Episode 129 - Gamergate 2? w/Mike Senters and Andy Vitek
On this episode, I'm joined by Mike Senters and Andy Vitek to talk about this latest controversy about "Wokeness" in the gaming world that some are calling "Gamergate 2".
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Andrew Vitek: Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science and Director, Counterterrorism Option
https://polisci.la.psu.edu/people/auv434/
Sweet Baby Inc.
https://sweetbabyinc.com/
Sweet Baby Inc. Doesn’t Do What Some Gamers Think It Does
https://kotaku.com/sweet-baby-inc-consulting-games-alan-wake-2-dei-1851312428
A company called Sweet Baby Inc. has become the target of 'anti-woke' gamers because it offers consultancy work, an industry-standard service that's been normal for years
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-company-called-sweet-baby-inc-has-become-the-target-of-anti-woke-gamers-because-it-offers-consultancy-work-an-industry-standard-service-thats-been-normal-for-years/
Spider-Man, Alan Wake, Ridiculous Fishing devs speak up in support of consultancy studio Sweet Baby Inc
https://www.eurogamer.net/spider-man-alan-wake-ridiculous-fishing-devs-speak-up-in-support-of-consultancy-studio-sweet-baby-inc
What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate
https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws
It’s 10 years since Gamergate – the industry must now stand up to far-right trolls
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/08/gamergate-trolls-woke-game-consultants
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