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| − | Judges at [[Independent Games Festival]] (IGF) and [[IndieCade]] were shown to have personal and financial conflicts-of-interest with several indie game developers: | + | |
| − | * [[Zoe Quinn]]'s game Depression Quest was awarded the Night Games Selection at IndieCade. [[Robin Arnott]], chair of the Night Games committee, is a friend and lover of hers.< | + | From GamerGate Wiki |
| − | * [[Phil Fish]]'s game Fez was awarded the Grand Prize at IGF when | + | |
| − | * Mobile gaming site iMore awarded [[Brianna Wu]]'s mobile game ''Revolution 60'' the Action Game of the Year award, which is an | + | Jump to: [[#mw-navigation|navigation]], [[#p-search|search]] |
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| + | '''Corruption''' refers to the deliberate intent of journalists, media outlets, and others to collude together to purposefully push a point of view, idea, or ideology. There is a growing pool of evidence suggesting that several video game journalists have conflicts of interest with certain developers, with several journalists exchanging gifts, financially supporting each other, and even participating in romantic flings with developers. This is done without any form of public disclosure on their part, resulting in favorable coverage being given to certain developers at the expense of others who do not engage in these unethical behaviors and practices. One of the most blatant cases is [[index.php?title=Leigh_Alexander|Leigh Alexander]]'s proclamation of making no pretense of being unbiased.<sup>[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup> | ||
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| + | * [[#Video_game_judging_scandals|1 Video game judging scandals]] | ||
| + | * [[#Gaming_writers_covering_friends_without_disclosure_or_transparency|2 Gaming writers covering friends without disclosure or transparency]] | ||
| + | * [[#Media_collusion|3 Media collusion]] | ||
| + | * [[#Favorable_reviews_after_publisher_lobbying|4 Favorable reviews after publisher lobbying]] | ||
| + | * [[#See_Also|5 See Also]] | ||
| + | ** [[#Gamergate_Dossier|5.1 Gamergate Dossier]] | ||
| + | * [[#Unsorted|6 Unsorted]] | ||
| + | * [[#References|7 References]] | ||
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| + | == Video game judging scandals[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=1|edit]]] == | ||
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| + | Judges at [[index.php?title=Independent_Games_Festival|Independent Games Festival]] (IGF) and [[index.php?title=IndieCade|IndieCade]] were shown to have personal and financial conflicts-of-interest with several indie game developers: | ||
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| + | * [[index.php?title=Zoe_Quinn|Zoe Quinn]]'s game Depression Quest was awarded the Night Games Selection at IndieCade. [[index.php?title=Robin_Arnott|Robin Arnott]], chair of the Night Games committee, is a friend and lover of hers.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup> | ||
| + | * [[index.php?title=Phil_Fish|Phil Fish]]'s game Fez was awarded the Grand Prize at IGF when "there [were] 8+ people with a financial investment in Fez that were directly involved with the judging process of the IGF awards."<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> Fez also won the Disciplinary Excellence in Story/World Design and the General Excellence by Grand Jury (grand prize) at IndieCade in 2011 - the same year that Fez investor Kellee Santiago became the chair of the IndieCade Awards jury.<sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]][[#cite_note-5|[5]]]</sup> | ||
| + | * Mobile gaming site iMore awarded [[index.php?title=Brianna_Wu|Brianna Wu]]'s mobile game ''Revolution 60'' the Action Game of the Year award, which is an "Editors' Choice Award". Wu is friends with at least four editors from the publication.<sup>[[#cite_note-6|[6]]]</sup> | ||
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| + | == Gaming writers covering friends without disclosure or transparency[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=2|edit]]] == | ||
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''For more information on the actions of specific individuals, please see their respective pages.'' | ''For more information on the actions of specific individuals, please see their respective pages.'' | ||
| − | [[Kotaku]] writer [[Nathan Grayson]] is known to have reported on friends [[Robin Arnott]]< | + | [[index.php?title=Kotaku|Kotaku]] writer [[index.php?title=Nathan_Grayson|Nathan Grayson]] is known to have reported on friends [[index.php?title=Robin_Arnott|Robin Arnott]]<sup>[[#cite_note-7|[7]]]</sup> and [[index.php?title=Zoe_Quinn|Zoe Quinn]]<sup>[[#cite_note-8|[8]]][[#cite_note-9|[9]]]</sup> without disclosing their relationship. |
| − | [[Kotaku]] writer [[Patricia Hernandez]] is known to have given favorable and disproportionate coverage to her roommate, Anna Anthropy< | + | [[index.php?title=Kotaku|Kotaku]] writer [[index.php?title=Patricia_Hernandez|Patricia Hernandez]] is known to have given favorable and disproportionate coverage to her roommate, Anna Anthropy<sup>[[#cite_note-10|[10]]]</sup> and her friend, Christine Love<sup>[[#cite_note-11|[11]]]</sup> without disclosing their relationship. Lauren WainWright wrote a number of articles<sup>[[#cite_note-12|[12]]][[#cite_note-13|[13]]][[#cite_note-14|[14]]][[#cite_note-15|[15]]][[#cite_note-16|[16]]][[#cite_note-17|[17]]][[#cite_note-18|[18]]][[#cite_note-19|[19]]]</sup> involving Square Enix products despite not only working for Square Enix (consulting)<sup>[[#cite_note-20|[20]]]</sup> but also being good friends with Korina Abbott<sup>[[#cite_note-21|[21]]]</sup> who at the time was a former Ubisoft PR exec but Square Enix employee.<sup>[[#cite_note-22|[22]]]</sup> Once this came to light a small scandal emerged when [[index.php?title=Eurogamer|Eurogamer]] amended an article to remove any mention of Lauren Wainwright<sup>[[#cite_note-23|[23]]][[#cite_note-24|[24]]][[#cite_note-25|[25]]][[#cite_note-26|[26]]]</sup> |
| − | Lauren WainWright wrote a number of articles< | ||
| − | [[Polygon]] writer Danielle Riendeau gave a perfect 10/10 score, one of only a few in the publication's history, to Gone Home, a game made by her friends and associates Chris Remo and Steve Gaynor.< | + | [[index.php?title=Polygon|Polygon]] writer Danielle Riendeau gave a perfect 10/10 score, one of only a few in the publication's history, to Gone Home, a game made by her friends and associates Chris Remo and Steve Gaynor.<sup>[[#cite_note-27|[27]]]</sup> Her relationship to the creators of the game is not disclosed. |
| − | [[Destructoid]] writers Joseph Leray and Chris Carter reviewed DLC< | + | [[index.php?title=Destructoid|Destructoid]] writers Joseph Leray and Chris Carter reviewed DLC<sup>[[#cite_note-28|[28]]][[#cite_note-29|[29]]]</sup> for Borderlands 2 without disclosing their relationship to ex-staffer Anthony Burch's game. This came to light when Anthony Burch himself brought up the conflict of interest.<sup>[[#cite_note-30|[30]]][[#cite_note-31|[31]]]</sup> |
| − | + | [[index.php?title=Kotaku|Kotaku]] and [[index.php?title=Gamasutra|Gamasutra]] Editor at Large, [[index.php?title=Leigh_Alexander|Leigh Alexander]] wrote an exclusive profile of her personal friend [[index.php?title=Ramiro_Corbetta&action=edit&redlink=1|Ramiro Corbetta]] featuring advertorial content for both Corbetta's game as well as the establishment [[index.php?title=Babycastles&action=edit&redlink=1|Babycastles]] that Ms. Alexander has curated events for. (see: [[index.php?title=Babycastles_Nepotism|Babycastles Nepotism]]) Leigh Alexander wrote an exclusive Gamasutra article titled "Learning about community and inclusiveness with Redshirt"<sup>[[#cite_note-32|[32]]]</sup> the article links to the main page for "Redshirt" while talking about the development,history and mechanics. The Creator of "Redshirt", Mitu Khandaker appears to be on good terms with [[index.php?title=Leigh_Alexander|Leigh Alexander]]<sup>[[#cite_note-33|[33]]][[#cite_note-34|[34]]][[#cite_note-35|[35]]][[#cite_note-36|[36]]][[#cite_note-37|[37]]][[#cite_note-38|[38]]][[#cite_note-39|[39]]]</sup> along with a number of other Gaming Journalists.<sup>[[#cite_note-archive.today-40|[40]]]</sup> | |
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| − | + | Cara Ellison of [[index.php?title=Rock,_Paper,_Shotgun|Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] mentioned Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris’s game, Redshirt, in an article titled S.EXE: VA-11 HALL-A<sup>[[#cite_note-41|[41]]]</sup> as well as create an article dedicated to Redshirts<sup>[[#cite_note-42|[42]]]</sup> while Khandaker-Kokoris donates to Ellison via [[index.php?title=Patreon|Patreon]]<sup>[[#cite_note-43|[43]]]</sup> with no disclaimer. It should be noted that Mitu Khandaker would make a public blog post, detailing her past interactions and involvements with Cara Ellison.<sup>[[#cite_note-44|[44]]]</sup> In the article S.EXE: VA-11 HALL-A, Ellison also referenced multiple of Christina Love's games, stating: "(which I really should write about, though RPS cover her work enthusiastically)" while Love also donates to her Patreon<sup>[[#cite_note-45|[45]]]</sup> (again with no disclaimer). | |
| − | On 15 November 2012, | + | On 15 November 2012, Kotaku published an article by Kirk Hamilton in which he praised the game ''Gone Home''.<sup>[[#cite_note-46|[46]]]</sup> The article did not disclose Hamilton's relationship with Sarah Elmaleh, the lead actress of Gone Home.<sup>[[#cite_note-47|[47]]]</sup> The two had been communicating through twitter since December 2010,<sup>[[#cite_note-48|[48]]]</sup> and their convesations indicate they have become quite close to each other by the time Hamilton wrote his article on the game.<sup>[[#cite_note-49|[49]]]</sup> This wasn't Kirk's only non-disclosed relationship though on the 24th of May 2012 Kirk wrote an article that gave favorable coverage to Douglas Wilsons game Joust <sup>[[#cite_note-50|[50]]]</sup> even though these two had a relationship dating back at least to when Wilson joined twitter in May 2011.<sup>[[#cite_note-51|[51]]]</sup> Likewise, Kirk's article on Joust made no mention of his friendship with Elmaleh, even though she provided voice acting for the game.<sup>[[#cite_note-ElmalehWebsite-52|[52]]]</sup> Kirk has also mentioned Mitu Khandaker and her Game "Redshirt" in the article "And Then The Video Game Industry Woke Up" <sup>[[#cite_note-53|[53]]]</sup> going as far as to link to Mitu's blog entry announcing "Redshirt". Despite tweets indicating a very friendly relationship<sup>[[#cite_note-archive.today-40|[40]]][[#cite_note-54|[54]]][[#cite_note-55|[55]]]</sup> there was no disclosure in the article. No disclosure was made in the article regarding Kirk's friendship with Elmaleh, even though she provided voice acting for this game as well.<sup>[[#cite_note-ElmalehWebsite-52|[52]]]</sup> |
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| − | On the 10th of May, 2013 Tyler Wilde wrote an article titled | + | On the 10th of May, 2013 Tyler Wilde wrote an article titled "Watch Dogs preview — No GTA 5 on PC? No problem."<sup>[[#cite_note-56|[56]]]</sup> which talks about multiple details involving the game "Watch Dogs", following this Tyler wrote numerous other articles involving Ubisoft products.<sup>[[#cite_note-57|[57]]][[#cite_note-58|[58]]][[#cite_note-59|[59]]][[#cite_note-60|[60]]][[#cite_note-61|[61]]][[#cite_note-62|[62]]][[#cite_note-63|[63]]]</sup> However, Tayler Wilde had been in a relationship with Ubisoft employee Anne Marie Lewis <sup>[[#cite_note-64|[64]]]</sup> (working as a Communications Associate), since 2011<sup>[[#cite_note-65|[65]]][[#cite_note-66|[66]]]</sup> and are currently living together.<sup>[[#cite_note-67|[67]]][[#cite_note-68|[68]]]</sup> This fact has not been disclosed in any of the articles written by Tyler Wilde. |
| − | + | == Media collusion[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=3|edit]]] == | |
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| − | + | During the [[index.php?title=Zoe_Quinn_Scandal|Zoe Quinn Scandal]], the gaming media ignored the evidence which detailed Quinn's involvement and instead defended her as a victim of misogynistic sentiment within the gaming community. Suspicions that this was a coordinated narrative by the media intensified when the infamous [[index.php?title=Gamers_are_Dead|Gamers are Dead]] articles appeared with similar "gamers are misogynists" talking points within a 24-hour period. This collusion was later confirmed when Breitbart journalist [[index.php?title=Milo_Yiannopoulos|Milo Yiannopoulos]] revealed the existence of [[index.php?title=GameJournoPros|GameJournoPros]] - a secret mailing list whose members consisted of various prominent games journalists from various different sites that was being used to discuss how the media should react to the Quinn scandal.<sup>[[#cite_note-69|[69]]]</sup> | |
| − | During the [[Zoe Quinn Scandal]], the gaming media ignored the evidence which detailed Quinn's involvement and instead defended her as a victim of misogynistic sentiment within the gaming community. Suspicions that this was a coordinated narrative by the media intensified when the infamous [[Gamers are Dead]] articles appeared with similar | ||
| − | GameJournoPros was also where the industry black-listing of former Destructoid writer [[Allistar Pinsof]] was coordinated.< | + | GameJournoPros was also where the industry black-listing of former Destructoid writer [[index.php?title=Allistar_Pinsof&action=edit&redlink=1|Allistar Pinsof]] was coordinated.<sup>[[#cite_note-70|[70]]]</sup> |
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| + | * [http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/10/10/GameJournoPros-joking-about-paid-reviews-and-mocking-Phil-Fish/ Gamejournopros: Joking about paid reviews and mocking Phil Fish], Milo Yiannopoulos, 10 October 2014 | ||
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- [https://archive.today/fqkfG Archived Version of Gamejournopros: Joking about paid reviews and mocking Phil Fish] | - [https://archive.today/fqkfG Archived Version of Gamejournopros: Joking about paid reviews and mocking Phil Fish] | ||
| − | ==Favorable reviews after publisher lobbying== | + | == Favorable reviews after publisher lobbying[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=4|edit]]] == |
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| − | Allen: I have personally sat in negotiations where a publisher negotiated a higher review score for a game in exchange for an exclusive cover or assets for a separate upcoming game. It is common, especially with previews. This is why you often see glowing previews of bad games, or pre-release reviews that have to be revised post-launch. | + | NG: How often do gaming publications (big and small) collude with developers for review scores, or exclusives? Is this more common than the public could ever foresee?<br /> |
| + | Allen: I have personally sat in negotiations where a publisher negotiated a higher review score for a game in exchange for an exclusive cover or assets for a separate upcoming game. It is common, especially with previews. This is why you often see glowing previews of bad games, or pre-release reviews that have to be revised post-launch.<br /> | ||
| + | — Niche Gamer interview with Christian Allen, composer/developer for several Rainbow Six games<sup>[[#cite_note-71|[71]]]</sup> | ||
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| + | == See Also[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=5|edit]]] == | ||
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| + | === Gamergate Dossier[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=6|edit]]] === | ||
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[http://press.gamergate.me/dossier/ A Review Of Game Journalism] | [http://press.gamergate.me/dossier/ A Review Of Game Journalism] | ||
| − | ==Unsorted== | + | == Unsorted[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=7|edit]]] == |
| − | *[http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/355300/The-Dirty-History-of-Games-Journalism/ The Dirty History of Games Journalism] | + | |
| + | * [http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/355300/The-Dirty-History-of-Games-Journalism/ The Dirty History of Games Journalism] | ||
* [https://medium.com/@KingFrostFive/corruption-and-ethical-issues-shown-throughout-gamergate-f3fbff119e8e Corruption and ethical issues shown throughout #GamerGate] | * [https://medium.com/@KingFrostFive/corruption-and-ethical-issues-shown-throughout-gamergate-f3fbff119e8e Corruption and ethical issues shown throughout #GamerGate] | ||
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- [https://archive.today/gXI4y Archived Version of Corruption and ethical issues shown throughout #GamerGate] | - [https://archive.today/gXI4y Archived Version of Corruption and ethical issues shown throughout #GamerGate] | ||
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| − | * [http://techraptor.net/content/gamergate-harassment-criticism Criticism ≠ Harassment], Andrew Otton, 8 October 2014 | + | * [http://techraptor.net/content/gamergate-harassment-criticism Criticism ≠ Harassment], Andrew Otton, 8 October 2014 |
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- [https://archive.today/i9Lqt Archived Version of Criticism ≠ Harassment] | - [https://archive.today/i9Lqt Archived Version of Criticism ≠ Harassment] | ||
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| − | * [http://blogjob.com/oneangrygamer/2014/10/gamergate-this-has-the-appearance-of-a-conflict-of-interest-says-game-informer-editor/ #GAMERGATE: ‘This has the appearance of a conflict of interest’ says game informer editor] | + | * [http://blogjob.com/oneangrygamer/2014/10/gamergate-this-has-the-appearance-of-a-conflict-of-interest-says-game-informer-editor/ #GAMERGATE: ‘This has the appearance of a conflict of interest’ says game informer editor] |
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- [https://archive.today/vFHyN Archive Version of #GAMERGATE: ‘This has the appearance of a conflict of interest’ says game informer editor] | - [https://archive.today/vFHyN Archive Version of #GAMERGATE: ‘This has the appearance of a conflict of interest’ says game informer editor] | ||
* [https://archive.today/j8rSd The Word from The Inside], Dan, 28 March 2007 | * [https://archive.today/j8rSd The Word from The Inside], Dan, 28 March 2007 | ||
| − | * [http://pastebin.com/s0zqKDUK Huge list (to be sorted)] | + | * [http://pastebin.com/s0zqKDUK Huge list (to be sorted)] |
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- [https://archive.today/rpK6J Archived Version of Huge list (to be sorted)] | - [https://archive.today/rpK6J Archived Version of Huge list (to be sorted)] | ||
| − | * [http://egmr.net/2014/08/experience-points-ethics-dead-games-journalism/ Experience Points: Ethics Are Dead In Games Journalism], Adam, 22 August 2014 | + | * [http://egmr.net/2014/08/experience-points-ethics-dead-games-journalism/ Experience Points: Ethics Are Dead In Games Journalism], Adam, 22 August 2014 |
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- [https://archive.today/2ZMGk Archived Version of Experience Points: Ethics Are Dead In Games Journalism] | - [https://archive.today/2ZMGk Archived Version of Experience Points: Ethics Are Dead In Games Journalism] | ||
* [http://www.reaxxion.com/2186/the-3-most-vile-practices-of-the-gaming-industry The 3 Most Vile Practices Of The Gaming Industry], Steve Alexander, 24 November 2014 | * [http://www.reaxxion.com/2186/the-3-most-vile-practices-of-the-gaming-industry The 3 Most Vile Practices Of The Gaming Industry], Steve Alexander, 24 November 2014 | ||
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- [https://archive.today/qinNg Archived Version of The 3 Most Vile Practices Of The Gaming Industry] | - [https://archive.today/qinNg Archived Version of The 3 Most Vile Practices Of The Gaming Industry] | ||
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Contents
- 1 Corruption
- 1.1 Contents
- 1.2 Video game judging scandals[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=1|edit]]]
- 1.3 Gaming writers covering friends without disclosure or transparency[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=2|edit]]]
- 1.4 Media collusion[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=3|edit]]]
- 1.5 Favorable reviews after publisher lobbying[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=4|edit]]]
- 1.6 See Also[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=5|edit]]]
- 1.7 Unsorted[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=7|edit]]]
- 1.8 References[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=8|edit]]]
- 1.9 Navigation menu
Corruption
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Corruption refers to the deliberate intent of journalists, media outlets, and others to collude together to purposefully push a point of view, idea, or ideology. There is a growing pool of evidence suggesting that several video game journalists have conflicts of interest with certain developers, with several journalists exchanging gifts, financially supporting each other, and even participating in romantic flings with developers. This is done without any form of public disclosure on their part, resulting in favorable coverage being given to certain developers at the expense of others who do not engage in these unethical behaviors and practices. One of the most blatant cases is Leigh Alexander's proclamation of making no pretense of being unbiased.[1]
Contents
- 1 Video game judging scandals
- 2 Gaming writers covering friends without disclosure or transparency
- 3 Media collusion
- 4 Favorable reviews after publisher lobbying
- 5 See Also
- 6 Unsorted
- 7 References
Video game judging scandals[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=1|edit]]]
Judges at Independent Games Festival (IGF) and IndieCade were shown to have personal and financial conflicts-of-interest with several indie game developers:
- Zoe Quinn's game Depression Quest was awarded the Night Games Selection at IndieCade. Robin Arnott, chair of the Night Games committee, is a friend and lover of hers.[2]
- Phil Fish's game Fez was awarded the Grand Prize at IGF when "there [were] 8+ people with a financial investment in Fez that were directly involved with the judging process of the IGF awards."[3] Fez also won the Disciplinary Excellence in Story/World Design and the General Excellence by Grand Jury (grand prize) at IndieCade in 2011 - the same year that Fez investor Kellee Santiago became the chair of the IndieCade Awards jury.[4][5]
- Mobile gaming site iMore awarded Brianna Wu's mobile game Revolution 60 the Action Game of the Year award, which is an "Editors' Choice Award". Wu is friends with at least four editors from the publication.[6]
Gaming writers covering friends without disclosure or transparency[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=2|edit]]]
For more information on the actions of specific individuals, please see their respective pages.
Kotaku writer Nathan Grayson is known to have reported on friends Robin Arnott[7] and Zoe Quinn[8][9] without disclosing their relationship.
Kotaku writer Patricia Hernandez is known to have given favorable and disproportionate coverage to her roommate, Anna Anthropy[10] and her friend, Christine Love[11] without disclosing their relationship. Lauren WainWright wrote a number of articles[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] involving Square Enix products despite not only working for Square Enix (consulting)[20] but also being good friends with Korina Abbott[21] who at the time was a former Ubisoft PR exec but Square Enix employee.[22] Once this came to light a small scandal emerged when Eurogamer amended an article to remove any mention of Lauren Wainwright[23][24][25][26]
Polygon writer Danielle Riendeau gave a perfect 10/10 score, one of only a few in the publication's history, to Gone Home, a game made by her friends and associates Chris Remo and Steve Gaynor.[27] Her relationship to the creators of the game is not disclosed.
Destructoid writers Joseph Leray and Chris Carter reviewed DLC[28][29] for Borderlands 2 without disclosing their relationship to ex-staffer Anthony Burch's game. This came to light when Anthony Burch himself brought up the conflict of interest.[30][31]
Kotaku and Gamasutra Editor at Large, Leigh Alexander wrote an exclusive profile of her personal friend Ramiro Corbetta featuring advertorial content for both Corbetta's game as well as the establishment Babycastles that Ms. Alexander has curated events for. (see: Babycastles Nepotism) Leigh Alexander wrote an exclusive Gamasutra article titled "Learning about community and inclusiveness with Redshirt"[32] the article links to the main page for "Redshirt" while talking about the development,history and mechanics. The Creator of "Redshirt", Mitu Khandaker appears to be on good terms with Leigh Alexander[33][34][35][36][37][38][39] along with a number of other Gaming Journalists.[40]
Cara Ellison of Rock, Paper, Shotgun mentioned Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris’s game, Redshirt, in an article titled S.EXE: VA-11 HALL-A[41] as well as create an article dedicated to Redshirts[42] while Khandaker-Kokoris donates to Ellison via Patreon[43] with no disclaimer. It should be noted that Mitu Khandaker would make a public blog post, detailing her past interactions and involvements with Cara Ellison.[44] In the article S.EXE: VA-11 HALL-A, Ellison also referenced multiple of Christina Love's games, stating: "(which I really should write about, though RPS cover her work enthusiastically)" while Love also donates to her Patreon[45] (again with no disclaimer).
On 15 November 2012, Kotaku published an article by Kirk Hamilton in which he praised the game Gone Home.[46] The article did not disclose Hamilton's relationship with Sarah Elmaleh, the lead actress of Gone Home.[47] The two had been communicating through twitter since December 2010,[48] and their convesations indicate they have become quite close to each other by the time Hamilton wrote his article on the game.[49] This wasn't Kirk's only non-disclosed relationship though on the 24th of May 2012 Kirk wrote an article that gave favorable coverage to Douglas Wilsons game Joust [50] even though these two had a relationship dating back at least to when Wilson joined twitter in May 2011.[51] Likewise, Kirk's article on Joust made no mention of his friendship with Elmaleh, even though she provided voice acting for the game.[52] Kirk has also mentioned Mitu Khandaker and her Game "Redshirt" in the article "And Then The Video Game Industry Woke Up" [53] going as far as to link to Mitu's blog entry announcing "Redshirt". Despite tweets indicating a very friendly relationship[40][54][55] there was no disclosure in the article. No disclosure was made in the article regarding Kirk's friendship with Elmaleh, even though she provided voice acting for this game as well.[52]
On the 10th of May, 2013 Tyler Wilde wrote an article titled "Watch Dogs preview — No GTA 5 on PC? No problem."[56] which talks about multiple details involving the game "Watch Dogs", following this Tyler wrote numerous other articles involving Ubisoft products.[57][58][59][60][61][62][63] However, Tayler Wilde had been in a relationship with Ubisoft employee Anne Marie Lewis [64] (working as a Communications Associate), since 2011[65][66] and are currently living together.[67][68] This fact has not been disclosed in any of the articles written by Tyler Wilde.
Media collusion[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=3|edit]]]
During the Zoe Quinn Scandal, the gaming media ignored the evidence which detailed Quinn's involvement and instead defended her as a victim of misogynistic sentiment within the gaming community. Suspicions that this was a coordinated narrative by the media intensified when the infamous Gamers are Dead articles appeared with similar "gamers are misogynists" talking points within a 24-hour period. This collusion was later confirmed when Breitbart journalist Milo Yiannopoulos revealed the existence of GameJournoPros - a secret mailing list whose members consisted of various prominent games journalists from various different sites that was being used to discuss how the media should react to the Quinn scandal.[69]
GameJournoPros was also where the industry black-listing of former Destructoid writer Allistar Pinsof was coordinated.[70]
- Gamejournopros: Joking about paid reviews and mocking Phil Fish, Milo Yiannopoulos, 10 October 2014
- Archived Version of Gamejournopros: Joking about paid reviews and mocking Phil Fish
Favorable reviews after publisher lobbying[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=4|edit]]]
NG: How often do gaming publications (big and small) collude with developers for review scores, or exclusives? Is this more common than the public could ever foresee?
Allen: I have personally sat in negotiations where a publisher negotiated a higher review score for a game in exchange for an exclusive cover or assets for a separate upcoming game. It is common, especially with previews. This is why you often see glowing previews of bad games, or pre-release reviews that have to be revised post-launch.
— Niche Gamer interview with Christian Allen, composer/developer for several Rainbow Six games[71]
See Also[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=5|edit]]]
Gamergate Dossier[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=6|edit]]]
Unsorted[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=7|edit]]]
- Archived Version of Corruption and ethical issues shown throughout #GamerGate
- Criticism ≠ Harassment, Andrew Otton, 8 October 2014
- Archived Version of Criticism ≠ Harassment
- The Word from The Inside, Dan, 28 March 2007
- Archived Version of Huge list (to be sorted)
- Experience Points: Ethics Are Dead In Games Journalism, Adam, 22 August 2014
- Archived Version of Experience Points: Ethics Are Dead In Games Journalism
- The 3 Most Vile Practices Of The Gaming Industry, Steve Alexander, 24 November 2014
- Archived Version of The 3 Most Vile Practices Of The Gaming Industry
References[[[index.php?title=Corruption&action=edit§ion=8|edit]]]
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- ↑ Gaming's killer double-act
- ↑ Let sleeping dogs lie
- ↑ THE REDEMPTION OF LARA CROFT
- ↑ Lab rat revolution...
- ↑ Interview: Tactics Ogre director Hiroshi Minagawa
- ↑ Cloud nine – Mitsunori Takahashi on Dissidia 012
- ↑ 3rd Birthday boss: “I don’t believe survival horror is dying”
- ↑ Interview: Lord of Arcana producer, Takamasa Shiba
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- ↑ The players and the game
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- ↑ Eurogamer Confirms Journalist Lauren Wainwright Threatened Legal Action
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- ↑ Chris Carter. Delightful Dungeons and Dragons DLC
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- ↑ a b a tweet to a number of Gaming Journalists
- ↑ S.EXE: VA-11 HALL-A
- ↑ Redshirt preview: a sci-fi "disempowerement fantasy" about social networking on a starship
- ↑ Patreon of Mitu Khandaker
- ↑ Actually, It’s About…
- ↑ Patreon of Christine Love
- ↑ This Game Doesn't Need Guns Or Explosions To Make You Care. Just A House.
- ↑ Gone Home IMDB page
- ↑ Sarah Elmaleh Twitter Status
- ↑ Various twitter conversations between Kirk Hamilton and Sarah Elmaleh: [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
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- ↑ https://archive.today/Q3mXb
- ↑ a b Sarah Elmaleh's website
- ↑ And Then The Video Game Industry Woke Up, Kirk Hamilton
- ↑ Tweets between Mitu and Kirk
- ↑ more tweets between Mitu and Kirk
- ↑ Watch Dogs preview — No GTA 5 on PC? No problem., Tayler Wilde
- ↑ Child of Light first look: tactical, turn-based combat in a beautiful fairytale world, Tyler Wilde
- ↑ Watch Dogs preview: hacking Big Brother in connected, crime-ridden Chicago, Tyler Wilde
- ↑ Watch Dogs' hero is a lovable loser, and I'm a low-rent super villain, Tyler Wilde
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity trailer and live single-player gameplay shown at Ubisoft conference, Tyler Wilde
- ↑ Ubisoft announces Toy Soldiers: War Chest, teddy bears to shoot death rainbows, Tyler Wilde
- ↑ Far Cry 4 E3 gameplay footage shows co-op, a very angry elephant, Tyler Wilde
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity E3 gameplay video shows four-player co-op, Tyler Wilde
- ↑ Lewis saying she is starting work at Ubisoft next week
- ↑ Lewis: Comments about relationship with Wilde.
- ↑ Lewis: I yelled I love you, he responded by sobbing
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- ↑ #GamerGate Interview – Christian Allen Edition. Orselli, Brandon. December 4, 2014. Niche Gamer. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Accessed December 10, 2014.
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