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	'''''Giant Spacekat''''' is an American video game company founded in 2010.<ref name="northeastern">{{cite web\|url=http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/cfa/events/giant-spacekat/ \|title=Indie game designers Giant Spacekat ~~\| Center for the Arts~~ \|~~publisher~~=Northeastern.edu\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref name="giantbomb">{{cite web\|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/giant-spacekat/3010-8754/ \|title=Giant Spacekat\|date=June 12, 2015\|~~publisher~~=]\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref name="inc">{{cite web\|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/201504/david-whitford/gamergate-why-would-anyone-want-to-kill-brianna-wu.html\|title=Brianna Wu vs. the Troll Army\|first=David\|last=Whitford\|work=]\|date=April 2015\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite web\|work=]\|title=Survey: Harassment a Common Part of Online Life\|author=]\|date=October 22, 2014\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/10/22/technology/ap-us-tec-pew-online-harassment-.html?_r=0\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref>		'''''Giant Spacekat''''' is an American video game company founded in 2010.<ref name="northeastern">{{cite web\|url=http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/cfa/events/giant-spacekat/ \|title=Indie game designers Giant Spacekat\|work=Northeastern.edu\|publisher=]\|date=November 12, 2014\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref name="giantbomb">{{cite web\|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/giant-spacekat/3010-8754/ \|title=Giant Spacekat\|date=June 12, 2015\|work=]\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref name="inc">{{cite web\|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/201504/david-whitford/gamergate-why-would-anyone-want-to-kill-brianna-wu.html\|title=Brianna Wu vs. the Troll Army\|first=David\|last=Whitford\|work=]\|date=April 2015\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite web\|work=]\|title=Survey: Harassment a Common Part of Online Life\|author=]\|date=October 22, 2014\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/10/22/technology/ap-us-tec-pew-online-harassment-.html?_r=0\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref>

	The company's debut game was '']''.<ref name="cnet">{{cite web\|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/revolution-60-a-game-by-and-about-badass-women/ \|~~title~~=~~Revolution 60: A game by and about badass women -~~ CNET ~~\|publisher=cnet.com~~\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref>		The company's debut game was '']''.<ref name="cnet">{{cite web\|author=Starr, Michelle\|date=July 30, 2014\|title=Revolution 60: A game by and about badass women\|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/revolution-60-a-game-by-and-about-badass-women/\|work=]\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref>

	==Controversy==		==Controversy==
			{{Main\|Gamergate controversy}}
	Giant Spacekat became the subject of controversy when threats against female video game makers forced them out of the ] computer gaming convention of March 2015.<ref name="cbslocal">{{cite web\|url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/24/female-video-game-makers-say-death-threats-forced-them-out-of-pax-east/ \|title=Female Video Game Makers Say Death Threats Forced Them Out Of PAX East\|date=February 24, 2015\|work=]\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref name="venturebeat">{{cite web\|date=February 19, 2015\|first=Dean\|last=Takahashi\|work=]\|url=http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/19/giant-spacekat-pulls-out-of-pax-east-blames-gamergate-death-threats/\|title=Brianna Wu’s Giant Spacekat pulls out of PAX East, blames GamerGate death threats\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref name="polygon">{{cite web\|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/19/8070269/brianna-wu-giant-spacekat-pulls-out-of-pax-east \|title=Brianna Wu's studio, Giant Spacekat, pulls out of PAX East due to safety concerns (update) \| Polygon \|publisher=polygon.com\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref><ref name="polygon2">{{cite web\|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/16/6987175/gamergate-new-york-times-esa \|title=Attack on feminist game critics hits front page of New York Times \| Polygon \|publisher=polygon.com\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref>
			Giant Spacekat withdrew as a company from PAX East 2015 due to security concerns, though co-founder ] made personal appearances.<ref name="polygon">{{cite web\|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/19/8070269/brianna-wu-giant-spacekat-pulls-out-of-pax-east \|title=Brianna Wu's studio, Giant Spacekat, pulls out of PAX East due to safety concerns (update)\|work=]\|first=Megan\|last=Farokhmanesh\|date=February 19, 2015\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref> Wu stated in an interview with ], "Sadly, the scenario for possible violence against the team at a tradeshow was raised as a possibility in the most recent episode of ], “Intimidation Game.”"<ref name="venturebeat">{{cite web\|date=February 19, 2015\|first=Dean\|last=Takahashi\|work=]\|url=http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/19/giant-spacekat-pulls-out-of-pax-east-blames-gamergate-death-threats/\|title=Brianna Wu’s Giant Spacekat pulls out of PAX East, blames GamerGate death threats\|accessdate=2015-07-04}}</ref>

	In an interview with Giant Spacekat co-founder ] for ] it was stated that "Sadly, the scenario for possible violence against the team at a tradeshow was raised as a possibility in the most recent episode of ], “Intimidation Game.” Wu said she saw it and felt like the main character appeared to be an “amalgamation of me, ], and ], three of the primary targets of the hate group called ].” In that episode, members of a hate group target an employee of the main character’s game company, assaulting her in the rest room at the tradeshow."<ref name="venturebeat"/>

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Revision as of 01:48, 6 July 2015

Giant Spacekat
Company type	Video games
Founded	2010
Founder	Amanda Warner Brianna Wu
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Products	Video games
Website	giantspacekat.com

Giant Spacekat is an American video game company founded in 2010.

The company's debut game was Revolution 60.

Controversy

Main article: Gamergate controversy

Giant Spacekat withdrew as a company from PAX East 2015 due to security concerns, though co-founder Brianna Wu made personal appearances. Wu stated in an interview with VentureBeat, "Sadly, the scenario for possible violence against the team at a tradeshow was raised as a possibility in the most recent episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, “Intimidation Game.”"

References

"Indie game designers Giant Spacekat". Northeastern.edu. Northeastern University. November 12, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
"Giant Spacekat". Giant Bomb. June 12, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
Whitford, David (April 2015). "Brianna Wu vs. the Troll Army". Inc. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
The Associated Press (October 22, 2014). "Survey: Harassment a Common Part of Online Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
Starr, Michelle (July 30, 2014). "Revolution 60: A game by and about badass women". CNET. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
Farokhmanesh, Megan (February 19, 2015). "Brianna Wu's studio, Giant Spacekat, pulls out of PAX East due to safety concerns (update)". Polygon. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
Takahashi, Dean (February 19, 2015). "Brianna Wu's Giant Spacekat pulls out of PAX East, blames GamerGate death threats". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2015-07-04.

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