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PixelMetal @PixelMetal Follow Q's panel participation didn'i go over so well. 80 people in a hall that can hold 990. For real. #GamerGate pic.twitter.com/i2fknmdRfr Reply t: Retweet * Favorite More

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520 Tweets TWEETS PHOTOS/VIDEOS FOLLOWING FOLLOWERSFAVORITES 91 520 23 67 More Tweets Tweets&replies James Huls @Varibash James Huls@Varibash 26m "Gamers are worse than ISIS" makes me angry. Thai isn'i even reasonable comparison. Go to Iraq and fighi ISIS then talk to me. #GamerGate わ 26 ★24 … Iraq Veteran and PC Gamer Portland, Oregon Joined November 2010 Tweet to James Huls

520 Tweets TWEETS PHOTOS/VIDEOS FOLLOWING FOLLOWERSFAVORITES 91 520 23 67 More Tweets Tweets&replies James Huls @Varibash James Huls@Varibash 26m "Gamers are worse than ISIS" makes me angry. Thai isn'i even reasonable comparison. Go to Iraq and fighi ISIS then talk to me. #GamerGate わ 26 ★24 … Iraq Veteran and PC Gamer Portland, Oregon Joined November 2010 Tweet to James Huls

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Seguin Fonseca 4 days ago Ifinally figured out the real reason why Zoe wanted to shut down that game development contest. You see, for all their bitching about a lack of female representation in geek culture, women like her absolutely thrive on the (false) impression of their rarity. As long as she's one of only a few prominent female indie developers, she can make her living purely by being a novelty. But, if dozens of far more talented women were to suddenly come out of the wood work, she'd lose her bread and butter. She's not worried about women being exploited, she's worried about women becoming prominent enough in the industry to expose her for the hack she really is. Reply . 144

Seguin Fonseca 4 days ago Ifinally figured out the real reason why Zoe wanted to shut down that game development contest. You see, for all their bitching about a lack of female representation in geek culture, women like her absolutely thrive on the (false) impression of their rarity. As long as she's one of only a few prominent female indie developers, she can make her living purely by being a novelty. But, if dozens of far more talented women were to suddenly come out of the wood work, she'd lose her bread and butter. She's not worried about women being exploited, she's worried about women becoming prominent enough in the industry to expose her for the hack she really is. Reply . 144

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The End of Fun

A Guide to Ending "Gamers" by Devin Wilson on 08/28/14 07:57:00 pm Sohere are some nreiminany tactics rargpse for transformg tet ropose your own in the comments, and offer revisions to mine): 11. We stop upholding "fun" as the universal, ultimate criterion for a game's relevance It's a meaningless ideal at best and a poisonous priority at worst. Fun is a neurological trick. Plenty of categorically unhealthy things are fun". Let's try for something more. Many of the alternatives will have similarly fuzzy definitions, but let's aspire to qualities like edifying" healing", "pro-social", or even "enlightening". I encourage you to decide upon your owrn alternatives to fun" in games (while avoiding terms like cool" and "awesome" and any other word that simply caters to existing, unexamined biases).

A Guide to Ending "Gamers" by Devin Wilson on 08/28/14 07:57:00 pm Sohere are some nreiminany tactics rargpse for transformg tet ropose your own in the comments, and offer revisions to mine): 11. We stop upholding "fun" as the universal, ultimate criterion for a game's relevance It's a meaningless ideal at best and a poisonous priority at worst. Fun is a neurological trick. Plenty of categorically unhealthy things are fun". Let's try for something more. Many of the alternatives will have similarly fuzzy definitions, but let's aspire to qualities like edifying" healing", "pro-social", or even "enlightening". I encourage you to decide upon your owrn alternatives to fun" in games (while avoiding terms like cool" and "awesome" and any other word that simply caters to existing, unexamined biases).

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NOTE: The black bars aren't relevant to anything going on re: became mean-spirited and harsh over time. This was due to Maya feeling extremely jealous of several friendships (and a relationship) that Then, Maya would try to be reassuring and comforting, only to start the cycle again. And Maya did this to several people. that it would be a particularly good idea for them to be careful of MFK. thing makes me look like a pathetic jerk. But again, I'm not convinced of this

NOTE: The black bars aren't relevant to anything going on re: became mean-spirited and harsh over time. This was due to Maya feeling extremely jealous of several friendships (and a relationship) that Then, Maya would try to be reassuring and comforting, only to start the cycle again. And Maya did this to several people. that it would be a particularly good idea for them to be careful of MFK. thing makes me look like a pathetic jerk. But again, I'm not convinced of this

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13:27 〈 y Tweet Chris Franklin retweeted remtower @ramtower The journalists I like, I read them BECAUSE they have opinions, not because I delude myself into thinking they're somehow "unbiased. 8:09 AM 27 Aug 14 40 RETWEETS 35 FAVORITES Social JusticeWarlock @kenlowery 4d @ramtower "Objectivity," especially in something like gaming journalism, basically only exists as a bludgeon to use on something you hate Social JusticeWarlock @kenlowery 4d ⓗramtower Because it isn't remote!v Reply to remtower

13:27 〈 y Tweet Chris Franklin retweeted remtower @ramtower The journalists I like, I read them BECAUSE they have opinions, not because I delude myself into thinking they're somehow "unbiased. 8:09 AM 27 Aug 14 40 RETWEETS 35 FAVORITES Social JusticeWarlock @kenlowery 4d @ramtower "Objectivity," especially in something like gaming journalism, basically only exists as a bludgeon to use on something you hate Social JusticeWarlock @kenlowery 4d ⓗramtower Because it isn't remote!v Reply to remtower

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le: zoeqing (55 KB, 640 640) Anonymous (D Gem) 08/31/14(Sun)00 49 36 No S65739662トー uz SITUATION UPDATE: IMMEDIATE THREAT Im back from the meet with Zoe's trlend and there's some insanity coming. What Im about to tell you sounds so farfetched here goes. Zoe Quinn is going forward staging a fake atack on herself tomorrow All through the night she will be contacting media and journaists telling them how a group of white male gamers assaulted her A youtuber gamer name wil be dropped as w two or more twitter posters eat she will over hear being spoken about' during her attack, Mr source els me tese people were picked because they'se transparent in their real names and as gamers in their profiles Now for the unbelievable part Zoe will return to Pax monday with fx bruises and damage, taking the stage with Anita Sarkeesian along with journalists from gaming sites Sike Kotaku and Gamasutra, but also news stes ke the Washington Post and SJWifeminists they've flown in that are wel known, Together they will denounce the term gamer because it refers to a violent, misogynistic, white male demographic and replace the term with one of that only Anita and Zoe know of and have personally created. The term will have a dual feminine meaning but have an extra letter at the end that distinguishes it Zoe will speak about the horrors of her attack by the hands of gamers' so the term will be vilfied by the world press much like if you called someone a sexual predator l can't even begin to fathom something like this happening but if t ve wil destroy gaming for the male ulation forever Π report back with any new information

le: zoeqing (55 KB, 640 640) Anonymous (D Gem) 08/31/14(Sun)00 49 36 No S65739662トー uz SITUATION UPDATE: IMMEDIATE THREAT Im back from the meet with Zoe's trlend and there's some insanity coming. What Im about to tell you sounds so farfetched here goes. Zoe Quinn is going forward staging a fake atack on herself tomorrow All through the night she will be contacting media and journaists telling them how a group of white male gamers assaulted her A youtuber gamer name wil be dropped as w two or more twitter posters eat she will over hear being spoken about' during her attack, Mr source els me tese people were picked because they'se transparent in their real names and as gamers in their profiles Now for the unbelievable part Zoe will return to Pax monday with fx bruises and damage, taking the stage with Anita Sarkeesian along with journalists from gaming sites Sike Kotaku and Gamasutra, but also news stes ke the Washington Post and SJWifeminists they've flown in that are wel known, Together they will denounce the term gamer because it refers to a violent, misogynistic, white male demographic and replace the term with one of that only Anita and Zoe know of and have personally created. The term will have a dual feminine meaning but have an extra letter at the end that distinguishes it Zoe will speak about the horrors of her attack by the hands of gamers' so the term will be vilfied by the world press much like if you called someone a sexual predator l can't even begin to fathom something like this happening but if t ve wil destroy gaming for the male ulation forever Π report back with any new information

Brad Wardell @draginol 34 secs When kotaku posted that hit piece on me, my kids got bullied at school about it, my wife got disgusting PMs, and I got death threats. Expand Re Brad Wardell @draginol 3 mins So as you can imagine, I have mixed felings in how the game press treats different people differently. Expand Re Retweet re Brad Wardell @draginol 4 mins Of course, the death threats and address posting maxed when the game media chose to publish lurid allegations against me (that were false). Expand Retwe Brad Wardell @draginol 7 mins Hmm. If I left my home everytime someone posted my home address/google map of my house or made a threat l'd rarely be home. Expand Re Retweet

Brad Wardell @draginol 34 secs When kotaku posted that hit piece on me, my kids got bullied at school about it, my wife got disgusting PMs, and I got death threats. Expand Re Brad Wardell @draginol 3 mins So as you can imagine, I have mixed felings in how the game press treats different people differently. Expand Re Retweet re Brad Wardell @draginol 4 mins Of course, the death threats and address posting maxed when the game media chose to publish lurid allegations against me (that were false). Expand Retwe Brad Wardell @draginol 7 mins Hmm. If I left my home everytime someone posted my home address/google map of my house or made a threat l'd rarely be home. Expand Re Retweet

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Adam Sessler 오▼ Follow AdamSessler I think chemical weapons dealers have a more tolerable consumer base than videogames. I am truly embarrassed for this industry. ←Reply 다 Retweet ★ Favorite More 157 RETWEETS FAVORITES 142 2:39 PM-6 Nov 13

Adam Sessler 오▼ Follow AdamSessler I think chemical weapons dealers have a more tolerable consumer base than videogames. I am truly embarrassed for this industry. ←Reply 다 Retweet ★ Favorite More 157 RETWEETS FAVORITES 142 2:39 PM-6 Nov 13

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#GamerGate All "gamers" love is Call of Duty kills. It's sociopathic. They should make a jail for anyone who reaches max level. Proud Gamer @Llama_Simulator 26m DPimpJedi what about Kerbal Space Program, where you build rockets and explore the solar system using proper Newtonian mechanics... @Llama_Simulator Actual gamers aren't interested in anything like that. Look at the sales Proud Gamer @Llama_Simulator 19m @_DPimpJedi I am an actual gamer.. We are not your enemy @Llama_Simulator All pure of heart gamers need to abandon the cause and destroy harmful gamers/games. Proud Gamer@Llama_Simulator 14m @_DPimpJedi or you all could simply just stop insulting us.. 日 DPimpJedi a_dpirmpJedi. 12m @Llama_Simulator Gamers won't go away until they are all doxxed/shamed into leaving women alone #GamerGate The Abrasive Ninja-abrasive ninja . 5m @_DPimpJedi @Llama_Simulator I find it amusing that some idiot with "pimp" in his name is lecturing anybody about the harming of women.

#GamerGate All "gamers" love is Call of Duty kills. It's sociopathic. They should make a jail for anyone who reaches max level. Proud Gamer @Llama_Simulator 26m DPimpJedi what about Kerbal Space Program, where you build rockets and explore the solar system using proper Newtonian mechanics... @Llama_Simulator Actual gamers aren't interested in anything like that. Look at the sales Proud Gamer @Llama_Simulator 19m @_DPimpJedi I am an actual gamer.. We are not your enemy @Llama_Simulator All pure of heart gamers need to abandon the cause and destroy harmful gamers/games. Proud Gamer@Llama_Simulator 14m @_DPimpJedi or you all could simply just stop insulting us.. 日 DPimpJedi a_dpirmpJedi. 12m @Llama_Simulator Gamers won't go away until they are all doxxed/shamed into leaving women alone #GamerGate The Abrasive Ninja-abrasive ninja . 5m @_DPimpJedi @Llama_Simulator I find it amusing that some idiot with "pimp" in his name is lecturing anybody about the harming of women.

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Tommy Alexander Lund@Toallu 17m Can anyone tell objectiv!y if the #gamergate is an issue at #PAXPrime2014 ? #Pax? ben @dermrben -16m @Toallu yes it is, massiv censoreship etc youtube.com/watch?v=Km3DZQ..- #GamerGate Tommy Alexander Lund@Toallu 15m @dermrben Talking more about if there is any discussion/happenings at the #PAXPrime2014 conference, #GamerGate Job Jon@spergnado 13m @Toallu @dermrben Any attempts to bring this to light at pax so far has seen people being escorted off premise or banned from the stream Tommy Alexander Lund@Toallu 9m @spergnado @dermrben okay, have it happened many times that people have been escorted off, and have it been justified in some/all instances? Job Jon@spergnado 9m @Toallu @dermrben only seen it once or twice, panels are actively discouraging people from talking about #GamerGate Tommy Alexander Lund@Toallu 5mm @spergnado @dermrben interesting. Any major incidents or just some people being escorted off? Just trying to get a pic of the reach#pax Job Jon@spergnado 4m @Toallu @dermrben nothing, but for the PAX stream, just voice a opinion contrary to what the mods hold

Tommy Alexander Lund@Toallu 17m Can anyone tell objectiv!y if the #gamergate is an issue at #PAXPrime2014 ? #Pax? ben @dermrben -16m @Toallu yes it is, massiv censoreship etc youtube.com/watch?v=Km3DZQ..- #GamerGate Tommy Alexander Lund@Toallu 15m @dermrben Talking more about if there is any discussion/happenings at the #PAXPrime2014 conference, #GamerGate Job Jon@spergnado 13m @Toallu @dermrben Any attempts to bring this to light at pax so far has seen people being escorted off premise or banned from the stream Tommy Alexander Lund@Toallu 9m @spergnado @dermrben okay, have it happened many times that people have been escorted off, and have it been justified in some/all instances? Job Jon@spergnado 9m @Toallu @dermrben only seen it once or twice, panels are actively discouraging people from talking about #GamerGate Tommy Alexander Lund@Toallu 5mm @spergnado @dermrben interesting. Any major incidents or just some people being escorted off? Just trying to get a pic of the reach#pax Job Jon@spergnado 4m @Toallu @dermrben nothing, but for the PAX stream, just voice a opinion contrary to what the mods hold

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Stephanie Anne @doitalone 1m Also, to those who are twitterblasting there is nothing to #GamerGate- why do you enjoy being lied to by the media? Stephanie Anne @doitalone 58m And I'm especially displeased with my female friends who would seek to make this a feminist issue. It is an integrity issue. #GamerGate 糙 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 8m And to the industry - do you think this would be stood for? Don't you remember payola in the radio industry? #GamerGate 46 ★62 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 1h Video game journalists, just admit you're glorified bloggers with an agenda. #gamergate Stephanie Anne @doitalone Stephanie Anne @doitalone 26m Gamers come from all different backgrounds and genders. A marginalization of that by the gaming press/media should be stopped #GamerGate Platform Manager @AOL #nerd t717 *24 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 35m Female gamers, l urge you not to let the Anita and Zoe's of the world define this issue and turn it into something it isn't #GamerGate Stephanie Anne @doitalone 1h As a life long gamer and pioneer blogger I'm ashamed of the crap going on in the video game industry right now #GamerGate 131421 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 38m Do not let the gaming media turn it into an attack on our hobbies and pigeon hole us as a voice not to be heard. #GamerGate Retweeted by Stephanie Anne Stanley Kuschick @TheManlyStanley Aug 28 4Chan, Tumblr and Reddit working together should be enough indication that there is a problem. #GamerGate わ2.21 *22 t310 ★16 Retweeted by Stephanie Anne Gerard McDermott @McDermie 10h Gamers: "How do you respond to these corruption claims?" Media: "You are all sexists” Gamers: “???" Media: "You are dead to us" #GamerGate 糙 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 39m Gamers, I urge you to keep your voice focused and loud, that we will not stand for this type of corruption. #Gamergate t35 ★11

Stephanie Anne @doitalone 1m Also, to those who are twitterblasting there is nothing to #GamerGate- why do you enjoy being lied to by the media? Stephanie Anne @doitalone 58m And I'm especially displeased with my female friends who would seek to make this a feminist issue. It is an integrity issue. #GamerGate 糙 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 8m And to the industry - do you think this would be stood for? Don't you remember payola in the radio industry? #GamerGate 46 ★62 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 1h Video game journalists, just admit you're glorified bloggers with an agenda. #gamergate Stephanie Anne @doitalone Stephanie Anne @doitalone 26m Gamers come from all different backgrounds and genders. A marginalization of that by the gaming press/media should be stopped #GamerGate Platform Manager @AOL #nerd t717 *24 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 35m Female gamers, l urge you not to let the Anita and Zoe's of the world define this issue and turn it into something it isn't #GamerGate Stephanie Anne @doitalone 1h As a life long gamer and pioneer blogger I'm ashamed of the crap going on in the video game industry right now #GamerGate 131421 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 38m Do not let the gaming media turn it into an attack on our hobbies and pigeon hole us as a voice not to be heard. #GamerGate Retweeted by Stephanie Anne Stanley Kuschick @TheManlyStanley Aug 28 4Chan, Tumblr and Reddit working together should be enough indication that there is a problem. #GamerGate わ2.21 *22 t310 ★16 Retweeted by Stephanie Anne Gerard McDermott @McDermie 10h Gamers: "How do you respond to these corruption claims?" Media: "You are all sexists” Gamers: “???" Media: "You are dead to us" #GamerGate 糙 Stephanie Anne @doitalone 39m Gamers, I urge you to keep your voice focused and loud, that we will not stand for this type of corruption. #Gamergate t35 ★11

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TwitLonger Ad-free Account Write a Post On #GamerGate Dear Gamers Hello! I hope that all of you gamers are well. Yes, ALL of you, men and women of all colours, body types sexualities, creeds and nationalities. Whether you are a vocal games journalist or an anonymous forum poster, I hope that you're all doing ok. If you've been harassed, I'm really sorry. I've been there myself. In some respects being a harassed person is what defines me. It's what made me love the internet, for one thing, and it's what made me love games back in the day, way back when it wasn't a cool hobby to have, especially for girls I've used the word 'gamer' twice so far in this post and if that doesn't clue you in, the next sentence will. If you are a journalist and you think that 'gamer is a withering term, a dying trend, you are a fool. A gamer is just that: someone who games. You can't take the very real, very worrying undercurrent of anonymous harassment and misogyny and saddle ALL gamers with it. It's an insult. I'm insulted by it, and I probably agree with a lot of the motivating sentiment behind it. And take my word for it, ridiculing the core demographic in all of these shenanigans is a sure fire way to make them even angrier. The hateful bigots and trolls among them will redouble their efforts to send death and r--- threats, and those who mean well but are ignorant of social justice movements will only be turned off by this ill-woven narrative Journalists are supposed to be proponents of free speech and ethical practice. How is dismissing thousands of gamers as 'misogynerds' going to help ANYTHING? It's just a way to shut down debate and claim the moral high ground. You're doing a disservice to feminism, which is supposed to be about equality and empowering women by dismissing the FANS who will be reading women's blogs, reviews, op-eds and articles after this scandal blows over. You are doing a disservice to female developers by dismissing the CONSUMERS who will ultimately vote with their wallets about whether or not to buy their games. See, 'gamer isn't a word like 'feminist, it's not an ideology It's a word for someone who games, and especially for someone who games enthusiastically So without further ado, I'm going to talk about my favourite computer game moment of all time. It comes from a lovely game called 'Earthbound' on the SNES, so if you haven't played it and don't want it spoiled, don't read on At the very end of the game, during the final battle against Giygas, the evil alien that is threatening the future of mankind, it isn't some kind of macho brutality that ultimately wins the battle in the end. It isn't overlevelling your characters, min-maxing, getting the best weapons or 'rescuing the princess' that destroys evil. It's cooperation And fittingly, it's cooperation that is brought about by the power of a woman: Paula, a party member who joins Ness on his journey early on in the story and remains at his side to the bitter end When I think of strong women in gaming, I don't think of Lara Croft, or Samus Aran, or even Bayonetta. I think of Paula. Paula possesses a unique ability known as 'Pray', whic health a little. A little morale booster. It's an ability that most people forget about by the end of the game (at least I did) and certainly not a power that you would be worried about using against the ultimate evil. But in order to defeat Giygas, you have to Pray. You have to Pray so that all of the characters you have met on your journey some of whom may have even antagonised you, lend you their strength. You have to Pray because outright ng the game serves only t eve ression simply will not work. You have to Pray because n't do it alone, no matter how strong you thi f the people you have met on your travels hear your plea, and you become you are. And whe united ra This iconoclastic, doomsday rhetoric will only serve to copper-fasten the boundaries that have been thrown up between 'misogynerds' and 'social justice warriors,' two utterly fatuous labels. Journalists, instead of dividing up your audience and stoking the flames of conflict, you should be bringing people together. It's disingenuous to stereotype gamers just as it is disingenuous for gamers to attack women. Whoever sent out death threats to a woman just because they disagree with her should be arrested and jailed, not used as a springboard for an intellectually dishonest whitewash All of this toxicity, this rhetoric, this bile, is our Giygas. We can't beat it by infighting. We can't do any side quests for some ultimate weapon in the social justice crusade. I have tears in my eyes as I write this because the answers have been around for years. I saw them in the soft glow of an old CRT television all those years ago when Paula, near death and without any apparent hope, sent out her plea "Please give us strength, if it is possible. Please...somebody...help us..." http://local-static3.forum-files.fobby.net/forum_attachments/0033/1883/IMG_20130216_083557 jpg Reply A Report Post

TwitLonger Ad-free Account Write a Post On #GamerGate Dear Gamers Hello! I hope that all of you gamers are well. Yes, ALL of you, men and women of all colours, body types sexualities, creeds and nationalities. Whether you are a vocal games journalist or an anonymous forum poster, I hope that you're all doing ok. If you've been harassed, I'm really sorry. I've been there myself. In some respects being a harassed person is what defines me. It's what made me love the internet, for one thing, and it's what made me love games back in the day, way back when it wasn't a cool hobby to have, especially for girls I've used the word 'gamer' twice so far in this post and if that doesn't clue you in, the next sentence will. If you are a journalist and you think that 'gamer is a withering term, a dying trend, you are a fool. A gamer is just that: someone who games. You can't take the very real, very worrying undercurrent of anonymous harassment and misogyny and saddle ALL gamers with it. It's an insult. I'm insulted by it, and I probably agree with a lot of the motivating sentiment behind it. And take my word for it, ridiculing the core demographic in all of these shenanigans is a sure fire way to make them even angrier. The hateful bigots and trolls among them will redouble their efforts to send death and r--- threats, and those who mean well but are ignorant of social justice movements will only be turned off by this ill-woven narrative Journalists are supposed to be proponents of free speech and ethical practice. How is dismissing thousands of gamers as 'misogynerds' going to help ANYTHING? It's just a way to shut down debate and claim the moral high ground. You're doing a disservice to feminism, which is supposed to be about equality and empowering women by dismissing the FANS who will be reading women's blogs, reviews, op-eds and articles after this scandal blows over. You are doing a disservice to female developers by dismissing the CONSUMERS who will ultimately vote with their wallets about whether or not to buy their games. See, 'gamer isn't a word like 'feminist, it's not an ideology It's a word for someone who games, and especially for someone who games enthusiastically So without further ado, I'm going to talk about my favourite computer game moment of all time. It comes from a lovely game called 'Earthbound' on the SNES, so if you haven't played it and don't want it spoiled, don't read on At the very end of the game, during the final battle against Giygas, the evil alien that is threatening the future of mankind, it isn't some kind of macho brutality that ultimately wins the battle in the end. It isn't overlevelling your characters, min-maxing, getting the best weapons or 'rescuing the princess' that destroys evil. It's cooperation And fittingly, it's cooperation that is brought about by the power of a woman: Paula, a party member who joins Ness on his journey early on in the story and remains at his side to the bitter end When I think of strong women in gaming, I don't think of Lara Croft, or Samus Aran, or even Bayonetta. I think of Paula. Paula possesses a unique ability known as 'Pray', whic health a little. A little morale booster. It's an ability that most people forget about by the end of the game (at least I did) and certainly not a power that you would be worried about using against the ultimate evil. But in order to defeat Giygas, you have to Pray. You have to Pray so that all of the characters you have met on your journey some of whom may have even antagonised you, lend you their strength. You have to Pray because outright ng the game serves only t eve ression simply will not work. You have to Pray because n't do it alone, no matter how strong you thi f the people you have met on your travels hear your plea, and you become you are. And whe united ra This iconoclastic, doomsday rhetoric will only serve to copper-fasten the boundaries that have been thrown up between 'misogynerds' and 'social justice warriors,' two utterly fatuous labels. Journalists, instead of dividing up your audience and stoking the flames of conflict, you should be bringing people together. It's disingenuous to stereotype gamers just as it is disingenuous for gamers to attack women. Whoever sent out death threats to a woman just because they disagree with her should be arrested and jailed, not used as a springboard for an intellectually dishonest whitewash All of this toxicity, this rhetoric, this bile, is our Giygas. We can't beat it by infighting. We can't do any side quests for some ultimate weapon in the social justice crusade. I have tears in my eyes as I write this because the answers have been around for years. I saw them in the soft glow of an old CRT television all those years ago when Paula, near death and without any apparent hope, sent out her plea "Please give us strength, if it is possible. Please...somebody...help us..." http://local-static3.forum-files.fobby.net/forum_attachments/0033/1883/IMG_20130216_083557 jpg Reply A Report Post

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Emma M. @MaryTylerMog - 10m ust absolute trash Also, the women supporting the gamers are garbage. Just absolute trash. How stupid can you be? Expand wizardful @wizardful 1m @MaryTylerMog So, you think that women like @CHSommers are garbage and stupid? Expand Emma M. @Mary TylerMog 19s @wizardful Yes. :14 AM-31 Aug 2014 Details Hide conversation わReply Retweet * Favorite More

Emma M. @MaryTylerMog - 10m ust absolute trash Also, the women supporting the gamers are garbage. Just absolute trash. How stupid can you be? Expand wizardful @wizardful 1m @MaryTylerMog So, you think that women like @CHSommers are garbage and stupid? Expand Emma M. @Mary TylerMog 19s @wizardful Yes. :14 AM-31 Aug 2014 Details Hide conversation わReply Retweet * Favorite More

Leigh Alexander being an idiot again.......

Leigh Alexander @leighalexander Follow Isn't Adam Baldwin just like a washed up crackhead? Which one is he again わReply t3 Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETSFAVORITES 7 19 6:20 AM-30 Aug 2014

Leigh Alexander @leighalexander Follow Isn't Adam Baldwin just like a washed up crackhead? Which one is he again わReply t3 Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETSFAVORITES 7 19 6:20 AM-30 Aug 2014

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ISIS..............

Spunky McGooT @SpunkyMcGoo Follow so now they've gone from calling us ISIS to wanting to be like ISIS themselves #GamerGate わReply t Retweet ★ Favorite More K. Thor Jensen Follow @kthorjensen @Content4Freedom so... no answer then? really proving my point that all gamers should (and will) be executed わReply Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETSFAVORITES 2 RETWEETSFAVORITES 43 40

Spunky McGooT @SpunkyMcGoo Follow so now they've gone from calling us ISIS to wanting to be like ISIS themselves #GamerGate わReply t Retweet ★ Favorite More K. Thor Jensen Follow @kthorjensen @Content4Freedom so... no answer then? really proving my point that all gamers should (and will) be executed わReply Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETSFAVORITES 2 RETWEETSFAVORITES 43 40

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