20 Most WTF Video Game Moments Of The PS4, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch Generation
14. The Gamergate Debacle
Sadly not every gaming industry moment could be as invigorating and eye-opening as VR.
2014's Gamergate "movement" was a lengthy harassment campaign against numerous prominent female figures in gaming, touting itself under the paper-thin banner of journalistic ethics but largely serving as a means for angry young men to vent their feckless misogyny.
Gamergate blew up enough to be referenced in the wider pop-culture sphere and received global news coverage, yet it ultimately just served as an embarrassing indictment of the most toxic quarters of video game fandom, and provided further testament of the noxious potential of social media hate-mobs.
As much as it might seem like a distant memory today, the culture still has major issues with inclusivity and harassment.