What is #GamerGate? Well, it’s the name of a scandal surrounding corruption in games media. That’s how it started. It evolved into a look into corruption in all of media, going all the way up to mainstream. There’s a new video out from the very talented YouTuber Racer EXE, who cropped, cut and edited together a comprehensive look at #GamerGate for people who are both familiar and unfamiliar with the phenomenon that started sweeping through the tech industry in the latter half of 2014.

Originally, the whole thing blew up when Kotaku writer Nathan Grayson refused to disclose that he had a close personal relationship with a developer he wrote about on multiple occasions. Things escalated when it was then found out that Grayson was part of a secret mailing list called the Game Journo Pros, who helped shape narratives, hire, fire and blacklist people within the gaming industry.

Grayson was well protected by his peers in the GJP, all while simultaneously a narrative from games and mainstream media was spun around the hashtag #GamerGate – a hashtag that was spawned from the mind of Hollywood actor Adam Baldwin – with a bunch of articles using false information published with the theme that “Gamers are Dead”.

Now that you’re all caught up, check out Racer EXE’s video below.

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The new norm is now consumers taking control. The new norm is now consumers using new-wave media and social networking to fight back against perceived, recognized and undeniable corruption within media and the games industry.

Gaming journalists, tech writers and media pundits have long had their time to distort and warp the image of their platforms to meet the criteria of their elected sociological viewpoints. Well, gamers, techies, nerds and consumers alike are taking back those platforms and they’re doing it one exposed conflict interest at a time.

If you feel you would like to get proactive in changing the media platforms you feel have been co-opted by corruption, feel free to check out media watch dog threads on Reddit like Kotaku in Action, or stay abreast with the more fringe groups by visiting 8chan.co. Those of you who fall into the more traditionalists categories can get your fill of information from The Escapist forums or the Game Front forums. If you need a to get informed about the corruption within the media, check out the #GamerGate.me wiki page.

The censorship of #GamerGate is no longer as rampant as it was back in August, but it’s still prevalent enough in certain circles.

Remember, as a consumer you have a voice and you can exercise that voice by calling for change from platforms that no longer service the needs of consumers. If corruption has become detrimental to the growth of any industry, never doubt your ability to make a change by simply standing up. #GamerGate represents a scandal where consumers are standing up and taking action. Make your voice heard; take action.