Kotaku

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Kotaku
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The Gamer's Guide
Online computer game magazine
languages English
operator Univision Communications, Inc.
editorial staff Brian Crecente
http://www.kotaku.com/

Kotaku is a website that specializes in computer game reporting and is operated by Gawker Media as part of the Gawker network (including Gizmodo ). The site is presented in the form of a blog . In addition to the main presence at kotaku.com, there are several national branches, including a. for Australia , Great Britain , Brazil and Japan .

history

Kotaku was founded by Brian Crecente and first appeared in October 2004 in the form of a blog. Since then, a number of additional country-specific versions have been introduced for Australia, Brazil, Japan and the UK. Luke Smith used to work as a blog author.

In 2009, Business Insider reported on a possible takeover of Kotaku by Hearst Corporation , which did not materialize.

The website was placed on CNET's Blog 100 list and 50th in PC Magazine's Top 100 Classic Websites . Stephen Totilo has run the blog since the departure of founder Crecente in 2012. For the tenth anniversary, Totilo announced a concept change. Accordingly, Kotaku wants to write less about announcements and games that have not yet been released, but will report more on the use and reception of games that have already been released.

Controversy

In 2007, attorney and computer game critic Jack Thompson sued Gawker Media for refusing to remove contentious user comments from Kotaku's writers. However, the lawsuit was dropped the next day. In the same year, Kotaku brought a story of rumors about the newest features of the PlayStation 3 , whereupon the console manufacturer Sony temporarily threatened not to give Kotaku any advance information for the press and interviews in the future. However, this statement was revoked a short time later.

In 2010, Kotaku criticized a Japanese magazine for his exuberant praise for Konami games and suggested that there was a conflict of interest here. As a result, Konami invited Kotaku from the game's release ceremony.

The Forbes Magazine criticized Kotaku in 2013 harshly for a designated by Forbes as lurid headline of an article about Hideki Kamiya . Kotaku changed the headline at short notice.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Carr: At These Web Sites, It's a Man's World . In: The New York Times , October 4, 2004. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  2. ↑ Gaming's Top 50 Journalists . In: Edge . October 17, 2006. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Nicholas Carlson: Hearst Eyed Videogame Blog Kotaku For Acquisition . In: Business Insider . November 13, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ CNET News.com'S Blog 100 . In: CNET . Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ The Top 100 Classic Web Sites . In: PC Magazine . Accessed January 2014.
  6. ↑ http://kotaku.com/the-future-of-kotakus-video-game-coverage-is-the-prese-1644297778/all
  7. ^ Caroline McCarthy: Gaming foe Jack Thompson sues Gawker Media . In: CNET . April 26, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ Caroline McCarthy: Judge tosses out Jack Thompson's lawsuit against Gawker Media . In: CNET . April 27, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ Chris Kohler: Sony and Kotaku In Blacklist Flap . In: Wired.com . March 1, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ Dustin Quillen: Konami Shun's Blog Over Metal Gear Review Controversy . In: 1up . April 26, 2010. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved on January 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ Erik Kain: Kotaku And The Problem With Inflammatory Headlines In Video Game Blogging . In: Forbes Magazine . January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2014.