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Drama at Kotaku
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Musky_Cheese
Banned
Fuck Kotaku
Fuck Kotaku 
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Not a fan of Kotaku so them shutting down wouldn't bother me at all. I am sorry for those that lose their jobs though. Hopefully, they can land on their feet.
SaturnSaturn
Member
Jason Rat Schreier better learn to code i guess
DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
I hope every single employee at that rag finds themselves out of a job and out of the industry.
Sorry not sorry. They used gaming as a trojan horse for their ideology. I'd have more sympathy for a tabloid because at least one might argue they do it for entertainment purposes.
Sorry not sorry. They used gaming as a trojan horse for their ideology. I'd have more sympathy for a tabloid because at least one might argue they do it for entertainment purposes.
Gormless Noodle
Member
Oooh nooo.
Shai-Tan
Banned
What’s the latter tweets have to do with the former? They’re going on strike?
Classy
Classy
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Deleted member 738976
Unconfirmed Member
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Javthusiast
Banned
Yes! Yes! Yes! if true.
Polygon next please.
Polygon next please.
ethomaz
Banned
Is it about that?
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G/O Media Bosses Pull Deadspin Post Complaining About Autoplay Videos
Deadspin and it's new corporate overlords, G/O Media, have been locked in a back-and-forth battle for the soul of the site over the past few months. We had more
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Jooxed
Gold Member
Is it about that?
G/O Media Bosses Pull Deadspin Post Complaining About Autoplay Videos
Deadspin and it's new corporate overlords, G/O Media, have been locked in a back-and-forth battle for the soul of the site over the past few months. We had more
Believe so
Bladed Thesis
Member
"Hey guys, bombard our bosses about how much you hate their marketing decisions, here's the email."
"Oh wow, I got fired today!"
Hmm.
"Oh wow, I got fired today!"
Hmm.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Who didn't see this coming when they were sold at a major loss a few months back?
Get
woke , go broke .
Get
woke , go broke .
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Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I mean, generally, I feel bad for people in the games biz losing their jobs, because it's a tough industry in that regard.
In this case, though? Can't say I have much sympathy. What a cesspool that place became over the years.
In this case, though? Can't say I have much sympathy. What a cesspool that place became over the years.
mcz117chief
Member
Shit I dunno, I think Kotaku ain't so bad. They still got some ok articles here and there and usually get the news quickly and link through their articles to relevant supplementary info.
Soleil rouge
Member
Rin_Chan
Neo Member
Is it about that?
G/O Media Bosses Pull Deadspin Post Complaining About Autoplay Videos
Deadspin and it's new corporate overlords, G/O Media, have been locked in a back-and-forth battle for the soul of the site over the past few months. We had more
lmao, maybe Kotaku should've stuck to games?
Reon
Member
What'd you think about the article with unlabeled porn of Misty from Pokemon and other arguably young characters not even hidden behind an NSFW or spoiler tag
Bladed Thesis
Member
Where can I got for articles about cultural appropriation in hit games now?
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Imagine having to stick to the topic of the website you work for. The tragedy! The affront!
How can we stand those evil corporates demanding I write about video games (whatever game I care for, no matter how niche, regardless of whether if it'll get 20 views or 20 million), and do not permit me to use the website as my personal sandbox blog! How can I live without sharing with the world my absolutely poignant insight about kittens?!
What a hill to die on.
How can we stand those evil corporates demanding I write about video games (whatever game I care for, no matter how niche, regardless of whether if it'll get 20 views or 20 million), and do not permit me to use the website as my personal sandbox blog! How can I live without sharing with the world my absolutely poignant insight about kittens?!
What a hill to die on.
Rin_Chan
Neo Member
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cormack12
Gold Member
Yeah that reads to me like they want the derailing of the pseudo-political takes and IdPol gone. Who now will read the voices of Heather Alexandra and co.
More importantly, who cares? So we can expect a patreon for an indie startup headed up by Schreier which will be supported by those resetera hardcores. Lovely stuff.
The Bloody-Nine
Member
Excellent news. Make sure you include lectures on why capitalism is the devil when you're updating your resumes.
Shai-Tan
Banned
Every other gaming site?
FF:Enhanced_Reality
Member
Really could not give any less of a fuck about Kotaku. They've been deeply rooted in left wing bias politics and they've been dragging it into gaming for a long time. One of my favourite quotes:
Missed out on a great game.
They changed with the site redesign a good few years ago now but they just seemed like the inspiration for the events that led to former GAF being a breeding ground for PC Liberal machines that were here to discuss political ideologies in games. Seemed a lot of the time that they didn't really play games.
Missed out on a great game.
They changed with the site redesign a good few years ago now but they just seemed like the inspiration for the events that led to former GAF being a breeding ground for PC Liberal machines that were here to discuss political ideologies in games. Seemed a lot of the time that they didn't really play games.
darkangel-212559
Banned
Hahahaha YES FUCK YOU KOTAKU HAHAHAHA HAAAAAAA
BlackOlivesMatter
Banned
Good, hope all these woke dipshits have been taking coding classes.
When clicking through the tweets I saw this come up a lot. I am rolling with laughter at it. Downright hysterical that someone drank enough of the kool aid to publicly shame their employer on the websites it owns, and then expect no blow back because of a CBA. Even funnier that someone thinks the owners don't have the right to order a site to focus on something specific. Even funnier than that are the people claiming the owners are making a huge mistake because sports stories don't get the clicks that hot political potatoes get. I guess its hard to accept that the reason it looks like their politics hot takes are doing so well, is because they are turning off the silent majority who want nothing to do with that crap.Is it about that?
G/O Media Bosses Pull Deadspin Post Complaining About Autoplay Videos
Deadspin and it's new corporate overlords, G/O Media, have been locked in a back-and-forth battle for the soul of the site over the past few months. We had more
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kraspkibble
Permabanned.
Fuck Kotaku.
And also fuck Jason Schreier.
Good riddance to them both.
And also fuck Jason Schreier.
Good riddance to them both.
TrainedRage
Banned
Good. People like to read about games, not how systemic patriarchy is dismantling the fragile ego of female gamers.
Get fucked "game journalists"! These people are actively trying to ruin my favorite hobby.
I'm glad, maybe some of these people wil finally do some introspection as to why so many people hate them.
Get fucked "game journalists"! These people are actively trying to ruin my favorite hobby.
I'm glad, maybe some of these people wil finally do some introspection as to why so many people hate them.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
adamosmaki
Member
I dont know maybe they should have stuck to games, maybe they should have hired people not based on their ideology's but rather on their gaming and journalist pedigree , maybe they should have stopped bashing most gamers.
Honestly nothing of value will be lost if they close shop
Honestly nothing of value will be lost if they close shop
Gormless Noodle
Member
Guys, I think we should start a GoFundme so Jason can keep buying his Pumpkin Spice Lattes in these most harrowing of times.
Shai-Tan
Banned
Some of them have me blocked on Twitter, so here's a screengrab by @ReeraTakes for some more corroboration that all of their writing staff have been sacked.
They seem determined to get fired or to quit if they feel the business side is interfering with their content going forward but what they wrote there is too ambiguous to conclude they’ve all been sacked?
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
Era must be in a meltdown. Hahahahahahahaha