Support List
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The Support List is an informal list of websites that #GamerGate supports as part of its ongoing effort to combat unethical behavior in video game journalism. The following websites adhere to acceptable policies of disclosure, transparency, and objectivity in reporting and discussing video games and video game industry related news.
Contents
Websites
| Website | Reason |
|---|---|
| APGNation | Interviewed several key players of #GamerGate, including TFYC,[1] Milo Yiannopoulos,[2] Adam Baldwin,[3] and William Usher.[4] Additional anti-corruption/pro-GamerGate articles,[5][6] interviews,[7][8] and opinion pieces[9][10] have been published over the course of #Gamergate. |
| Attack on Gaming | Has written factual articles on #GamerGate[11] and includes disclaimers of personal bias. |
| BluesNews | |
| Brutal Gamer | |
| Christ Centered Gamer | Separation of ideology from reviews |
| Cubed³ | No politicized reviews or known ethical issues |
| DualShockers | |
| #Egmr | |
| Elder Geek | Updated review and behaviour policies, such as including disclaimers in the video itself and details on transparency.[12] |
| The Escapist | Adopted ethical disclosure policy. Edited article on Quinn harassment to reflect that it was never confirmed by an independent source. See: The Escapist. As of February 2015, hired two Pro-GG commentators.[13] |
| Everybody Plays | Has made a comment against the idea that all gamers are sexist[14] and separates warnings of questionable content under the Parental Reviews instead of in their main reviews. |
| Evil Avatar | Allows all types of GamerGate discussion on their forums and many of the factual submitted GamerGate news pieces have made it onto the front page. |
| Gamesnosh | Reported on the initial scandal[15] and put the piece up after they were told to remove it by their webhost. They have reported on The Fine Young Capitalists[16] and discussed the pro-GamerGate side repeatedly.[17][18][19][20] They also have an ethics policy.[21] |
| GamesRadar | |
| Gamer Headlines | Gaming news website that published articles on the initial scandal at the height of censorship.[22][23] Recent #GamerGate articles vary between supportive[24][25] and neutral[26][27] depending on the writer. |
| Gamerevolution | |
| Gamersyde | |
| GameTrailers | |
| Game Zone | |
| Gamnesia | |
| Gather Your Party | Alternative to mainstream gaming sites, pro-consumer with ethical standards.[28] |
| Gematsu | |
| GoodGamers | Founded in response to GamerGate with ethical policies and rules against click-bait articles and editorials never being on the front page. |
| Highland Arrow | Has published pro-GamerGate and pro-NYS opinion pieces (2), unbiased coverage of the Depression Quest scandal, ethics policies, and a full disclosure statement. |
| Incgamers | Allows GamerGate discussion on their forums. |
| Indiejuice | Editor in Chief responsible for the interview with an ex-reddit mod exposing corruption in the moderating process. Has vowed to instate a formal ethics policy in the future with a draft already provided. EiC also actively discusses GG on twitter. |
| Invision Game Community | |
| JustPushStart | |
| My Nintendo News | No politicized reviews or known ethical issues |
| NicheGamer | Pro-GamerGate,[29] has given balanced reporting on the corruption and has ethical standards.[30][31][32] They have also interviewed pro-GG developers.[33] See : NicheGamer |
| Nintendolife | |
| OperationRainFall | |
| One Angry Gamer | Numerous GamerGate Articles can be found within the GamerGate section of his site[34] |
| Original Gamer | Supported GamerGate since the beginning,[35][36] and has produced numerous podcasts supportive of GamerGate's call for ethical reform.[37][38][39] |
| PixelJudge | |
| PowerGamer | Has a code of ethics[40] and pro-gamergate.[41][42] |
| RealGamerNewz | Has written a balanced and factual piece on GamerGate.[43] |
| RPGamer | Neutral coverage of GamerGate,[44] supporter of egalitarian feminism.[45] |
| Science Vs. Feminism | Pro-GamerGate science blog. Has written a heavily-referenced scientific article on gender politics in video games, video game development and ethics.[46] Founder is listed as "a developer of simulators for training industrial, medical and military personnel." Was featured in One Angry Gamer's recent article on GamerGate.[47] |
| TechRaptor | Provides up-to-date news, informational articles, interviews, and editorials on #GamerGate and the events that surround it. Also revised their ethics policies in response to #GamerGate.[48] See: TechRaptor. |
| Twentyoz | Has written a pro-GamerGate article.[49] |
| Two Dash Stash | Has written a few Pro-GamerGate articles. Founder and writer heavily supportive of movement. |
| VR World | Formerly Bright Side of News, several supporting articles by Derek S. |
Developers
Developer
Games
Reason
Twitlonger: "I could not understand..."
Project Assembly
Pro-Gamergate
Twitlonger: 'A Personal Statement from an Indie Dev on why #GamerGate Is Important'
Unity (2014)
Developing an unnamed game about GamerGate.
Opposition to the deception and malice of SJWs in the games media.[50]
Illutia: Fantasy MMORPG, SeedScape (joint with Dapper Swine)
Pro-GamerGate[51]
A pro-GamerGate future dev, supporting GamerGate on Twitter, as well as openly and directly opposing SJWs in GamerGate matters.[52]
Blogpost: Shanghai of the Nerds
Has made pro-GamerGate tweets[53] and was blocked by the IGDA blocklist.[54]
Pro-GamerGate[55]
Gangster Tactics : Pile Them In
Afterlife Empire
Winner of TFYC game design competition
Account has since been deleted, Archive
Supported GamerGate on twitter.[56]
Commodious Downfall (2013), Invictus (2013)
Top Secret Sci-Fi topdown game
Brunelleschi: Age of Architects
Pro-GamerGate.[57]
Polar Roller Nights (2014)
Top Secret 2D Turn-Based RPG
Against opinion-based censorship and moral panic-mongering for attention; for real diversity and games as art.[58]
Past Creations: Epic Battle Fantasy 4 (2014)
[https://twitter.com/KupoGames/status/506999744770871296 Matt R on Twitter
Strong and vocal supporter of GamerGate. Openly opposes disingenuous indie developers and ideologues with an agenda and strongly adheres to the "by gamers, for gamers" principle.
Has made numerous anti-corruption and pro-gamergate videos, tweets and video comments.
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2002), Mafia II (2010), Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Has been pro-GG and anti-censorship in interviews[59][60] and on twitter.[61]
FleetCOMM: Operation Vigrior
Galactic Civilizations (2003), Galactic Civilizations II (2006), Sins of a Solar Empire (2008), Elemental: War of Magic (2010), Elemental: Fallen Enchantress (2012) Galactic Civilizations III, Sorcerer King
Supports GamerGate due to his own experirences with unethical game press[62]
Unannounced horror title.
Pseudonymous, vocal game developer greatly supportive of fellow GamerGate developers.[63]
Development Studios
| Developer | Games | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Autobotika | Afterlife Empire | Participant in TFYC's contest, developing Danielle M's winning game |
| Dapper Swine | Blasted Fortress, SeedScape (with Jennifer D'aww) | Pro-GamerGate.[64][65] |
| GravTech Games | Nora | Pro-GamerGate and anti-censorship.[66] |
| Rasam Concept | Out Quest, Gear Guts | Pro-GamerGate[67][68] and has done pro-GG stream appearances.[69] |
| Running With Scissors | Postal (1997), Postal II (2003) | Pro-GamerGate[70] and anti-censorship.[71] |
| Snazzlebot Games | Coins & Stuff (2014), Dream Candy Planet (2014) | |
| Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team | Pro Zombie Soccer (2011) | |
| Trek Industries | Orion: Prelude (2012) | Made a long post explaining GamerGate and what's wrong with gaming journalists.[72] |
| Windy Hill Studio | Orphan | Pro-GamerGate.[73] |
| Destructive Creations | In the process of developing Hatred. | Hatred is a third person shooter that was recently banned from Steam after nearly being Greenlighted in a day because it was judged to be too "edgy". More information can be found on the developers website. The game has since been added back to the Steam Greenlight program. |
Youtubers
| Personality | Videos | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| TotalBiscuit |
I will now talk about game reviews for just over 30 minutes Ethics in Games Media: Stephen Totilo of Kotaku comes to the table to discuss |
History of supporting ethical practices in Game Journalism. |
| Nerd³ | No videos directly relating to GamerGate | Supportive of GamerGate's goals of rooting out corruption.[74] Condemned censorship of TechRaptor's interview with Allistair Pinsof.[75][76] |
| Thunderf00t | #Gamergate: when 'Feminists' and Gamers collide! | Has created a series of videos debunking the anti-GG position and calling for fair and balanced gaming journalism |
| MundaneMatt | Majority, if not all of his videos are pro-GamerGate | Has supported GamerGate since the beggining. |
| AlphaOmegaSin | Anita Sarkeesian & ABC News Suck | Critical of Anita Sarkeesian in the past and has not retracted position under political pressure. |
Games
These are games that are not attached to any one individual or studio.
| Game | Reason |
|---|---|
| Gods and Idols (twitter) | Supports GamerGate on their website |
| HuniePop (twitter) | Supports GamerGate on twitter[77][78] |
Writers and Reporters
| Writer | Reason |
|---|---|
| David Auerbach | |
| Oliver Campbell | Has talked about Gamergate [79] |
| Liana K | Has given some coverage[80][81] |
| Erik Kain | Fair coverage on Forbes [82][83] |
| Lance Liebl | |
| Sean Winnett | Interview key players |
| Milo Yiannopoulos | Broke story of GameJournoPros. See: Milo Yiannopoulos |
| Georgina Young | |
| William Usher | Former member of GameJournoPros and the leaker that provided Milo with the info for his GJP story. See: William Usher |
Broadcasters
| Writer | Reason |
|---|---|
| David Pakman | Balanced interviews with both pro-GamerGate and anti-GamerGate people. See: The David Pakman Show |
| Ricky Camilleri |
Steam Curators
| Group | Recommendations | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| GamerGate Rebooted | Games that were wrongly criticised for their depictions of women, games made by people who support #GamerGate and games from developers that were shunned by journalists because of their personal views. An attempt to restart the GamerGate Recommends curator group, which has not been maintained for over 5 months. | Overtly pro-GamerGate |
| Cynical Brit Gaming | My name is TotalBiscuit and I run youtube.com/cynicalbrit. I work fulltime as a PC gaming critic and focus on PC specific issues. I create lengthy videos on indie and AAA titles. | Curator group of John Bain, prolific GamerGate supporter |
| Boogie2988's Games | I play all kinds of games. I tend to enjoy games that think outside of the box and are a little different from the norm. | Neutral in GamerGate and fair to both sides |
| Bro Team Team | Games of True Ascended Heaven | Pro-Gamergate and has done anonymous interviews with developers who fear retaliation |
| Super Sekrit /a/ & /v/ Club House | Comfy vidya james and ESPORTS! | Unofficial curator group of 4chan's /v/ board |
| 8Chans /v/ | You don't play videogames | Unofficial curator group of 8chan's /v/ board |
| TechRaptor | These games are curated and selected by TechRaptor Staff members, and they are made up of a wide range of titles that we believe all Steam Gamers should play! | Pro-GamerGate journalism |
| Niche Gamer | Niche Gamer is a gaming site dedicated to covering all the lesser known and/or specialized gaming markets across the globe. | Pro-GamerGate journalism |
| Erik Kain: A Curator And A Gentleman | I play a lot of RPGs, some strategy titles, first-person shooters, and...well the sort of games I've been writing about at Forbes Games the past few years. | Neutral in GamerGate, fair to both sides, and the most accurate mainstream reporting yet |
| Gamesnosh Community | GamesNosh is an independently run video game site and community founded in 2014. A place of passionate gamers and avid critics; we're here to spread the love and give the thumbs up to valuable gaming experiences. | Pro-GamerGate journalism |
| Stardock | We love gamers and core PC games. We play them all and we will try to pick only the ones we're pretty certain you'll like. | Stardock studios, led by Brad Wardell, is pro-GamerGate and fights the corruption in the industry |
| Running With Scissors Recommends | Great games from indie developers you might have missed, or AAA games we feel were treated unfairly by the gaming press. | Pro-GamerGate development studio |
| /tg/ Recommends | Games recommended by the community of elegan/t g/amers!. Expect many Warhammer 40k, DnD and all things strategic and fatalistic! | Curator group for 4chan's traditional games board, another generally pro-GamerGate community |
| Anime 1.0 | Have a great day and enjoy great games! With focus on arpg, fps and general action games come and enjoy my taste ;3 | Run by Sakuyak, a GamerGate supporter,[84] and was the curator group mass voted to bump Kotaku off the front page.[85] |
| The Nerd Boxset | Non-Poop games. | Offical curator account for Nerd³ |
| /r/pcmasterrace Group | Welcome to the Official PC Master Race curation, where we recommend glorious PC games worthy of being played by our brethren. Visit us at reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace | Official curator group of reddit's PC Master Race subreddit, which is supportive of GamerGate |
| The Cox List | The most fun, creative, and generally entertaining story driven games. | Recognizes the corruption and bias in media that GamerGate is fighting against.[86][87] |
| Christ Centered Gamers | Game reviews from a Christian perspective. | Seperation of ideology from reviews |
| GamerGaters | GamerGate recommends games based on quality and creativity, regardless of the level of political correctness in their themes. We are proud gamers recommending fun games of all genres for gamers of all types." | Overtly supportive of GamerGate |
References
- ↑ APGNation: #GamerGate: An Interview with The Fine Young Capitalists
- ↑ APGNation: A Brave New World of Games Journalism: An Interview with Milo Yiannopoulos
- ↑ APGNation: Both Sides of the Screen: Adam Baldwin Talks #GamerGate
- ↑ APGNation: Breaking the Chain: An Interview with William Usher
- ↑ APGNation: GamerGate Responds to Calls for Bullying with Anti-Bullying Charity
- ↑ APGNation: Objections Called as Lawyer Enters the Ring of #GamerGate
- ↑ APGNation: Capitalism & Consumerism in Gaming: A Discussion on Video Games and Politics with Brandon Morse
- ↑ APGNation: Blacklisted by GamaSutra: An Interview with Slade Villena
- ↑ APGNation: #GamerGate: The Changing Face of Gaming Journalism and Online Communities
- ↑ APGNation: #GamerGate Raises Thousand(s) And Thousands of Dollars for Extra-Life
- ↑ Attack on Gaming: Attack on #GamerGate: the Heck did we miss?
- ↑ Elder Geek: Elder Speak - Review and Behavior Policies
- ↑ Twitter: @archon announces new content creators
- ↑ Everybody Plays: Twitter
- ↑ Gamesnosh: Depression Quest Dev (Zoe Quinn) Scandal; Exploiting Games Press for Coverage
- ↑ Gamesnosh: The Fine Young Capitalists Funded With 4chan’s Aid
- ↑ Gamesnosh: #Gamergate: The silly sounding, but sincere call for Fair Representation of ‘Gamers’ within the media.
- ↑ Gamesnosh: Corruption and Misrepresentation: A Minority Perspective of #GamerGate
- ↑ Gamesnosh: #GamerGate is Making a Difference
- ↑ Gamesnosh: Can You Trust Video Game Journalism?
- ↑ Gamesnosh: Ethics Policies
- ↑ Gamer Headlines: Kotaku and Zoe Quinn Accused of Exchanging Positive Press for Sex
- ↑ Gamer Headlines: The Kotaku / Zoe Quinn scandal: The Aftermath and Thoughts
- ↑ Gamer Headlines: 'GamerGate' and Why We Aren't Moving Forward From the Worst Week in Gaming
- ↑ Gamer Headlines: GamerGate: The progress we've made so far
- ↑ Gamer Headlines: We're All Gamers. All of Us
- ↑ Gamer Headlines: #NotYourShield: The GamerGate Saga Continues
- ↑ Gather Your Party: About Page
- ↑ NicheGamer: Big Gaming Journalism is Dying and Here's Why
- ↑ NicheGamer: GamerGate: Lies, Corruption and a New Beginning
- ↑ NicheGamer: The Schism of Gaming: Zoe Quinn, Nepotism and White Knight Journalism
- ↑ NicheGamer: Unfrozen Caveman Journalist: Victim Complex Edition
- ↑ NicheGamer: GamerGate Interview: Anonymous XBox Edition
- ↑ One Angry Gamer's GamerGate tag for GamerGate articles
- ↑ Original Gamer twitter - 5 Sep. 2014
- ↑ Original Gamer twitter - 7 Sep. 2014
- ↑ Original Gamer - What is The Sarkeesian Effect?
- ↑ Original Gamer - Destiny and #Gamergate again
- ↑ Original Gamer - #Gamergate, Destiny, Spurs and more
- ↑ PowerGamer: Ethics
- ↑ PowerGamer: Shouldn't People Who Criticize Video Games Be Gamers
- ↑ PowerGamer: The Reports of Our Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
- ↑ RealGamerNewz: Is GamerGate A Hate Group?
- ↑ RPGamer - Currents, issue #163
- ↑ Trent Seely twitter - 7:39 AM 31 Aug 2014
- ↑ Sex Matters In Video Games
- ↑ ABC Reporter Admits They Have No Interest In The Whole #GamerGate Story
- ↑ TechRaptor: Reddit Post: We (TechRaptor) are enacting new Ethics Policies due to the recent events in the video games media!
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Example of pro-GamerGate tweet from codingteddybear
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Example of pro-GamerGate tweet from DIADG_Games
- ↑ All tweets from Heckenberg mentioning 'gamergate'
- ↑ Heckenberg's response to being on the IGDA blocklist
- ↑ Prisonscape: About GamerGate
- ↑ Ondrej M on Twitter
- ↑ Matthew M Twitter
- ↑ Self-posted Tweet Confirming
- ↑ Escapist: Daniel Vavra GamerGate Interview
- ↑ TechRaptor: An interview with Daniel Vavra: GamerGate and the gaming industry
- ↑ Twitter: Daniel Vavra
- ↑ Brad Wardell: The long lasting effects of dishonest reporting
- ↑ Example of GamerGate-developer tweet from wrecksey
- ↑ Dapper Swine: ask.fm
- ↑ Dapper Swine: twitter
- ↑ Spotlight on GravTech Games
- ↑ Twitter: Rasam Concept (1)
- ↑ Twitter: Rasam Concept (2)
- ↑ Video: LIVE HITBOX EXILE LOL
- ↑ Running With Scissors Forum: #Gamergate
- ↑ Running With Scissors Forum: Gaming is Not a Crime!
- ↑ Trek Industries: To: Gaming Press - "You Have Failed This City"
- ↑ Windy Hill Studio: Twitter
- ↑ Nerd³ twitter - 15 Oct 2014
- ↑ Nerd³ twitter - 5 Feb 2015, 1:09 AM
- ↑ Nerd³ twitter - 5 Feb 2015, 1:10 AM
- ↑ Twitter: Hunie Pop
- ↑ Twitter: Hunie Pop
- ↑ Thoughts on Gamergate
- ↑ Five reasons why we should give #GamerGate another chance.
- ↑ Archived Version of Five reasons why we should give #GamerGate another chance.
- ↑ #GamerGate Is Not A Hate Group, It's A Consumer Movement
- ↑ Archived Version of #GamerGate Is Not A Hate Group, It's A Consumer Movement
- ↑ Twitter.com - Sakuyak:"Daily reminder to have a great day! #GamerGate #notyourshield #videogames".13 Sep 2014
- ↑ Twitter.com - Sakuyak:"Just a lil over 6k and kotaku will be off of the front page -w- #GamerGate #curator". 9 Nov 2014
- ↑ Jesse Cox twitter - 4 Sep 2014
- ↑ Jesse Cox twitter - 10 Oct 2014
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