Kotaku - Come see how to rip off any other site! - Blank video game article, cut and paste for greatest effect

[Allakazam223]

Here's something strange that popped up on my news feed.

A blank video game article from none other than our dear friends at Kotaku. It appears to be either a dig at what it's like to work for them, or this could be how they actually expect their contributors to think. Not sure, archived it anyways.

https://archive.md/WR4Va

https://kotaku.com/videogame-article-1847125006/amp#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16241928208824&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fkotaku.com%2Fvideogame-article-1847125006

What do you think, Kiwis? Was this a fuckup or was it intentional? Is it time to investigate John Walker, (maybe formerly) of Kotaku as a potential lolcow?

 

[DumbDude42]

>End. (Of career.)

seems like one of their writers wanted to quit and decided to go out with a bang

 

[Rusty Crab]

How is this still up

 

[saintJogger]

I think it's just some journo airing out his grievances. It reads like a jab at how shit the place he writes for is, but also at how lazy the entire video game 'journalism' as a field is.

 

[PuffyGroundCloud]

Wow an actual funny article from Kotaku

 

[Tor Lugosi]

And, of course, the comment section immediately runs the joke into the ground.

 

[Thumb Butler]

The comments are hilarious.

 

[Jack Awful]

How is this a Kotaku article? They didn't complain about whitey or transphobia once!

 

[Neil]

God, what a shambles this "gaming journalism" site is in.

 

[07.]

It must be opposite day.

 

[Thumb Butler]

It must be opposite day.

Perhaps it's Kotaku fired everyone and replaced them with bots day?

 

[Tookie]

>End. (Of career.)

seems like one of their writers wanted to quit and decided to go out with a bang

They're probably winding up for a round of layoffs and he's getting out in front of them.

 

[Ted_Breakfast]

Making fun of games journalism? No, it can't be. That sounds like--like...guh. Like g-g-g...no, I won't say it.

 

[Thumb Butler]

That sounds like--like...guh. Like g-g-g...no, I won't say it.

 

[ZMOT]

Wow an actual funny article from Kotaku

when the best kotaku article in over a decade isn't one...

 

[Prince of Crows]

This has been a long time coming.

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

Divergent information from my own knowledge and understanding of the situation, added to make this article more than just a link to another site’s reporting of a tweet that, let’s be honest, they most likely saw reported on a smaller site, then figured they could just link to directly to the tweet and not give credit because no one’s heard of Smaller Gaming Site anyway.

HAHAHAHAHAHA holy SHIT, what a savage

 

[Articles and Nudes]

Is it really satirical when you're just being sarcastic about your other work.

 

[Pissmaster]

And just a day after Juneteenth. Sounds like someone got fed up

 

[HymanHive]

Is this the Current Year version of going Postal?