Thank you. I've been hearing about this for years and never really understood what on earth happened until now.

One thing Gamer Gate did is show the scumbag devs their true colors. Tim Schafer rode the Anti-GG train going as far to say how his game is very inclusive when it was just garbage that he screwed over back with by making pay twice for it. Then his GDC event where he essentially came out and say "Hey women and minorities that don't do what we tell you to. You don't exists to us." to a cheer crowd who's on diversity was the neon hipster hair dye. Then you have ones like AngryJoe trying to keep good graces with the Journos by saying their "Gamers are dead" articles weren't a bad thing.

Thanks for the shout out. It probably isn't surprising that in my experience, publishers don't roll out the red carpet, at least for me. Access is harder and harder to come by, and some major publishers don't even return my phone calls or emails. Others just refuse access outright. It seems that the philosophy is no press is better than informed press. Developer support of ethical games writers is so important, because otherwise we get crushed from both sides - by publishers who want to maintain status quo, and by the big gaming sites who don't want competition... nor do they want to actually pay alternative voices. It's very sad that the idea of intersectionality has become synonymous with identity politics, because it was supposed to be about an individualized look at the world. In my Gamer's Guide to Feminism I joke that this is because of the "Dworkside" - the dark side of feminism popularized by people like Andrea Dworkin. Needless to say it's been a rough few years. Many people don't distinguish between their opinions of feminism and the treatment of people who bear that label, but don't subscribe to the doctrinaire elements that come with the stereotype. Saying anything positive about someone like me is guaranteed to get you grief. Making this video took guts on many levels, so I just wanted to say thank you.

I have not heard from any male gamers who were bothered by more women or minorities getting into gaming.

The thing is, the games press didn't want to portray the games industry as a large inclusive tent with room for all because their ideological imperative demands they make sure there is only a place at the table for them and theirs and that all others must be kicked out and left out in the cold.

Love your videos, new format is great. Videos about game dev would be very interesting considering your experience.

The new format works well, I also think you pull off the blazer quite well. :)

Really appreciate your explanation of the situation. Very fair-handed and polite where applicable, such as lauding the creation of Depression Quest. I also like your background music. It swells in volume sometimes and that creates a certain dynamic in the story that's actually pretty fun.

Thank you, Troy, for this video. As a Spanish gamer who heard of Gamergate but never quite understood what it was really about, this video has been tremendously insightful. I also believe there is a great measure of political wisdom in your overall message; it is particularly nice to see that this wisdom comes from analyzing this most beloved medium of ours and consumer relations within it. On a side note, I can't help seeing a strong parallelism between the 'revolt of gamers' you talk about and what I think might be today's revolt against Leftist discourse hegemony -a revolt which, partially, has been expressed through Trump's victory. But, politics aside, and going back to the beginning, thank you again; please, keep up the good work.

Amazing video, probably the best summary of the GG movement.

Thank you so much, I've been looking for a video like this for a long time, something to explain what happened all those years ago, explained everything thoroughly, I appreciate your new speaking voice too :D

I like this format. This is the first video of yours I found and I am already subscribing. This was a great look into Gamergate and I enjoyed your perspective. I look forward to more videos and discussions.

Sounds like a fair analysis, although IIRC there were plenty of rumblings long before GG kicked off. That is why it blew up so swiftly, media was playing with matches at the gas station.

I think that is the clearest explanation of GG I have heard - thank you. And I like this format but the other one is good too - subbed. I think this format works best for giving an overview of something - as here, the other if there is a lot of info to pass on.

Great informative video, thank you! When anybody asks me what GG was about, I'll send them this video. Its level headed, to the point, short and you quote my favorite astro physicist.

I just found your videos and watched your Feminist Frequency and this video. Amazing videos and appreciate your perspective. As a fellow developer (gameplay engineer), I couldn't agree more with your stances on these two points. I'm so glad to see a developer with your credits and history diving into these topics and articulating them in such an excellent manner. Thank you.

You've clearly done a lot of homework and have thought a lot about this issue. I hadn't thought of gamergate as a "rejection of identity politics". Gamergate has always bugged me at my core, and it easily makes sense now. Great Video!!! Thanks for standing up in the face of this madness. I particularly like you reference to Dr. king's quote. Incredibly relevant.Gender identity politics suck!!!

Just chanced upon your channel, am really loving your vids. Keep em coming!!!

A great new format! Even intersect more graphics and elements of what you're discussing :) Keep up the good work! ^_^ x

Oh and to answer your last question. I do like this format, it's much more natural.

As an academic researcher into human cognition in the digital age, I'd like to point out that there are several studies pointing out to some rather POSITIVE cognitive impacts of playing videogames, particularly regarding things such as general intelligence, visualspatial thinking, logical-numerical thinking, and so forth. I, myself, have conducted a fairly large study (sample size of 1,280) based on MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft, with similar results (published in 'Computers in Human Behavior' in 2010). I am also am currently analyzing data on a study regarding the impacts of videogames on the academic life and professional attitudes of undergraduates majoring in Management at one of the top 10 universities in Brazil (n=347), with preliminary results also suggesting positive effects. By the way, the positive impacts of videogames seem to be present in both males and females. Just thought that this aspect of the issue should also be considered in the discussions. Bruno Campello de Souza, D.Sc.

Congratulations on all the channel growth. Love the video, I like the inquisitive face stills of the original format, but this is refreshing.

Glad you brought your voice out to this! Either format works for me. The first was more visually engaging, but this one works for being able to just listen to and not have to worry about what's on screen, which is great for continuing to game while you listen! I do have some issues with one of the people you mentioned in this video as there is a lot more to them and their actual position than you may realize, but your points were spot on and well articulated. I won't get into the who, as I have already made my points on them public in various places in the past, and don't want to be accused of going on the offensive again.

I like this new format, though the other can be useful for some things. Cutting away to clips and things like that is more organic in the original format while this one is a bit more like a conversation. Anyway, thanks for the video! Love your content so far.

thank you for this. I don't know why this issue has become such a hotbutton topic. I have literally lost friends because I dared to say 'gamergate isn't a movement about harassment.' In the area I live any discussion at all about this that isn't in full agreement with the media narrative is tantamount to heresy. Hell, even here I'm a little frightened to talk about it for fear of being called sexist or whatnot. I've kept more or less to myself about it in public because I'm afraid it will impact my future career. I've already had one person try to get me kicked out of college for this.

Thank you for your point of view on the situation. It was very insightful and raised a few more questions to be researched.... But I too vote for the T-shirt slogan!

Love the new format . Keep up the good work bro 😊

Thank you so much for the video and support of Gamergate! Your points are excellent, and the school food-fight analogy is accurate as hell. Please keep up the good work.

I love how you are quick to admit your mistakes and you are respectful of those who you disagree with. Subscribing out of good faith for more videos like this!

Hey, thanks again for your words on the topic.

it's good to hear the views of someone who has/does work in the gaming industry. keep up the good work.

This is the first video I watch from your channel. I really liked it. You explained GamerGate in a nutshell and you correctly point out how identity politics is a pseudo-religion. I expect more great content. Subscribed!

Both formats are fine for me, the first one is easier to display information but this one is like you said better for the "Personal Touch". It´s like you said GG was mostly created by the press, by this Internet Wide Censoring of the Zoe Post. A simple "Yeah ok Nathan fucked up he won´t do it again / we fired him" whatever would have kinda immediately solved the problem but like you said the press was so full of themself they thought they could dominate the discussion o.- About Identity politics in Games: I personally don´t care who makes my games, I don´t care about their Gender, Sexal Preferences, Identy whatever. I only care if the game is good or not. The mere thought of checking if a game that I like MAY be done by a woman and thus I won´t buy it is so alien to me that´s .. I don´t know o.- Silly people. And yeah GG was about to happen sooner or later, the feet kissing of the press in regards to Saint Anita and what she says with absolutely no rebuttals or whatever really put petrol on the fire (imo). So yeah, we just needed something to lit the fuse o.-

This day, you've earned me as a follower dude. Damn good work.

Feminism is not about equal rights. The clue is in the title.

Game Journos weren't the cool kids they're the hipsters who think they're the cool kids. Other than that spot on.

just stumbled upon this channel. And so far, I really enjoy and appreciate your positions on these topics. Just adding my two cents.

Overall, I think you understand the situation very well (or at least as well enough given the cluster F*$& that started it). But I think, at least from a consumer perspective, you are missing a few pieces of the puzzle that led to #GamerGate. 1) The Gamer's distrust of the media started long before Aug. 2014. We've long known that the Press was just a LITTLE too close to publishers for unbiased journalism. I mean, it's hard not to see a conflict of interest when you have a gaming site advertise a game very heavily and then low and behold said game has gotten glowing reviews. However, this distrust only has gotten worse when Anita Sarkeesian started her project. No matter what the gaming public thought of her videos, no matter how inaccurate or how disingenuous her interpretation of the game in question, the gaming press will jump to her defense and call her videos "insightful," "thought provoking," and "to be used in future game development." Gamer's distrust of the media was an ongoing concern, that just peaked with Quinn. 2) Before the "Gamers are Dead" Articles, there was massive censorship going on around the Zoe Post. Videos talking about the Zoe Post, Threads on Forums about Zoe Quinn, comments on KZfaq, twitter, facebook, Reddit, 4chan, you name it where all being deleted as fast as they where being made. Even if before most people didn't care about Ms. Quinn's actions, the sheer fact that it was something you couldn't talk about ANYWHERE caused even more distrust from gamers. In fact, the name "#GamerGate" was coined by Adam Baldwin when he tweeted out a video talking about the Zoe Post. When that video was censored, #GamerGate became the rallying cry for all gamers pissed off about this obvious case of corruption. And finally 3) In addition to Zoe Quinn's actions and the media's censorship and declaration of war, what really started to fuel #GamerGate to this day is the lying and dishonesty that the gaming press has perpetuated. "#GamerGate is a harassment movement" we have never harassed anyone. "#GamerGate is made up of white male gamers" we have people of all different race and gender. "#GamerGate is driving women out of gaming" people who are Anti-#GamerGate are doing that. And it goes on and on. In fact the reason why I became deep into #GamerGate is because of Fire Emblem Fates. That game was the follow-up to one of my favorite games on the 3DS and is part of one of my favorite video game franchises, but Nintendo of America's hack job when it came to localizing Fates made it one of the most unplayable messes from a story and character stand point. Huge sections of dialogue have been removed, character's personalities have been completely changed, and SEVERAL scenes has had their lines completely changed so that what used to be a romantic moment where two characters fall in love has been changed to just "Let's be friends." However, the gaming press, instead of reporting on the issues several gamers have had with the game, chose to say that we are all entitled little creeps who just want to "touch" little girl characters in our perverted and homophobic Japanese game, and that all the changes made to Fates was not "censorship" but rather just normal "localization" and that the game was far better without such problematic content. As you said, it is a mess of a situation. But I hope this helped clear up somethings from a Gamer's perspective.

Youre doing great and important work. it says a lot about you as a person and the character of yourself and your position how some people ignore/block opinions, and deny feedback and discussion, while others welcome it and are open to the idea of being mistaken. i like seeing your face, beard suits you

with regards to format i like both styles and think a mix of them is a great way to present ideas. on #gamergate, i have to say that at the time i couldn't believe how unfair, unethical, and arrogant those people in the games media were. frankly, i was a little stunned over how badly they handled the whole thing. there's no way i could have imagined that any press that focused on a particular hobby would treat it's own audience in such a manner. the worse thing was that the games press seemed to double and then triple down on this treatment as things escalated. it was clear from their behavior that to them the games press was about the journalists and what they thought rather than being about gamers and the hobby, which is unfortunate. ironically, i wouldn't have heard of any of this if the games press hadn't released all those articles about how gamers were dead. i wasn't a big channer or even youtuber at the time so i wan't aware of the "five guys" story going around on those sites, but seeing so many articles stating something that i knew to be untrue- that gamers didn't want women in the hobby- as absolute fact was a very clear signal that something shady was going on.

I like it that you try to take the historical approach, very informative.

I really enjoyed this video. It's concise, informative and offers some good information on ye olde glorious GamerGate. As for the format, I think a mix might suit you well, sir. Have bits of face-time interspersed with more cuts of other videos, images to help illustrate or back up points being made, so on and so forth. Having a face to look at is helpful for paying attention for some, and at times our expressions can help us illustrate a point that our voice might otherwise not emphasize. This is especially important when discussing GamerGate, as so much of the information about the movement is found in twitter posts and the like, or archived images. And, as always, cite those sources.

I like the format. when the whole zoe post thing went down i chalked it up to yet another internet tempest in a tea cup type of deal. What got me to take a closer look at the whole deal was the comment graveyard on reddit about a Twitlonger Totalbiscut had made about Zoe Quin possibly misusing the dmca to silence someone on KZfaq. After that it was an interesting rabbit hole to plum the depths of.

I give two shits what the press thinks about games anymore. Games I am unsure of. I look for youtube walkthrough/reviews from ppl I respect. Then form a opinion.

First of all. Thank you for this well reasoned and rational take on gamer gate, I learned a lot. Second, while this format is good, I really like the slide format, but you do you as the kids say. I wish you well and will keep watching your videos!

Pretty decent overview. When I first heard of the Zoe Post I read it, but didn't pay it much thought because it wasn't really any of my business. I only starting paying more attention when people figured out who some of the 5 people were (and their positions within the game industry), Mundane Matt's video got DMCA'd and the comment graveyard thread appeared on /r/gaming. For me, it was the suppression of discussion that really made me take notice and the procession of "Gamer's Are Dead" articles pushed me into the pro camp. The whole affair has really made me take a more skeptical approach to all media. That said, while I read KiA frequently and donated to some of the charitable efforts surrounding GamerGate, I didn't join the emailing campaigns as it's my opinion that these "journalists" have every to publish their crap, IMO the best way to combat crap speech is with more/better speech. I just stopped visiting their sites.

I think this format suits you very well. You're a sympathetic, laid-back guy and seeing you in person makes it possible, to better understand how you feel about the topics you're talking about. Especially making jokes works better if you see a persons face. So it would be great if you continue this format. Greetings from Germany! :)

11:23 - Notice how the guy that yells FOOD FIGHT ... RUNS LIKE HELL !!! lol

Those are some sage-like observations you had there! Excellent video!

This was a very insightful view on Gamer Gate. Thank you for your thoughts on it.

I love this format! I'm a fan of more casual discussion over structured death by powerpoint.

Nice. I was unaware of the whole 'gamergate' thing until a gaming site i read brought it up (along with Anita Sarkeesian's Tropes vs Women). I delved into items on the net to catch up on the whole thing and came to the conclusion you talked about, that it was created by the gaming press themselves. I have shared your first vid responding to Anita Sarkeesian's vids to the same gaming site (as i stated elsewhere that i would do so) and have recommended them to give time and space to it in the same way they gave time and space to Anita's vid. Great to hear your take on things, subbed.

It's so interesting to hear someone with so much experience in the industry talk about this.

The format doesn’t matter much for me, I’m more interested in what you say then how you present them (you do look sharp thoug) and props for the Futurama reference. I would love to hear your thoughts on the “no mans sky” case. Recently they came out with a update and Mister Metukor (internet aristocrat during GG) make a mocking segment to remind people of the former deception if not out right lies. And a indi developer Dino came out and “white knighted” Shear Murray. This lead up to a small stream, where Dino proclaimed that making a game is a process that cannot be compared to the process of making any other product, and in my opinion implying that we should give developers a lot of leeway. Besides the crashed, a lot of the thins I see people unhappy with was things Shear Murray heavily implied would be in the game, and not a marketing team. You seem like a guy who is willing to look at both sides so I would like your thoughts. How did no mans sky handle production? And is game deving relly that special? As Dino says.

I enjoyed your videos very much - (regardless of the format.) Thanks!

I have only listened to a few videos of Troy's. However, I have noticed a theme. This guy has a great taste in music and has great timing for it. As a former band nerd and music lover overall, I appreciate it.😋

Hi Troy, Thank you for making these videos, you just earned yourself a new subscriber to your channel. We need more videos like these. We must all speak out against the Identity Politics religion, but most of all we need intelligent, clear headed, well informed and well spoken voices like yours, as others may not have the same reach or impact. Greetings from South America.

Great video :) I'd love some videos on how to get in the video game industry, that would be awesome!

I like the new format with you on camera better. You can still throw in the occasional full screen slide to make a point (or joke.)

this version is good too sir. And thank you for the information about Gamergate. It would be nice to watch more videos like this. Thank you

Definitely like the new format. Just thought you should notice even though this is super old that what came to mind when you were describing the press @5:37, "captains of industry" came to mind here. I know it's minutiae but just seemed like something worth pointing out given your preface. You've probably already got that like 50 times already, but as far as I can tell that's the only thing I could find worth improving about this video. just my two copper discs.

Not only do I agree with a lot of what you say, but as a classical musician, the fact that I can hear things like Beethoven 6 and Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream in the background greatly pleases me! I realize most of it is easy fair use material, however, I personally believe that European Classical Music is among the highest forms of intellectual stimulation and a pinnacle of human civilization! Please continue to include it in the background of your videos! You make excellent choices in your selections of works!

LOL good use of AIDS Skrillex. Great video series, it really is refreshing and heartening to see a seasoned developer speak out about this, FINALLY! I used to listen to Feminist Frequency, and the identity politics of my girlfriend at the time kind of badgered me into getting deeper and deeper. We're not together anymore, and I have slowly found my senses again after seeing more and more info like this break through the smokescreen of misinformation.

I enjoy both your video formats

Cool video. This is veeeery close to how it's been for someone like me who experienced it all go down.

Sargon's older brother calmly explaining how we got here. Love it.

Just found this video. Glad I did, and glad I subbed. By the way, you mentioned something about the music industry in this vid, and gave an analogy about it being a possibility. I'd like to point out that that actually did happen. It's called Metalgate, and it's currently happening. The gentleman that produced the metal documentary "A Headbanger's Journey" is actually a huge leader of this movement, and has several KZfaq videos up with women who claim to be "metalheads" who are complaining about not only the culture, but also about the content that artists put into their music. It's kind of frighting considering they're talking about the censorship of free speech, and very reminiscent of the move to ban metal from general public that kicked off in the 80's.

The cafeteria analogy with the cool kids standing up and blaming everyone is particularly apt. It was really impossible to have any serious discussion about harassment/sexism in gaming or the dubious relationship between the press and publishers. At least for as long as the press insisted on this "hey it's all our audience's fault" narrative. Like you point out it is so incredibly weird for them to have thought that this was a good idea. That it might actually work. To not recognise that it didn't work or to not figure out why it didn't work. I mean they've kept at it to the point that I have trouble believing they actually think there is an harassment/sexism problem. It seems more like they know they exagerated the situation. They just wanted people to make noise and then tell everybody else it's not because of something they did but because of harasment/sexism in gaming. Perhaps because they thought they could use that to grab political power for themselves. Which, if true, clearly blew up in their faces and has now put arguably put people in political power we also don't want there. But for sure we don't want identity politics in power. We know they are looking to blame everyone for everything and that is no way to live. I really do not understand why the press didn't take the approach Troy is taking. He's not even the first dev to try. But it's notable that it's never the press who tries. They just seem content to let the existing narrative stand. Every time they mention GG it's the same old one sided explanation which doesn't acknowledge the virtue signalling clusterfuck that caused it. It's not even that I'd like them to suddenly say there is no harassment... just acknowledge that sexism probably didn't have as much to do with the controversy as them blaming all gamers for it. I'd not have been surprised if the harassment of Feminist Frequency's would have reduced significantly if they had simply stopped stoking the fire.

seeing your face was a nice addition, like a couple people said, I think it adds a lot of legitimacy to your content and is more engaging. Although, I think this video was lacking in visual support compared to the other parts in this series, granted it might have been the subject but it made the video heavier in my opinion. with that said, I love what you are doing and even though you talk about old issues, you bring a very fresh and well thought out analysis on the subjects being discussed. Cheers! EDIT ps: I'd look into buying a better microphone, the audio quality is very ordinary.

Your analogy and arguments are quite refreshing, thank you for condensing gamer-gate into the format you did. Comparing identity politics (SJW) as a religion is a different way of looking at it, but it's far easier to understand that way because if you aren't with them you are against them and "sacrilegious/bigot/hate speech". I agree that most people would rather to be judged on the content of their character, and the things they do versus their skin color, gender, or what they say.

Loved the four part analysis. Thank you so much for giving an inside view to these issues. I hope you keep publishing more videos and I'm looking forward to keeping up with each new upload. Do you have any social media we can follow?

Cheers for the synopsis, I never quite understood what Gamergate was about.

Great interview as always. She is great!!!

I'm enjoying the new format. As for the video, I'd say you did really well at detailing what #GamerGate is. You really hit the nail on the head when you said that it's a revolt against identity politics. From my observations within the revolt, it could be broken down into two primary facets: Ethics Only: Sargon of Akkad is a fairly good example of the "ethics only" camp, who wanted to separate the two wars...rather than conflate the issue. This faction sought to address the broken tool, games journalism, and worked to avoid mixing it with the developing culture war. They believed that the culture war was much shakier ground that could result in us losing BOTH battles. So, instead, they wanted to focus on ethics in games journalism because it was a sure win, whereas the culture war was still up in the air... Attack SJW: The second faction didn't agree with the notion of keeping the two issues separate because what corrupted the tool was the religion of identity politics, as you've described. The third ideological incursion had infiltrated the industry and rooted themselves deep within the media...so they believed that it wasn't enough to simply fix the tool because the unchallenged ideology working to undermine the foundation of our egalitarian community would simply learn from their mistakes and try again. The Internet Aristocrat, now Mister Metokur after his...break...from everything was a good example of this facet, even if he doesn't consider himself part of the revolt anymore. While I could be very wrong on this part, it seemed like Leftists normally fell into the first camp while those on the Right frequented the second. Both of these camps worked together really well up until we began nominating representatives for the SPJ panel. That's when I began to notice VERY tiny Twitter accounts stirring the pot between both sides...causing strife. I can only assume this was the work of our opposition seeking to drive a wedge, or third party trolls seeking to cause chaos. What I liked most about #GamerGate is that it was so ideologically diverse, on our side of the fence...and getting along. What the regressive-left didn't seem to count on was the gaming community not only fighting back...but finally pushing beyond the boundaries of gaming and into politics. This third ideological incursion seemed to be the last straw for a LOT of people...and I think that the majority are starting to realize that if we want these attacks to end...we need to stop them at their source. As for pseudo feminism, it's abhorrent that this ideology consumed the movement and now uses it as a shield to suppress dissenting opinions. They did the same to the anti-police brutality movement in the form of BLM, and have sought to spread to every subgroup they can in an attempt to continue the cultural engineering. Thankfully, it seems that their defeat in gaming was only the first of many, many, loses. Granted, those are just my thoughts. Small fish in a big pond. :P

I agree a lot with what you say. I've been on the press side, and it doesn't take long before it goes to your head, especially when you're young. I was 19 when I started to write articles and I was invited two to three times a month to see what the editors had to show, I've seen some games months before they were announced, I've talked to many developpers. You go from the underdog no one listens to, to the guy whose opinion on his favourite subject matters. It took me litterally two hours to come home with several bags of gifts and goodies, thing that never happened before. I was even proposed to take some courses with a world champion, just to promote a game. With all I know now, I think there should be a rule of ethics : you can't accept gifts if you're writing on a subject. Or if the PR insist, you have to give them to your readers and notify it to the PR and to your readers, so they know what's going on.

Thanks for doing these videos. It's great hearing from an industry insider what their perspective is. One of the major concerns for many Gamers who participated in the revolt was the creative freedom of developers. We've seen developers fold under the social pressure of identity politics again and again for fear of being "offensive." And we've seen some developers push back. What do you think is the current atmosphere like for big developers now? Also, what is the current state of Publishers and the Gaming Press? It seems that overall, Publishers have withdrawn a lot of support and shifted towards KZfaq. Do you have any advice for Gamers on how they can help developers? Most of it has been simply just pushing back on ideological critics of the games industry (both inside the Gaming press and outside.)

Such a prescient tag, just as SO many aspects of culture skew to a religious extreme- since human clicks Make traffic & "if it bleeds, it Leads" logic. Glad to have found, shared your insights w/ fellow gamers.

the way you described how things work with PR and the press....sounds a lot like that south park episode about that restaurant review website and all the people using it getting the power going to their heads with their ability thru a review to shut down places. and gamergate became essentially the revolt against that royalty mindset that the press obtained. because the whole aspect of the press writer, sleeping with zoe or not, its upsetting when they dont preface the review with "this is my friend and i might be a bit biased in this review". i mean if the writer had done that nobody would have cared, because a 35 year old gamer like myself remembers relying heavily on video game magazines to see which game i was going to beg my parents to buy me. to see reviewers collude and push a game thats pure crap just because its their friend or someone they got some tail with......i cant trust their reviews anymore.

This is amazing, thanks for this video.

I started watching your videos for a few weeks now, and I really appreciate and respect your work. Therefore I believe you can help me a bit :) I want to start with Indie Games Development (I already have a Programmer Friend who wants to do this with me) What are the crucial and limiting factors? Who should I ask for help and who should I avoid? How do I really get started and what kind of mindset should I have? Thank you in advance, and please continue your good work!

Just stumbled on this... did you just say you helped work on Critical Depth??? My brother and I played that game like crazy as kids. We absolutely loved it!

Great video, thank you for taking onboard people's feedback. Also, Liana's doing interviews with industry people. You might wanna get in on that and get some cross-promotion going on. :)

I love the comparison to the lunch hall. I guess people like me would be on the packed lunch table with the kids who eat glue.

Thank you so much for this video!

I still greatly appreciate your hard work

Great video again Troy, thanks. I quite liked the format of both video types to be honest so maybe a mix of the two might be good. Just go with what you like cos you are naturally gonna make changes and improvements the longer you keep doing this anyway. I agree with your points too, hopefully the press is going to die away somewhat in gaming much like it is in news and politics. People don't trust them and also don't need them, the internet will set us free! Also, I would love to hear your thoughts on getting into the industry. But please keep the contrarian videos coming, it's a refreshing change compared to others in the industry. One little gripe, if I may, I found the music just a tad distracting. Keep up the great work Troy, I'm glad I found your channel!

Another great addition to your exelent series.I love your saying at the beginning but it hurts a bit because I am never wrong .Ha Ha.

new format very good.

I feel your grasp on the timeline is a bit off. Journalists were getting to be arrogant in 2014 when GG started, definitely, but respected? That's a pretty laughable notion. In 2012, when Anita Sarkeesian's bullshit started up, maybe you could get away with saying that, maybe. Though, even back then, places like Kotaku were largely being seen as a complete joke. Like you say in the video, GamerGate was just a long time coming, because that tension between gamers and the press had been building like crazy throughout the years before it happened. A lot of people might cite the Kane & Lynch review scandal from 2007, in which a reviewer was fired from GameSpot for giving the game in question a 6/10 while it was being heavily advertised on the site. Some might cite some incidents from even earlier. However, I think the aforementioned stuff with Anita Sarkeesian in 2012 was where things really started to go sour. You probably know the whole story by now, but the gaming press as a whole just leapt to her defense when she cried about harassment over her Kickstarter, which then went on to earn almost 30 times its initial goal as a direct result of all that pity press. She starts making her series, it's underwhelming, and when a lot of people are making valid points about how she's wrong on several issues (and most likely a con-artist), they all get dismissed and get grouped together with the same people making flames and rape threats against her (which may or may not have been all that serious in the first place). The gaming press just treated her like this holy saint who can do no wrong. If you so much as question her, your voice goes unheard because you're not disagreeing with her on grounds of her arguments being highly flawed, but rather because she's a woman with an opinion in the gaming industry and you can't stand the idea of her trampling into your boys' club safe space (which is itself another ridiculous accusation that only started to come about around this time). Amusingly, there were other SJW controversies cropping up around this time, such as Elevatorgate and Donglegate, and they all seem to work on a similar premise: women are soooooo disenfranchised in tech and evil, sexist men are what's keeping them out, even though SEVERAL successful women who got where they are without feeling the need to construct a victim narrative over their insecurities about guys making jokes between each other or asking them out for coffee. And following on from the Sarkeesian brown-nosing, gaming journalists were writing less and less about gaming, and more and more about their personal politics, a lot of which involved identity politics. We all hate Dante's redesign from the Devil May Cry reboot because we're entitled. Being white and male is the easiest difficulty setting. Liking the Sorceress from Dragon's Crown makes you a pedophile. They were even docking points from game reviews on the basis that having a white male protagonist is so last decade, apparently. Needless to say, we weren't pleased, and it's not as if these journalists were merely pointing out an inconvenient truth that we refused to accept, either. They were talking down to us while pushing their bullshit opinions, attempting to indoctrinate us into their flawed ideologies, and act as if our voices don't matter due to the color of our skin and what genitalia we were born with (or, for those who are part of the "right" demographics, they apparently don't exist because ALL gamers are just white, basement-dwelling males), and all we wanted to do was to read up on our hobby. Really, what most surprises me about GamerGate is that it never happened a lot sooner than it did. However, I guess what really separated the Quinnspiracy from all those earlier controversies is that we the gaming audience actually had dirt on the journalists that time. It was long suspected that this sudden push for identity politics from the gaming journalists was the result of people like Anita Sarkeesian currying favor with them, but there wasn't any hard evidence that this was the case. This all changed with the Zoe Post. Now we had Eron Gjonni pointing to several things that added up perfectly, video evidence that the chat logs were in fact real, and even a quote from Zoe herself that she was involved in all of this (and that she worried about how this would "damage the image of feminism" if it broke out). However, in spite of that, the gaming press did everything in their power to not only act as if it never happened, but also prevent us from even having a discussion about it. Suddenly shadow bans and thread deletions were happening everywhere, including 4chan. Even if you didn't think the Zoe Post was all that trustworthy, with all this going on, you don't have to be a genius to figure that something fishy's going on. Needless to say, the journalists dug their own grave by responding to this controversy in the worst possible way, or so I'd say if they didn't immediately follow that with an even worse response by posting those "Gamers are dead" articles on the same day. And the sad thing is that, for the most part, none of these journalists ever learned from this. They still act as if they're at the top of the food chain in the gaming community, maintaining their complacency as their sites just collapse around them. Far more decent people are living on the streets, so I sincerely hope that these scumbags soon find themselves out of these jobs that they clearly don't deserve.

Great video. Very nicely explained :D

I love how good of a speaker you are. TV quality

Pretty good summary of what happened.

You sir, are now one of my heroes, and that is no small feat.

I gotta admit, it was about DAMN time a developer with real experience on MAINSTREAM to talk about this. Having said that, I do totally agree on a more direct contact between developers and consumers, it is the best kind of market place that comes to mind.

This was good, it worked for the kind of video you made this time. Keep exploring though. I think you have lots of room with your work experience to make an amazing channel.

I love how you have a far more mature view of this subject.

Great video. Out of curiosity, have you spoken to other game developers about this topic, and, if so, do you find most of them to be for, against, or indifferent to GG?

I'm late to the party, but I like this format, Troy.

I like this channel more after every video I watch.

I enjoy the new format:)