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'''THE GRAND DAD EMPIRE''' ARE a prolific VINESAUCE-centric MEME group based in BEDROCK CITY.  Their largest periods of activity seemed to be around the time SILVAGUNNER was terminated, when they were hosting several unofficial VINESAUCE gaming events (which they assure you repeatedly are ''not'' official Tournaments and are in no way affiliated with JOEL).
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They operated out of the SilvaGunner YouTube channel until it was terminated in 2014, after which they appear to have transitioned briefly to GiivaSunner in September of 2016 before returning to SilvaGunner in June of 2018.
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== 28 Nov 2007 ==
  
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== CHANNELS ==
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* Game reviewer and editorial director Jeff Gerstmann is fired from his position at GameSpot closely following his negative review of Eidos Interactive's game ''Kane and Lynch: Dead Men''.<sup>[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup> Due to the heavy advertising of ''Kane and Lynch: Dead Men'' featured on GameSpot at the time, rumors erupt that Gerstmann was fired due to giving the game a poorer review than what Eidos Interactive paid for.
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The original forums appeared to function as four services: preparation and communication in service of coming events, discussion about new HIGH-QUALITY RIPS, MEME showcase, and general VINESAUCE or unrelated discussion.
 
  
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== EVENTS ==
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== 11 Aug 2010 ==
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The VINESAUCE MEME events that The GRAND DAD EMPIRE held were known for being diverse and involved, due in large part to their incredibly strong YTP scene.  These events would involve VINESAUCE-branded fan-made HIGH-QUALITY RIPS for SONGS that wouldn't exist for nearly a decade, and some that still don't!  They also hosted some of the first KING FOR ANOTHER DAY tournaments, with fan HIGH-QUALITY RIPS.
 
  
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In later years, an event known as GRAND FEST was hosting PREMIERES for GRAND DAD Fantasy, KING FOR ANOTHER DAY, GRANDmachine, HE THICC 69, and MEME Wars, as of 2019.
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[[Penny Arcade]] published the comic [https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/08/11 The Sixth Slave] in which a slave complained about his cruel conditions: "every night, we are raped to sleep by the dickwolves." The comic was denounced by [[Shakesville]], [[Geek Feminism]], [[The Border House]], [[Amanda Marcotte]], [[Dan Bruno]], [[Leigh Alexander]], [[James Fudge]], [[Dan Hsu]], [[Scott Madin]], [[Melissa McEwan]], [[Elizabeth Sampat]], [[Jim Sterling]], [[Kris Ligman]]. [[Courney Stanton]] led a boycott of Penny Arcade Expo, joined by [[Arthur Gies]] and [[Gone Home]] developer [[The Fullbright Company]].[[#cite_note-33|[33]]]
  
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== HIGH-QUALITY RIPS and MEMES ==  
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== 20 Feb 2012 ==
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Some HIGH-QUALITY RIPS appear to have seen releases or updates in 5th and 6th edition.  Note that The GRAND DAD EMPIRE seem to have been most active between 2012 and 2019.
 
  
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* GRAND DAD 2: SPASTIC BOOGALOO
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* [[Ben Kuchera]] posts an audio clip on SoundCloud,<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup> containing an argument between David Jaffe and Stephen Totilo over the way social justice writer Kate Cox portrayed Jaffe in an article<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> where she wrote about ''Twisted Metal''.
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* GRAND DAD 3: THE GAUNTLET OF ASS (FEATURING SMOL NOZOMI, TITO DICKMAN, SPONGE, HE THICC, and SANS UNDERTALE)
 
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* GRAND DAD 4: GRAND DAD IS GOD
 
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* GRAND DAD 5: DEATH TO 1D4CHAN
 
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* GRAND DAD 6: GAYMERGAYTE RISING
 
  
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GRAND DAD IS LOVE
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== 15 Mar 2012 ==
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GRAND DAD IS LIFE
 
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GRAND DAD WILL CONQUER THIS WIKI
 
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FOR MEMES
 
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FOR VINESAUCE
 
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AND FOR
 
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SILVAGUNNER
 
  
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[[Category: Meme]][[Category: GRAND DAD]][[Category: GRAND DAD Fantasy]]
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* Jeff Gerstmann speaks openly about his 2007 termination from GameSpot. He confirms that his termination was directly tied to his negative review of ''Kane and Lynch: Dead Men'', and that publishers threatening to pull advertising in response to disappointing game review scores is a common occurrence in the game journalism industry.<sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>
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== 30 May 2012 ==
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* Kotaku writer and social justice writer [[Patricia Hernandez]] uses the word &quot;rape&quot; against an opponent in an online multiplayer game, then proceeds to badger and berate the gaming community in general about common forms of trash talk used in all multiplayer games and sports.<sup>[[#cite_note-5|[5]]]</sup>
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== 24 Oct 2012 ==
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* Writer Rab Florence writes an article for Eurogamer that criticizes the current state of the gaming journalism industry. He lambasts the close relationships between game journalists and the innapropriate amounts of commercialism and bought publicity that occur among them.<sup>[[#cite_note-6|[6]]]</sup> Following a complaint made from Lauren Wainwright—a game journalist that Florence quoted in his article—Eurogamer removes parts of his publication.<sup>[[#cite_note-7|[7]]][[#cite_note-8|[8]]]</sup> Rab Florence resigns from Eurogamer the following day due to threat of legal action.<sup>[[#cite_note-9|[9]]]</sup> The subsequent uproar among gamers in response to the backlash against Florence and the flagrant displays of greed and collusion among gaming journalists is referred to as &quot;Doritogate,&quot; in reference to the viral image of [[Geoff Keighley]] surrounded by Mountain Dew and Doritos that was featured in Florence's article.<sup>[[#cite_note-10|[10]]]</sup>
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== 05 Nov 2012 ==
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* After public outcry for attempting to remain silent on the issue, Kotaku Editor In Chief Stephen Totilo finally acknowledges &quot;Doritogate&quot;.<sup>[[#cite_note-11|[11]]]</sup>
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== 18 Feb 2013 ==
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* The production build for Depression Quest is finalized. [[Nathan Grayson]] is included in the &quot;Special Thanks&quot; section of the credits for undisclosed reasons.<sup>[[#cite_note-12|[12]]]</sup>
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== 11 May 2013 ==
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* A blogger at N4G compiles a history of Kotaku's editorial focus on dubious panic about sexism and misogyny and other unethical behavior.<sup>[[#cite_note-13|[13]]]</sup>
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== 13 Aug 2013 ==
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* ''Gone Home'' releases to rave reviews from all major gaming publications and is praised as a groundbreaking game in terms of design and storytelling. Gamespot,<sup>[[#cite_note-14|[14]]]</sup> Kotaku,<sup>[[#cite_note-15|[15]]]</sup> Polygon,<sup>[[#cite_note-16|[16]]]</sup> Gamasutra,<sup>[[#cite_note-17|[17]]]</sup> and Metacritic<sup>[[#cite_note-18|[18]]]</sup> all praise the game heavily despite it being denounced by the gaming community for its shallow gameplay and plot and a length that did not justify its AAA price-point. As a result, ''Gone Home'''s treatment by the games media is often held up as an example of industry cronyism and agenda promotion.
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== 11 Dec 2013 ==
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* Internet Aristocrat discusses how social justice politics taint video game development and how nepotism, cronyism, and censorship run rampant within the indie dev community with his &quot;Mighty Number Nope&quot; video.<sup>[[#cite_note-19|[19]]]</sup> The video calls out the changes that were made to ''Mighty Number Nine'' after it was funded by Kickstarter.
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== 12 Dec 2013 ==
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* [[Zoe Quinn]] posts<sup>[[#cite_note-20|[20]]][[#cite_note-21|[21]]]</sup> on Twitter, claiming that she is being harassed by [[Wizardchan]]. These allegations were never verified.
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== 08 Jan 2014 ==
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* Nathan Grayson publishes an article in Rock Paper Shotgun about 50 indie games that had been admitted to Steam via Greenlight. The title of the article is &quot;Admission Quest&quot; a reference to Zoe Quinn's game Depression Quest, which was part of the &quot;batch&quot; of games that had been admitted. The graphic header for the article is a screenshot from Depression Quest, despite the game itself being text-based. In the body of the article Depression Quest is described as a &quot;standout&quot; and &quot;powerful Twine darling&quot;. This is followed by a list of the 50 games that were admitted, which included Depression Quest. The meta-tags for the article also include Depression quest. There is no disclosure of the nature of his involvement with the game or of his relationship with the developer.<sup>[[#cite_note-22|[22]]]</sup>
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== 28 Feb 2014 ==
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* Maya Kramer and Zoe Quinn discover the [[The Fine Young Capitalists]] women-only game development contest. Within a short time, they and several followers take issue with the project, believing that it excludes transgender people and asks its entrants to work for free.<sup>[[#cite_note-23|[23]]]</sup> Former [[Destructoid]] writer [[Jonathan Ross]] doxxes the contest organizer by sharing posts from his Facebook page.<sup>[[#cite_note-24|[24]]]</sup> TFYC's website is crashes due to the traffic, something which Quinn and Kramer celebrate.<sup>[[#cite_note-25|[25]]]</sup>
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== 31 Mar 2014 ==
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* Nathan Grayson publishes an article in Kotaku about the failure of the reality television show project [[GAME JAM]]. The main sources quoted in the article are Robin Arnott, Adriel Wallick, and &quot;Depression Quest creator&quot; Zoe Quinn. There is no disclosure of the nature of Nathan Grayson's involvement with the game or of his relationship with the developer. The concluding paragraphs of the article are about Zoe Quinn's aspirations to run a game jam of her own.<sup>[[#cite_note-26|[26]]]</sup>
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== 01 Apr 2014 ==
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* The domain RebelGameJam.com is registered by Yavanna Kramer.<sup>[[#cite_note-27|[27]]]</sup> Yavanna Kramer is also the registrant of MayaKramer.com,<sup>[[#cite_note-28|[28]]]</sup> which links to a twitter account<sup>[[#cite_note-29|[29]]]</sup> for the &quot;Cuties Killing Video Games&quot; line of fashion items<sup>[[#cite_note-30|[30]]]</sup> as seen worn by Zoe Quinn.
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== 13 Aug 2014 ==
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* In the wake of fan outrage over Microsoft's announcement that the sequel to Tomb Raider would be an Xbox One exclusive and not multiplatform like the previous one, Ben Kuchera of Polygon took it upon himself to defend this blatant anti-consumer move, going so far as to tell his audience &quot;Here's what's hard for gaming fans to do: We need to stop looking at these deals purely through the lens of someone who wants to play the game.&quot;<sup>[[#cite_note-31|[31]]]</sup> The arguments used in the article to justify this practice were highly questionable.<sup>[[#cite_note-32|[32]]]</sup>
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== References ==
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[[#cite_ref-1|↑]] [http://www.gamespot.com/articles/spot-on-gamespot-on-gerstmann/1100-6183666/ GameSpot: Spot On: GameSpot on Gerstmann] [https://archive.today/1m7rf (Archive)]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-2|↑]] https://soundcloud.com/ben-kuchera/jaffe-confrontation</li>
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[[#cite_ref-3|↑]] https://archive.today/rEfWM</li>
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[[#cite_ref-4|↑]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GagFPnSG0j4 Youtube: GameSpot and Giant Bomb Announcement]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-5|↑]] https://archive.today/tc4GT</li>
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[[#cite_ref-6|↑]] [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-24-lost-humanity-18-a-table-of-doritos Eurogamer: Lost Humanity 18: A Table of Doritos]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-7|↑]] [https://twitter.com/eurogamer/status/261431285216575488 Twitter: Eurogamer: 4:37 AM - 25 Oct 2012 (1)]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-8|↑]] [https://twitter.com/eurogamer/status/261431335132995585 Twitter: Eurogamer: 4:37 AM - 25 Oct 2012 (2)]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-9|↑]] [https://twitter.com/robertflorence/status/261434116224974848 Twitter: Rab Florence: 4:48 AM - 25 Oct 2012]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-10|↑]] [http://levelsave.com/halo-4-mtn-dew-doritos-an-interview-with-geoff-keighley/ LevelSave: Halo 4, Mtn Dew, Doritos; An Interview with Geoff Keighley]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-11|↑]] https://archive.today/IUrz1</li>
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[[#cite_ref-12|↑]] http://theralphretort.com/zoe-quinn-couldnt-have-made-depression-quest-without-grayson/</li>
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[[#cite_ref-13|↑]] N4G blog - ''[https://archive.today/F97fo EXPOSED: Kotaku's manipulation]''</li>
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[[#cite_ref-14|↑]] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7jQ8dveabs</li>
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[[#cite_ref-15|↑]] https://archive.today/HBYyV</li>
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[[#cite_ref-16|↑]] https://archive.today/TPbCT</li>
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[[#cite_ref-17|↑]] https://archive.today/XPAoW</li>
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[[#cite_ref-18|↑]] http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/gone-home/user-reviews</li>
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[[#cite_ref-20|↑]] [https://archive.today/BvLCf [1]]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-21|↑]] [https://archive.today/izB82 [2]]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-22|↑]] https://archive.today/iS4Ru</li>
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[[#cite_ref-23|↑]] Reddit - [http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2gtqoq/the_story_of_the_fine_young_capitalists_and_the/ The story of The Fine Young Capitalists and the media blackout against them]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-24|↑]] [http://a.pomf.se/ooylib.jpg Infographic depicting TFYC's doxxing]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-25|↑]] [https://archive.today/zWMxS Zoe Quinn twitter - 4:33 PM 28 Feb 2014]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-26|↑]] https://archive.today/0KhZv</li>
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[[#cite_ref-27|↑]] https://who.is/whois/rebelgamejam.com</li>
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[[#cite_ref-28|↑]] http://whois.domaintools.com/mayakramer.com</li>
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[[#cite_ref-29|↑]] https://twitter.com/legobutts</li>
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[[#cite_ref-30|↑]] http://teespring.com/cuties</li>
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[[#cite_ref-31|↑]] [https://archive.today/ChCD2 Tomb Raider's Xbox exclusivity likely means more sales, higher profits]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-32|↑]] [http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=874007 NeoGAF reaction]</li>
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[[#cite_ref-33|↑]] [https://archive.is/UaO87 The Penny Arcade Digging Thread]</li>
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[[Category:Timeline]]

Latest revision as of 07:59, 25 September 2020

Timeline
2014: Before GamerGate • August • September • October • November • December
2015: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
2016: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
2019: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December


28 Nov 2007

  • Game reviewer and editorial director Jeff Gerstmann is fired from his position at GameSpot closely following his negative review of Eidos Interactive's game Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.[1] Due to the heavy advertising of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men featured on GameSpot at the time, rumors erupt that Gerstmann was fired due to giving the game a poorer review than what Eidos Interactive paid for.

11 Aug 2010

Penny Arcade published the comic The Sixth Slave in which a slave complained about his cruel conditions: "every night, we are raped to sleep by the dickwolves." The comic was denounced by Shakesville, Geek Feminism, The Border House, Amanda Marcotte, Dan Bruno, Leigh Alexander, James Fudge, Dan Hsu, Scott Madin, Melissa McEwan, Elizabeth Sampat, Jim Sterling, Kris Ligman. Courney Stanton led a boycott of Penny Arcade Expo, joined by Arthur Gies and Gone Home developer The Fullbright Company.[33]

20 Feb 2012

  • Ben Kuchera posts an audio clip on SoundCloud,[2] containing an argument between David Jaffe and Stephen Totilo over the way social justice writer Kate Cox portrayed Jaffe in an article[3] where she wrote about Twisted Metal.

15 Mar 2012

  • Jeff Gerstmann speaks openly about his 2007 termination from GameSpot. He confirms that his termination was directly tied to his negative review of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, and that publishers threatening to pull advertising in response to disappointing game review scores is a common occurrence in the game journalism industry.[4]

30 May 2012

  • Kotaku writer and social justice writer Patricia Hernandez uses the word "rape" against an opponent in an online multiplayer game, then proceeds to badger and berate the gaming community in general about common forms of trash talk used in all multiplayer games and sports.[5]

24 Oct 2012

  • Writer Rab Florence writes an article for Eurogamer that criticizes the current state of the gaming journalism industry. He lambasts the close relationships between game journalists and the innapropriate amounts of commercialism and bought publicity that occur among them.[6] Following a complaint made from Lauren Wainwright—a game journalist that Florence quoted in his article—Eurogamer removes parts of his publication.[7][8] Rab Florence resigns from Eurogamer the following day due to threat of legal action.[9] The subsequent uproar among gamers in response to the backlash against Florence and the flagrant displays of greed and collusion among gaming journalists is referred to as "Doritogate," in reference to the viral image of Geoff Keighley surrounded by Mountain Dew and Doritos that was featured in Florence's article.[10]

05 Nov 2012

  • After public outcry for attempting to remain silent on the issue, Kotaku Editor In Chief Stephen Totilo finally acknowledges "Doritogate".[11]

18 Feb 2013

  • The production build for Depression Quest is finalized. Nathan Grayson is included in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits for undisclosed reasons.[12]

11 May 2013

  • A blogger at N4G compiles a history of Kotaku's editorial focus on dubious panic about sexism and misogyny and other unethical behavior.[13]

13 Aug 2013

  • Gone Home releases to rave reviews from all major gaming publications and is praised as a groundbreaking game in terms of design and storytelling. Gamespot,[14] Kotaku,[15] Polygon,[16] Gamasutra,[17] and Metacritic[18] all praise the game heavily despite it being denounced by the gaming community for its shallow gameplay and plot and a length that did not justify its AAA price-point. As a result, Gone Home's treatment by the games media is often held up as an example of industry cronyism and agenda promotion.

11 Dec 2013

  • Internet Aristocrat discusses how social justice politics taint video game development and how nepotism, cronyism, and censorship run rampant within the indie dev community with his "Mighty Number Nope" video.[19] The video calls out the changes that were made to Mighty Number Nine after it was funded by Kickstarter.

12 Dec 2013

08 Jan 2014

  • Nathan Grayson publishes an article in Rock Paper Shotgun about 50 indie games that had been admitted to Steam via Greenlight. The title of the article is "Admission Quest" a reference to Zoe Quinn's game Depression Quest, which was part of the "batch" of games that had been admitted. The graphic header for the article is a screenshot from Depression Quest, despite the game itself being text-based. In the body of the article Depression Quest is described as a "standout" and "powerful Twine darling". This is followed by a list of the 50 games that were admitted, which included Depression Quest. The meta-tags for the article also include Depression quest. There is no disclosure of the nature of his involvement with the game or of his relationship with the developer.[22]

28 Feb 2014

  • Maya Kramer and Zoe Quinn discover the The Fine Young Capitalists women-only game development contest. Within a short time, they and several followers take issue with the project, believing that it excludes transgender people and asks its entrants to work for free.[23] Former Destructoid writer Jonathan Ross doxxes the contest organizer by sharing posts from his Facebook page.[24] TFYC's website is crashes due to the traffic, something which Quinn and Kramer celebrate.[25]

31 Mar 2014

  • Nathan Grayson publishes an article in Kotaku about the failure of the reality television show project GAME JAM. The main sources quoted in the article are Robin Arnott, Adriel Wallick, and "Depression Quest creator" Zoe Quinn. There is no disclosure of the nature of Nathan Grayson's involvement with the game or of his relationship with the developer. The concluding paragraphs of the article are about Zoe Quinn's aspirations to run a game jam of her own.[26]

01 Apr 2014

  • The domain RebelGameJam.com is registered by Yavanna Kramer.[27] Yavanna Kramer is also the registrant of MayaKramer.com,[28] which links to a twitter account[29] for the "Cuties Killing Video Games" line of fashion items[30] as seen worn by Zoe Quinn.

13 Aug 2014

  • In the wake of fan outrage over Microsoft's announcement that the sequel to Tomb Raider would be an Xbox One exclusive and not multiplatform like the previous one, Ben Kuchera of Polygon took it upon himself to defend this blatant anti-consumer move, going so far as to tell his audience "Here's what's hard for gaming fans to do: We need to stop looking at these deals purely through the lens of someone who wants to play the game."[31] The arguments used in the article to justify this practice were highly questionable.[32]



Timeline
2014: Before GamerGate • August • September • October • November • December
2015: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
2016: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
2019: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December


References

  1. ↑ GameSpot: Spot On: GameSpot on Gerstmann (Archive)
  2. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/ben-kuchera/jaffe-confrontation
  3. ↑ https://archive.today/rEfWM
  4. ↑ Youtube: GameSpot and Giant Bomb Announcement
  5. ↑ https://archive.today/tc4GT
  6. ↑ Eurogamer: Lost Humanity 18: A Table of Doritos
  7. ↑ Twitter: Eurogamer: 4:37 AM - 25 Oct 2012 (1)
  8. ↑ Twitter: Eurogamer: 4:37 AM - 25 Oct 2012 (2)
  9. ↑ Twitter: Rab Florence: 4:48 AM - 25 Oct 2012
  10. ↑ LevelSave: Halo 4, Mtn Dew, Doritos; An Interview with Geoff Keighley
  11. ↑ https://archive.today/IUrz1
  12. ↑ http://theralphretort.com/zoe-quinn-couldnt-have-made-depression-quest-without-grayson/
  13. ↑ N4G blog - EXPOSED: Kotaku's manipulation
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7jQ8dveabs
  15. ↑ https://archive.today/HBYyV
  16. ↑ https://archive.today/TPbCT
  17. ↑ https://archive.today/XPAoW
  18. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/gone-home/user-reviews
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXDSfUJBCj0
  20. ↑ [1]
  21. ↑ [2]
  22. ↑ https://archive.today/iS4Ru
  23. ↑ Reddit - The story of The Fine Young Capitalists and the media blackout against them
  24. ↑ Infographic depicting TFYC's doxxing
  25. ↑ Zoe Quinn twitter - 4:33 PM 28 Feb 2014
  26. ↑ https://archive.today/0KhZv
  27. ↑ https://who.is/whois/rebelgamejam.com
  28. ↑ http://whois.domaintools.com/mayakramer.com
  29. ↑ https://twitter.com/legobutts
  30. ↑ http://teespring.com/cuties
  31. ↑ Tomb Raider's Xbox exclusivity likely means more sales, higher profits
  32. ↑ NeoGAF reaction
  33. ↑ The Penny Arcade Digging Thread
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