Game journalism backlash - the microcosm theory

LMN8R · 2015-01-26T14:23:00.000Z

Did I really need to clarify “relevant claims”?

Their sex life is completely irrelevant to GamerGate’s claims of that relationship influencing coverage. Again:

GamerGate’s original claims are that Zoe Quinn slept around for coverage favors. This was debunked literally months ago. And yet it persists.
[ul][li]Kotaku shows that Nathan never wrote the articles he was accused of writing [quote]On March 31, Nathan published the only Kotaku article he’s written involving Zoe Quinn. It was about Game Jam, a failed reality show that Zoe and other developers were upset about being on. At the time, Nathan and Zoe were professional acquaintances. He quoted blog posts written by Zoe and others involved in the show. Shortly after that, in early April, Nathan and Zoe began a romantic relationship. He has not written about her since. Nathan never reviewed Zoe Quinn’s game Depression Quest, let alone gave it a favorable review.[/li]
[li]Rock Paper Shotgun: This is the only article Nathan ever wrote on Rock Paper Shotgun that mentioned Depression quest.[/ul][/li][/quote]

If you want to support irrelevant character assassination of a game developer in support of a fight for “ethics in games journalism”, GamerGate is for you I guess.

Busbecq · 2015-01-26T14:27:37.000Z

LMN8R:

Did I really need to clarify “relevant claims”?

Their sex life is completely irrelevant to GamerGate’s claims of that relationship influencing coverage. Again:

If you want to support irrelevant character assassination of a game developer in support of a fight for “ethics in games journalism”, GamerGate is for you I guess.

What if I just want to support irrelevant character assassination?

LMN8R · 2015-01-26T14:32:43.000Z

That’s great, you’ll fit right in with any GamerGate thread :-P

Zylon · 2015-01-26T14:59:14.000Z

Busbecq:

What if I just want to support irrelevant character assassination?

What do you mean, “if”?

Nesrie · 2015-01-26T20:23:34.000Z

Locker K:

Amazon bought Twitch for $970 million, and it’s integrated with both the Xbox One and PS4. It’s very much not a niche part of the market.

I should have clarified. I am a PC gamer, not a console gamer. I don’t see either of those stores, ever.

LockerK · 2015-01-26T21:40:34.000Z

I’ll have to assume it’s a generational thing then. Native Twitch streaming was added to those consoles because it was so huge on PC already.

Thierry_Nguyen · 2015-01-26T21:51:56.000Z

The majority of Twitch’s approximately 60-million-viewer (per month) audience is on PC. Console support came later.

Nesrie · 2015-01-26T22:48:09.000Z

Thierry Nguyen:

The majority of Twitch’s approximately 60-million-viewer (per month) audience is on PC. Console support came later.

Okay. I don’t doubt the numbers, I just don’t know anyone who actually uses it. And my point was more along the lines of the people who don’t follow gaming news… seem just as likely not to watch Twitch. The gamers on message boards, following gaming news at all I thought were the minority. Granted if it’s on the consoles, eve the COD and Madden only crowd might run into it there.

Telefrog · 2015-01-27T08:29:43.000Z

The top games streamed by Twitch in 2014 were League of Legends, Dota 2, Hearthstone, CS:GO, WoW and Minecraft. These games drove 61% of all traffic on Twitch.

GamesIndustry.biz

Twitch rankings: 5 key takeaways for the industry

EEDAR's Patrick Walker reveals the Twitch secrets every dev should know

Brad_Wardell · 2015-01-27T11:54:52.000Z

Telefrog:

The top games streamed by Twitch in 2014 were League of Legends, Dota 2, Hearthstone, CS:GO, WoW and Minecraft. These games drove 61% of all traffic on Twitch.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-01-16-twitch-rankings-5-key-takeaways-for-the-industry

None of which are Starcraft and therefore don’t count…

Nesrie · 2015-01-27T19:51:14.000Z

Telefrog:

The top games streamed by Twitch in 2014 were League of Legends, Dota 2, Hearthstone, CS:GO, WoW and Minecraft. These games drove 61% of all traffic on Twitch.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-01-16-twitch-rankings-5-key-takeaways-for-the-industry

Okay so it’s the heavy competitive games that are on there. That would explain it. I am not sure why seeing Magic on there makes me smile. I play it on occasion, or at least one version of it.

Starlight · 2015-01-27T20:02:47.000Z

Well, those are more the games people /keep/ playing, Nesrie.

Other games come and go.

Brad_Wardell · 2015-01-27T20:44:35.000Z

Nesrie:

Okay so it’s the heavy competitive games that are on there. That would explain it. I am not sure why seeing Magic on there makes me smile. I play it on occasion, or at least one version of it.

Yea, it’s kind of like watching sports but for the next gen. Heck, my 8 year old daughter loves watching that stuff.

Telefrog · 2015-01-28T07:30:40.000Z

Anita Sarkeesian posts one week of tweets.

Feminist Frequency

One Week of Harassment on Twitter

Ever since I began my Tropes vs Women in Video Games project, two and a half years ago, I’ve been harassed on a daily basis by irate gamers angry at my critiques of sexism in video games. It can sometimes be difficult to effectively communicate just...

Ever since I began my Tropes vs Women in Video Games project, two and a half years ago, I’ve been harassed on a daily basis by irate gamers angry at my critiques of sexism in video games. It can sometimes be difficult to effectively communicate just how bad this sustained intimidation campaign really is. So I’ve taken the liberty of collecting a week’s worth of hateful messages sent to me on Twitter. The following tweets were directed at my @femfreq account between 1/20/15 and 1/26/15.

Some of them are really bad. NSFW and all that.

Soapyfrog · 2015-01-28T08:28:14.000Z

Only 2 or 3 were racist though. Progress!

Timex · 2015-01-28T09:07:10.000Z

Most of those threats seem to be more of a commentary on the ridiculousness and idiocy of the people making them, than actually threatening statements.

Maybe it’s just me being jaded by years of playing on XBox Live, but when someone says something like “im gonna quickscope you irl”, it’s laughable, not threatening.

Telefrog · 2015-01-28T09:10:05.000Z

Most of the foul-mouthed illiterate tweets are more dumb than threatening, but far be it for me to dismiss them. I can’t imagine getting that volume of stupidity thrown my way in just one week.

Timex · 2015-01-28T09:20:35.000Z

Telefrog:

Most of the foul-mouthed illiterate tweets are more dumb than threatening, but far be it for me to dismiss them. I can’t imagine getting that volume of stupidity thrown my way in just one week.

I think that our perception is colored by our experiences though. For someone who doesn’t participate in the gaming community much, they may not be as numbed to that kind of thing.

Which is, itself, something of a condemnation of the gaming community.

Soapyfrog · 2015-01-28T10:22:28.000Z

Timex:

Most of those threats seem to be more of a commentary on the ridiculousness and idiocy of the people making them, than actually threatening statements.

Your point being what, though?

Timex · 2015-01-28T10:30:50.000Z

Soapyfrog:

Your point being what, though?

Mainly that they seem more idiotic than threatening.