Disclaimer: I AM PRO GG. Therefor, my explanation might(will) be biased. If you want a voice from the other side of the spectrum you can do a few Google searches.

Notice to mods/admins: I know that this is a sensitive topic for some so if you don't want any discussion of the topic then delete.

Now onto the topic: WTF is #GamerGate/#SPJAirplay? and furthermore, why should i(you) care?

Well, let's start with #GamerGate. #Gamergate -to its supporters- is an online twitter movement fighting for Ethics in game journalism, anti-censorship, anti-corruption, anti-collusion and artistic freedom(the ability for developers to create the games THEY want).

To its critics, its a movement hellbent on driving women and other minorities out of the gaming, whether that be as a gamer, journalist, developer, etc and is full of nothing but white straight cis males who live in their mothers basement and deny that there is any corruption/ethical/censorship/etc.

So people who support #GamerGate are just crazy/paranoid conspiracy theorists then, right? Funny thing about that, there is actually proof that there is massive collusion between major gaming news sites. As it turns out, journalists from major gaming news sites where part of a private mailing list calls the GameJournoPros, Or Game Journalist Professionals. While not every member of the mailing list was colluding together and censoring talk of supposed corruption/lack of ethics/censorship/etc, many where.

And so much more. I couldn't cover all of whats going on in #GamerGate even if i tried. Its literally enough to write an entire book on. If you want to know more about the topic, you can check out http://deepfreeze.it/ for many of the supposed ethical/censorship allegations on each journalist.

So WTF is #SPJAirplay?

In a nutshell, it was the first real attempt of having a real debate about the allegations but none of the anti-gamergate representatives actually showed up. So instead, a debate was arranged to determine if the allegations where true by having 3 gamergate supporters talk about 5 topics that they deem unethical or some other kind of wrongdoing with a journalist, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and an independent game developer which they held part 1 of the debate this morning.

And just as a recap: all three members agreed that there are atleast ethical issues in the gaming industry. They only got to 3 of the 5 topics and they didn't even cover the topics to the fullest they wanted(out of time). To be more specific, they agreed that disclosers are needed whenever a journalist talks about someone when they have a relationship with that person.

So why should YOU care?

Well, if a journalist reviews a game and gives it a favorable review then you may or may not be tricked into buying something that is complete garbage. And since these journalists are all colluding together, it may become more difficult for you as a consumer to make an informed purchase. These games ain't cheap, especially now where you have to buy the DLC just to get the complete package and play with your friends.

If your a women or minority, you might care because you have been wrongly labeled as a misogynist and your sick of people using you as their shields(see: #NotYourShield).

So yeah, thats #GamerGate/#SPJAirplay in a nutshell and why you should care. Discuss if you want, this is mostly for the people who are out of the loop and may want to know.

Pro GG sources:
http://deepfreeze.it/
https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/



 

and the event was interrupted by a bomb threats...

why can people just play the game instead of fighting about bullshit reasons.