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Industry News January 19, 2022

‘Koticku’ was April Fool’s joke, but Bobby Kotick reportedly really considered buying Kotaku and PC Gamer

A new report on Bobby Kotick’s plan to acquire gaming outlets Kotaku and PC Gamer appeared in the wake of Microsoft’s deal. He allegedly wanted to move the players’ perspective away from Activision Blizzard’s workplace issues.

Industry News July 20, 2021

Damion Schubert on Kotaku’s XCOM Legends post: “The ENTIRE gaming press treats mobile gaming like a black sheep”

“2K very quietly launches new XCOM game that looks like shit” was the headline of Kotaku’s article on new mobile game XCOM Legends.

Industry News September 7, 2020

Kotaku UK shuts down after six years

Rich Stanton, Editor-in-chief at Kotaku UK, announced the site’s closure.

Industry News April 17, 2020

Jason Schreier leaving Kotaku over G/O Media ownership

Jason Schreier announced he is leaving Kotaku after eight years with the website, most recently as news editor.

Industry News July 25, 2019

74% of players experienced harassment in online games

The study by Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found 74% of gamers have suffered from various forms of toxic behavior.

Industry News May 7, 2019

Over 150 Riot Workers Walk Out to Challenge Sexism and Forced Arbitration

Over 150 Riot Games employees held a walk-out at the company’s studio in Los Angeles. This came in response to the company’s forced arbitration policy.

Industry News April 3, 2019

How BioWare’s Reaction to the Kotaku Report Went Wrong

Yesterday, Jason Schreier, Kotaku’s news editor and the author of BLOOD, SWEAT, AND PIXELS, posted a report that galvanized the gaming idustry. His article literally goes to great lengths to exhaustively explain how Anthem, which should have become the Bob Dylan of video games, ended up a mediocre title with a score of 59 on Metacritic.