Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd. pic.twitter.com/cAE9VyTsl1
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Game site denies founder has ‘day to day’ involvement after he imitates ‘Elon Musk salute’
Update: God is a Geek’s entire editorial staff has quit
Update: Editorial Staff Quits
The God is a Geek editorial staff has posted a statement saying it “has taken the decision to cease publication” on the site.
In a lengthy statement, the editorial staff confirmed Calvin Robinson is still the owner of the website, and that they had previously been running independently of his input “in the hopes that we would not have to lose the hard work we have poured into it, the access we have worked hard for, and the relationships we have developed”.
It’s the first time God is a Geek has acknowledged Robinson’s continued ownership of the business.
The full statement reads:
In light of the recent actions of GIAG’s owner, the editorial team has taken the decision to cease publication on GodisaGeek.com
We have each of us put years of work into this site, attempting to keep entertaining despite the actions of our estranged owner. His input on the site has been zero for several years, but we cannot continue to say nothing.
To be absolutely clear, we do not support, share, or condone Calvin Robinson’s politics or actions.
We have run the site independently of Calvin for several years now in the hopes that we would not have to lose the hard work we have poured into it, the access we have worked hard for, and the relationships we have developed. However, it has become increasingly clear that we can no longer separate the site from the owner.
As a result, the entire editorial team will be stepping down with immediate effect. We will create a new site and our future content will be published there, bereft of any connection to Calvin Robinson. It will be hard to start again, hard to walk away from the work we’ve done here off our own backs, but this is the right thing to do.
GodisaGeek will no longer publish work under any of our names. Whatever the future holds we will be working together to bring content that is fair, inclusive, and entertaining – as we always have. But we will be doing it under a new banner and we hope that some of you will come with us on the new journey.
We cannot apologise on behalf of Calvin, and will not. Our severance should stand as proof that we do not support or condone his actions, politics, or beliefs.
We will be in touch with details via our new social links and emails in the near future.
Thank you.
The GodisaGeek Editoral Team
A games site founder has had his priest license revoked after he imitated a ‘salute’ made by Elon Musk at the inaugural rally for President Donald Trump.
Former games journalist and God is a Geek owner Calvin Robinson – who went on to become a priest, prominent conservative influencer, and spokesperson for the British right-wing political party UKIP – appeared at the national Pro-Life Summit on Wednesday, according to a video posted on social media.
In the video, which has been watched over 10 million times, Robinson (in the words of his church) “closed his comments with a gesture that many have interpreted as a pro-Nazi salute”, seemingly imitating a similar gesture made by Tesla owner Musk last week.
In a statement posted on X, Robinson claimed the gesture was a “joke”. However, the Anglican Catholic Church (not associated with the Roman Catholic church) criticised his actions and announced it had revoked his priest license.
Calvin Robinson is the founder and last known owner of God is a Geek, a notable games publication featured by Metacritic, and which regularly appears in marketing for PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox.
Although staff claim Robinson is no longer involved in the editorial running of the site, and his name is not listed on its staff page, Robinson’s company LDN.CM is acknowledged as the owner of God is a Geek.
According to company records, LDN.CM was dissolved in 2019, so it’s not clear if Robinson still owns the site or not. The registration holder for the GodisaGeek.com domain is currently listed as private, though records show it was owned by one of Robinson’s companies as recently as 2022.
Asked for clarification, God is a Geek stopped short of stating Robinson is no longer involved in the publication. It told VGC in a statement: “Calvin Robinson has no involvement with the site on a day to day basis whatsoever. The editorial team will make no further comment.”
According to Robinson’s author page, he most recently published articles for the site in 2019, in addition to appearing on a podcast. After founding the game site, Robinson ran as a candidate for both the Conservative Party (in 2016 and 2018) and the Brexit Party (in 2019).
