Kotaku

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Kotaku
Web address www.kotaku.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Gaming blog
Owner Gawker Media
Created by Brian Crecente
Editor Stephen Totilo
Alexa rank Decrease 1,800 (July 2013)

Kotaku is a video game–focused blog and part of Gawker Media's "Gawker" network of sites.

History

Kotaku was first launched in October 2004,[1] and since then, the site has launched several country-specific sites for Australia, Japan, and Brazil. Kotaku is currently headed by Stephen Totilo, who took over after Brian Crecente and Joel Johnson left in 2012.[2] Previous contributors to the site include Luke Smith.[3] The site has made CNET's "Blog 100" list[4] and was ranked 50th on PC Magazine's "Top 100 Classic Web Sites" list.[5] In 2009, Business Insider reported that Hearst Corporation sought to buy Kotaku from Gawker Media.[6]

Controversies

In 2007, attorney Jack Thompson sued Gawker Media over concerns that Kotaku declined to remove threatening user comments,[7] but the lawsuit was dismissed the next day.[8] That same year, Kotaku ran a story about rumored upcoming features on the PlayStation 3 and Sony responded by temporarily blacklisting the website.[9] In 2010, Kotaku criticized a Japanese magazine's glowing endorsement of a Konami game as a conflict of interest; Konami subsequently revoked Kotaku's invitation to the game's launch party.[10] In 2011, Kotaku spoiled the plot of Batman: Arkham City,[11] which Venture Beat criticized as tabloid-style sensationalism.[12] In 2013, Forbes criticized Kotaku over what they called an inflammatory headline in a story about Hideki Kamiya; Kotaku rewrote the headline.[13] Hardcore Gamer has also criticized Kotaku's inflammatory and sensationalistic headlines.[14]

See also

  • Portal icon Internet portal
  • Portal icon Video games portal

References

  1. ↑ Carr, David (October 4, 2004). "At These Web Sites, It's a Man's World". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  2. ↑ Caoili, Eric (January 3, 2012). "Consumer gaming blog Kotaku loses key staff". Gamasutra. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  3. ↑ "GAMING’S TOP 50 JOURNALISTS". Edge. October 17, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  4. ↑ "CNET News.com'S Blog 100". CNET. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  5. ↑ "The Top 100 Classic Web Sites". PC Magazine. Retrieved January 2014. 
  6. ↑ Carlson, Nicholas (November 13, 2009). "Hearst Eyed Videogame Blog Kotaku For Acquisition". Business Insider. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  7. ↑ McCarthy, Caroline (April 26, 2007). "Gaming foe Jack Thompson sues Gawker Media". CNET. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  8. ↑ McCarthy, Caroline (April 27, 2007). "Judge tosses out Jack Thompson's lawsuit against Gawker Media". CNET. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  9. ↑ Kohler, Chris (March 1, 2007). "Sony and Kotaku In Blacklist Flap". Wired.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  10. ↑ Quillen, Dustin (April 26, 2010). "Konami Shuns Blog Over Metal Gear Review Controversy". 1up. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  11. ↑ Kuchera, Brian (September 30, 2011). "Are game spoilers headline-worthy “news”?". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 25, 2014. 
  12. ↑ Heilig, Jeff (September 30, 2011). "Kotaku’s in Trouble… Major Spoiler for Arkham City". Venture Beat. Retrieved January 25, 2014. 
  13. ↑ Kain, Erik (January 9, 2013). "Kotaku And The Problem With Inflammatory Headlines In Video Game Blogging". Forbes. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  14. ↑ Sawyer, Steve Tom (May 9, 2013). "Kotaku: Pop Journalism and Hypocrisy Strikes Again!". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved January 25, 2014. 

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