This has the potential to be worse for them than Gamergate. For a couple of reasons:
1. This has been mostly driven by normies who follow the likes of Asmongold, Mutahar and other youtube channels. This wasn't born out of our area of the internet (which would be a mistake if it was). The people complaining are more mainstream than those involved in 2014.
2. Modern AAA games fucking suck. There has been a lot of talk as to why they suck. The two main reasons being given are poor writing and pushing games as a service. This addresses the bad writing thing.
3. Whilst we've learned out lessons in not touching this shit, it is obvious that hasn't applied to the opposition, they've proven they haven't learned a single fucking thing.
4. Ultimately there is a fatigue concerning political things. And it has bitten conservative provocateurs like Stephen Crowder in the ass so the sword cuts both ways. After 10 years of this shit and COVID, people just dont want to hear it or be preached to, about anything. The fact that Kotaku and games media is doubling down on the political is only going to make (normal) people hate them more.
I am going to sit on the sidelines and watch. As I said previously I learned my lesson, I am just going to sit back and watch, because if it is Gamergate 2.0, then I bet a million dollars and my testicles we're going to get some new lolcows out of this.
Edit: just fixed some shit.