As of tomorrow, Brandon Crisp will be missing for three weeks.
Police in his hometown of Barrie, Ontario have issued a video alert for the 15-year-old gamer after a search and a roadblock over the weekend apparently failed to locate Brandon.
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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Re: Police Issue Video Alert in Hunt for Missing Call of Duty 4
Why are the police blaming Call of Duty 4?
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Re: Police Issue Video Alert in Hunt for Missing Call of Duty 4
Nothing better to do, is my guess.
That, and they're probably already in JT's pocket.
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Re: Police Issue Video Alert in Hunt for Missing Call of Duty 4
'and his addiction to call of duty 4'
*sigh*. Why dont they state the facts and say 'alleged' addiction. It hasnt been proven. Besides this 3 year addiction is way off, the games been out for 1 year. Sorry. It just irks me the way it was stated like an important cool hard fact when its far from it.
Re: Police Issue Video Alert in Hunt for Missing Call of Duty 4
Yeah, parents blaming games again. How about you blame your parenting. How about you blame you not finding out WHY he didnt have any friends, and get him counseling or into therapy groups, so he wouldn't HAVE to get addicted to a game. Why didn't you pay attention to and find flaws in anything OTHER than his only source of enjoyment?
im sure the parents are going through hell, and the son too, if hes still alive, but that isn't any reason to stop being rational.
Re: Police Issue Video Alert in Hunt for Missing Call of Duty 4
I think about this poor kid every day and still wonder why everyone is blaming the XBox community when just last year there was a murder in Barrie of a 33 year old woman named Alexandra Flanagan who was also 100 lbs. and 5 ft.2. Her remains were found three months after her disappearance in two different areas in Lackies Bush and this is still an unsolved murder. I would like to know why the Barrie police have not warned residents that a possible killer could be living among them. I live in the Kawartha Lakes about one hour from Barrie. We have never been warned of anything in regards to these disappearances and Alexandras murder. When are they going to link these???
Re: Police Issue Video Alert in Hunt for Missing Call of Duty 4
I sincerely hope they find him soon