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More evidence of Kotaku being shit. Of course, Kuchera is also garbage by skip 08/26/2014, 6:00pm PDT
I don't fundamentally disagree with Arbit that most games journalists are excited to put on black berets and pretend to be actual critics, but there's some serious fucking issues with games journalism standards and the way individuals with the right connections/characteristics get disproportionate attention. Link to the reddit post.


Kotaku- Patricia Hernandez:

In the midst of the Zoe Quinn scandal, Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo gave a statement affirming Kotaku's standard of ethics:

My standard has long been this: reporters who are in any way close to people they might report on should recuse themselves

Twitter conversations here, here, here, and here show that Patricia Hernandez, a Kotaku journalist, and Anna Anthropy, an indie game developer, are close friends who have lived together in the past.
. . .

Polygon has a statement about ethics on their website:

Unless specifically on a writer's profile page, Polygon staffers do not cover companies (1) in which they have a financial investment, (2) that have employed them previously or (3) employ the writer's spouse, partner or someone else with whom the writer has a close relationship.

Polygon writer Ben Kuchera has a been supporter of Depression Quest creator Zoe Quinn on Patreon since January 6, 2014. This means that he automatically gives Quinn money on a monthly basis.

Despite this, on March 19, 2014, Ben Kuchera wrote an article for Polygon entitled, "Developer Zoe Quinn offers real-world advice, support for dealing with online harassment," which discusses Quinn's claims that she had been harassed and links to the Depression Quest website.
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RPS Morons by Mysterio 01/05/2013, 9:32pm PST NEW
    It's pretty shitty for a shmup NT by Mischief Maker 01/05/2013, 10:52pm PST NEW
    On John Carmack by Souffle of Pain 11/22/2013, 2:21pm PST NEW
    They find the dumbest writers in the world by Souffle of Pain 12/15/2013, 9:49am PST NEW
        Oh yeah, the RPS comments for it by Souffle of Pain 12/15/2013, 9:56am PST NEW
        All MMO characters look like shit at distance, it's necessary. by Worm 12/15/2013, 11:36am PST NEW
            I thought the same thing about the combat, but recent vids were better than I ex NT by Entropy Stew 12/15/2013, 5:43pm PST NEW
            I have no idea what was said in the original article because even reading about by MMOs is a fucking waste of time. 12/15/2013, 8:09pm PST NEW
                Dolly dress up is as always, completely ignored since most people don't care. by Worm 12/16/2013, 6:16am PST NEW
    Okay, I laughed at this one by WITTGENSTEIN 01/26/2014, 7:53am PST NEW
        Just saw this by laudablepuss 07/08/2014, 2:01pm PDT NEW
    RPS now linking to Film Critic Hulk articles. by Seriously. 07/06/2014, 2:55pm PDT NEW
    Re: RPS Morons by Mysterio 07/07/2014, 9:18pm PDT NEW
        What is the difference between a checkpoint and an autosave? NT by Jerry Whorebach 07/08/2014, 11:48am PDT NEW
            Autosaves are time/turn-based, checkpoints are achievement/story-based. NT by Moonrogue 07/08/2014, 11:51am PDT NEW
                Is that just a 4X thing? Because most genres use the terms interchangeably. by Jerry Whorebach 07/08/2014, 12:06pm PDT NEW
                    Re: Is that just a 4X thing? Because most genres use the terms interchangeably. by Moonrogue 07/08/2014, 12:18pm PDT NEW
                        Re: Is that just a 4X thing? Because most genres use the terms interchangeably. by Jerry Whorebach 07/08/2014, 12:31pm PDT NEW
                            Alright, how about this: by Moonrogue 07/08/2014, 12:40pm PDT NEW
                                +"is" NT by Moonrogue 07/08/2014, 12:41pm PDT NEW
                                Re: Alright, how about this: by Jerry Whorebach 07/08/2014, 12:55pm PDT NEW
                    I mean Super Mario World is probably the best example. by Worm 07/08/2014, 12:27pm PDT NEW
                        An optional save honestly sounds more like a manual than an "auto" save to me. NT by Maybe semi-auto? 07/08/2014, 12:34pm PDT NEW
                            Whatever remove the prompt and it's an autosave, different from a checkpoint. by Worm 07/08/2014, 12:47pm PDT NEW
                                The fact we have three different definitions in this thread alone says something NT by about just how obvious it is. 07/08/2014, 12:58pm PDT NEW
                                    Well sure if you ask what is a checkpoint in Baldur's Gate 2 it gets complex. by Worm 07/08/2014, 2:06pm PDT NEW
                                        This distinction seems more than a little arbitrary, especially if both types of by save write to the same save file. 07/08/2014, 2:36pm PDT NEW
                                    Wrong. WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG. WRONG! by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/08/2014, 5:13pm PDT NEW
                                        I think the fact that it's a well-defined point along a 1-d continuum is more im NT by portant than the transient natureES 07/08/2014, 5:27pm PDT NEW
            checkpoints don't save state by N 08/20/2014, 8:48pm PDT NEW
        Doritospope and the retarded antics of Roberta Williams, Sierra, etc were by no better 07/08/2014, 12:58pm PDT NEW
        Zoe Quinn banged Nathan Grayson in exchange for positive coverage of her game by Mysterio 08/17/2014, 3:30pm PDT NEW
            It's like the best of 'gaming culture' are the shittiest parts of punk rock by Worm 08/17/2014, 5:52pm PDT NEW
            Turns out people who use mental illness as an exuse are self centered by shocked 08/17/2014, 6:50pm PDT NEW
            Does Kotaku and RPS write about this? It would get them page views... by NA 08/17/2014, 7:00pm PDT NEW
                Re: Does Kotaku and RPS write about this? It would get them page views... by kate leth 08/20/2014, 2:50am PDT NEW
                    It's why this site needs to exist. by Brandon Flick 08/20/2014, 6:16am PDT NEW
            For the record, this dude comes across like dogshit. by Fullofkittens 08/17/2014, 7:11pm PDT NEW
                and when you sleep with dogshit, the dogshit also seeps into you? NT by Worm 08/17/2014, 7:20pm PDT NEW
                    Thanks Worm, for THAT mental picture. NT by Fullofkittens 08/17/2014, 7:25pm PDT NEW
                The guy writing it up is an asshole, yeah NT by Mysterio 08/17/2014, 7:33pm PDT NEW
                There are worse things in life than being stapled to a sex addict by Mysterio 08/18/2014, 2:03pm PDT NEW
            If some chick wrote all this about Itagaki, I'd probably laugh my ass off. by (And you would too.) 08/17/2014, 11:13pm PDT NEW
            Also is the positive review part just implied? or did I miss it in the logs? by Worm 08/18/2014, 6:14am PDT NEW
                Holy shit, I'm typing in madlibs style. *decided she *his way NT by Worm 08/18/2014, 6:37am PDT NEW
                He doesn't mention the review, just that Kotaku is shitty by Lurker 15954 08/18/2014, 10:54am PDT NEW
                I don't think he ever reviewed her game by skip 08/18/2014, 4:23pm PDT NEW
                    The best part is Nathan Grayson proudly holding his hands in the air over this. by Worm 08/20/2014, 9:48am PDT NEW
            Grayson tweeting about Ferguson non-stop is real fucking rich by Mysterio 08/18/2014, 11:29pm PDT NEW
                Re: Grayson tweeting about Ferguson non-stop is real fucking rich by kate leth 08/20/2014, 2:49am PDT NEW
            I'd say it's an indictment of OKCupid by Mysterio 08/19/2014, 2:49am PDT NEW
            Factualwiley masterpost. by kate leth 08/19/2014, 11:02pm PDT NEW
            My asshole friends at the dorm by A FRIEND 08/20/2014, 9:18pm PDT NEW
                Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by Roop 08/24/2014, 9:10am PDT NEW
                    Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by A FRIEND 08/24/2014, 10:44am PDT NEW
                        Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by Roop 08/25/2014, 7:53pm PDT NEW
                            Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by A FRIEND 08/25/2014, 8:00pm PDT NEW
                                Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by Roop 08/25/2014, 8:20pm PDT NEW
                                    I THINK he's upset because by college graduate 08/25/2014, 10:09pm PDT NEW
                                        Yea he was really weeping some big blubbery tears there by you histronic faggot. 08/26/2014, 9:30am PDT NEW
                    Woah I can finally hide games!? What great news. NT by Worm 08/24/2014, 10:49am PDT NEW
            Alright I guess I'll try to throw out a somewhat coherent timeline. by Worm 08/21/2014, 2:38pm PDT NEW
                Oh Vegas was 3/30 not 3/22 NT by Worm 08/21/2014, 8:13pm PDT NEW
                Muddled, confusing, not even close to coherent, deeply ironic. by kate leth 08/23/2014, 5:40am PDT NEW
                    Speaking of retarded shit no one takes seriously, you guys got sourced in by Worm 08/23/2014, 6:36am PDT NEW
                    That was hilarious. That Zoe bitch is utterly insane by Eurotrash 08/24/2014, 12:16am PDT NEW
            Vivian by NA 08/23/2014, 3:05pm PDT NEW
                I voted for Afterlife Empire at the TFYC site. NT by skip 08/23/2014, 4:01pm PDT NEW
                The future of crowdfunding by fabio 08/24/2014, 1:25am PDT NEW
            Concise summary of the whole controversy by Subscribe and like 08/24/2014, 9:24am PDT NEW
                Nice one NT by Eurotrash 08/24/2014, 9:46am PDT NEW
                This is why you are going to choke on kotaku shit games NT by like so many cocks forever 08/24/2014, 10:41am PDT NEW
                    Someone might make a dull game. Who gives a crap I got Witcher 3 by Subscribe and like 08/24/2014, 3:27pm PDT NEW
                        She did get a charity black balled because she disagreed with some stupid rule. by Worm 08/24/2014, 3:53pm PDT NEW
                            You gave him a far better reply than he deserved. Good on ya Worm. NT by CISpig Lollerson 08/24/2014, 4:32pm PDT NEW
                            I think a lot of the anger is a result of journos driving focus on one-hit devs. by serial malcontent 08/24/2014, 11:02pm PDT NEW
                            Yes, she's a bad person. But the reaction is disproportional. NT by Subscribe and like 08/25/2014, 12:21pm PDT NEW
                                Meaning: if the villain of the story were a guy then we wouldn't see a thousand by Subscribe and like 08/25/2014, 12:34pm PDT NEW
                                No one cares about her vag. Her gender is irrelevant. by I'll pass 08/25/2014, 2:09pm PDT NEW
                                Proportional responses will get us nowhere in gaming, nowhere in life. by Worm 08/25/2014, 6:03pm PDT NEW
                                    that's fine for the great unwashed but let's make something clear by I don't want my name on this post 08/25/2014, 10:19pm PDT NEW
                                        I just like shit storms and how that topic line sounded. by Worm 08/25/2014, 10:45pm PDT NEW
                                            okay wrom I overnighted you a decoder ring by I don't want my name on this post 08/26/2014, 9:18am PDT NEW
                        Hey Arbit NT by sup 08/25/2014, 9:22am PDT NEW
                            It's nice to know someone is thinking of me by Arbit 08/25/2014, 5:13pm PDT NEW
                                Everyone is so retarded this might be the first domino on the way to world peace by Worm 08/25/2014, 5:26pm PDT NEW
                                Re: It's nice to know someone is thinking of me by Priv status: Checked 08/25/2014, 5:34pm PDT NEW
                                    Holy shit not steam!! by Jerry Whorebach 08/25/2014, 6:07pm PDT NEW
                                        Speaking of non-games on Steam. I want to buy you Clannad and see you get every NT by achievement. Worm 08/25/2014, 6:13pm PDT NEW
                                            Do you have Steam yet, JERRY? by No reason... heh heh heh 08/25/2014, 6:43pm PDT NEW
                                        Our shitty hobby is being compromised, I panicked. NT by Priv status: Checked 08/25/2014, 7:00pm PDT NEW
                                    Holy fuck another stream of rhetorical questions by Arbit 08/25/2014, 7:08pm PDT NEW
                                        Re: Holy fuck another stream of rhetorical questions by Shitlord Lollerson 08/25/2014, 7:29pm PDT NEW
                                        Re: Holy fuck another stream of rhetorical questions by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/26/2014, 6:46am PDT NEW
                                            Then fuck these shits even harder. by Mysterio 08/26/2014, 9:01am PDT NEW
                                            It's far to kind. by Disdainful Lollerson 08/26/2014, 2:40pm PDT NEW
                        Wow, easily refuted. I'm surprised someone posted that. by Mysterio 08/25/2014, 10:21am PDT NEW
                        You think this is about her being a woman? NT by Seriously? 08/25/2014, 11:51am PDT NEW
                            90% of it. If she were a dude people would barely give a shit. NT by Subscribe and like 08/25/2014, 12:12pm PDT NEW
                                A guy fucking women? It'd be the same fucking thing, and the same defense by Worm 08/25/2014, 12:44pm PDT NEW
                                    That's incredible. Is that real? Wow. She doesn't come off good there. NT by A FRIEND 08/25/2014, 6:18pm PDT NEW
                                Thank god nothing of value will ever come from me and my stupid opinions :( NT by Vested Id 08/25/2014, 12:45pm PDT NEW
                                    I didn't write the post you're responding to by Vested Id 08/25/2014, 2:40pm PDT NEW
                                Type Vahn16 into a Twitter search. He's getting plenty. NT by Mysterio 08/25/2014, 1:28pm PDT NEW
                                Give this a read if you get a chance. by Disdainful Lollerson 08/28/2014, 8:42pm PDT NEW
                                    His mistake is conflating the very real problem of shitty games with the made-up by problem of social injustice. 08/29/2014, 1:18am PDT NEW
                                        Re: His mistake is conflating the very real problem of shitty games with by Disdainful Lollerson 08/29/2014, 11:34am PDT NEW
                                            cool story, bro NT by serial malcontent 08/29/2014, 11:45am PDT NEW
                                                Well then here is more of it by Disdainful Lollerson 08/29/2014, 12:03pm PDT NEW
                                        All art games are trash and that's all these people want to make. by Worm 08/29/2014, 2:29pm PDT NEW
                                    Stopped reading when he began pulling #s out of air. A number that can't be "exp NT by ressed legibly in a Calculator" Wow 08/29/2014, 5:34pm PDT NEW
                                        I give you much respect for getting that far. It rambles like a motherfucker aft by Disdainful Lollerson 08/29/2014, 5:40pm PDT NEW
                                            I don't know that his points are that interesting by skip 08/29/2014, 8:09pm PDT NEW
                                                Re: I don't know that his points are that interesting by Shitlord Lollerson 08/29/2014, 9:58pm PDT NEW
                                                    Re: I don't know that his points are that interesting by skip 08/30/2014, 12:40pm PDT NEW
                                                        It's probably more that it's just fucking easy to do it anonymously. by Worm 08/30/2014, 1:02pm PDT NEW
                    More evidence of Kotaku being shit. Of course, Kuchera is also garbage by skip 08/26/2014, 6:00pm PDT NEW
                        They released statements promising to be better. Will likely still suck. by skip 08/27/2014, 4:54pm PDT NEW
            Hahahahahahaha, god, this whole shitshow... by The Zoe Quinn Follies 08/24/2014, 9:47pm PDT NEW
                Re: Hahahahahahaha, god, this whole shitshow... by Shitlord Lollerson 08/24/2014, 10:52pm PDT NEW
                    Fucking Richard Stanton, I swear to God by WITTGENSTEIN 08/25/2014, 7:55am PDT NEW
                        The interaction I had with him on twitter was okay, he then ruined it with this by Worm 08/25/2014, 10:40am PDT NEW
                            "I jumped over the line without even waving to the line" by laudablepuss 08/25/2014, 10:50am PDT NEW
            This whole thing is like a gender-switched version of the Mel Gibson tapes NT by Mischief Maker 08/25/2014, 4:21pm PDT NEW
                Sofia Vergara by pinback 08/30/2014, 11:19am PDT NEW
                    Re: Sofia Vergara by Mysterio 08/30/2014, 12:23pm PDT NEW
    Aside from having an anecdote about Quinn being a cunt how does JonTron fit into NT by all of this? 08/29/2014, 7:48pm PDT NEW
        He's the Hannibal boogy man for internet SJWs next to fedoras NT by social justice whore-ier 08/30/2014, 1:09am PDT NEW
        I can't fit into very many things actually (did someone say Five Guys Burger and NT by JonTron 08/30/2014, 2:23am PDT NEW
    I'm trying to be a better person, but by Souffle of Pain 01/22/2015, 8:31am PST NEW
 
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