@igelsQTs @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz some game dev woman was colluding with game journos she was facking for good press forr her shitty game, gamers(tm) found out and raised a stink, this led to other journos ganging up to complain and thus expose just how nepotistic and low-integrity game journalism in general has, leading to further stink.

that's the general explanation, with dozens of sub-branch-stories about various groups and people also occurring over the course of the general thing.

journos also constructed an alternative narrative that it was about harrassing wahmens to get then out of gaming, which is what sites like wikipedia promote

@Arty24 @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz but why do you GIVE A SHIT

@Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @matrix are steam reviewers getting head from ugly whores now that make indie games?? WHY DOES THIS MATTER

@igelsQTs @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz this wasn't steam reviewers, actual journos from like ign, kotaku etc.
this was back in like 2012 or so (2014?) when gamo journalists and such were getting millions and were generally more respected (they definitely aren't now)
it mattered/matters because it was related to gaming that gamers care about
the 'other side' blames gamergate as being the cause (ala the pic of the dominos implies) for things like Trump and other 'bad things' occurring every other week lel

@Arty24 @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz even back in 2012 to 14 I didnt give a shit about gaming review magazines etc. Whoever did was a retard to begin with. Even if had done that, those wouldve been written by germans. I'm the kind of guy who watches videos on games he already played himself. Again, I dont get how the fuck this overblew so much as I cannot even pretend to care about it. It's like a child finding out santa isnt real and then making fuss about it

@Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @matrix every time I read about gamergate shit I feel like the entire internet mustve been teenagers in the 2010s

@Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @matrix politicians have been eating children for 2000 years and these dudes cry about journalists lying to them

@igelsQTs @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz kinda was in a way, definitely more older people on the internet now compared to then (for better and worse)

@igelsQTs @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz it was a different time~

@igelsQTs @Arty24 @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz The part he's missing is that the moment the scandal took hold there was a instantaneous, simultaneous crackdown on all discussion across all major platforms including 4chan bolstered by an immediate reaction across all news platforms to misrepresent the issue.

The "Holy Shit!" moment wasn't a trashy, shitlib woman sleeping around, it was the fact she had friends behind the scenes at every major public forum and outlet willing to immediately shut down any discussion and reframe the entire story to suit their false narrative.

@TurboNormie @igelsQTs @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz >this led to other journos ganging up to complain and thus expose just how nepotistic and low-integrity game journalism in general has (was*)
I said that but you go into bit more detail that is good

@TurboNormie @igelsQTs @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz The general collusion and payola schemes between game studios and game journalists is pervasive throughout the entire industry and GamerGate put that behavior on blast. Zoe Quinn was smoke from a much larger fire that's still burning.

@wildgoose @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie if the endresult is everyone coming to their senses and just looking at gameplay on youtube instead of reading text reviews on ad-ridden websites then thats a good thing. Thats all I can say about this topic really.

@igelsQTs @wildgoose @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie that's p much the situation now yeh

@igelsQTs @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie Yea, also use and abuse Steam's refund system. Praise Gaben.

@wildgoose @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie Praise the EU who forced Gaben to allow refunds you mean.

@igelsQTs @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie The EU didn't force Valve to do anything.

@wildgoose @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie how about doing some reading before talking out of your ass.
https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam-purchases-in-the-eu-now-refundable-for-14-days
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guarantees-returns/index_en.htm

@wildgoose @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie @matrix https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/retail/steam-will-now-refund-purchases-made-in-eu-for-14-days/

@igelsQTs @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie Ok retard

@wildgoose @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie I posted the first article to show how this wasnt the case until the law actually forced them later on. Valve did NOT want to offer this themselves.

@wildgoose @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie @matrix praising your corporation overlords is very american, but you tech giants are only regulated because of the Brussels effect. Not because they are your friends.

@igelsQTs @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie @matrix People aren't going to read things FOR you. You did the same shit about gamergate earlier. Just spouting off nonsense and linking random stuff without actually reading any of it. Makes you look retarded. Just sayin.

@wildgoose @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie I didnbt link a single thing in the gamergate shit. The EU does force companies to comply with their policies because if they dont they wont be able to do business here anymore. This is fact.

@Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie @igelsQTs @matrix Game journalists thrive on illiteracy.

@wildgoose @matrix @Arty24 @ItsSkyDragonz @TurboNormie valve is not your friend. They simply comply with EU laws now and were very against doing so before until the EU and countries like germany warned them about the consequences. Same reason why apple is now forced to use usb-c for all of their products.

@TurboNormie @igelsQTs @Arty24 @matrix @ItsSkyDragonz I'm pretty sure more came out. Military/glowie connections to ppl in the gaming industry.