Poll of the Day > [Serious] Why is there a general dislike for Kotaku and its writers?

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Nemesis347
11/13/19 7:12:24 PM
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Honestly want to know
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Mead
11/13/19 7:14:25 PM
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They definitely had a bunch of dumb SJW type clickbait articles a few years back that really rubbed people the wrong way

Not sure if they still have that going on or not
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nogaems
11/13/19 7:21:18 PM
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they attract and cater to the lowest common denominator by any means necessary

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Metalsonic66
11/13/19 7:36:51 PM
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Because their opinions differ from mine

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JOExHIGASHI
11/13/19 7:48:31 PM
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They killed my family!
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Locke90
11/13/19 8:04:09 PM
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because they are hacks.
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Callmege
11/13/19 8:40:07 PM
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What do I want to know from gaming "journalists":

1) what games are coming out
2) when they're coming out
3) if they've been cancelled
4) why they've been cancelled
5) what kind of game is game x
6) what features does it have
7) is game y any good
8) why is it good
9) is game z bad
10) why is it bad

What do I not want to know from games "journalists":

1) that Donald Trump is a dick
2) why he's a dick
3) how game w points out Donald Trump is a dick
4) that I'm a terrible human for enjoying game x
5) why I'm a terrible human for enjoying game x
6) how all gamers that I share superficial traits with are toxic
7) how that also makes me toxic because I share those superficial traits
8) what naughty word developer y said 15 years ago
9) how throwaway game z is really a thought provoking allegory for the underrepresentation of ethnic minority a/gender b/sexuality c in politics if you look past its shallow mechanics and really engage with the story
10) anything not related to what games I can buy, when, and if they're fun

Kotaku seems to do a lot more from list 2 than from list 1.
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ParanoidObsessive
11/13/19 9:29:25 PM
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A lot of the dislike started from the fact that the coding and layout of the site was horrific to the point of bordering on a war crime.

But it also doesn't help that most of their articles come across like redundant crap or pure opinion pieces written by utterly unlikable people. Jason Schreier's about the only legitimate journalist they actually have, and is one of few reasons the site isn't even more of a laughing-stock than it currently is.

Being part of Gawker (with all the negatives that entails) doesn't really help its case, either.

It's not QUITE as utterly garbage as Polygon, but they aren't that far different at this point, and that's damning with faint praise regardless.
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aHappySacka
11/13/19 9:39:09 PM
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They're gaming "journalists" a made up profession that use surrealist articles designed for click bait to draw in views in order to make a profit.
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GanonsSpirit
11/13/19 9:43:29 PM
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Unrelated, but I miss when Cracked was good.

That was a long time ago.

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ParanoidObsessive
11/13/19 9:47:05 PM
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GanonsSpirit posted...
Unrelated, but I miss when Cracked was good.

That was a long time ago.

Michael Swaim actually started his own YouTube channel not that long ago, and kind of explained in a video why Cracked went to absolute shit.

Some of the old writers and video content producers have gotten together and tried to replicate the older style in their own personal projects (like a new version of After Hours), but it's mostly up to personal taste to say whether or not they've succeeded.
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Blighboy
11/13/19 10:55:41 PM
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Gamergate
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JoanOfArcade
11/13/19 11:10:06 PM
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I'm not gonna read something that tries to insult me for liking games when it's a gaming site
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Aaantlion
11/13/19 11:21:32 PM
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Because it's terrible, it hates gamers, and it's tied to one of the most reprehensible media sites on the internet.
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Nemesis347
11/14/19 1:08:45 AM
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Can someone link me one of the articles where they insult gamers?
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GanonsSpirit
11/14/19 1:23:27 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
Michael Swaim actually started his own YouTube channel not that long ago, and kind of explained in a video why Cracked went to absolute shit.

Some of the old writers and video content producers have gotten together and tried to replicate the older style in their own personal projects (like a new version of After Hours), but it's mostly up to personal taste to say whether or not they've succeeded.
After Hours was the last Cracked content I was enjoying at the time they fired almost everyone. RIP.

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wwinterj25
11/14/19 2:01:49 AM
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Jason Schreier
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RoboXgp89
11/14/19 2:21:24 AM
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Nemesis347 posted...
Can someone link me one of the articles where they insult gamers?


they b**** and complain about games like battlefield trying to tell a story or other games where people are competitive they want to act like snowflakes instead of muting people
they complained that the main character of catherine got shocked when their was a gender reveal with the 3rd option
every single article was screw nintendo this screw nintendo that until it started selling systems
they're pretty two faced
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The_tall_midget
11/14/19 2:33:24 AM
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More interesting in sjw pandering and useless feminist views than actually talk about the games.
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Kimbos_Egg
11/14/19 2:42:14 AM
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GanonsSpirit posted...
Unrelated, but I miss when Cracked was good.

That was a long time ago.


I stopped sgoing there completely when they had that last of us is sexist shit article.
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Nemesis347
11/14/19 9:33:16 AM
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RoboXgp89 posted...
Nemesis347 posted...
Can someone link me one of the articles where they insult gamers?


they b**** and complain about games like battlefield trying to tell a story or other games where people are competitive they want to act like snowflakes instead of muting people
they complained that the main character of catherine got shocked when their was a gender reveal with the 3rd option
every single article was screw nintendo this screw nintendo that until it started selling systems
they're pretty two faced


Which Battlefield review? You know so I can read it for myself.
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awezomerobot
11/14/19 10:38:20 AM
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Kotaku is disliked because they keep injecting politics into a lot of their articles. People play games to escape the grind of the day to day. It gets frustrating when you are trying to relax and people won't let you because they want push their politics in your face.
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Nemesis347
11/14/19 11:56:04 AM
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awezomerobot posted...
Kotaku is disliked because they keep injecting politics into a lot of their articles. People play games to escape the grind of the day to day. It gets frustrating when you are trying to relax and people won't let you because they want push their politics in your face.


Could you link me a politically injected article?
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ParanoidObsessive
11/14/19 2:57:40 PM
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GanonsSpirit posted...
After Hours was the last Cracked content I was enjoying at the time they fired almost everyone. RIP.

Look up "Off Hours" on the Small Beans YouTube channel. You may or may not like it, but at least you'll know it's a thing now.

It's basically Michael Swaim and whichever of the old After Hours cast he could get to show up that week, plus some of his other comic friends, doing the same sort of format (with enough changed to keep Cracked from suing them).
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ForteEXE3850
11/14/19 5:29:49 PM
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They're marketed as a video game site but they prioritize politics over games and much of their writing staff don't identify as gamers, use the term "gamer" as a derogatory, and don't even really like video games.
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Nemesis347
11/14/19 5:35:10 PM
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So no links?
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Metalsonic66
11/14/19 5:40:00 PM
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No one wants to give the site more hits just to look up links

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TheWorstPoster
11/14/19 5:53:17 PM
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SJW central. Left-Wing shithole. Would rather bitch on what Trump supposedly did rather than report on games.
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RoboXgp89
11/14/19 9:32:13 PM
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Nemesis347 posted...
RoboXgp89 posted...
Nemesis347 posted...
Can someone link me one of the articles where they insult gamers?


they b**** and complain about games like battlefield trying to tell a story or other games where people are competitive they want to act like snowflakes instead of muting people
they complained that the main character of catherine got shocked when their was a gender reveal with the 3rd option
every single article was screw nintendo this screw nintendo that until it started selling systems
they're pretty two faced


Which Battlefield review? You know so I can read it for myself.


the trailer for overlord
you're supposed to get excited about a tank battle in france
and the writer can't play it because the voice of a german guy makes her rage
so she writes to EA to ask them to turn the intro into a intro of a taco shitting icecream while having gay sex
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Nemesis347
11/14/19 10:07:41 PM
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What's overlord? I can't find the article with google
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ParanoidObsessive
11/14/19 10:27:24 PM
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Nemesis347 posted...
What's overlord? I can't find the article with google

Use a better search engine. Google's kind of shit for most things.
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OniRonin
11/14/19 10:40:30 PM
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Nemesis347 posted...
So no links?
spoiler alert: they're not going to link you because all the shit they're talking about either doesn't exist or is being massively overblown


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Zacek
11/14/19 10:43:34 PM
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I love the video review of Dragon Quest XI. I don't remember the name of the guy, but the video is the best review ever.
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RoboXgp89
11/14/19 10:45:06 PM
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Zacek posted...
I love the video review of Dragon Quest XI. I don't remember the name of the guy, but the video is the best review ever.


he has his own youtube channel
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OniRonin
11/14/19 10:51:00 PM
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Zacek posted...
I love the video review of Dragon Quest XI. I don't remember the name of the guy, but the video is the best review ever.
tim rogers is great

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ParanoidObsessive
11/14/19 11:05:57 PM
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OniRonin posted...
spoiler alert: they're not going to link you because all the shit they're talking about either doesn't exist or is being massively overblown

Or, you know, "Do your own homework."

And:

Metalsonic66 posted...
No one wants to give the site more hits just to look up links

If he actually gives enough of a shit, he can look most of the things people are bringing up for himself. If he can't be bothered, why should they?

This is a message board on a web site about video games, not a dissertation where you have to clearly cite all your sources. He asked why people don't like it, he got multiple answers. If he wants to dig deeper, it's kind of on him to do the work.
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OniRonin
11/14/19 11:12:41 PM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
Or, you know, "Do your own homework."

And:

If he actually gives enough of a shit, he can look most of the things people are bringing up for himself. If he can't be bothered, why should they?

This is a message board on a web site about video games, not a dissertation where you have to clearly cite all your sources. He asked why people don't like it, he got multiple answers. If he wants to dig deeper, it's kind of on him to do the work.


did you know there's court records documentating that you eat shit for breakfast. don't believe me? oh i guess ur 2 lazy to do ur own homework lol

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ParanoidObsessive
11/14/19 11:17:18 PM
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OniRonin posted...
did you know there's court records documentating that you eat shit for breakfast. don't believe me? oh i guess ur 2 lazy to do ur own homework lol

You know you're supposed to be at least 12 years old before you make an account on this site, right?
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Metalsonic66
11/14/19 11:20:38 PM
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That was a pretty lame comeback

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OniRonin
11/14/19 11:21:29 PM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
You know you're supposed to be at least 12 years old before you make an account on this site, right?
Im 59, dumb ass.

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Metalsonic66
11/14/19 11:25:05 PM
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That makes it even more embarrassing for you

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OniRonin
11/14/19 11:26:45 PM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
That makes it even more embarrassing for you
no, he was wrong by 47 years - that makes it embarrassing for him

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Metalsonic66
11/14/19 11:30:14 PM
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Did anyone else just hear a whooshing sound?

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OniRonin
11/14/19 11:56:46 PM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
Did anyone else just hear a whooshing sound?
we're in different places, idiot. why the fuck would i hear the same sound you heard. that's not how this website works, it's all text

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Metalsonic66
11/15/19 12:01:24 AM
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Zing!

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ParanoidObsessive
11/15/19 12:50:12 AM
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OniRonin posted...
Im 59, dumb ass.

That's odd, you certainly wouldn't know it based on literally anything you've posted in this topic so far.
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Blighboy
11/15/19 1:20:01 AM
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I'm 69, nice.
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OniRonin
11/15/19 1:35:10 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
That's odd, you certainly wouldn't know it based on literally anything you've posted in this topic so far.
have you looked at my signature

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Blaqthourne
11/15/19 1:37:51 AM
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Whoa! PO done did got got. You can't refute dat sig.
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