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[Movalpolos]

This day has been weird.

 

[Foffy]

How so?

What Gawker did was bullshit.

They were told by a judge to take down the video. They doubled down on it solely for traffic and hits.

And now, they're dead.

 

[_woLf]

I'm pretty sure everyone, even Gawker, knew that this kind of shit was bound to happen eventually.

It's just a shame that they're connected with some actually useful websites.

 

[Quonny]

If Kotaku is profitable, it won't shut down.

It'll be sold to help cover that $115 mil.

 

[jabberwocker]

How so?

He isnt fond of the site? As are other people maybe?

 

[Zophar]

It's dead, Jim.

 

[Samaritan]

Super conflicted about this. Would I love to see Gawker disappear once and for all? Absolutely. But the handful of talented journalists and critics over at Kotaku being out of a job would sting.

 

[entremet]

Denton and the editors involved with this case are scum, but it's sad this will effect so many employees that had nothing to do with this.

Yeah. Sad stuff. Gawker employees unionized recently too.

 

[Orca]

Umm, not really when there's jobs at risk.

And regardless of what you think of Gawker's other websites, Kotaku is actually one of the good ones. Especially since Totilo took over and with people like Schreier, Kirk and Klepek putting in great work.

There's jobs at risk because people at Gawker thought they could do whatever they wanted. I'm happy that the idea you can do whatever you want when a celeb is involved got turned back. Just because someone is a wrestler or on a TV show or whatever doesn't mean you have a "journalistic right" to post their leaked sex tape or leaked nudes.

 

[DietRob]

Sucks for the good guys like Schreier. He seems like a good dude and solid journalist. I hope he lands on his feet.

 

[Gattsu25]

That PS4 post is really dumb. Ugh


Anyway, going to start taking notes on the writes behind Kotaku and io9. Will need to follow their future output in case their spread to other outlets.

 

[Deadstar]

Will Patrick return to Giant Bomb now?

I hope so. I really miss his input.

 

[LordAmused]

I hope they have good insurance!

 

[TwoDurans]

Gawker should have called in Veronica for this battle.

 

[Dennis]

Gawker fought the law and the law won.

 

[Nanashrew]

https://twitter.com/patrickklepek/status/710970382606540800

All those a-holes replying in glee =/

 

[kikonawa]

American lawsuits are so funny, how in the world can this be worth at least 115million..

 

[Fuchalmania]

Sad that writers for Gawker partner sites who had nothing to do with publishing the recordings might suffer.

 

[PuppetMaster]

Gawker is a POS company anyway. I stopped visiting after the security breach that released all the account info years ago.


Also the Patrick Klepek curse lives on. This would be the 5th company to fold he has been involved in?

 

[Brokun]

Damn. PSF post if you are ok!

 

[kennyamr]

What about my anime reviews D:

 

[Chopper]

Holy shit! That's alot of bones.

 

[georly]

I hope jason can find a job that will let him leak a bunch of shit.



Only if hes down for moving

He'd have to move, which he certainly does not want to do.

He worked from chicago before, why would he have to move?

All those a-holes replying in glee =/

Thanks for the list of people I know to block :/

 

[diamount]

Well, now would be a good time for them to start finding new opportunities.

 

[Crayons]

Gawker was a mistake. It's nothing but trash.

 

[DeCreeperHater]

American lawsuits are so funny, how in the world can this be worth at least 115million..

Yeah US lawsuits are hyperinflated.

 

[Sesha]

I'm sure 4chan are celebrating by watching old WWF clips. I hope sneaky press fuck Jason Schreier and his colleagues that weren't involved in this mess (for clarification, yes, I know Kotaku wasn't involved. I'm referring to Gawker as a whole) land safely on their feet.

 

[bon]

They should have known better than to challenge the Hulkster.

 

[Foffy]

Well, now would be a good time for them to start finding new opportunities.

Will Brian Ashcraft finally move to Anime News Network, where his type of content actually fits better than on Kotaku?

 

[Outrun]

Sad that writers for Gawker partner sites who had nothing to do with publishing the recordings might suffer.

We sink or swim together.

Suck though, like you said.

 

[Patapwn]

Well we wont be seeing them no more

 

[Anth0ny]

"Serious trouble" seems about right

https://twitter.com/patrickklepek/status/710970382606540800

Fuck

 

[Intel_89]

They should have known better than to challenge the Hulkster.

.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

https://twitter.com/patrickklepek/status/710970382606540800

What's with all the anime avatars and gifs telling him to kill himself?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

PS4 rumor makes sense now. Trying to get all the hits they can.

Yes, I'm sure that was Patrick's angle.

What a dumbass comment, man.

 

[Movalpolos]

Did Ubisoft pack the jury?

The suit has nothing to do with Kotaku themselves, just who they are owned by?
Right?

 

[KZXcellent]

Absolutely hate Gawker and was so happy to see them get nailed today. That being said I hope the people working over at Kotaku can get stable work quickly should that be a thing.

 

[Samaritan]

"Serious trouble" seems about right

https://twitter.com/patrickklepek/status/710970382606540800

Woof. This hurts. :|

 

[Basileus777]

If they can't win the appeal (or afford to launch one) I imagine they'll have to file for bankruptcy and Kotaku and the rest of their assets would be sold off.

 

[Jackpot]

FYI, for people wondering what happened

https://twitter.com/Gawker/status/327537977922318337

Gawker was ordered to take down the video by a judge when they first posted it and refused. Surprised they didn't get contempt of court.

I'm sure 4chan are celebrating by watching old WWF clips. I hope sneaky press fuck Jason Schreier and his colleagues that weren't involved in this mess (for clarification, yes, I know Kotaku wasn't involved. I'm referring to Gawker as a whole) land safely on their feet.

Schreier lost my sympathy when he posted about losing sleep over a non-editorial member forcing Gawker to stop taking part in a blackmail scheme rather then, y'know, the actual blackmail.

 

[Savitar]

Well that's it for them.

Not a good year for gaming sites.

 

[John Kowalski]

"Serious trouble" seems about right

https://twitter.com/patrickklepek/status/710970382606540800

Wow so many tweets giving anime a bad name.

I hope everyone affected finds a place to land.

 

[_woLf]

https://twitter.com/patrickklepek/status/710970382606540800

What on earth did Klepek do to get so much hate?

 

[Mitch]

I'm sure 4chan are celebrating by watching old WWF clips. I hope sneaky press fuck Jason Schreier and his colleagues that weren't involved in this mess (for clarification, yes, I know Kotaku wasn't involved. I'm referring to Gawker as a whole) land safely on their feet.

You should see Klepek's mentions on Twitter. It's nothing but a bunch of 4channers (or what seems like them) saying "WE TOLD YOU SO!"

Wow so many tweets giving anime a bad name.

I hope everyone affected finds a place to land.

Exactly what I'm talking about.

 

[maquiladora]

So this could mean the closure of Kotaku?

Absolutely.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Well, that PS4.5 thing is a good last hurrah thing for them to go out on.

It wasn't my personal favourite game site, but I absolutely respect the people who work for Kotaku and hope they can land on their feet. First Gametrailers and now then... Yikes.

Gawker as a whole got what was coming to them but Kotaku's death is a sad side effect.

 

[dex3108]

Mods are still sleeping or enjoying Friday but it is fun to watch two threads about same topic compete with number of posts

I never liked Kotaku that much (I liked some of the Jason's stories) but I don't like when people lose their jobs.

 

[Dick Justice]

American lawsuits are so funny, how in the world can this be worth at least 115million..

I'm guessing it cost Hogan in terms of stuff like endorsements. Exaggerated amount of money, maybe, but I guess that's what it takes to kill a piece of shit company like Gawker.

 

[Blablurn]

https://twitter.com/patrickklepek/status/710970382606540800

so many haters in the replies

i thought everyone likes patrick

 

[K.Sabot]

Probably the most excited I've been for anything related to Pro Wrestling in decades.