Before you read this, know that I was 100 percent on Zoe's side about a week ago, but then I did a little more research. Also know that I'd prefer not to be lumped in with the rest of Gamergate, although I do share one of their many motives - namely, the desire for some solid answers regarding the scandal surrounding Zoe Quinn.
I've still yet to see any proof that "debunks" (as Patrick put it in an earlier post buried somewhere in this thread) any nepotism between Zoe Quinn and Nathan Grayson. The facts still stand:
Grayson wrote an article for Kotaku called "The Indie Game Reality TV Show That Went To Hell," where Zoe gave this quote near the end,
"There was this amazing thing that happened after the production was over. Without any organization or prompting, we acquired and shared some refreshments around, set up some multiplayer games, invited production staff to just come be people and play with us, and had a spontaneous pop up party more or less. It was the first time I had started to feel like myself at all since landing in LA.
"I want to run a game jam." Quinn continues. "I'd love to have the LPers do what they're so often so brilliant at and bridge the gap between the games and the audience, and do it super low-tech, low-budget, documentary style. Capture the inspiration, the hard work, the 3am delirium and the dumb jokes that come with it. Show people how we all band together and support each other through the deadline. That's what I want to show the world about game jams. That's the ambassador I'd rather be."
And then the very same day, Zoe's "Rebel Game Jam" was announced and started taking donations (source - look at the registration date and compare with the date that the Kotaku article was written and you will find that they are both 2014-03-31)
Then it is confirmed by Grayson's own boss and the EIC of Kotaku, Stephen Totilo, that in "early April", so possibly less than a week after the article was written, Grayson began a Romantic relationship with Quinn. Totilo wrote "Shortly after [the article], in early April, Nathan and Zoe began a romantic relationship". (source)
Grayson also wrote an article in January of this year called "Admission Quest" (obviously a play on "Depression Quest" - Zoe Quinn's last game), where the only graphic used is a screenshot of Depression Quest and he refers to the game as a "powerful Twine darling". It is also worth noting that the subtitle of the article is "Valve Greenlights 50 More Games", but the main focus seems to be on Depression Quest (or not, read it and decide yourself - source).
After the Grayson articles, more events involving Zoe Quinn transpire, and to me these events show a significant possibility that she may have had nepotistic relationships with not just Grayson but many other members of the gaming press as well (see A People's History of Gamergate, and take an objective look at all the evidence to decide for yourself).
Please provide any evidence you have to dispute this claim I've made. I also encourage you to look at my sources and decide for yourselves if I took any quotes out of context. I am completely open and accepting of any counterarguments that hold water - after all, I've already completely changed my mind once about this thing. And I would absolutely love to read a response to this written by @patrickklepek or any other staff members. Thank you.
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