Corruption In Games Journalism, or "Five Guys Burgers and Fries"

[Sterling]

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-fine-young-capitalists--2#home

Celebrate, gentlemen, for today is the day that the Patriarchy well and truly won.

I've got the paper plates and cups. We gonna do this?

 

[Hyro-Sama]

Canada has it really bad, too (some of the craziest activists in the US are actually Canucks, so blame Canada for that, too).

I'm a Canuck and I just wanna say that I don't think this way at all. ;O;

 

[Gahars]

I've got the paper plates and cups. We gonna do this?

I'd recommend some rope to strap yourself down, because the wild ride's nowhere close to done.

Onto some more shenanigans...

So Zoe Quinn/Literally Who claimed that proceeds from her Depression Quest would be donated to iFred, a charity based around suicide prevention. That's all well and dandy... except that iFred says she never once donated anything. Oops.

And now the game's page has been altered to try and cover up the fact.

Picking on the wizards, lying about donating to charity... how low can one person go?

I'm a Canuck and I just wanna say that I don't think this way at all. ;O;

Of course not. Most Canadians are too busy with their hockey and their igloos to give a hootenanny.

 

[bkifft]

Onto some more shenanigans...

So Zoe Quinn/Literally Who claimed that proceeds from her Depression Quest would be donated to iFred, a charity based around suicide prevention. That's all well and dandy... except that iFred says she never once donated anything. Oops.

And now the game's page has been altered to try and cover up the fact.

Picking on the wizards, lying about donating to charity... how low can one person go?

Hold your horses there, could all still be a mixup. Also it was changed on the domain landing page between the 20th and 24th:

2014-08-20: iFred https://web.archive.org/web/20140820180647/http:/www.depressionquest.com/

2014-08-24: NSPH https://web.archive.org/web/20140824180435/http://www.depressionquest.com/

Also this is not necessary sinister. Let's just see how this plays out.

edit: As usual: Popcorn time.

 

[Gahars]

*snip*

The iFred reference was still up as of earlier today. There's no need to jump the gun right away, but it's all adding up to some shady looking shenanigans.

 

[Sterling]

I'd recommend some rope to strap yourself down, but the wild ride's nowhere close to done.

Instructions unclear. Got dick stuck in ceiling fan.

 

[bkifft]

The iFred reference was still up as of earlier today. There's no need to jump the gun right away, but it's all adding up to some shady looking shenanigans.

True, but thats the game page. the home/main/landingpage was changed in the timeframe I stated earlier. So this (different charities) might really be just a fuck up.

Instructions unclear. Got dick stuck in ceiling fan.

Thnaks, havent heard that one for quite some time. Put a smile to my face

Have a triforce in return
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Oops.

 

[Gahars]

True, but thats the game page. the home/main/landingpage was changed in the timeframe I stated earlier. So this (different charities) might really be just a fuck up.

Except it looks like she has no ties to that organization either.

Also, I didn't know that I was capable of loving a gay Greek man this much.

Spoiler

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some, uh, feelings to explore...

 

[Vengenceonu]

I feel like the farther we go down this rabbit hole, we're not gonna like the final answer. Sort of like the "The Ten O'Clock People"

 

[Veho]

• Some people actually treat the Internet seriously

Ah, the "it's just the telephone, don't take it so seriously" argument.

 

[Foxi4]

Ah, the "it's just the telephone, don't take it so seriously" argument.

Of all the things in life Internet squabbles over video games are at the very bottom of the list.

 

[Veho]

Of all the things in life Internet squabbles over video games are at the very bottom of the list.

Be more specific with your phrasing.


And now for something completely different.

 

[Foxi4]

And now for something completely different.

Yes, I'm sure the police would totally suggest someone to quit activism instead of doing their job and addressing the problem.

 

[bkifft]

Of all the things in life Internet squabbles over video games are at the very bottom of the list.

Ok, gbatemp is over. Good bye everyone

And now for something completely different.

And we have reached batshit crazy. Has this guy also made this offer for Obama's birth certificate?

 

[Veho]

And we have reached batshit crazy.

Demanding a shred of proof instead of blindly believing her outrageous claims is "batshit crazy"? I see.

 

[bkifft]

Demanding a shred of proof instead of blindly believing her outrageous claims is "batshit crazy"? I see.

Yeah. But we (or better they) already had this when Donald Trump offered a million (?) dollars if Obama would present his "real" birth certificate or something along these lines.

Granted, there is some indications that the august threats were a self fabricated fundraiser (time, neither logged in nor searched, etc. We've all seen the picture).

But investigations like this are not not handled by shouting "Prove it!" but checking the authorities if reports have been filed (which is currently happening). Innocent until proven guilty and not guilty until proven innocent.

Still: If this holds true (no report filed) I'm looking forward to her wiggle out of it.

edit: so goodgame.us went up, the new game review site born out of #gamergate's cry for less corruption.
And what's their first review?
CoC <3 (NSFW: http://www.goodgamers.us/2014/09/11/corruption-of-champions-review/).
(If you are no minor and are up for some really strange shit give the game a go, it's free).
Shoutout to /h/ and /v/ I suppose

edit the second: Someone sitting on the fence and throwing stones at GG and anti-GG people tries to compile a list of GG and anti-GG statements. If you are anyway involved in this (or want to be) check out http://pixietalksgamergate.wordpress.com/

 

[DCG]

Haven't seen any mention of this, but one of the cameralady video's has been removed and the other one has been made private :s
It's starting to get real quiet all of a sudden.

 

[Gahars]

Haven't seen any mention of this, but one of the cameralady video's has been removed and the other one has been made private :s

Apparently they fucked something up legally one way or another. The video's are supposed to be revised and reuploaded eventually, but that's not really important. The charges of favoritism in popular independent competitions are, as far as I know, still pretty legit. People are still looking into that.

It's starting to get real quiet all of a sudden.

Partially my fault for not posting here for a few days, partially due to the fact that it's the weekend, so the information slows down. Milo and others are still investigating Zoe Quinn's potential donation fraud and Anita Sarkeesian's fake police calls, so we have to wait and see what else they turn up. The Gamergate hashtag is still on top of the charts, beating even Destiny, so the conversation's hardly died. Plus, Christina Sommers is supposed to come out with a video on the subject soon, so I imagine that'll be posted here as soon it's out.

I meant to post this before but forget, so... An actual, professional journalist (PhD, too!) discusses integrity in the field of journalism, backs up everything GamerGate has been calling for. It's still an interesting, insightful video on its own.



Also, a transwoman indie developer recounts her experience for being shunned and attacked for disagreeing with the Zoe Quinn/Leigh Alexander clique.

 

[bkifft]

@Gahar Common misconception: those writing for kotaku, rps & co are not "journalists" but "bloggers".

And crazy twist: One of the "innocent victims" of #GamerGate seems to be not the saint they were made to be:
http://theralphretort.com/gamergate-exposes-worst-critic-gaming/
http://theralphretort.com/gamergate-exposes-leigh-alexander-part-2/

 

[Gahars]

@Gahar Common misconception: those writing for kotaku, rps & co are not "journalists" but "bloggers".

Except if they want press passes to industry events, conduct interviews, etc., of course. They call themselves journalists until they receive criticism/backlash/questions, and then they suddenly become bloggers.

There's a smattering of examples of these people waffling back and forth between calling themselves "journalists" and "bloggers." I don't have any on hand, but I'll be happy to post them as soon as I find them.

Also: The Best Gamers break character, deliver smackdown.