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Patrick Klepek is joining Kotaku
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in some fields, changing jobs with some frequency is the only way to ensure you're paid what you're worth (citation needed, I guess)
Nice too see him joining a quality news reporting site.
In all seriousness, Jason and now Pat are the only reasons to visit Kotaku, and that's still not enough for me.
Just keep up with them on twitter for their stories and avoid the Kotaku homepage.
Does Brian Ashcraft write anything else about Japan/Asia other than Anime or wacky weird stuff?
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
I can't stand any podcast where the people aren't actually in a room together. I'm fine with it for a special guest or something, but for the most part it just messes up the flow of conversation.
Risible
Member
Could he even do "Spookin' with Scoops" over there or is that GB IP now? Bear in mind I know fuck-all about copyright.
Ecto311
Member
One CAG cast and didn't like the sound? It sounds the same as all the others to me. They do the skype then the others send in the local recorded good copies to cheapy and he puts it all together. There is no skype crackle or lag in any of the 300+ episodes I have heard of the CAG cast.
Ship or wombat will drop sometimes but it is very little annoyance considering they are doing it from all over the world. If someone like Patrick was needed enough I don't see how it would be hard to sync him into a file and get it out at a decent pace. Wish they would get vinny back though he was one of the more fun people on the show.
TunaMarshmallow
Member
I have no personal ill-will toward this guy. He seems nice, and kind, and hardworking, and all that stuff. I'm sure he's a great co-worker and friend. I've got nothing bad to say about him as a human being. Additionally, I agree substantively with almost all of his opinions on social justice issues, both inside and outside of gaming.
But I really find some of his content a bit pretentious and a navel-gazing. He's a nice guy, but his writing and style just aren't my cup of tea. I wish him luck. Seems like a better fit at Kotaku. The switch makes sense to me.
But I really find some of his content a bit pretentious and a navel-gazing. He's a nice guy, but his writing and style just aren't my cup of tea. I wish him luck. Seems like a better fit at Kotaku. The switch makes sense to me.
Exactly. Giant Bomb is pretty much reality TV for video game websites. It's pure personality driven and video games have always come second to seeing the actual crew. GB isn't about the fastest information or news or reviews. It's not competing in that market. It's competing with Youtubers, if anything.
Anyway, I've been a die hard fan of GB since 2008 and this is the first time since the inception that we've had to deal with one of the main characters from Giant Bomb leave to go to another publication (i don't mean cool duders like Dave and Alexis). Giant Bomb puts themselves out there to a degree that if you do consume all the content on the site you really start to get attached to these personas, which made Ryan Davis' passing all the more profound.
Logically it makes sense for Patrick to go to Kotaku; he's text heavy and he was in an unfulfilled position after he moved to Chicago. The illogical part of me feels betrayed by Patrick leaving the best website for Kotaku, but oh well. Patrick is a cool guy, I've always liked him. That said, I've come to revelation about myself that I love the people of Giant Bomb collectively as a whole and not so much if they're not apart of it anymore. I don't have much of a desire to follow Patrick's exploits now that he's not part of Giant Bomb anymore, but that's just me and nothing against the guy, because Patrick is A-OK.
Not really. That's all he posts.
Hahaha...wait your serious?
Kotaku is clickbait nothing more or less.
If I want quality writing there are far better sites. Such as Eurogamer for instance.
Klepek fits much better to kotaku then GiantBomb however so good choice.
-MD-
Member
Did they replace Totilo?
In comparison to other sites, I get smaller editorials. Patrick is a perfect fit there at Kotaku IMO because they're one of the only sites to do long form editorials and investigative journalism.
Click-bait is just what pays the bills and every site does it. Looking at my Game Informer RSS feed and I see some click-bait top 5 articles right now.
Click-bait is just what pays the bills and every site does it. Looking at my Game Informer RSS feed and I see some click-bait top 5 articles right now.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
Huh. Legit surprised that this was the move he made.
Personally, I wish all the best to Patrick. His joining of Kotaku will make me visit the site more, seek out his stories, and perhaps even recognise the other site contributors which until now have appeared somewhat anonymous. That is not meant as a dig at the other Kotaku staff, just an observation after being a casual reader of their site for the past few years.
MixedUpzombies
Banned
I wonder what he thinks of some kinds of poptarts.
Messofanego
Banned
Totilo is the boss.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Why? What else would you call the top 10 cosplayers from *con or watermelon butt posts that their site is known for?
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Cool, Patrick's a good writer.. and honestly his skillset was being wasted at a place like GB.
As someone NOT interested in the slightest in podcasts or quicklooks.. or pretty much any video of dudes talking this is a great pickup by Kotaku.
A bungh of gaffers hate for Kotaku has always been so odd to me.. Schrier has been a blast to debate with on here and Kotaku has had some of the best actual journalistic pieces on gaming out there.
All the best to you Patrick.. and Totilo and co.. well done.
The bigger question is.. why do you care? It helps them pay the bills. clicks are money, money keeps the lights on.. money keeps the lights on so the real stories can be wrote.
It's like asking a newspaper to not run AP stories and keep it all in house.. it's a situation that just can't happen in reality.
As someone NOT interested in the slightest in podcasts or quicklooks.. or pretty much any video of dudes talking this is a great pickup by Kotaku.
A bungh of gaffers hate for Kotaku has always been so odd to me.. Schrier has been a blast to debate with on here and Kotaku has had some of the best actual journalistic pieces on gaming out there.
All the best to you Patrick.. and Totilo and co.. well done.
The bigger question is.. why do you care? It helps them pay the bills. clicks are money, money keeps the lights on.. money keeps the lights on so the real stories can be wrote.
It's like asking a newspaper to not run AP stories and keep it all in house.. it's a situation that just can't happen in reality.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I don't care, just calling a spade a spade. There are plenty of other websites who keep the lights on without going down that road.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
lol @ the Us Weekly analogy
You're right, I can do those things. I have to admit that my going to the Kotaku Deals articles is out of some perverse laziness, wanting to avoid going through individual CAG threads. But the Jason and Stephen analysis articles do have merit of their own. Oh, I also forgot about Kirk. He's pretty good, but quite often seems a bit snobbish, in a sort of hipster way.
I'm acquainted with your work, Doc
I guess when I said "Stephen and Jason" I was only talking about Kotaku staff. (Of course, unless something's changed, and you're staff now?) I've seen some of your stuff in the TAY section there, and I like it quite a bit. Excellent writing, if only a bit verbose from time to time BreezyLimbo
Banned
That's the thing though, isn't it? You justified the hate for Kotaku, as you only mention Schrier and Totilo. They are the 2 best things about Kotaku(Well, now that Klepeks a part of it, 3 best things) but the rest of the site is......questionable.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Best of luck to him.
Makes complete sense; I have to imagine the justification to CBS of keeping a guy on payroll by himself in Chicago was a pain, and this lets him focus more on writing/investigation stuff which is for the best.
That said I'm not going to see any of his work outside of anything that's linked directly on GAF. Kotaku has certain made some great strides and they have some great pieces, but it's still wrapped in the Gawker network and I just checked their front page for the first time in years and yup, still filled with awful clickbait horseshit. It's a good fit for Patrick and I genuinely wish him the best, but yeah.
That said I'm not going to see any of his work outside of anything that's linked directly on GAF. Kotaku has certain made some great strides and they have some great pieces, but it's still wrapped in the Gawker network and I just checked their front page for the first time in years and yup, still filled with awful clickbait horseshit. It's a good fit for Patrick and I genuinely wish him the best, but yeah.
Patrick Klepek
furiously molesting tim burton
I'm just gonna poke my head in here quickly and say hi.
First and foremost, squash the conspiracy theories. I wasn't pushed out, I'm on great terms with everyone, and CBS fought hard to keep me. I was simply looking for a new challenge.
This move is definitely an unexpected one for some, but I hope you'll keep an open mind. Kotaku's changed a lot in the last year or two, and some of their approaches to reporting (ditching previews, focusing on post-release coverage) sound really exciting. It's actually not too different from what's been happening at Giant Bomb for a while, either. I know people have lots of pre-conceived notions about Kotaku (or Gawker), and I'm not going to pretend some of that wasn't earned from past work.
If you're interested in my video content, I'm going to keep streaming horror games on my personal channels. I don't have details on that yet, but stay tuned. I'm also hoping to stream a playthrough of Demon's Souls this month, since I finally want to play it.
I can't be sure, but I also think my future Kotaku posts will exclusively show up here -- http://patrickklepek.kinja.com. That might be a solution for some of you? But I think there's lots of good work happening at Kotaku, though I don't disagree sometimes it can get lost in the news shuffle.
Hopefully some (most? all?) of you will join me in my post-Giant Bomb adventures, but if you don't, thanks for your support the last few years. It's been tremendously humbling, and I'm thankful for all of it. Have a good weekend!
First and foremost, squash the conspiracy theories. I wasn't pushed out, I'm on great terms with everyone, and CBS fought hard to keep me. I was simply looking for a new challenge.
This move is definitely an unexpected one for some, but I hope you'll keep an open mind. Kotaku's changed a lot in the last year or two, and some of their approaches to reporting (ditching previews, focusing on post-release coverage) sound really exciting. It's actually not too different from what's been happening at Giant Bomb for a while, either. I know people have lots of pre-conceived notions about Kotaku (or Gawker), and I'm not going to pretend some of that wasn't earned from past work.
If you're interested in my video content, I'm going to keep streaming horror games on my personal channels. I don't have details on that yet, but stay tuned. I'm also hoping to stream a playthrough of Demon's Souls this month, since I finally want to play it.
I can't be sure, but I also think my future Kotaku posts will exclusively show up here -- http://patrickklepek.kinja.com. That might be a solution for some of you? But I think there's lots of good work happening at Kotaku, though I don't disagree sometimes it can get lost in the news shuffle.
Hopefully some (most? all?) of you will join me in my post-Giant Bomb adventures, but if you don't, thanks for your support the last few years. It's been tremendously humbling, and I'm thankful for all of it. Have a good weekend!
I'm new be nice
Member
It's an apt descriptor. I wouldn't be surprised if the authors themselves use it.
Patrick Klepek
furiously molesting tim burton
Remains to be seen. Kotaku doesn't really do video/audio, though it's experimented in the past. It's not what I was hired for, but that doesn't mean we won't leverage it a bit. We'll have to wait and see. I've had some podcast ideas I've been kicking around for a while, though none of them really involve starting another "whatcha been playing" equivalent. Places like the Bombcast already do that so well.
Zomba13
Member
Glad to see you'll keep doing horror steams. I'm not the biggest fan of Kotaku's output (I find the "fluff" pieces outweigh the good stuff) but at least quality will be guaranteed with your stuff. Your stuff was the only reason I had to check out the News section on GB (you know, apart from GOTY lists from people). Will always keep my eye open for your stuff in the future.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I do find it funny that Kotaku's one saving grace for most people is that they're not Polygon.
"Kotaku: We don't have Ben Kuchera on our payroll (tm)."
MickeyKnox
Member
Cheers, and good luck.
protomouse
Member
Klepek + Schreier + Totilo =
Kotaku win.
Kotaku win.
Cheers man. I hope we get some awesome investigative journalism pieces from you at Kotaku. And never stop playing Spelunky.
Yo why don't you link your streaming channels, homie?
EDIT: ah nvm, he doesn't have one yet.
Twin Tails
Member
Thank you, sir/madam!
Paul_Str337
Member
My knee jerk reaction was negative as the move seemed like a step backwards in my eyes. I read Kotaku but I'm not engaged with anyone who writes there while I'm actively a fan of a Giant Bomb of all the personalities in their video and podcast content. I'm of the view that traditional games media is on the way out and GB are one of the best sites I've seen adapt, something Jeff has talked about a lot.
But giving this a few minutes to sink in I think I can understand it, especially for the 'news guy' and for someone who couldn't be with the main crew. Also I really like the sound of the post game release news as it's not something you see a lot of.
I'll miss Bomin' the AM most of all but really good luck to Patrick in his new place.
But giving this a few minutes to sink in I think I can understand it, especially for the 'news guy' and for someone who couldn't be with the main crew. Also I really like the sound of the post game release news as it's not something you see a lot of.
I'll miss Bomin' the AM most of all but really good luck to Patrick in his new place.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Why do they keep Brian Ashcraft on the site?
Why don't they just put his content on some other site about japanese culture and "funny" stuff?
The site would be a lot more tolerable that way. Not saying he can't do what he does and it probably brings clicks but it's not game writing or content.
Why don't they just put his content on some other site about japanese culture and "funny" stuff?
The site would be a lot more tolerable that way. Not saying he can't do what he does and it probably brings clicks but it's not game writing or content.
reptilescorpio
Member
Huge win for Kotaku. They're starting to get a good lineup of writers now.
RockTurtle
Member
this
aren't you the owner of gamesnosh?Nice too see him joining a quality news reporting site.
In all seriousness, Jason and now Pat are the only reasons to visit Kotaku, and that's still not enough for me.
Just keep up with them on twitter for their stories and avoid the Kotaku homepage.
Where do you think Ben will go when he is fired from Polygon?
He will bounce between the two sites for the rest of his life
Krappadizzle
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Takes quality to know quality.
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