Intimidation Game
title: "Intimidation Game" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["law-&-order:-special-victims-unit-episodes", "2015-american-television-episodes", "gamergate-(harassment-campaign)", "television-episodes-directed-by-jean-de-segonzac", "television-episodes-about-misogyny"] topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimidation_Game" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox television episode"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| season | 16 |
| episode | 14 |
| director | Jean de Segonzac |
| production | 1614 |
| airdate | |
| guests | * Mouzam Makkar as Raina Punjabi |
| prev | Decaying Morality |
| next | Undercover Mother |
| season_article | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 16 |
| episode_list | List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes |
| :: |
| series = Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | alt = | caption = | season = 16 | episode = 14 | director = Jean de Segonzac | writer = | story =
- Julie Martin
- Céline C. Robinson
- Robert Brooks Cohen | teleplay =
- Céline C. Robinson
- Robert Brooks Cohen | production = 1614 | airdate = | guests = * Mouzam Makkar as Raina Punjabi
- Logan Paul as Ryan
- Toby Turner as Game host
- Jack Vale as himself
- James Ciccone as Peter O'Neil | prev = Decaying Morality | next = Undercover Mother | season_article = Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 16 | episode_list = List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes "Intimidation Game" is the fourteenth episode of the sixteenth season of the police procedural television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The episode aired on February 11, 2015, on NBC. In the episode, which was loosely inspired by the Gamergate controversy, a female video game developer is harassed and threatened by a group of misogynistic cyber terrorists. The episode featured guest appearances from Logan Paul, Toby Turner, Jack Vale and James Ciccone.
Synopsis
Video game developer Raina Punjabi (Mouzam Makkar) ignores warnings from online predators as the release date of her game arrives. When a female employee is soon assaulted at a game convention, the detectives ask Punjabi to halt the game's release. When she refuses, Fin and SVU must race to protect her from technically skilled predators that want to see Punjabi out of the gaming business.
Reception
Critical response
Announced on January 29, 2015 and aired on NBC in the United States on February 11, 2015, the episode received negative reviews for its portrayal of gaming culture and "sexism in video games."
Ratings
According to TV by the Numbers, the episode's original broadcast was watched by 6.12 million viewers and acquired a 1.4 rating/4% share in the 18–49 demographic.
References
References
- (January 29, 2015). "Law & Order: SVU to air episode based on GamerGate". [[Polygon (website).
- (February 9, 2015). "Gamergate is the latest controversial plot in 'Law & Order: SVU'".
- Machkovech, Sam. (February 12, 2015). "Law & Order SVU takes on GamerGate, everyone loses". Ars Technica.
- (February 12, 2015). "The Law & Order Gamergate episode manages to be even more depressing than Gamergate".
- Rosenberg, Alyssa. (February 12, 2015). "'Law & Order' and GamerGate's legacy". The Washington Post.
- Kondolojy, Amanda. (February 12, 2015). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Empire', 'Arrow' & 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'The Goldbergs', 'The 100', 'The Mentalist', 'The Mysteries of Laura', 'black-ish' & 'Criminal Minds' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers.
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