CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search "GamerGate" redirects here. For the type of ant, see Gamergate . For the online video game store, see GamersGate . The Gamergate controversy began in August 2014 and concerns sexism in video game culture . It is most notable for harassment against several feminists in the video game industry , including game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu , and cultural critic Anita Sarkeesian . The campaign of harassment was coordinated in IRC channels and online forums such as Reddit , 4chan , and 8chan by an anonymous and amorphous group that ultimately came to be represented by the Twitter hashtag #Gamergate. The harassment included doxing , threats of rape, and death threats as well as being related to a mass shooting threat in protest of an invited speech featuring Sarkeesian. Gamergate has bee...