Corruption in gaming journalism discussion and update thread. - General

[QUOTE=Deathbane;45870107]From the latest bullshit Kotaku article. Debated with this mod, I didn't realise how far they had their heads up their arse untill started participating in the debate for real. Glad i had adblock on! One guy patently gets told to fuck off, rather than his point debated. Wonder how long it is until I get the same message! Bear in mind this guy had been civil and polite throughout his entire conversation. [url]http://www.donotlink.com/bghe[/url] [img]http://i.imgur.com/Xi7ejMy.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Bad debate skills aside, at least she has the right idea about blaming the people doing the harassment rather than generalising all gamers as neckbeard assholes.

[QUOTE=Pennywise;45868426]Man, I can't [i]wait[/i] to see what the final character list is going to look like. Meet the charity game guest starring Vivian, Reddy, Garry, Ebaum, and Zubaz![/QUOTE] Gosh no, not Garry. Let it be a girl named Fecilia Puncher or something. Something to show Facepunch as whole.

IMO our Facepunch daughter would probably end up being kind and friendly, but occasionally has really weird opinions on things that absolutely no one agrees with her on. For instance, she'll be playing Microsoft Flight Simulator, and suddenly yell, "Wouldn't this game be better with more lens flare??" Also she has a lot of spare boxes in her house. People freely give them to her.

[QUOTE=Reimu;45870228]Also she has a lot of spare boxes in her house. People freely give them to her.[/QUOTE] Don't forget the castle made of boxes!

Does anyone know how to get into the 5guys irc? I don't have a client because the only channels I visit are on esper or rizon so I don't need to. If anyone could help, that'd be much appreciated

[QUOTE=Reimu;45868528][B]Here's the referral link for Facepunch.[/B] [URL]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-fine-young-capitalists--2/x/8560087[/URL] It's $2k for a character. Feel free to spread it around, we have 25 days, and even a few spare bucks help. Feel free to make a separate thread for this too, or so.[/QUOTE] So having donated, is there a way to see the collective total so far for that referral link?

[QUOTE=Gum100;45870433]So having donated, is there a way to see the collective total so far for that referral link?[/QUOTE] Not sure. I think we can shoot them an e-mail or ask, though, and they'll give us update(s).

[QUOTE=gtanoofa;45869706]You do realize that ISIS was formed in 2004 and had clashes with US forces in several occasions in Iraq right? Unless you are calling him a phony marine or some shit. Which is equally bad, since you don't know anything about the guy.[/QUOTE] Good assumption that I "dont know anything about him" considering he's a Navy Corpsman or a "Sailor" not a Marine that got kicked out after 1 term in the Navy. I really dislike when people do the whole "I've been to war, I'm a war hero" shit to comment on topical issues.

[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;45870510]Good assumption that I "dont know anything about him" considering he's a Navy Corpsman or a "Sailor" not a Marine that got kicked out after 1 term in the Navy. I really dislike when people do the whole "I've been to war, I'm a war hero" shit to comment on topical issues.[/QUOTE] Seems to me that anyone who has done any military service has the right to call out an asshole game journalist, who has done a whopping zero tours of duty, yet is talking big about ISIS being better than gamers.

[QUOTE=warneccruid;45869238]Goddamnit this is turning to be illuminati shit. I don't want to post the image just look at the link [url]http://i.imgur.com/OBEVdd1.png[/url][/QUOTE] Deus Ex: The Quinnspiracy With 99% chance unrelated and nothing to worry about though

Yeah, I don't think DARPA honestly cares that much about the video game industry. They're probably interested in studying how the initiative might impact the industry, but I'm 100% positive they have no interest in the internal workings of the industry and how Maya Felix & others conduct their business (for better or worse). In other words, if everything collapsed around Maya, DARPA couldn't give a shit.

[QUOTE=Reimu;45868528][b]Here's the referral link for Facepunch.[/b] [url]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-fine-young-capitalists--2/x/8560087[/url] It's $2k for a character. Feel free to spread it around, we have 25 days, and even a few spare bucks help. Feel free to make a separate thread for this too, or so.[/QUOTE] I've donated.

Thanks!! Unfortunately I'll be busy this week due to Uni, but if someone wants to make a General Discussion thread about donating, that would be great!

[url]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-02-editors-blog-a-brief-note-about-gamergate[/url] [QUOTE]Others have spoken out, though, and much of what has been written is worth reading. If you have an interest, we'd encourage you to start with [B]Dan Golding on "The end of gamers"[/B]; [B]Devin Faraci of BadAss Digest on "Why I feel bad for - and understand - the angry #GamerGate gamers"[/B]; and many more articles rounded up over at the always-excellent Critical Distance.[/QUOTE] Somebody needs to link that picture of Vivian throwing up please.

[QUOTE=Wii60;45869273]more about the immerse program from darpa [url]https://games.soe.ucsc.edu/immerse-project-job-opening[/url][/QUOTE] As someone who vaguely follows developments in AI/simulators, I will be [I]very[/I] impressed and excited if they actually manage to pull this off somewhat realistically. [editline]2nd September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=absolalone111;45870277]Does anyone know how to get into the 5guys irc? I don't have a client because the only channels I visit are on esper or rizon so I don't need to. If anyone could help, that'd be much appreciated[/QUOTE] Use [URL="http://www.ntalk.de/Nettalk/en/"]Nettalk[/URL], that's probably the easiest-to-use client that's not dumbed down.

[QUOTE=uber.;45870972][url]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-02-editors-blog-a-brief-note-about-gamergate[/url] Somebody needs to link that picture of Vivian throwing up please.[/QUOTE] The closer it gets to the "real world" so to say, the more people support the view that this is all an anti-feminist agenda, when it's truly about the corruption of the Indie scene at large. Not a good thing.

[QUOTE=Doom64hunter;45871119]The closer it gets to the "real world" so to say, the more people support the view that this is all an anti-feminist agenda, when it's truly about the corruption of the Indie scene at large. Not a good thing.[/QUOTE] The corrupt circles have more connections to media at large than the other side.

WTF a 4chan mod is now deleting /v/ threads. Can't cross link with /v/ and /pol/ threads. Looks like they hit the jackpot.

[QUOTE=Teddybeer;45870248]And lets not talk about the room filled with gasmasks and ushankas.[/QUOTE] She'd also have a love for rifles and sit there armchair generaling back and forth. also sexually confused because of the stupid debates we have about gender and sexuality that only a few people are prepared for. Her opinions would just rubberband all over the place.

[QUOTE=uber.;45870972][url]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-02-editors-blog-a-brief-note-about-gamergate[/url] Somebody needs to link that picture of Vivian throwing up please.[/QUOTE] Please don't link the actual site, use DoNotLink. [editline]2nd September 2014[/editline] [url]http://www.donotlink.com/bgl5[/url]

[QUOTE=Swilly;45871267]She'd also have a love for rifles and sit there armchair generaling back and forth. also sexually confused because of the stupid debates we have about gender and sexuality that only a few people are prepared for. Her opinions would just rubberband all over the place.[/QUOTE] Also, pronouns I wonder if Tumblr will try to get a character of their own any time soon, or do we have to tell them that next year's DashCon depends on it first?

If Tumblr's past actions are anything to go by, they won't be fundraising much if anything at all. [editline]2nd September 2014[/editline] The site is notorious for saying they'll attend events, donate to causes, and act upon certain actions but they never really follow up on any of it outside of a handful of people. Hilariously the last time they actually did manage to get a sizable amount of people to do something was the 'raid' on 4chan.

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;45871809]If Tumblr's past actions are anything to go by, they won't be fundraising much if anything at all. [editline]2nd September 2014[/editline] The site is notorious for saying they'll attend events, donate to causes, and act upon certain actions but they never really follow up on any of it outside of a handful of people. Hilariously the last time they actually did manage to get a sizable amount of people to do something was the 'raid' on 4chan.[/QUOTE] Well they managed to raise some money that one time...

[QUOTE=Deathbane;45870107] [url]http://www.donotlink.com/bghe[/url] [img]http://i.imgur.com/Xi7ejMy.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Wii60;45869388] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/UA199Mo.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Its pretty blatantly obvious that these people don't care about women in gaming. They just want to victimize women to glorify themselves as feminists and to get pageviews. [editline]2nd September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=ForgottenKane;45871809] Hilariously the last time they actually did manage to get a sizable amount of people to do something was the 'raid' on 4chan.[/QUOTE] People did attend Dashcon.

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;45871809]If Tumblr's past actions are anything to go by, they won't be fundraising much if anything at all. [editline]2nd September 2014[/editline] The site is notorious for saying they'll attend events, donate to causes, and act upon certain actions but they never really follow up on any of it outside of a handful of people. Hilariously the last time they actually did manage to get a sizable amount of people to do something was the 'raid' on 4chan.[/QUOTE] Because that would involve getting off their armchair

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;45871895] People did attend Dashcon.[/QUOTE] An extraordinarily small percentage of people who said they would attend actually attended. 'People did attend Dashcon' is such a blanket statement it's still not wrong though :v: [editline]2nd September 2014[/editline] poor bastards though

[QUOTE=Dark RaveN;45870186]Gosh no, not Garry. Let it be a girl named Fecilia Puncher or something. Something to show Facepunch as whole.[/QUOTE] Gabby.

Gabby Newban

[QUOTE=Dark RaveN;45870186]Gosh no, not Garry. Let it be a girl named Fecilia Puncher or something. Something to show Facepunch as whole.[/QUOTE] Does it have to be a girl?

She should be a transgender woman. It would be a HUGE step for inclusion and would make TFYC look trans friendly. [editline]2nd September 2014[/editline] But yes, she should be a woman, it promotes inxlusivity for women in gaming by doing so, and shows us as standing in solidarity with everyone else pro-TFYC