Name: What is #Gamergate?
Uploaded: 2014-10-21
Duration: 1 min 56 s
Description: What is #Gamergate?

It's being called an online culture war. Gamer Gate. What has become known as Gamer Gate. The controversy some are calling Gamer Gate. A hashtag war between some gamers and critics that has been raging for months and has now spilled over into the real world. As Vox reports, it's about everything from the treatment of women in gaming, to ethics in games journalism. With the battle supposedly beginning with the creator of the game Depression Quest, Zoey Quinn. According to most. Reports a bad break up between Quinn and an ex- boyfriend. And an alleged affair with a video game reviewer started the mess. Leading to accusations by some gamers of collusion between video game developers and video game journalists. With. A particular emphasis on women. And it's only spread since then. Moving from a debate on journalistic ethics to harassment and threats. Some people claiming to be associated with Gamer Gate have taken aim at those who opposed them. In early October, processor company Intel pulled advertising from gaming news site Gamasutra. Following pressure from the online movement. In mid- October, another female game developer, Brianna Wu, fled her home following death threats after she criticized the movement. And most recently, the story of Anita Sarkeesian. Sarkeesian often speaks out against the depiction of women in video games in her online video. Video channel, Feminist Frequency. Last week, she had to cancel a speech in Utah State University, citing the threat of a mass shooting at the event. Some have linked that threat to GamerGate. I have at my disposal a semi- automatic rifle, multiple pistols, and a collection of pipe bombs. This will be the deadliest school shooting in American history. Strangely, media outlets are simultaneously pronouncing both that the movement won't die. And that it's in is death throes. Although we're guessing most would agree with Kotaku's headline