Gamergate

gamergate English Alternative forms en GamerGate Etymology From en gamer -gate. Coined or popularized by American actor Adam Baldwin. Pronunciation en /ˈɡeɪməɹˌɡeɪt/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Gamergate.wav US Proper noun A campaign that started in 2014 and happened primarily online, which centered around sexism and anti-progressivism in video game culture and took the form of a harassment campaign against women in the video game industry. en Harmeet Kaur How Gamergate foreshadowed the toxic hellscape that the internet has now become w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/us/gamergate-harassment-reddit-twitter-cec/index.html 2025-03-23 Those who experienced the harassment firsthand warned that if not taken seriously, the behaviors underlying Gamergate would fester. https://web.archive.org/web/20260216152453/https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/us/gamergate-harassment-reddit-twitter-cec/index.html 16 February 2026 Coordinate terms en Comicsgate (related to comics) Derived terms en Gamergater See also en Quinnspiracy Anagrams en aaeeggmrt Great Game en Conservatism Video games