Actually, it’s not about ethics in games journalism. NBC’s Law & Order: SVU will air an episode titled “Intimidation Game” on February 11th, and unless you’ve been living under a rock the circumstances will be pretty familiar. In a plotline following the recent “GamerGate” and the women many of its participants targeted for harassment, the show will feature a video game developer (played by Mouzam Makkar) preparing for a launch “amid a stream of online insults, intimidation and death threats.” Inevitably Detective Olivia Benson and Ice-T are called in and… you’ve seen Law & Order, right?
Hopefully, unlike in real life the cops know how to deal with online intimidation and threats, but we also hope that the dramatization doesn’t downplay the all-too-real events that are still occurring. As far as the real lives of some of the women the episode appears to be basing its main character on, Zoe Quinn has an online support network for those dealing with internet abuse called Crash Override, while Brianna Wu is working on “Women in Tech: The Book!”. Similarly, Anita Sarkeesian laid out 2015 plans for her organization, Feminist Frequency, and is working with “major social media and gaming platforms” to work on ending harassment.
“LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT”
“INTIMIDATION GAME”02/11/2015 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday) : THE VIRTUAL WORLD BECOMES REALITY WHEN A VIDEO GAME CONVENTION TURNS INTO A CRIME SCENE
Video game developer Raina Punjabi (guest star Mouzam Makkar) solidifies the launch of her first game amid a stream of online insults, intimidation and death threats from the male-dominated gaming community. When a female employee is assaulted at a gamer convention, Detective Tutuola (Ice-T) investigates the crime but Raina refuses to delay the launch, and the cops must “level up” to protect her. Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Sgt. Olivia Benson), Kelli Giddish (Det. Amanda Rollins) and Peter Scanavino (Det. Dominick Carisi Jr.). Guest starring Peter Mark Kendall (Steven Kaplan), Susannah Flood (Sarah Keller) and Griffin Matthews (Leslie Connolly).
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