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==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)|work=]|first=Megan|last=Farokhmanesh|date=February 19, 2015|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|first=Emily|last=Gera|date=October 16, 2014|work=]|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"/>


==References== ==References==

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Giant Spacekat
Company typeVideo games
Founded2010
FounderAmanda Warner
Brianna Wu
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, United States
ProductsVideo games
Websitegiantspacekat.com
Brianna Wu (seated) and Giant Spacekat co-founder Amanda Warner

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

  1. "Indie game designers Giant Spacekat". Northeastern.edu. Northeastern University. November 12, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  2. "Giant Spacekat". Giant Bomb. June 12, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  3. Whitford, David (April 2015). "Brianna Wu vs. the Troll Army". Inc. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  4. The Associated Press (October 22, 2014). "Survey: Harassment a Common Part of Online Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  5. Starr, Michelle (July 30, 2014). "Revolution 60: A game by and about badass women". CNET. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  6. 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.
  7. 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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