You also mentioned that ethics in journalism hasn't been questioned until now, which isn't true.
People have been complaining for years about how shady reviewers, in particular, have been.

What, you mean criticising someone for fucking her way to positive publicity, and actually succeeding?
And then using her influence to get people fired?

Oh, oh! And then expanding its focus to more corruption?

Ooor you mean the handful of trolls who actually harassed her? Whose actions have been condemned by many?

Gamergate does have negative connotations, absolutely. But I think they're misplaced and originate from articles from authors who haven't looked into the other side of the controversy.
I haven't seen a single article talking about the Gamergaters who have lost jobs or received death threats.

If by "campaign of…

Oops. New York Times. Too many Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/tec…

Stephen Totilo acknowledged it in this very comment section. He doesn't feel like most GG'ers are harassing twats.
Hell, from the survey I mentioned before, only a single-digit per cent of the tweets with the Gamergate tag were negative.

Have you only been following what the major news outlets have shared?
Even if you have, you should know it's a minority of twats using the Gamergate tag for shitty things.
Even Times Magazine acknowledged it.

And that's a problem.

Eh, watch this instead.

Should be converted into a drinking game.

"If you're saying there was collusion between sites, please don't, I'll vomit from laughter."

Considering the fuckload of "gamers are dead" articles that were published on such short notice, and the email list between journalists on various gaming sites, the notion isn't very far-fetched

"Well, given that it began the movement and it grew from that and really expanded on his sentiment"

It expanded because the picture grew bigger, and there was more bullshit coming from more direction, like the cooperation between sites releasing gamer-shitting articles, and much more.
If he only did it to make his ex…

Damnit, I replied to the wrong person.

You don't seem to see the bigger picture.
She was part of a bigger problem, and it's a shame a few twats had to take it too far. A FEW twats.

Her ex' intentions are so irrelevant it's laughable you bring it up. Because that's HIS agenda, not the motivation of those who joined.
And how was the whole ordeal misogynistic?

And death threats against GG'ers came from the opposition.
So all anti-GG'ers are part of a hate group and should be shamed, no?

He's talking about the little shits, the tiny minority, in Gamergate that do shitty things.
Not Gamergate.

Yeah, but Liefield had an obsessive thing about 'em, and putting them in weird places in weird contexts (pouches on skin-tight suit is not cool).

Isn't this sort of promoting sexism in games?
I don't really care about the topic, but I know Kotaku and its audience (generallu speaking) does.

Is there a reason people don't go all uppity here?

The flips make it so cheesy.

Kinda looks like you're being all sarcastic and joke-like, but I, for one, LOVE the addition of pouches. Or any sort of storage visuals.
Adds a sense of immersion.

But it IS just comedy.
That's not something to hide behind. It's just there.

I'd rather have Sweden in the early 17th century.
Interact with the motherfucking Golden King, Gustav II Adolf.