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

November 10, 2020

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...

Kotaku Finds Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s Easy Mode “Way Too Easy,” Readers Quickly Criticize Hypocritical Complaint

Spencer Baculi

April 10, 2020

Video Games

Kotaku recently published an article complaining that Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s ‘Easy Mode’ is “way too easy,” sparking massive waves of criticism from social media users pointing out the website’s long history ...

Kotaku Editor Chris Kohler Gets Roasted After Whining About Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Difficulty

Drew Taylor

March 5, 2020

Video Games

Chris Kohler, a features editor for Kotaku, got his gaming cred called out recently following the release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo. Kohler took to Twitter after a particularly challenging session...

Kotaku Spreads Handful of Tweets In Attempt to Spark ‘White Washing’ Controversy Around Bea’s Latest Pokemon: Twilight Wings Appearance

Spencer Baculi

February 24, 2020

Anime, Video Games

Seizing on a small sample size of tweets supplied by a Japanese website, video game news outlet Kotaku published an article highlighting the few allegations of the white washing of Gym Leader Bea in her latest ...

Journalist Sophia Narwitz Blows The Lid Off The “Clique” Anti-Conservative Gatekeepers In Games Journalism

Jorge Arenas

February 21, 2020

Video Games

The subject of ethics within the games journalist industry has been a hot topic over the years. Back in 2014, then Breitbart London writer Milo Yiannopoulos exposed a private Google Groups mailing list calle...

Kotaku Criticizes Journey to the Savage Planet for Use of ‘Savage’ in Title: “The Word Has a Long History Being Used to Justify Violent Behavior by Colonizers”

Spencer Baculi

January 31, 2020

Video Games

A recent article published by Kotaku has leveled criticism at the game Journey to the Savage Planet due to the use of the word ‘savage’ in the title, taking offense due to historical instances of the word being...

Kotaku News Editor Jason Schreier Attacks World of Warcraft Vanilla Team Lead Mark Kern

Jorge Arenas

November 4, 2019

Video Games

Kotaku's News Editor Jason Schreier attacked World of Warcraft vanilla team lead Mark Kern describing him as "an alt-right troll." Schreier's attack comes after Kern commented on an alleged 4Chan leak. Ke...

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