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Game-maker group scolds trolls over death threats and other harassment of developers

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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One of the biggest groups for developers in the industry took a stand against the organized online harassment several game makers are facing, calling for “the entire game community to stand together against this abhorrent behavior.”

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) issued a statement condemning Internet haters for harassing game developers in several widely publicized incidents, including threats directed at critic Anita Sarkeesian that drove her from her home over safety fears. The effort is aimed at turning the tide against those who argue that gamers, or whoever is doing the harassing, are within their free speech rights to threaten game makers.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.