davidjaffe
The Fucking MAN.
You go straight to hell!!! The awful people on the alt-left AND the alr-right can have 'y'all' when they pry it from my cold dead, Alabama born hands!!!Use this as a reference
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Zoe Quinn #meToo / Alec Holowka suicide -- Update: Article questions ZQ's account of events (link in OP)
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dolabla
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Lol, David is legit from the South (Birmingham, AL) so "y'all" is a natural occurrence and not a woke one.
Oh, and
davidjaffe
is a fuckin Barner (Auburn fan). That should be worthy of a ban right there. Roll Damn Tide!
davidjaffe
is a fuckin Barner (Auburn fan). That should be worthy of a ban right there. Roll Damn Tide!
tkscz
Member
As I said before with DC comics, she was contracted over a year ago to do a certain amount of comics, it was supposed to be her Goddess Mode book under Vertigo, DC's social commentary line of books. About a month ago, they dropped that line before Zoe's contracted comic number was reached (or contract expired, no one is really sure if it's time or book based). She is still under contract, even though her books sold terribly (The first issue sold 6,231 copies to stores). DC can't fire her while she is on a contract without her breaking DC's rules. Notice she never mentions DC comics in her tweets. That's because, when Marvel was letting their SJW writers go nuts on twitter, DC said they'll fire anyone who works for them and bring up their name in an argument over social media. As long as she follows DC's guide lines, they can't fire her (no cause) and DC isn't Marvel. They don't fire writers/artist because of unrelated drama or personal ideology. So unless she breaks DC's rules, they won't fire her until that contract is up.
Oh and I do believe they will fire her solely based on sales. Again, first issue sold 6,231 units, which most comic book shops reported not being able to get rid of (don't know how believable that info is though, some youtubers who report that let their bias get in the way and fib the numbers). But her last issue sold less than 4,000 units to comic shops.
Edit: I was wrong about the sales figures of Goddess mode. First issue sold 17,471, I posted the numbers of issue 3. Neither numbers are good, but that drop may actually prove those youtubers right, that's a LARGE number of shops deciding not to order the book.
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davidjaffe
The Fucking MAN.
I get pitched that 10 times a week. End of the day, Sony owns the rights to TM and they don't seem to currently be in the biz of making games like it anymore. Perhaps down the road tho!
Tesseract
Banned
thanks!
Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
Oh really? I’m Aussie, so it’s not always clear in 2019 with so many virtue-signallers using it nowadays.
Anyway, easy mistake when you combine “y’all” with the Twitter screeching.
Sorry Davo.
petran79
Banned
Didnt she mention that her name is based on Harley Quin? Quin in name and indeed
tkscz
Member
Not against the contract. It has to be more blatant like what the Marvel writers were doing. Like straight up telling fans not to buy their books because they aren't the right type of people, shit like that.
Helios
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Barsinister
Banned
The fact that you disagree is not virtue signaling, no. It's the venue with which you choose to disagree that makes it so. Mr. John Cleese, of Monty Python fame, said something years ago that has stuck with me. I read it in the 30 year anniversary book written by David Morgan. To paraphrase, he said there are two types of outrage, a public and a private. The public type is there to draw attention, the private is to seek redress. Which one did you do, do you think?
Barnabot
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Geez man. You have a chance ask the man about a new Twisted Metal game with story and co-op and you ask for a battle royale one instead.
REPORTED.
APPROPRIATING 
MacReady13
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Who is it? I can't see shit from my end? I'm going to guess it's that Irish/Scottish video game guy who is super woke and makes those doco's on gaming? The guy who gave shit to Colin Moriarty cause he didn't agree with Colin's political viewpoint/wanted to virtue signal to his other woke media friends about giving shit to Colin... Just can't remember his name!
Cybrwzrd
Banned
Use this as a reference
I don't care much for violence, but most of those words make me what to bitch slap whoever is saying them.
My take on it is that it is a desire to appear African-American (therefore oppressed) online. It is literally a form of digital black face.
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Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
Interesting theory. There’s plenty of white people (not from the South) saying it on video podcasts though, so it’s not larping. It’s “hello fellow kids” look I’m cool too.
It’s schoolyard shit. Remember when a word became “popular” in school and 6 months later everyone was saying it? “Choice” “wicked” etc. a recent example is “chill”.
It’s an immature want to be part of the “cool” crowd. Not something grown adults should be partaking in.
davidjaffe
The Fucking MAN.
I have a decent sized twitter audience and a semi-regular live stream. Both of those serve as platforms for me to talk, rant, complain, champion, and simply discuss things on my mind. That's as much thought that goes in to what I talk about on those platforms. Anyone who is even semi-aware of my social media presence over the last 15 years knows good and well I don't express ideas for the kudos but rather because- at any given moment- what I'm expressing I find interesting and fun to talk about. It really is as simple as that.
A
AnnaSlatz
thank you for taking the time to drop in and discuss your article and this developing story. It's important to have journalists out there that are willing to challenge viewpoints, there are too many people today that see the world in black and white. I look forward to hearing more from you.
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Barsinister
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Ah! So you're a have your cake and eat it too kind of guy. Just for my own piece of mind, is it "interesting and fun" or is it "interesting or fun"? In other words do both descriptors need to be met or you will deign to talk on a subject? Or are you just skylarking right now, too?
I don't have an audience, other than my hale fellows here on NeoGaf. This is the only social media I use. I laugh and cry and get angry and sometime act a fool along with the rest of us here. I come here because in my "real life" nobody seems to share my same passions. The great folks here do, even the ones who annoy me at times.
Why do we care about this topic so much that we will make a 3500 post long thread about it? Because the truth is, that guy who killed himself is us, or at least he's me. Just a guy looking for companionship and maybe even love. Never claiming to be perfect, but I try to be a good man. To have this happen to me, it scares me. It happened to our fearless leader,
EviLore
, and I felt his pain. That's why I stayed, and didn't run off to some purple cloud dream-land. That's why I'll fight for any one of my compatriots here on this board. This place isn't NeoGaf, WE are NeoGaf. Like the "Loser's Club" in that clown movie, we'll take you in if you feel like there's nobody else that wants you. It's awesome to feel like you belong somewhere.I do tend to ramble. Some say it is part of my charm. Check out my exclusive comic that I made for NeoGaf in the politics forum. You'll like it, it's about us! Whatever legume you describe us as, at least have the decency to say it to our faces next time.
Thanks for your time!
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davidjaffe
The Fucking MAN.
Ah! So you're a have your cake and eat it too kind of guy. Just for my own piece of mind, is it "interesting and fun" or is it "interesting or fun"? In other words do both descriptors need to be met or you will deign to talk on a subject? Or are you just skylarking right now, too?
I don't have an audience, other than my hale fellows here on NeoGaf. This is the only social media I use. I laugh and cry and get angry and sometime act a fool along with the rest of us here. I come here because in my "real life" nobody seems to share my same passions. The great folks here do, even the ones who annoy me at times.
Why do we care about this topic so much that we will make a 3500 post long thread about it? Because the truth is, that guy who killed himself is us, or at least he's me. Just a guy looking for companionship and maybe even love. Never claiming to be perfect, but I try to be a good man. To have this happen to me, it scares me. It happened to our fearless leader,
I do tend to ramble. Some say it is part of my charm. Check out my exclusive comic that I made for NeoGaf in the politics forum. You'll like it, it's about us! Whatever legume you describe us as, at least have the decency to say it to our faces next time.
Thanks for your time!
It should have been 'interesting and/or fun'...meaning it can sometimes be one or the other, often times tho it is both. Why do you ask?
And what is a legume? OH, Peanut Gallery! Peanuts! Got it!
I didn't have access to this forum when I did my tweet, last I heard years ago I was banned but I read GAF every day. No way I could say it to your face then. Now I can. So here goes:
Some of y'all simply looking for the truth, WHEREVER it may lead, you have my respect. And my sword.
I'm kidding about the sword part. The only person who has my sword is o'dwyer but sadly, he gave it away to zoe. Traitor
.But for those of y'all looking for ANYTHING to prop up a foregone conclusion/narrative (be it Pro or Anti Zoe, be it Pro Alec or Anti Alec), y'all crazy and dumb as fuck
.Work ?
David
ps. I don't know what Skylarking is. My first car ever at 16 tho was a shitty, pea soup green Buick Skylark (prob a 78?). I miss it
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Barsinister
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It should have been 'interesting and/or fun'...meaning it can sometimes be one or the other, often times tho it is both. Why do you ask?
And what is a legume? OH, Peanut Gallery! Peanuts! Got it!
I didn't have access to this forum when I did my tweet, last I heard years ago I was banned but I read GAF every day. No way I could say it to your face then. Now I can. So here goes:
Some of y'all simply looking for the truth, WHEREVER it may lead, you have my respect. And my sword.
I'm kidding about the sword part. The only person who has my sword is o'dwyer but sadly, he gave it away to zoe. Traitor
But for those of y'all looking for ANYTHING to prop up a foregone conclusion/narrative (be it Pro or Anti Zoe, be it Pro Alec or Anti Alec), y'all crazy and dumb as fuck
Work ?
David
ps. I don't know what Skylarking is. My first car ever at 16 tho was a shitty, pea soup green Buick Skylark (prob a 78?). I miss it
I like old timey words and phrases. Mark Twain was my favorite writer growing up, I have read most, if not all, of his sketches. You would be surprised how much of that man's work was pilfered over the years. Anyway, I will define "skylarking" for you.....
pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay.
"he was skylarking with a friend when he fell into a pile of boxes"
In your case, I would use "horseplay" as the best descriptor from the definition. Albeit in words and not physically. It's a fun word. Use it in a sentence sometime, if you want.
What you have said to my face right now is not something that we on this board disagree with. I guess we are all settled up? It's good to know that you agree with us, though. Make sure your sizable audience knows too, would you? Or, delete your tweet, if you desire. I think it makes us look bad, don't you?
AntiCap
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If Sony ever gets the ball rolling again, I'd love to contribute some powerful new character designs.
Hit me up.
He must've played the last twisted metal that came out on ps3.
dolabla
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If Sony ever gets the ball rolling again, I'd love to contribute some powerful new character designs.
Hit me up.
Post of the year
Halo is Back
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Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
He really is just absolutely pathetic.
Halo is Back
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I use to respect him he made great videos in gamespot
Vampire On Titus
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Because it's a non-gendered way of addressing a group of people all at once. Also because it's commonly used in the black community/black twitter and all the woke crowd's terminology and affectation seeks to emulate 16 year old black girls. See "woke" for reference.
Also the thing where they type in all caps and use a period AFTER.EVERY.WORD.FOR.EMPHASIS. or SOMETIMES
IT'S THE CLAP EMOJI
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Herr Edgy
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You should generally not confuse mannerisms or syntax with semantics. It's easy to do, but in the end that is what resetera does: you bring forth an argument, this argument belongs in their "misogynist Nazi drawer" and therefore you, your argument and anything connected to you has no value.
Don't dismiss people on superficialties.
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Xenon
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So I read through this . While it details some very abusive and strange behavior, I couldn't get past something that was nagging at me most of my read through. Why did people put up with this shit? More importantly why was that missing from both Scott's and Zoe's account of the abuse. Sure they mentioned that they cared for him, but I'm not buying it was enough to put up with all of that and in a way even enable it. There is one answer that makes sense to me, they needed what he could provide them . Not only did Alec give them financial support to develop a game but they fed off of his courage and spirit. At that time it was worth the price of admission to deal with his shit. This is especially true for Zoe because of their emotional involvement.
Now we have these people looking coldly back when Alex is no longer part of their lives and more importantly no longer directly helping them get what they want. So they are judging these things like they were not the willing participants in an unhealthy imbalanced relationship, but rather the unwilling victim of a horrible person. It's shit like this that make these Twitter #metoo outings from decades past so fucking scary. Our minds and our memories are completely biased. They would happily throw someone under the bus rather than have us deal with our culpability in what transpired..
I myself was in a screwed up relationship where the person used me. When the truth hit me, it was scary as hell. Its like the person in front of me was a complete stranger and had been manipulating me all along. The hate that came up was even more frightning. But the thing that helped me through it was remembering all the excuses I made in my mind during that relationship when red flags came up. I had to come to terms with I was helping the person screwing me over. It even helped me forgive her. I also talked things out with friends of course. Eh... not sure this last part was relevant but whatever.
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EightBit Man
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Danny O'Dwyer...
I remember unsubscribing from his documentary channel (noclip) when he put out this video:
Go and ask a fraud about the history of FMV games, not the creators of titles like The 7th Guest, Myst, or Night Trap... No, you have to ask Zoe Quinn all about that.
I remember unsubscribing from his documentary channel (noclip) when he put out this video:
Go and ask a fraud about the history of FMV games, not the creators of titles like The 7th Guest, Myst, or Night Trap... No, you have to ask Zoe Quinn all about that.
Herr Edgy
Member
Yup, that's really fucked up. One case that I feel strongly about:
The German games industry is a joke. There are a couple good people/studios in there, but even more people where I have to ask myself what are they even doing their entire lives besides network? There is an 'official' facebook group for the German games industry with many of local people, devs, students in there, so it is somewhat representative.
Group rules are: be constructive, don't start up hateful shit, be tolerant of others, one that stands out: think before you post insulting or very polarizing information/links. Pretty normal stuff overall.
The very same admin who posted those rules then created a post that shittalked Alec, saying that you are not allowed to 'take the last exit' if you are guilty, 'The only way back from a terrible misstep like this is to own it, take responsibility and work on yourself so you don't repeat it. YOU must become better, not the world around you. ' and he specifically mentions that if you are even slightly approving of the GamerGate movement then you are a part of the problem and a sympathizer for sexual harassment. He talks as if Alec was definitely guilty and was simply a coward for taking his own life. It's disgusting. Even if he was guilty 100%, even if his thought process for the suicide was that he wanted to avoid facing people's judgements for his misdeeds, a human life was lost due to savagery that praises capital punishment and dismisses rehabilitation and some people don't see anything wrong with that.
Thankfully, quite a few people were rational and openly expressed that this post is pretty much against the rules and inflammatory. But on the other hand, there are people who think this is fine.
This just empowered me in my preemptive choice to get the heck out of Germany once I finish my master's degree. If the industry here is a joke (overall) and the people here are mostly neither skilled nor fun to work with due to toxicity I'd rather just move somewhere else. Maybe Ireland or something. lol
TraceTheTong
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Here is a timeline put together on Imgur
You could compare this with other sources to for corroboration
You could compare this with other sources to for corroboration
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Is he fucking her or something?
And why do people keep saying she makes games? She made one shit text based piece of software, and hasn't made anything since. I had to do something like that in school once, does that make me a fucking game dev?
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OutrageousFacts
Banned
Was that idiot's name Matthias or Felix?
Nickolaidas
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I think the main reason Zoe Quinn gets so much support and 'recognition' is the fact that she's treated more like a symbol, rather than an individual. Supporting Quinn means you support feminism, equality, anti-racism and non-bullying practices. Which keeps becoming more and more ironic as her story unfolds.
Doczu
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Doesn't it always end like that with those people?
Herr Edgy
Member
No, there are no admins with these names. Also I don't want to stir up shit about individuals, therefore I won't call any names either. It was just an example of egregious behavior closer to me than just 'some guy on the interwebz said something mean', which is why it affected me more. Imagine you go into the industry and this is the kind of treatment that awaits you... thankfully the company I'm working for right now consists of cool people and working on game tools instead of games directly is also more chill.
TLZ
Banned
It's all a front. They're all liars and hypocrites.
the Guynecologist
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llien
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Speaking the truth. Nothing else.
Please do not dive into the "True Scotsman" fallacy.
Majority of people who claim to belong to that group, apparently do not share your ideals.
Re-defining the meaning of that word doesn't help.
Halo is Back
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So many white knights like to pretend that they are morally superior and love to throw out hate speech words like homophobia, misogynistic, etc thinking they are taking the high ground but I’m willing to bet most don’t even do anything useful like volunteer for their local community. The one place where they can make a real impact on people’s lives.
Private Messages Reveal DC Comics Writer Zoe Quinn’s Abusive Behavior During Relationship with Alec Holowka
Recently released private messages between the late Alec Holowka and a fellow game developer reveal Zoe Quinn's abusive behavior.
boundingintocomics.com
Not sure if this was already shared, trying to keep up.
They don't. But that sentiment is on a large downfall in general because:
A: It's easier to judge than to do. A lesson learnt time and time again in history. And we manage to repeat like nobodys business. Funnily enough in almost all cases its the furthest thing you can do from your cause.
B: They don't want to. because its obvious that in the end its not about our family, our friends, our community, our world. It's MEMEMEMEMEEMEME for most of them.
Ahhh, and they don't want you to help either. In fact they rile people up against you so you can't help them or just under the rules THEY define (Which often prevent real help). I've seen some disgusting shit in that regard.
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sophnar0747
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Haven’t seen Sophia since the Ion Fury situation.sophnar0747 and her investigative approach would be a good contribution to all this.
A health issue popped up and I need to enter surgery on Monday. I'll be out for a good 3-4 weeks. Just dealing with personal stuff, so my coverage will be gone for a short while
FrostyJ93
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Private Messages Reveal DC Comics Writer Zoe Quinn’s Abusive Behavior During Relationship with Alec Holowka
Recently released private messages between the late Alec Holowka and a fellow game developer reveal Zoe Quinn's abusive behavior.
boundingintocomics.com
More proof she cannot be trusted. It wont hapoen but she should be blacklisted and charged for defamation. She is vindictive and untrustworthy. Dangerous to work with and in general a clear liability in the workplace.
The Skull
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Take care of yourself and get better, but don't feel like you need to cover this as it could make you the next target of the mob.
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