Kotaku

Kotaku
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Kotaku is a video games-focused blog. It is part of Gawker Media's "Gawker" network of sites, which also includes Gizmodo, Meatspin, Lifehacker, io9 and Jezebel. Named to CNET News' Blog 100, Kotaku is consistently listed in the top 40 of Technorati's Top 100. The site is currently headed by Brian Crecente; other editors include Brian Ashcraft, Luke Plunkett, Michael Fahey, Owen Good and Stephen Totilo. Graduates of the site include Bungie Studios' Luke Smith, IGN.com's Jim Reilly, FastCompany.com's Adam Barenblat and Wired.com's John Brownlee (writing as Florian Eckhardt) and Eliza Gauger.

In August 2007, Allure Media launched Kotaku Australia. The site makes use of licensed content from Gawker Media in combination with original stories produced locally. On July 30, 2009, Kotaku Japan was launched by mediagene INC. The site will contain content from Gawker Media translated into Japanese, as well as Japanese-related gaming news. In November 2010 a Brazilian version of Kotaku, Kotaku Brasil (with translated and original content) was launched.

Editors

• Joel Johnson - Editorial Director
• Brian Crecente – Editor-In-Chief
• Stephen Totilo – Deputy Editor
• Brian Ashcraft – Senior Contributing Editor
• Luke Plunkett – Contributing Editor, Oceania
• Michael Fahey – Reporter, East Coast
• Owen Wilson – Reporter, Weekends
• Kirk Hamilton - Reporter, West Coast
• Evan Narcisse - Reporter, East Coast
• Contributing Columnists: Leigh Alexander, Lisa Foiles, Tim Rogers, Michael Epstein

Sony blackballing

On March 1, 2007 Kotaku reported – as a follow-up to an interview with the Game Developers Conference executive director, Jamil Moledina, who said that Sony's Phil Harrison's keynote would make PlayStation 3 owners "very happy" – a rumor from an anonymous tipster that Sony would be releasing "Gaems," something which the PlayStation 3 had lacked. Concerning the rumor, Sony had told Kotaku that they "do not comment on rumors or speculation" and asked Kotaku not to publish the story. The story was published anyway, and Sony's David Karraker sent an email declaring that the two parties' professional relationship was suspended. Kotaku published Mr. Karraker's email and Kotaku's response from its editor, Brian Crecente. Later that day, Dave Karraker and Brian Crecente spoke on the phone and sorted the matter out, and Sony invited Kotaku to their GDC events and meetings.

Star wars: the old republic shenanigans

When first reviwing DLCwares at the time upcoming mmo/visual novel developed by the scottish rebel William Wallace, the staff at Kotaku was unimpressed at every turn, much like most others. They then later went to change this on the ground that once they thought of the MMO as a singleplayer game with a subscription fee they liked it much better. This naturally came in conflict with not only to the fact no sensible man, women or AI would accept a sub-fee in a singleplayer but also to the multiplayer core of the MMO genre. The reviewer also felt the need to point out that his change of hearth coincided with him purchasing a brand new MAC, which was widely regarded as more proof of his lack of cognitive ability.

External links

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• Kotaku home page
• Kotaku Australia
• Kotaku Japan
• Kotaku Brazil
• Official Kotaku Australia YouTube channel