Gamergate/Analysis


 * The "pre-history" of Gamergate.
 * Gamergate tends to be considered a significant case of Could Have Avoided This Plot since it came to light in August 2014. But while the catalysts involved the "Quinnspiracy" and "Gamers are Dead" pieces, it's not without precedent. Cases of ethical failures in games journalism and antagonisms between media and gamers not only predate GG (among the most infamous being "Doritogate," the Mass Effect 3 controversy and accusations of gamer "entitlement") but also go back decades, well into The Eighties. This suggests that while Gamergate could have been avoided or at least ended much sooner, the pressure that led to something like it happening had been building for a relatively long time.
 * The role of "clickbait."
 * One recurring issue that's brought up by pro-GG is how "clickbait," such as the sort practiced by the likes of Gawker Media and Buzzfeed, is not only a major factor behind the current predicament in gaming, but also reflecting similar changes across journalism, especially online at the expense of fact-finding, ethics and/or even truth.