Beware of Laird's Lies - The Truth About Kieren Hawken
Channel: Retro Gamer Alert
Date: 2020-02-16

Many people in the classic gaming community have had dealings with Kieren Hawken, a self-styled "retrogaming expert", prolific author, and creator of the recently defunct Laird's Lair YouTube channel. What has come to many people's attention recently, however, is the complicated web of lies, deceit, and defamation that have come from this individual. This video gives viewers a brief taste of the various misdeeds and abuse committed by Mr. Hawken over the years, along with verifiable proof that contradicts his claims.

Below are related links that you can view to learn quite a bit more information about Kieren's abuse against the retro gaming community, straight from the mouths of those he's affected over the years, along with links to threads discussed in this video:

AtariAge thread detailing many of Mr. Hawken's interactions with others:

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/300891-the-review-of-a-z-of-atari-st-games-volume-3-book-retrolaird-is-trying-to-delete/

World of Spectrum Thread regarding Kieren's claims to have written Spectrum software:

https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/12790/steve-davis-snooker-128k/

AtariAge Back to BASICs Thread:

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/163375-back-to-basics/

Facebook comment threads about Kieren Hawken:

https://www.facebook.com/chris.wilkins.739/posts/10157845916094705

https://www.facebook.com/octav1uskitten/posts/2744599235617220 



This video is mirrored on Bitchute:


https://www.bitchute.com/video/Vr0l6QuKry2M/