2 0 1 5 ▁included ▁marked ly ▁more ▁female ▁protagon ists ▁in ▁these ▁new ▁games , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁more ▁visible ▁presence ▁by ▁women ▁at ▁the ▁event . ▁Some ▁comment ators ▁character ized ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁G amer gate ▁and ▁a ▁re jection ▁of ▁the ▁mis og yn istic ▁G amer gate ▁har ass ment . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁Bat man : ▁Ark ham ▁Knight ▁references ▁G amer gate ▁with ▁has ht ag , ▁# C rus ader G ate , ▁which ▁the ▁R idd ler ▁uses ▁to ▁un success fully ▁try ▁to ▁r ally ▁the ▁Internet ▁against ▁Bat man ; ▁bem o an ing ▁its ▁failure , ▁the ▁R idd ler ▁describes ▁those ▁who ▁use ▁the ▁has ht ag ▁as ▁" idi otic ▁and ▁easily ▁r oused ▁ra b ble ". ▁ ▁Represent ation ▁in ▁media ▁" Int im id ation ▁Game ", ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁crime ▁television ▁series ▁Law ▁& ▁Order : ▁Special ▁Vict ims ▁Unit , ▁port ray s ▁a ▁fict ional ized ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁G amer gate ▁controvers y , ▁including ▁a ▁character ▁whom ▁some ▁obser vers ▁said ▁res emble d ▁Sar ke esian ▁and ▁whose ▁story ▁seemed ▁based ▁on ▁those ▁of ▁women ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁har ass ment ▁campaign . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁document ary ▁film ▁GT FO ▁analyz ed ▁issues ▁of ▁sex ism ▁and ▁har ass ment ▁in ▁video ▁g aming . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁director , ▁Sh annon ▁Sun - H ig gin son , ▁stated ▁G amer