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Does Anyone Genuinely LIKE or ENJOY Reading Kotaku?
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Amazed at how many people equates Kotaku = Jason.
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This is some of the finest work I've seen from that website, by Cecilia
Inside The Culture Of Sexism At Riot Games
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This is some of the finest work I've seen from that website, by Cecilia
I love Kotaku! Which isn't to say no one there has ever done articles I don't like or agree with but their site has generally maintained a high level of quality over the years imo and have always had great writers on staff.
Justifiably so considering the tone of the thread.
Justifiably so considering the tone of the thread.
Responses like this, right here, are one of things I really love about Resetera.
I like Jason but I LOVE the hell out of Tim Rogers stuff. I don't really go on any gaming "news" site though. I listen to Game Informer (damn I hope it doesn't die) and come here or Reddit.
Just listening to Tim talk is a joy.
Just listening to Tim talk is a joy.
Kotaku used to be my primary source for game news when I was in high school. Now, once in a blue moon I'll read some of Jason's reporting. Even more occasionally, I'll take a peek at one of Gita's columns. I do, however, frequently watch their YouTube content, and will watch Tim's videos pretty much immediately.
I generally enjoy reading the stuff they put up and check it a few times a day. Good investigative long stuff, quick bites of news, and impressions of games I haven't played yet are all appreciated.
Particular shout out to Gita's articles.
For real. Like I'm going through a lot of pages and I really don't see anything that particularly jumps out to me as clickbait.
Particular shout out to Gita's articles.
For real. Like I'm going through a lot of pages and I really don't see anything that particularly jumps out to me as clickbait.
Tim Rogers, Heather Alexandra, Jason Schreier, Gita Jackson, Paul Tamayo, Luke Plunket, Kirk Hamilton, Chris Kohler
They're all super great, the fact y'all don't like one dude who writes for them because of the dumb Epic vs Valve war!!! is so goddamn silly but what else is new in the gamers universe I guess
They're all super great, the fact y'all don't like one dude who writes for them because of the dumb Epic vs Valve war!!! is so goddamn silly but what else is new in the gamers universe I guess
Well that's a load of bull. If you have to open your thread with a statement like this, maybe you need to rethink the thread.
Regardless, they're one of the better gaming sites out there at the moment with a strong set of writers/reporters who dig a little deeper into subjects rarely covered elsewhere.
You won't find much, because we have a strict headline process to ensure that we're not publishing baity headlines. (Something like "The Last Of Us 2 Release Date Revealed" is a good example of clickbait, one that's used on many other websites.)
What you will find is examples of articles that people disliked for one reason or another, be it us being too hard on Steam or writing about sex or feminist critique or whatever else. That's fine. People are free to dislike the stuff we publish. Things you don't like do not equate to clickbait, though.
Not a fan of Kotaku, but I'm a big fan of Jason and Tim. I stay updated with their articles/videos via their respective twitter accounts so I don't ever bother going on the website.
They're great for compilations of announcements and Jason. Everything else I take or leave depending on the content. But the fact this thread popped up after an article by a pro EGS guy came up is really funny.
I used to dislike them like five years ago but now I'm impartial to them. They sometimes have great stories but I prefer less fat from websites I often visit.
I don't blame him. Still waiting for the OP to deliver with examples of click bait. They don't even do the clickbait headlines/tweets like gamespot does
The world doesn't revolve around you. Just because you stopped engaging with something doesn't mean it disappears.
I mean, Kotaku gets way more traffic than this place so it's not really that surprising if you're aware of the world outside our bubble
The only poop that needs to be thrown at there, is those ironically outdated yet nostalgic Slowtaku images with the slow pokes lmao. Those never fail to make me laugh.
meh, schreier's stuff on the game industry at large is worth a read usually but that's about all that interests me
The reason being "A person working there made an article that implied Valve had done something wrong"
Yeah, we also weren't born yesterday.
Excellent response.
Depends on the writer, but yes. Sometimes Gita annoys the shit out of me with her writing, but that's about it.
There is occasionally an overly casual tone that I'm not a fan of in the headlines or articles that I think people often label as clickbait, but on the whole I enjoy the site and I actually have been wanting to visit more.
This thread isn't cool OP
This thread isn't cool OP
I stay far far away from Tim's overindulgent stuff, but Jason does good work.
A lot of the stuff seems aimed toward an audience I'm not part of, which is fine.
A lot of the stuff seems aimed toward an audience I'm not part of, which is fine.
Yeah I feel like OP mischaracterized Kotaku in a way that was unfair to the writers. I certianly don't disrespect them myself. I wish them the best and hope they have a great career. I don't want to antagonize anyone that likes or dislikes them, as too many people often do here.
schreier just above said that criticizing the site is tantamount to supporting gamer-gate... like who talks like that?
people arent going to like kotaku for whatever reason. but to label them as a gamer-gate supporter... oof.
on topic, i only really visit kotaku when gita or zack post.
It's my favorite gaming news outlet, I visit daily, listen to Splitscreen and generally love the writers over there. It's hard when I see people dismiss it because of quote unquote clickbait or because they have opinions on stuff.
Plus, you know, gamer gate and kotaku in action and all that shit makes me side eye those who seem to have a weird vendetta against them.
Plus, you know, gamer gate and kotaku in action and all that shit makes me side eye those who seem to have a weird vendetta against them.
This an amazing display of mental gymnastics you pulled off here. Like I'm legitimately impressed you managed to type that whole thing out without ever shaking your head and hitting backspace.
That's really not how words work.
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