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

[Gahars]

Just when you didn't think games journalism couldn't sink any lower... well, hold on tight.



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TL;DR: News has come to light regarding Zoe Quinn, an indie developer. While in a relationship, she slept with at least five men (journalists for Kotaku, RockPaperShotgun, as well as fellow game devs) in exchange for promotion of her and her game. Any news of this or criticism of her and her actions is actively being suppressed.

 

[ComeTurismO]

Don't you mean “TL;DW”?

 

[Gahars]

Don't you mean “TL;DW”?

No.

 

[ComeTurismO]

No.

But, the video is the only thing there, other than the sourcé and štùff yõu said äbovë?

 

[Gahars]

Bioware joins the fray:

 

[Hyro-Sama]

This thread made me hungry, so after I grab some burgers and fries for lunch I'll read through everything in depth.

 

[Quietlyawesome94]

Just came here to see if this was posted. Saw the thread on Reddit. EVERYTHING is getting deleted. The amount of censorship on different sites is just astounding. People are even getting banned on 4Chan of all places for discussing it.

Reddit thread in question: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2dz0gs/totalbiscuit_discusses_the_state_of_games/

/r/gaming is imploding: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2dzrwf/what_the_hell_is_going_on_serious/

http://i.imgur.com/1fdvlxz.png[5]

 

[ComeTurismO]

Just came here to see if this was posted. Saw the thread on Reddit. EVERYTHING is getting deleted. The amount of censorship on different sites is just astounding. People are even getting banned on 4Chan of all places for discussing it.

Reddit thread in question: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2dz0gs/totalbiscuit_discusses_the_state_of_games/

/r/gaming is imploding: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2dzrwf/what_the_hell_is_going_on_serious/

http://i.imgur.com/1fdvlxz.png[5]

Seems like internet world war 1 is coming

 

[Quietlyawesome94]

Seems like internet world war 1 is coming

Pretty much. I'm loving every second of it too, I wonder where this will go.

 

[raulpica]

Just came here to see if this was posted. Saw the thread on Reddit. EVERYTHING is getting deleted. The amount of censorship on different sites is just astounding. People are even getting banned on 4Chan of all places for discussing it.

Reddit thread in question: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2dz0gs/totalbiscuit_discusses_the_state_of_games/

/r/gaming is imploding: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2dzrwf/what_the_hell_is_going_on_serious/

http://i.imgur.com/1fdvlxz.png[5]

Really? I wonder what the heck reddit cares about Zoe Quinn?

And 4chan protecting a female "gamer/programmer" from the insults of its members? What's the world coming to?

 

[Gahars]

Just came here to see if this was posted. Saw the thread on Reddit. EVERYTHING is getting deleted. The amount of censorship on different sites is just astounding. People are even getting banned on 4Chan of all places for discussing it.

Reddit thread in question: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2dz0gs/totalbiscuit_discusses_the_state_of_games/

/r/gaming is imploding: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2dzrwf/what_the_hell_is_going_on_serious/

http://i.imgur.com/1fdvlxz.png[5]

Spoiler: Karma

Spoiler: THE FIRE RISES

It seems that another person has been implicated, and there's rumblings that a writer from Forbes may have been involved as well.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

It's up to seven guys now? How many are actually confirmed?

 

[Foxi4]

Fortunately I don't give enough fucks (no fucks, actually) about Indies to be affected by this in any shape or form.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

What, she didn't offer to fuck any of us hard working Temper Reporters???

0/10.

 

[Gahars]

Fortunately I don't give enough fucks (no fucks, actually) about Indies to be affected by this in any shape or form.

Considering that games journalism as a whole is implicated here, it extends beyond indies. Zoe Quinn, as awful as she is, isn't even the main problem here. The problem is that this sort of practice of underhanded favors is allowed to continue in games journalism.

"Well, games journalism is shit. It's always been shit. Who cares?"

I mean, I don't disagree, but we're talking about major publications with millions of readers. We're talking about publications with pull and influence on developers and publishers. That power has been used to promote and attack games/series, and it's all too obvious that there are no ethical standards in place whatsoever. Ignore the indies and the personal drama, that has to be a little concerning.

 

[Foxi4]

Considering that games journalism as a whole is implicated here, it extends beyond indies. Zoe Quinn, as awful as she is, isn't even the main problem here. The problem is that this sort of practice of underhanded favors is allowed to continue in games journalism.

"Well, games journalism is shit. It's always been shit. Who cares?"

I mean, I don't disagree, but we're talking about major publications with millions of readers. We're talking about publications with pull and influence on developers and publishers. That power has been used to promote and attack games/series, and it's all too obvious that there are no ethical standards in place whatsoever. Ignore the indies and the personal drama, that has to be a little concerning.

Here's the thing. So-called "real journalism" has long since been sectioned into reliable sources of news (Reuters, for instance) and non-reliable sources of news, such as Chat! Magazine. Video game journalism is yet to be sectioned along these lines, so that we have a clear distinction between what's a The Times equivalent and what's a The Sun equivalent. Anywho, if someone lacks journalistic integrity, said person should be ostracized by the readers/viewers and the industry alike and removed from the "trust circle" - it's as simple as that. Stop visiting content created by those affected by the journalistic leprosy and they'll have to leave, like it or not, as they will become expendable.

 

[Sterling]

Isn't this a serious discussion topic?

 

[Foxi4]

Isn't this a serious discussion topic?

Five (or more!) weiners pickled in one bun is anything but serious, it has passed the point at which it can be treated as anything other than a circus act.

 

[Sterling]

Five (or more!) weiners pickled in one bun is anything but serious, it has passed the point at which it can be treated as anything other than a circus act.

I see. Well we can still have discussion in the EoF anyway, circus act or not.

 

[CompassNorth]

Zoe Quinn, as awful as she is, isn't even the main problem here.

You're right, clearly the focus here is that gamers hate women.