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Slay The Spire 2 Gets Review Bombed By Gamergate 2.0

Kotaku·Lewis Parker·25 days ago
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For the third month in a row, Slay the Spire 2 is getting review-bombed on Steam. But what, I hear you ask, is the reason for it this time? Is there a new balance patch? Did they buff Doormaker again or something? No, unfortunately, the reason for most of today’s 2,525 (and counting) negative reviews is somehow much, much dumber; online chuds are mad that media critic and Feminist Frequency founder Anita Sarkeesian is listed in Slay the Spire 2’s credits as a “Consultant.” Back in 2012, Sarkeesian raised just under $160,000 through a Kickstarter campaign to fund a YouTube series titled Tropes vs. Women in Video Games. It critiqued various aspects of gaming and its history through a feminist lens, pointing out uncomfortable truths that often went unchallenged in the male-dominated industry.…

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