I don’t exactly have data to back this up but anecdotally it seems like Gran Turismo might be more popular outside of the US, which might be why so many Kotaku readers (most of which are based in the US) think it’s a niche game.

Because online play uses cars players build up in single player. 

No, ‘bullshit’ is too many letters

“Out of over 7000 reviews, the game has only some 1600 (or roughly 8%) positive votes as of this writing.”
10% of 7000 is 700, so it’s more than 20% positive reviews. I know you said “roughly” but cmon, how rough are we talking here?

God I hope not. Art is not some linear progression forwards towards some ideal state.

What if you just didn’t play the games you didn’t like?

It’s a good game, but its definitely not the game a lot of people are looking for...and likewise a lot of people that would enjoy it probably won’t play it because they think it’s going to be like Hollow Knight and be too hard for them.

Moving is stressful enough and now you have to leave the country and assume a new identity. Thoughts and Prayers.

Of all the sites to shutter due to an advertiser influenced pivot to video, who would’ve thought it’d happen to Giant Bomb.

Christ, if this hobby ends up getting inherited into the hands of those drooling Consumerist Youtube dweebs, Reddit nerds, and the reactionary chuds that lose their mind when we talk about anything adjacent to real issues instead of staying with actual critics and journalists I’m going to be *quite* upset.

this may come as a surprise to everyone but this is terrible news for me to hear.

It’s because Hitman 2016 was a commercial disappointment to Square Enix so they pulled their funding and tried to sell the studio. IO’s management bought them out but basically had to cut the studio to the bone in the process and a cinematic team isn’t really a vital requirement for the sort of game Hitman is.

I understand the complaint about exclusive content, and in general agree with all of it. But man, for 5 bucks a month I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of Apple Arcade. And every time I start getting bored and realize I haven’t played anything in a couple days, they drop something new. I enjoy the ability to play on my…

Swing and a miss.

Yeah I'll bet you played it to completion... 

This whole story seems like the confluence of so many dumb things

“But that stands alongside the fact that, as Agent 47, you play as a cruel, dishonest man who will kill whoever he’s told to further the interests of the powerful, shadowy figures who call the shots. Hitman games feel classier than might be imagined if you explained their title and premise to someone who doesn’t play…

I’m so happy that I stopped playing this game.