Kotaku
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| File:Kotaku.png Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide | |
Type of site | Gaming Blog |
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| Owner | Gawker Media |
| Created by | Brian Crecente |
| URL | http://www.kotaku.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
Kotaku.com is a blog which focuses on video and computer games, written in a humorous and often snarky tone. Kotaku is one of Gawker Media’s 'Glocker' network of sites, which also includes Gizmodo, Lifehacker.com and Consumerist. The website is often seen as an alternative for news and reviews to bigger sites like IGN or GameSpot - it is seen as having a more friendly, entertaining style and a less corporate attitude.
Kotaku is currently edited by Brian Crecente. Contributing editors include Brian Ashcraft, Michael McWhertor, Flynn DeMarco, Luke Plunkett and Michael Fahey. Contract or temporary contributors include Kim Phu and Maggie Greene. There is also a "This Day in Gaming" feature, covering releases of games or game events in previous years, edited by Mark Wilson. Occasionally, due to Kotaku's relation to Gawker Media site Gizmodo, some features are credited to Jason Chen, one of Gizmodo's writers.
Graduates of the site include Bungie Studios' Luke Smith and Wired.com's John Brownlee (writing as Florian Eckhardt) and Eliza Gauger.
Sony blackballing
On March 1, 2007 Kotaku released a rumor to the public from an anonymous source, as a follow up to an interview with the Game Developers Conference 2007 executive director Jamil Moledina, that Sony's Phil Harrison would be announcing that PlayStation 3 owners would be "very happy". This rumor stated that the PlayStation 3 would be releasing "PlayStation Home", an achievement and virtual avatar add-on. Kotaku, after approaching Sony for information, was told "(we) do not comment on rumors or speculation." Sony then asked Kotaku to not publish the story. Kotaku decided to publish the story anyway resulting in an email from Sony's David Karraker suspending the two parties professional relationship. Kotaku published Mr. Karraker's email and the response from Kotaku's editor Brian Crecente. Later that day, Dave Karraker and Brian Crecente exchanged phone calls and sorted the matter out, reinviting Kotaku to the GDC events and meetings.[1][2]
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