Yes, we’re talking about the same Kotaku, a news and opinion outlet like any other that will have successes and stumbles along the way. I agonize about stories all the time, some I wish we did better, some that we’ve had to run despite a lot of resistance from people involved who didn’t want us to tell a fair…

Thanks for reading and writing. Feel free to read these few paragraphs, or don’t.

My professor was very fond of saying, “studies never prove you right, they only prove you less wrong.”

Just because there isn’t sexism in games (which, to be fair, isn’t even really true in the first place) does not mean that there is not sexism in gamer culture.

If GamerGate were actually about ethics in journalism, they would not be actively trying to destroy Kotaku — a site that refuses press junkets, regularly pisses off game publishers through aggressive journalism, and is just about as transparent as any gaming site can be — they’d be going after Metacritic and exclusive…

Longitudinal studies - as this one was - are very helpful. As longitudinal studies (that is, studies done over a prolonged period of time with the same sample) by their very nature take so long, they often carry more weight than other forms of studies. That is their “pro” in their pros and cons list. Most of their…

I actually use developer maps to help writing stories. It helps to know whose around you when you're chasing down stories. I've been watching pocketwatch make their next game for like a year!

Hoping I am wrong and my Wild at least get out of the first round but it does not look good.

Hey thanks a lot! Hopefully I'll find someone at Kotaku who agrees with you! :p

freaking amazing post! lol

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Tell me about the first five things you would post to Kotaku.

Oh, I know all about you, Esteban.

I don’t think Smash 4 has it in it to “dethrone” melee on its gameplay alone. That has far less to do with how excellent Smash 4 is and most everything to do with how Melee is a total case study of a gameplay experience.

Unpopular opinion?

I ASKED FOR THIS.

Glad you didn’t get anything. Glad you wasted time. Hope you try and fail again.