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[pje122]

Haha there you go.

 

[serenewarfare]

Nice get for Kotaku. Patrick is one of the best reporters in gaming.

 

[Corgi]

Really curious what kotaku can offer Klepek that GB couldn't.

Looking forward to his articles nevertheless.



Can kotaku finally bring back it's podcast? Really enjoyed that back in the day.

 

[Bboy AJ]

Why would you downgrade?

 

[maxcriden]

Wow, that is a great move. Between Patrick and Jason Kotaku will be better than ever. Congrats Patrick!

 

[ramuh]

Wondering where he would end up. Best of luck Patrick.

 

[ZeroX03]

Kotaku slowly improving, still a long, long way to go though.

e: Ashcraft and Hernandez are still there and the linked article on the side was this so there's still a lot of shit rolling around Gawker.

 

[Jb]

Seems like a good fit.

 

[H3xum]

Weird. Guess I'll only hear from Patty again if an article of his is linked on here.

 

[CoachKevin]

That is fantastic for both parties. Kotaku has a great line up of writers now with Patrick, Jason, Stephen, Tina, et al.

Should allow for him to focus more on news and getting some scoops.

 

[silvermember]

Kotaku has improved itself so much in the last few years and it just keeps on improving. Quite an impressive about face.

Polygon could learn from Kotaku.

Is this some type of joke? If it is a joke disregard my post.

Kotaku contrary to what people on this forum think has always had the honor of not being as terrible as people on this site seem to think.

After the new editor, a lot of former kotaku staffers went to Polygon.

 

[Shane86]

Patrick writes some interesting articles but it's not enough to make me want to visit kotaku and wade through all the pointless crap they publish too

 

[Lothars]

Well I might actually look at kotaku now, I still think they are terrible but this hopefully means it will get better and at least he didn't go to polygon

Is this some type of joke? If it is a joke disregard my post.

Kotaku contrary to what people on this forum think has always had the honor of not being as terrible as people on this site seem to think.

After the new editor, a lot of former kotaku staffers went to Polygon.

I still found kotaku terrible but they were no means the worst just not very good. Hopefully this means it gets better.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Okay, I guess. Suppose I'll start having to go to Kotaku. I just wish their site wasn't so hideous.

 

[Toki767]

He's definitely a much better fit at Kotaku than Giant Bomb, just in the more varied tastes in gaming.

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

He's a great writer and I wish him the best of luck.

Those of you with reservations about Kotaku would be immature not to do the same.

I wish him luck but the Kotaku gig is... Well... No offense to Jason and Totilo.

 

[chadskin]

This is going to be fun.

The Chicago Bears are not great, but I root for them anyway. At least it's not the Jets.

That calls for revenge, Jason.

 

[air jordans for dogs]

Not like this...

 

[TraBuch]

I never visit Kotaku so I'll probably never read anything he writes again, but good luck to Patrick.

 

[Rhaknar]

ugh

best of luck to him, but Kotaku is a joke these days (in my opinion of course)

 

[Vexxan]

Guess I'll start visiting Kotaku from now on?

As long as he keeps doing his Spookin' videos I'll be happy.

 

[Kathian]

Good fit.

 

[Holundrian]

Stopped visiting Kotaku after their redesign(a few years back?) I just can't navigate through that. It's actually just annoying trying to find anything on that site. I really tried but at the end of the day the content didn't justify the constant annoyance I had.

I'd love to read again, maybe after the next redesign in 3-5 years...

Good luck to Patrick though.

 

[Vanillalite]

Why would you downgrade?

I'd argue it might be an upgrade based on trends. GB seems to be trending down and Kotaku seems to be turning things around.

In reality it seems like a lateral move. I just want to know why.

 

[JDSN]

Kotaku has become a pretty great site in the last 2 years or so, so this only improves it, the userbase and editors actually value dissenting voices so he will be a good fit for them compared to the boredom that is GB.

 

[antitrop]

Is this some type of joke? If it is a joke disregard my post.

Kotaku contrary to what people on this forum think has always had the honor of not being as terrible as people on this site seem to think.

After the new editor, a lot of former kotaku staffers went to Polygon.

Uh, glad you've always liked it?

 

[Rrang129]

Cool!

Please, please, get a new design... It's awful. Otherwise, there have been some really great stories out of there lately!

(Loved the Dragon Age Primer!!)

 

[MikeE21286]

Seems weird he jumped ship to go there. Kind of a slap int he face to the GB guys at first take.

 

[KDC720]

Its a good fit. Kotaku has been getting a lot better recently, and the type of "post launch" coverage they want to start focusing on is right in Patrick's wheelhouse.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Jason and Patrick = a very solid foundation for Kotaku going forward

 

[DJ_Lae]

Huh, that somehow seems like a step down for him.

Maybe I'll finally start reading stuff from them again.

 

[KorrZ]

My first thought is what a massive downgrade. Why would anyone leave Giant Bomb to work at Kotaku?

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Kotaku has certainly been on an upward swing, Jason has been particularly great, this is a great get for them.

Can't but feel a bit deflated though. Wonder why Patrick left, would he not be just as connected or funded to the do the same kind of reporting at GB if he really wanted to?

A financial / career move too I suppose. Giant Bomb doesn't seem the most vertical of employers.

(Congrats exxy!)

 

[hwy_61]

I'm OK with this.

 

[JayEH]

My first thought is what a massive downgrade. Why would anyone leave Giant Bomb to work at Kotaku?

If you want to write more articles instead of just doing video all the time.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

Not a fan of Kotaku but good luck pat.

 

[TraBuch]

I'd argue it might be an upgrade based on trends. GB seems to be trending down and Kotaku seems to be turning things around.

In reality it seems like a lateral move. I just want to know why.

GB's more popular than it's ever been.

 

[Ranger Taffles]

I like Patrick but never really visit Kotaku that much. I don't think that will change in the near future. Hope everything goes well for him though.

Ditto. Although, I do see myself reading some of his articles from time to time. Nothing else really, unless he does podcast or video content.

 

[BosSin]

Suits him better than gb

 

[Lunar15]

At first I was shocked, but after thinking about it for a bit, this makes sense. I think Pat wants to write more articles about the industry in a place where they'll be seen, GB is more about funny videos. It was fine when Pat was in SF, but now that he's moved, solo content didn't make a whole lot of sense for the site.

Well, I don't read Kotaku much, but I'll probably read Pat's stuff.

 

[Mr. F]

Still not interested in supporting Gawker in any way, but best of luck I guess.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Really curious what kotaku can offer Klepek that GB couldn't.

The "new" Kotaku (the one Schreier and Totilo have built) is basically the best games journalism spot there is. They've made a bunch of strides over the last year or so that shows that they're serious when it comes to games journalism. So if that's what you're interested in doing then there really isn't a better option out there.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Gonna miss his articles but I can't for the life of me navigate through all the garbage Kotaku throws at me. At least they now have 2 people I would actually call "writer" and not laugh afterwards.

 

[ForteanMan]

Kotaku has been turning the corner in the last year or so, in my opinion. Patrick joining is just one more sign that they're doing some smart things. Congrats to you Patrick! I'll be checking out Kotaku much more often now for sure.

 

[DrFunk]

My first thought is what a massive downgrade. Why would anyone leave Giant Bomb to work at Kotaku?

Writing, which is what Patrick does a lot of

Makes a lot of sense

 

[hwy_61]

My first thought is what a massive downgrade. Why would anyone leave Giant Bomb to work at Kotaku?

Giant Bomb is primarily a video driven site. Kotaku is a better fit for scoops.

 

[Dispatch]

Yeah but is still trapped in the Gawker system.

Yes, the hard news and interesting editorials are buried under an avalanche of click-bait, like "The MacGyver intro without music is hilariously ridiculous".

 

[KorrZ]

If you want to write more articles instead of just doing video all the time.

I...suppose. Was anyone at Giant Bomb really stopping him from writing any articles that he wanted though? I guess we'll never know.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

I guess it's better than Polygon.

...

Yay?

 

[dhlt25]

seems like a good fit for him. He always seems more interested in writing stuff rather than appearing on video. Working at Kotaku will give him a lot more time to write since he doesn't have to appear in like 4 videos every week.

Spoiler

I still won't be visiting kotaku tho