ssringo
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I don't think she had a completely negative impact but her approach and dishonest representation of games and gaming took away from whatever she was trying to do initially. Her blowing up was almost certainly part of that issue.Probably , not probably but a very unpopular opinion here, she's had a positive impact on the industry. Her whole impact on the industry, specifically after gamergate helped stop the fan base from going to an extremely toxic place that it was going towards and opened up gaming to a broader base by including new perspectives and voices. It's become less of a "boys club" since then which I do appreciate.
I also think the trend away from the "boys club" was inevitable as girls that grew up with gaming (and especially when it wasn't seen as just a toy for boys) matured and entered the industry and market at large.