I had a fan connect me with a very interesting person on Twitter the other day, who turned out to be a talented developer who’s worked on major AAA games in the past. You’ve probably heard of, if not played, a game he’s worked on so, despite our site being all about the “niche games”, the opportunity to speak with someone from the “AAA scene” was exciting.
Thankfully, Christian Allen (pictured above in the black TAKEDOWN shirt with the rest of the devs at Serellan) was very gracious and gave me some time out of his schedule so I could fire some thoughtful questions his way regarding #GamerGate, his experiences in the AAA industry, and the games industry/culture as a whole. I hope you guys enjoy the interview as much as I did!
Free speech is a key component of democratic society, and society is apparently confused by it. In the gaming industry, it's even costing people their jobs. It's time to stop ruining things and be real people again.
Very balanced on both sides and I'd say I agree with most, if not all of it. Sadly, this is an altruistic view of things and as much as the more level headed of us cry out for that balance there will ALWAYS be ruiners and people who generally act like children to keep things out of whack.
This is the world we have created in the internet age. Pretty sad when you really get down to it.
Great read! Its just sad this has become all too common. One step forward, 2 steps back.
I was curious how this was going to link up to gaming, but it got there. This reactionary style of conducting ones self is something that has become far too prevelant and used as a tool for the uneducated to increase their own self importance. It definitely needs to get reigned in
Patrick joins the show to discuss a variety of issues including: How Kotaku differs from other video game outlets when it comes to production.
What you need to do to stand out in this saturated field.
Where he see’s the industry going.
His thoughts on GamerGate and the importance of video game ethics.
What life is really like for someone that does this for a living
One Angry Gamer "Brunelleschi: Age of Architects is an interesting new 3D MMO that focuses on player options, diplomacy and city management. The title is being designed by Aesop Games and it's received a lot of support from the denizens of #GamerGate after the developers were purposefully silenced by the gaming media for not adhering to the narrative that #GamerGate is a harassment campaign."
this was a very good interview, devs need to know who actually supports.
For me the best part of this interview is clarifying that Metacritic is literally meaningless.
I'm glad he points out the obvious action most people should do. Don't like the standards of a site, stop going to it.