What happened Kotaku?
Kotaku was one of several websites that was purchased by Univision Communications in their acquisition of Gawker Media in August 2016; Gizmodo Media Group was subsequently founded to house the Gawker acquisitions, operating under the Fusion Media Group, a division of Univision. Kotaku UK closed on September 9, 2020.
Did Kotaku shut down?
In an interesting development, the UK version of notable video games website Kotaku is shutting down. Kotaku UK operates as the sister site to Kotaku, which was set up in 2004 and gradually became one of the most popular sites for reviewing a plethora of popular video games.
Who is Kotaku owned by?
G/O Media2019
Kotaku/Owners
G/O Media Inc. is an American media holding company that runs Gizmodo, Kotaku, Jalopnik, Deadspin, Lifehacker, Jezebel, The Root, The A.V. Club, The Takeout, The Onion, and The Inventory.
Is Kotaku Australian?
We’re part of the international Kotaku team that launched in the US in 2004, with the Australian edition launching in 2007. Kotaku Australia is published by Pedestrian Group – Australia’s leading youth-centred publisher, reaching a unique audience of more than 4.39 million Australians a month.
What is wrong with Activision?
Activision Blizzard was recently put under scrutiny by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on the charges of sexual misconduct against a number of female employees and discrimination.
Why did Bethesda blacklist Kotaku?
Schreier’s reporting on Bethesda Softworks, such his 2013 story on the cancellation of Prey 2 that relayed on internal communications he had been provided, is believed to have led to Bethesda to “blacklist” Kotaku, denying the site any pre-release copies of their games or interviews at trade events since 2015.
Where does Jason Schreier work now?
Bloomberg News
I’m currently a reporter at Bloomberg News, where I write about the business and culture of gaming. I’m also the New York Times bestselling author of two books about game development, Blood, Sweat, and Pixels and Press Reset.
Is Gawker still around?
On August 18, 2016, Gawker Media announced that its flagship blog, gawker.com, would be ceasing operations the following week. Its other websites were unaffected, and continued to be run by Univision. Founder Nick Denton created the site’s final post on August 22, 2016.
What did Laura Kate Dale say on Kotaku?
Kotaku UK published an article by Laura Kate Dale on April 18th claiming that Nintendo’s “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Persona 5 DLC includes a disability slur.” Dale noted in her article that she believes she heard the word “retarded” on the record ‘Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There.’
Who are the players in the cheating scandal?
The highest-profile cases involved Hovik “KQLY” Tovmassian, a player for bigtime team Titan, and Gordon “SF” Giry from another big team called Epsilon.
What did Dale from Kotaku say in Smash U?
In this case, what Dale thought was “retarded” was in fact “retort it.” She wrote an article for Kotaku about a Persona 5 song lyric now in Smash U. which she misheard as “Retarded”, when the Japanese singer says “Retort it” in english, not her native language, and there was a quite a backlash to it.
What did Kotaku UK say about Persona 5?
Kotaku UK has been accused of racism after publishing an article accusing Nintendo, Super Smash Bros., and Persona 5 of insulting disabled people. Kotaku UK published an article by Laura Kate Dale on April 18th claiming that Nintendo’s “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Persona 5 DLC includes a disability slur.”