Corruption in gaming journalism discussion and update thread. - General

[QUOTE=Rockeiro123;45848010] shots fired[/QUOTE] Hopefully we see people fired.

[QUOTE=A Beaver;45847983]"MLK didn't know what he was talking about because he got shot" That's pretty much what I just read, correct?[/QUOTE] everyone knows that the real paragon of equality here is devin faraci

[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7333627/ShareX/2014-08/30T17-20-11.png[/t] This is literally my favorite tweet because the last time somebody showed class to the KKK, he was literally responsible for [U][I]disbanding the KKK in the state of Maryland.[/I][/U] He sat down with the KKK, had civil discource, and a national leader of the KKK [U][I]gave him his robes when he quit[/I][/U] because of the civil discussions they had. [url]http://snapjudgment.org/silver-dollar-lounge[/url] [url]http://www.amazon.com/Klan-Destine-Relationships-Black-Mans-Odyssey/dp/0882822691[/url]

[QUOTE=Rockeiro123;45848010][IMG]http://jesusfuck.me/di/54NV/Untitled.png[/IMG] shots fired[/QUOTE] he hasn't been fired yet because he owns the site he reports on

Hell, if anything my sympathy goes out to Eroj, I mean think what this guy has been through, not only has he found out that Zoe manipulated and cheated on him with five seperate fucking guys (Hell, finding out your supposed partner has cheated on you with one other person is hard enough, but five?!) he then had to go through the difficulty of revealing his personal shit to make people are of the professional misconduct by some of those people, and now what an absoloute mess, on both sides of the divide, it has become from him trying to illuminate people as to what was going on between a developer and so called journalists.

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;45848027][t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7333627/ShareX/2014-08/30T17-20-11.png[/t] This is literally my favorite tweet because the last time somebody showed class to the KKK, he was literally responsible for [U][I]disbanding the KKK in the state of Maryland.[/I][/U] He sat down with the KKK, had civil discource, and a national leader of the KKK [U][I]gave him his robes when he quit[/I][/U] because of the civil discussions they had. [url]http://snapjudgment.org/silver-dollar-lounge[/url] [url]http://www.amazon.com/Klan-Destine-Relationships-Black-Mans-Odyssey/dp/0882822691[/url][/QUOTE] i tweeted that snap judgement link to him, i hope he responds [url]https://twitter.com/SuperMiyaC/status/505831567626108929[/url]

Reimu, someone on /v/ asked for a pastebin of the testimony you posted. I guess that would be convenient.

Are any of the major players in this whole thing still talking and tweeting and shit, or is it just trolls, extremists, and journalists in the midst of a breakdown throwing shit at each other? It's starting to feel (for me, at least) that this whole thing is starting to either wind down or just devolve. Maybe it's just because everyone's busy at PAX, but either way I don't want this to end in a stalemate where nobody ends up learning anything, so I just want to know.

[QUOTE=Xenomoose;45848255]Are any of the major players in this whole thing still talking and tweeting and shit, or is it just trolls, extremists, and journalists in the midst of a breakdown throwing shit at each other? It's starting to feel (for me, at least) that this whole thing is starting to either wind down or just devolve. Maybe it's just because everyone's busy at PAX, but either way I don't want this to end in a stalemate where nobody ends up learning anything, so I just want to know.[/QUOTE] All the major players that started it are still in it iirc just Pax is the Hiatus apparently for the pro-game journalist side

....And the conversation's been nicer. Holy Shit.

[url]https://twitter.com/TechRaptr/status/505836178084343808[/url] techraptor got banned off reddit one of the only journos who openly talked to 4chan directly

nothing is sacred any more. corrupted game journalism... what a fucked up world we live in....

[QUOTE=_Axel;45848214]Reimu, someone on /v/ asked for a pastebin of the testimony you posted. I guess that would be convenient.[/QUOTE] Just made it. Here you go! [url]http://pastebin.com/qWX5qTvB[/url] Make sure to spread it far and wide. Twitter is preferable

This is why I look at steam player reviews.

Goddamn. It's only been 2 minutes and that already has 142 views. I want that to spread like wildfire really badly. I think it's key to other people coming out.

Could someone repost that picture of phil fish calling one of Zoe's abuse victims pieces of shit ? I forgot what the name of the twitter was.

*snip, wrong thread* NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG.

[QUOTE=Eonart;45848442][IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/5158a21879683a609f1c1f3d1463ecf6/tumblr_nb4wzviLKo1re1sgdo1_1280.png[/IMG] Relevant since it's from one of the articles about demonizing gamers. This is /v/ levels of shitposting.[/QUOTE] [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/3P4Y7Tf.jpg[/img_thumb] Thats because it [I]is[/I] /v/ levels of shitposting.

[QUOTE=Eonart;45848442][IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/5158a21879683a609f1c1f3d1463ecf6/tumblr_nb4wzviLKo1re1sgdo1_1280.png[/IMG] Relevant since it's from one of the articles about demonizing gamers. This is /v/ levels of shitposting.[/QUOTE] "entertainment is no longer supposed to be entertaining"

[QUOTE=Eonart;45848442][IMG]https://38.media.tumblr.com/5158a21879683a609f1c1f3d1463ecf6/tumblr_nb4wzviLKo1re1sgdo1_1280.png[/IMG] Relevant since it's from one of the articles about demonizing gamers. This is /v/ levels of shitposting.[/QUOTE] LOL, are you fucking kidding me?!

[QUOTE=Wii60;45847925][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WDfzmR8.jpg[/IMG] [...][/QUOTE] Dobson doing actual research? I need to check this out :v: [editline]edit[/editline] ... his Twitter is absolutely uneventful in comparison. I don't even know, normally he's a complete drama magnet.

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[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/KuyS5uj.png[/thumb] I hope /pol/ gets to the bottom of this fast. Maya sounds [i]really[/i] sketchy

[QUOTE=xxncxx;45848474]"entertainment is no longer supposed to be entertaining"[/QUOTE] Get your entertainment out of harassing people with different opinions than yours like productive members of society are supposed to.

[QUOTE=Reimu;45848649][thumb]http://i.imgur.com/KuyS5uj.png[/thumb] I hope /pol/ gets to the bottom of this fast. Maya sounds [i]really[/i] sketchy[/QUOTE] If there's something to find they probably will dig it up. It's difficult to actually delete things from the public internet because they are copied around all the time automatically, and 4chan is incredibly good at snooping from what I've seen.

[QUOTE=Tamschi;45848583]Dobson doing actual research? I need to check this out :v: [editline]edit[/editline] ... his Twitter is absolutely uneventful in comparison. I don't even know, normally he's a complete drama magnet.[/QUOTE] He's siding with Quinn, he has a journal on DeviantART about it [QUOTE]What’s been going on this week? Phil Fish was DOXXED (for standing up for Zoe Quinn) and all his personal information was leaked onto the internet, including SSI info, home address, bank records, etc. As a result, Phil decided to leave gaming forever and is now selling off the IP rights to FEZ and Polytron. Link: [url]www.gamespot.com/articles/phil…[/url] Meanwhile 4chan/Reddit have decided that Phil Fish WASN’T hacked and that he faked the whole thing because... ? 4chan also called the FBI on Phil because they believe fake hacking your own account is a “federal offense.” Gotta love how 4channers are more willing to make up and believe a conspiracy theory than admit they made a mistake... Link (warning: conspiracy theory level nonsense): i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/o… Zoe Quinn, a female independent game developer who made a game called Depression Quest, got harassed by an ex-boyfriend who decided to post nasty things about her and accuse her of using her influences in the “sacred” world of games journalism to get positive reviews through sexual favors with reviewers. An accusation that was later proved false (shocks of shocks!) since the reviewer for Kotaku in question never actually reviewed her game. Link: kotaku.com/in-recent-days-ive-… She was also accused of actively trying to take down “The Fine Young Capitalists” despite the fact that she’s using proceeds from her games to be donated to struggling women indi and queer devs and is trying to patch up her mistake with TFYC (though they haven’t responded to her e-mails yet). twitter.com/TheQuinnspiracy/st… Both Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian were forced to flee their homes because their home addresses are publicly known now and assholes on the internet were threatening to break into their homes to rape/murder them. So... yeah. If you honestly think “it’s just the internet, ignore the haters, they can’t possibly do anything to you in real life” is still true, you’re just deluding yourself. Anita Story Link: [url]www.polygon.com/2014/8/27/6075…[/url] Zoe Quinn Story Link: twitter.com/TheQuinnspiracy/st… And finally actor Adam Baldwin (currently starring in the new TNT tv-series “The Last Ship”) has fallen on the “I-hate-Zoe-Quinn” bandwagon and is actively spreading the leaked nude photos of her around online and is harassing her on twitter. Link: twitter.com/TheQuinnspiracy/st… Meanwhile Joss Whedon (director of The Avengers) and Tim Schafer both took the side of Anita Sarkeesian on twitter. Link: [url]www.themarysue.com/joss-whedon…[/url][/QUOTE] [editline]30th August 2014[/editline] Can't edit, but he's basically only using Zoe Quinn as a source.

[QUOTE=Durrsly;45848732]He's siding with Quinn, he has a journal on DeviantART about it [editline]30th August 2014[/editline] Can't edit, but he's basically only using Zoe Quinn as a source.[/QUOTE] lawl Adam Baldwin 'actively spreading the leaked photos'... yeah, sure. also Phil Fish needs to be banned from using the internet.

I've had a fucking conversation regarding this zoe quinn spectacle that left me fuckign fuming, how can I present it in chronological order ? I recall someone linked Devin's twitter that contained only mentions because I am fucking raging so hard right now. [editline]31st August 2014[/editline] [IMG]http://i.gyazo.com/c4ac4b2c9a12f39725d94a01dbd3b09a.png[/IMG] Here's just a taste of the turd flavored cookie.

[QUOTE=Rex McCoolguy;45848819]I've had a fucking conversation regarding this zoe quinn spectacle that left me fuckign fuming, how can I present it in chronological order ? I recall someone linked Devin's twitter that contained only mentions because I am fucking raging so hard right now. [editline]31st August 2014[/editline] [IMG]http://i.gyazo.com/c4ac4b2c9a12f39725d94a01dbd3b09a.png[/IMG] Here's just a taste of the turd flavored cookie.[/QUOTE] Gotta love how he responds with both a Bigger Problem fallacy, Victim Complex, and Ad Hominem attacks in the same post.

[QUOTE=BigPalooka;45848843]Gotta love how he responds with both a Bigger Problem fallacy, Victim Complex, and Ad Hominem attacks in the same post.[/QUOTE] This really resonates to me as a victim of abuse and I'm legitimately angry and fucking tearing up right now because eveyr time I discuss my abuse I'm told that women have it worse or that I should suck it up and man up. [editline]31st August 2014[/editline] ugh I'm going to bed I didn't need this.