Never mind why your new Deputy Managing Editor has come to Kotaku. Why are you here?
What kind of person leaves a nice games-reporting job at MTV News, gives up running their own blog to work under the iron fist of one Brian Crecente?
https://lastchance.cc/games-journalist-quits-job-for-more-games-journalism-5217031%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Me â your new Kotaku deputy managing editor.
People asked me why I came here. Was it the fortune? The fame? The groupies?
I told people who asked that I came to Kotaku because I respect the strong journalistic core of Kotaku. Thatâs the part some people donât see because theyâre distracted by some of Kotakuâs other colorful qualities. I like it all, but I confess that what I can bring best is more journalism. The more of that that we can do well, the better, I say. As long as someone else writes some funny posts.
When my switch to Kotaku was announced, I was stormed with replies. Some people were happy, like the guy who said he already reads the site 24 hours a day and now needs to read it 48 hours a day. (I told him to buy two computers and run both simultaneously like he was managing multiple World of Warcraft accounts.)
On the other hand, a couple of people told me they wouldnât follow me here, saying they think Kotaku only âserves the straight white male gamers and no one else.â
I think weâre all best served to listen to each other and figure out how we can improve.
But enough about why I came to Kotaku. As readers, why do you come here?
