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16 September 2014updated 24 Jun 2021 12:58pm

Wikileaks wades into #GamerGate, says Nato as corrupt as video games journalism

Just when it seemed the worst "scandal" in media couldn't get any more conspiracy theoryish, Julian Assange appears.

By Media Mole

The world of video games is being rocked right now by #GamerGate, which is either a rolling scandal of epic proportions concerning corruption and nepotism in games journalism and development, or a misogynist hate campaign orchestrated by a bunch of men who hate the idea of women having opinions about their hobby.

It turns out Julian Assange has been watching the whole thing unfold from his room in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, and he’s picked a side. You’ll never guess which one:

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