Steve Napierski of DuelingAnalogs has created a fun graphic which mashes up the presidential election and Mortal Kombat.
Catch the full strip along with the artist's comments at the DuelingAnalogs site.
GP: Big thanks to GamePolitics correspondent Andrew Eisen for the tip...
Technogeek: If the developer were male there wouldn't have been a "conversation" in the first place.10/19/2014 - 2:27am
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Monte: trolls are just at their absolute worst when it comes to women and feminist. You could bet good money that if the developer were male the trolls would be silent and the conversation would actually focus on the journalism.10/18/2014 - 9:18pm
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Monte: Papa: Not the first time we've had a journalism scandals before, but the harassment never got close to this level; the difference with this scandal is that feminists are involved. Without the feminist angle, their would be A LOT less harrassment10/18/2014 - 9:15pm
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Papa Midnight: Monte: That's honestly rather short-sighted. As has been proven with other persons who have been targeted, if it wasn't Quinn, it would be someone else.10/18/2014 - 6:26pm
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Avalongod: I think that's part of what gives an esoteric news story like this real life...it taps into a larger narrative about misogyny in society outside of games.10/18/2014 - 3:29pm
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Avalongod: @Monte, well the trolls made death threats that came to police (and media attention). I think this is tapping into a larger issue outside of games about how women are treated in society (like all the "real rape" stuff during the last election)10/18/2014 - 3:28pm
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Wonderkarp: Zippy : Havent tried the PS4 controller. might later.10/18/2014 - 2:37pm
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Monte: Seirously, If Quinn was not involved and GG was instead about something like the Mordor Marketing contracts, the trolling would have never grown so vile and disgusting. There have been plenty of movements in the past that never sufferred from behavior..10/18/2014 - 1:57pm
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Monte: We have seen scandel's before but the trolling has never been as vile as what we see with GG. Trolls usually have such a tiny voice you can barely notice them, but its like moths to a flame whenever femistist are involved.10/18/2014 - 1:53pm
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ZippyDSMlee: Wonderkarp: You might be able to if you had a PS4 controller.10/18/2014 - 1:00pm
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MaskedPixelante: http://store.steampowered.com/app/327940/ Night Dive starts charging for freeware.10/18/2014 - 12:21pm
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Matthew Wilson: the sad thing is there are trolls on both sides of this. people need to stop acting like their side is so pure.10/18/2014 - 12:19pm
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MechaTama31: So, only speak out on a scandal that hasn't attracted trolls? I wouldn't hold my breath...10/18/2014 - 10:49am
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Monte: I feel like GG just needs to die. The movement is FAR to tainted by hatred and BS for it to be useful for any conversation. Let GG die, and then rally behind the NEXT gaming journalism scandal, and start the conversation fresh.10/18/2014 - 10:33am
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quiknkold: and we dont have a Dovakin to call a cease fire10/17/2014 - 7:37pm
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quiknkold: The whole thing is Futile. Both sides are so buried deep in their trenchs that there isnt a conversation. Its just Finger Pointing, Name Calling, Doxxing, Threats. there needs to be a serious conversation, and GG isnt it.10/17/2014 - 7:37pm
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quiknkold: I thought it was a good article. Jeff is right. I feel like GamerGate did destroy its message. I am for Ethics in game journalism, but man. so much hate. and its on both sides. I've seen some awful stuff spewed on twitter. Its a big reason why I exited..10/17/2014 - 7:34pm
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Matthew Wilson: while he focused on gg, he did call out both sides crap.10/17/2014 - 7:18pm
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Papa Midnight: That was a damn good read offered by Jeff Gertsmann.10/17/2014 - 7:17pm
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Matthew Wilson: http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/letter-from-the-editor-10-17-2014/1100-5049/ deferentially a nice write up.10/17/2014 - 6:44pm
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Comments
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
Hahaha! I thought the same thing except Baraka Obama Vs. John McKano XD
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
I would have went for John McKano myself, I think Kano is a little closer to McCain than Cage but I guess its a tossup given that his first name is John....
SOLIDUS!!!!!
Fuck that! You give me John McCain as Solidus Snake, then I'll be impressed!
-If shit and bricks were candy and tits, we'd all be livin' large. For information on games and psychology, look up: Jonathan Freedman(2002)Block and Crain(2007)Grand Theft Childhood, a book by Harvard Medical School researchers Larry Kutner and Cheryl
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
As slow as the weekend may be, it's still nice to get a humorous update like this every once in awhile. I think so, anyway.
Being a regular reader of Dueling Analogs, I already saw this... but I still think it's funny; Steve Napeirski was right about not being the only to think "Baraka" upon hearing Obama's name. Now if only he had those arm blades...
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
Yep, it's a slow day. But can you blame GP? It's the weekend, nothing big happens in the weekend that effects gaming, we wait for our workdays from Monday to Friday to get the stories rolling. Damn weekends...
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
Saw it a while ago. Slow day is awesomely slow.
JACK!
Maybe Jack will post an unrelated comment that offends everybody. That'll liven things up.
-If shit and bricks were candy and tits, we'd all be livin' large. For information on games and psychology, look up: Jonathan Freedman(2002)Block and Crain(2007)Grand Theft Childhood, a book by Harvard Medical School researchers Larry Kutner and Cheryl
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Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
There's another little problem with that, namely the fact that Sub-Zero wears... what's it called...
oh yeah. BLUE.
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
Note the blades protrudting from the forearms and the lack of blue o nthe uniform. It's Baraka.
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
As soon has i heard Barack i thought Baraka
MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!!
Totally! And they're so simillar, I mean, they both have amazing skill in Pencack Silat, and they both have deadly blades that pop out of their arms!
-If shit and bricks were candy and tits, we'd all be livin' large. For information on games and psychology, look up: Jonathan Freedman(2002)Block and Crain(2007)Grand Theft Childhood, a book by Harvard Medical School researchers Larry Kutner and Cheryl Olson
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AWESOME! I was hoping someone would do Baraka Obama!
-If shit and bricks were candy and tits, we'd all be livin' large. For information on games and psychology, look up: Jonathan Freedman(2002)Block and Crain(2007)Grand Theft Childhood, a book by Harvard Medical School researchers Larry Kutner and Cheryl Olson
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
Johnny Cain and Barak. makes sense :)
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Slow day, huh?
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
Seems so.
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Yep...
-If shit and bricks were candy and tits, we'd all be livin' large. For information on games and psychology, look up: Jonathan Freedman(2002)Block and Crain(2007)Grand Theft Childhood, a book by Harvard Medical School researchers Larry Kutner and Cheryl Olson
Re: Fun Graphic: Electoral Kombat
It needs the names to be complete:
Baraka Obama VS Johnny McCain
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I already saw it. Funny stuff!