of forming a counterargument.

Let’s put it this way. If it didn’t happen, she’d be yet another marketer stuck at a boring, underpaid desk job. Without the trolls, she has no profitable company. The morality of the trolls is not up for debate here; it has nothing to do with morals. She is using backlash against her views to create a personal…

Yes you would. Professional victimhood is not a new thing, dude. Feminist Frequency is a company, with employees, that promotes Anita Sarkeesian as Victim de Jour. It’s not such one woman speaking out against harassment; it’s a team of people orchestrating social media, live appearances, occasional videos and light…

No, but she has no problem dedicating her full livelihood to a business that relies on her victimhood to turn a profit. That is literally the definition of “professional victim”. What the fuck else could it possibly mean?

That is absolutely true. I’m kind of shocked that so few people understand this with such clarity.

He admitted to what, fucking Zoe Quinn? So what? There’s no question there was nepotism here. But do you honestly think an isolated case of nepotism is as big as Watergate? Really? Because if you do, you’re pretty fucking stupid, mate.

I’d give her a pass if she was simply speaking out. But that’s not what she’s doing. She’s CHARGING MONEY at paid conferences and speeches. That, sir, is professional victimhood; making money off the shitty behaviour of others.

What? GamerGate goobergoats are the ones who CREATED the Quinnspiracy. They used a shitload of tenuous links to create a grand conspiracy in the gaming industry that probably doesn’t exist. And if it does? I mean, it’s not exactly Watergate...

The Sark IS a professional victim though. Her entire livelihood relies on using online trolling to advance a narrative. Without the trolls, she’d be nothing, and she knows that. As for Zoe Quinn, she seems to be someone caught up in a conspiracy theory, so I’ll give her a pass.

Best of luck. I’ve been critical of your articles, and I’ve liked some too. When you’re on your game, you write some quality stuff. When you’re not, it’s not great. But, nonetheless, I wish you success in your future endeavours. Your craft will keep improving as the years tick by!

Wanna hear a crazy idea? You can be a feminist AND be critical of others feminists! Wowza!

It’s a strange day when Goobergoats and Radfem Crazies agree on something. While some of the attitudes towards and portrayal of women are pretty disturbing, I kind of agree with both sides. Like. There’s not much diversity in woman characters in games, and that’s fucking boring. Also, people who try to keep females…

Honestly, I just turn trophy notifications off. Throughout Soma on the PS4, I just found them distracting. The notification actively killed my immersion in the game. And since they’re awarded at pivotal plot moment, that stupid DING noise completely deflates any tension or intrigue the game is trying to create.

This is a threat to freedom and free speech. So basically, a political extremist’s wet dream.

But do you know what it still DOESN’T have? Profile images. If you want to have a picture other than the default ones, you have to buy it on PS3, change it on PS3, and then it should show up on PS4. That’s retarded.

The fact that this article even exists means that Nintendo has released a deeply flawed product.

I don’t think it’s a zero-sum game between whether or not the ARK or WAU is superior - I just think MANKIND is dead; the planet, however, lives on. If you pay attention to a computer terminal outside Tau, you’ll see that marine animal populations dropped sharply after Doomsday, but that they rapidly recovered their…

Fuck off, Mike. You and your office gets loads and loads of free games, all year round, the newest and greatest shit, and you have the nerve to brag about getting free shit? Are you serious? You should give those games to someone that actually deserves them, you selfish prick.

I’m one of the lucky(?) ones. I pre-ordered the retail release on Amazon for 30% off. But if I was a backer, and I paid more than retail to get a copy, man, I’d be steamed.