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ConstableJelly ( ConstableJelly@midwest.social )  to Gaming · 2 years ago

The Gamergator rhetoric of historical accuracy has come back to bite Kingdom Come on the arse

www.rockpapershotgun.com

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The Gamergator rhetoric of historical accuracy has come back to bite Kingdom Come on the arse

www.rockpapershotgun.com

ConstableJelly ( ConstableJelly@midwest.social )  to Gaming · 2 years ago
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 isn't out until next month, but some would-be players are already mad about its apparent representation of history.
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  • 1SimpleTailor ( 1SimpleTailor@startrek.website ) 
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    I still enjoyed the first game but wasn’t one of the lead devs on KCD a capital G Gamer? I remember some… interesting tweets from him. Was he booted or did he change his ways?

    Edit: Derp, should have just read the article before commenting. Fascism eats its own yet again.

  • DdCno1 ( DdCno1@beehaw.org ) 
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    Couldn’t have happened to nicer people. Reap what you sow.

    If you’ve ever had to deal with a Gamergate dogpiling campaign, you are probably high as a kite on schadenfreude right now. You are probably knocking back a huge mug of crocodile tears.

    Ayup.

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      I completely forgot about the term SJW until this little dig into history.

  • Mammothmothman ( Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Gamergate is russian psyops astroturfing.

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      Currently? Originally it was a hate mob 4chan created to target women in the game industry

      Edit: oh nice, the article covers that

      a febrile harassment campaign, originally sparked by somebody’s clownishly toxic grudge against their ex, who sometimes advertise themselves as being about “ethics in games journalism”

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        4chan is a well known stomping ground for kremlin propagandists.

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    Somehow had no idea about the director. Shame. I was considering buying the game on GOG, and from the sounds of it, it’s actually pretty good despite his involvement. Ah well.

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    They cover more here

    https://www.thegamer.com/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-controversy-gamergate-dei-woke/

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