“We need to talk about Call of Duty: Cold War’s conspiracy theories and its uncomfortable relationship with QAnon in the Age of Trump.”
“What Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies Easter eggs tell us about the QAnon drops, and how Alternate Reality Games caused Trump’s Capitol insurrection.”
“GamerGate and the rise of the disillusioned involuntarily celibate straight white males who committed domestic terrorism at the US Capitol.”
“Why Trump’s army of white men are to blame for Genghis Khan.”
“Trump, Cyberpunk 2077, and the rise of the militant accelerationist. Let’s unpack it.”
“‘Gamers Rise Up’: How Trump’s legion of racist gamers led the insurrection on the US Capitol.”
In case nobody understands this thread these are mock titles for articles currently being written by Slate, Jacobin, NY Times, etc.
Because listen, when I was an entertainment journalist and part of that "scene" every time some mass tragedy happened everyone would rush to come up with ways to tie in video games (or comics, or movies, or whatever) to the trending topic. It's how writers try to be relevant.
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