1. Two Powerful Figureheads Can't Have A Real Debate
Some of you may remember back when Giantbomb head reviewer Jeff Gerstmann was let go from his position at Gamespot following his review of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, as after their site was thoroughly decked out in advertising for the game, he then did a very negative review pulling it apart. What followed was years of silence with Gerstmann himself bound to contractually never talk about why he was let go - until 2012 when Gamespot's owners CBS also picked up Giantbomb - with Gerstmann finally stipulating he'd only come on board if they could do a 'full disclosure' video. Fans of Gerstmann's work and of video game culture in general loved the clarity in how things were finally played out, and it's with a similar tact that we assume the majority of people would be happiest with the GamerGate story. Whether than means grabbing someone like Geoff Keighley to talk about his infamous Dorito-backed appearance on Levelsave.com, having a civil discussion between prominent 'voices of the people' that made their name through Youtube up against Editors in Chief from the likes of IGN, Polygon etc. or just systematically presenting a breakdown of the chronology of events for the sake of clearing it up - anything with authority will do. At the end of the day we're at a stalemate, with the guys who have been in the industry for decades refusing to get involved in a sh*t-slinging match, and those who actually want answers batting the ball amongst themselves forevermore. Something has to change for this to be resolved peacefully, although honestly it's more likely to go one of these 10 ways instead. How do you see this whole thing playing out, after considering everything that's happened? Let us know in the comments!
