GoGCast 440: Rise of the Ronin, Sweet Baby Inc, and more

The Girls on Games Podcast

Aw shit, here we go again. On this week’s GoGCast, we look at the targeted harassment of Sweet Baby Inc, a consulting company in the video game industry, and said campaign is being called GamerGate 2.0 by some news outlets. Plus, Joelle played Rise of the Ronin and shares her first impressions of the action-adventure roleplaying game.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:20:15)

• Rise of the Ronin First Impressions (00:22:44)

Walk Down Memory Card Lane (00:35:57)

This Week’s News (00:46:25)

The Targeted Harassment of Sweet Baby Inc

• The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/18/24104799/gamergate-2024-sweet-baby-inc-diversity
• Thread by The Verge journalist: https://twitter.com/adashtra/status/1769797511697269237
• Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/sweet-baby-inc-consulting-games-alan-wake-2-dei-1851312428
• Mobile Syrup: https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/03/16/sweet-baby-controversy-toxic-gamers-stand-up-for-devs-and-media-editorial/

Outro and Wrap-up (01:19:40)

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