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IGN Editorial Producer, Video Game Devs Call Out Kotaku’s Condescending Dismissal Of Research Done For Call Of Duty Games

July 16, 2021

Following Kotaku’s recent publication of an article dismissing the work and research done by Sledgehammer Games in service of producing their respective entries into the Call of Duty franchise as nothing more t...

Five Nights At Freddy’s Creator Scott Cawthon Announces Retirement Following Outrage Over His Political Donations That Included Donald Trump And Tulsi Gabbard

Spencer Baculi

June 22, 2021

Video Games

Amidst a wave of backlash against his history of donations to politicians believed by many fans to be “homophobic and transphobic,” including former President Donald Trump and former US Representative Tulsi Gab...

Kotaku Bizarrely Describes Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Protagonist Jack As A “Normie F***boy”

Spencer Baculi

June 18, 2021

Video Games

It was only a matter of time until Kotaku seized upon one of the many announcements made at E3 as an opportunity to publish inflammatory clickbait, and it appears that one of the first targets chosen to receive...

Bungie Apologizes For Destiny 2 Challenge Name Following Accusations of Anti-Semitism

Spencer Baculi

February 21, 2021

Video Games

Bungie has apologized for and vowed to update a recent Destiny 2 challenge after its name, Blood and Honor, led to the studio facing accusations of anti-semitism due to the German translation of the phrase havi...

Hogwarts Legacy Lead Designer Troy Leavitt Under Fire For Formerly Running “Anti-Social Justice YouTube Channel”

Spencer Baculi

February 21, 2021

Video Games

The discovery that Troy Leavitt, a lead designer for the studio in charge of the upcoming Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy, used to host an “anti-social justice youtube channel” has led to outrage among the ma...

Cyberpunk 2077 Reviews Accuse CD Projekt Red of Transphobia

Drew Taylor

December 9, 2020

Video Games

It's no surprise that a staggering amount of media outlets have chosen to review Cyberpunk 2077 through a lens of critical social justice theory, especially given how mainstream journalists have spent months wa...

Kotaku Shames Fans Excited For The PlayStation 5 With Existence Of Real-World Issues

Spencer Baculi

November 10, 2020

Video Games

In an attempt to shame players excited for the upcoming release of the PlayStation 5, Kotaku concluded their review of the new console by asserting that “there’s an irrefutable level of privilege attached to th...

Kotaku Comes Out As Anti-American, Attacks U.S. Military, And Describes Recruitment As An “Inherently Predatory Act”

John F. Trent

October 27, 2020

Video Games

Kotaku, a website that was originally part of the Gawker Media network and now owned by G/O Media, has openly declared that they are anti-American by attacking the U.S. military and describing recruitment as an...

Kotaku Blames “The Underlying Current of Bigotry” Among Gamers As Cause For Recent Departure Of Xbox Brazil Host

Spencer Baculi

October 23, 2020

Video Games

Kotaku has claimed that an “underlying current of bigotry” within video game culture is partially to blame for the abrupt and controversial firing of Xbox Brazil video host Isadora Basile. Related: K...

Kotaku Claims Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Trailer Promotes A “Far-Right Conspiracy Theory”

Spencer Baculi

August 28, 2020

Video Games

In an editorial, Kotaku has accused Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War of promoting a “far-right conspiracy theory”. This is due to the inclusion of interview footage with former-KGB agent Yuri Brezmenov in the g...

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