Fact check: If you identify as a white male gamer, Compulsion Games Community manager has confirmed that she hates you. Compulsion Games had taken no public actions to show this is not also their stance.

1. Summary of the results

The situation is more complex than presented in the original statement. Katie Robinson, Compulsion Games' Community Manager, did make public statements expressing negative sentiments about gamers, including a February 14th post saying "I hate gamers" and a Refinery 29 interview comment that "white male gamers were a mistake" ^{[1] [2]}. While these statements are confirmed, they came amid a broader context of the studio facing harassment after revealing their game South of Midnight, which features a Black female protagonist ^[3].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements are missing from the original statement:

• The gaming industry is currently dealing with broader systemic issues of hate and extremism in online gaming platforms ^[4]
• Compulsion Games has been actively working to protect their team from online harassment following their game announcement ^[3]
• The statements by Robinson occurred in a specific temporal context, with the "I hate gamers" comment being made on February 14th ^[5]
• Industry figure Mark Kern has suggested the company is "protecting" Robinson despite the controversial statements ^[5]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement contains several problematic elements:

• It oversimplifies a complex situation by presenting Robinson's statements without the context of ongoing harassment faced by the studio ^[3]
• It implies company-wide endorsement through inaction, when in fact the company has been actively engaged in managing online harassment issues ^[3]

Who benefits from these narratives:

• Anti-diversity groups benefit from amplifying these statements to push back against diversity initiatives in gaming
• Gaming studios and developers benefit from presenting a more nuanced context that acknowledges both inappropriate statements and the broader issues of online harassment
• Online engagement-driven platforms benefit from the controversy and resulting discussions, regardless of their stance