Gamergate
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3 out of 5 stars.Channeling the Gamergate saga and the world of the online pickup artist, Van Badham’s disturbingly timely play offers dark laughs and rewarding nuance
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Plenty of games have found real-world success through viral fame on the platform. But can gaming Twitter survive Elon Musk?
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In the first edition of our gaming newsletter: why games, like all art, have the power to connect, entertain and cause change
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Editorial: Five years after an online movement based on male rage started, its destructive effects have leached into our politics and daily lives
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The sexist abuse women reported in 2014 has engulfed public life, says Keza MacDonald, video games editor at the Guardian
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The director has received positive reviews for his first sci-fi movie in over a decade. But do you find his digital wonderland convincing or overly corporate?
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There are good reasons why few women in the industry have spoken out, says the Guardian’s video games editor Keza MacDonald
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The critic was viciously targeted by trolls after speaking out about sexist tropes in video games. She explains how she is still fighting to change the industry and writing a book celebrating women overlooked by history
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In the same way we wouldn’t expect a woman to prevent street harassment by never leaving her house, in her new book, Quinn argues we cannot advise people to prevent online threats by just staying offline
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Firing of James Damore, engineer behind controversial diversity memo, sparks ire from ‘alt-right’ reminiscent of 2014 Gamergate harassment campaign
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A new report takes a nuanced look at some of the behaviours and cultural norms surrounding the nascent Internet-based far-right groupPodcast
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‘There’s definitely like, a secret girls’ club,’ and women say they need it in the male-dominated gamer world
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The 2014 online hate-storm presaged the tactics of the Trump-loving far right movement. Prominent critics of the president elect should take note
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Banning the ‘alt-right’ agitator from Twitter is not constructive; it stands to further wind up people who respond to humiliation by becoming dangerous
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Breitbart writer, who tweeted as @Nero, handed permanent suspension after claims he fanned flames of social media attack on Ghostbusters’ Leslie Jones
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Organised troll-reviewing of the remake’s trailer is inevitable, but it won’t stop the thrilling transformation in pop culture that is finally taking place
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For four months, this Vancouver studio was at the centre of an internet maelstrom. But it had overcome bigger challenges
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It’s 10 years since Gamergate – the industry must now stand up to far-right trolls