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The Gamergate Effect

Episode 62 • 3rd December 2025 • Gaming History Club • Gaming History Club

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Welcome to Gamergate: a scandal that mixed ethics, harassment, conspiracy theories, and online shouting in equal measure.

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Sources:

Britannica – Gamergate Campaign

Wired – Inside Gamergate Chat Logs

NPR / Rep. Katherine Clark – How Gamergate Became a Template for Malicious Action Online

Factually – Gamergate Controversy Explained

Data & Society – Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online

Digital Studies Journal – Doxxing as an Online Tactic

LawPop – From Unknown Subculture to Political Mainstream

arXiv – Tactical Reframing of Online Disinformation Campaigns Against the Istanbul Convention

Washington Post – Disinformation campaign targeting Roy Moore’s Senate bid may have violated law

Northeastern University – How Gaming Culture Played a Role in Jan 6 and QAnon

Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) – Total remigration: Anti-migrant narratives targeting the UK

Kotaku – Alyssa Mercante, Sweet Baby Inc. Doesn’t Do What Some Gamers Think It Does

IGN – Developers Speak Out Against Harassment of Sweet Baby Inc.

GameDeveloper.com – Sweet Baby Inc. Harassment Campaign Echoes Gamergate

Data & Society – Weaponised Participation: From Gamergate to the Alt-Right

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