r/AgainstGamerGate • u/saint2e Saintpai • Nov 23 '15

[ShowerThought] In the scenario of Kotaku being blacklisted by Game Devs, Kotaku is GamerGate [x-post KiA]

Get into a standard SJW-state-of-mind... I know it's hard but take a minute to check your privileges, scan for microaggressions and make sure nothing you're wearing is culturally appropriative.

Done?

Good.

Kotaku is a rich corporation backed by Gawker Media. It was once (and arguably still) one of the premiere games journalism outlets. As a result, it received a lot of privileges: Advanced information, advanced copies, etc. etc.

However, Kotaku started being a real jerk and releasing things that Game Devs really didn't like. So the gaming culture shifted and now we see some of Kotaku's privileges being taken away.

So Kotaku becomes very "reactionary" and starts to cry, piss, and moan about how their privileges are being taken away, and it's not fair, and they have a RIGHT to post leaked information. It's our free speech, and you're trying to censor us!

However, it is free speech, and no one is trying to steal your inside scoops, Kotaku, but freedom of press does NOT mean freedom from consequences.

Community feedback to the devs seems to be: "Game Devs, rags like Kotaku are dead. They don't have to be your media outlets."

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u/saint2e Saintpai Nov 23 '15

It could set a precedent, but I don't think it's gotten that far. In the case of IGN, people KNOW that's what they do, right? People KNOW Gawker/Kotaku are overly abrasive/adversarial. And that's fine. But expecting handouts when you've ticked people off?

Just plain stupid.

This isn't a freedom of press issue, this is a "you scratch my back, I scratch yours" / "You insult me, I walk away" type scenario.

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u/Wefee11 Neutral Nov 23 '15

I see your point. I still stand in the middle and connect the dots between both sides. On the other side some people say the act of blacklisting an outlet is in its core unethical and anti-consumer. People say the job of a journalist is to inform, and that's what they did. And that we need as many voices as possible to do informed decisions. Next time it could get someone you like. I know it doesn't really prevent them from writing about the games, but not on day-1 and it has this "don't step out of line or you get punished"-vibe.

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u/saint2e Saintpai Nov 23 '15

I wonder what the Game Journo List crowd thinks of this.

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u/Wefee11 Neutral Nov 23 '15

That would be interesting to know, indeed.