Not us. For not only is the Kotaku crew one of the best looking groups of gaming writers, with a collective fashion sense that shames our distinguished competition and a singular wit, we have a knack for... making good words... on the page... of the game.... things.

Typos aside (we're above proofreading), we do a pretty darn good job. For instance, GameDaily's Chris Buffa takes supposed professional game journalists at IGN to task for multiple writing offenses in his op-ed piece "How to Become a Better Videogame Journalist". Here's one such jab:

For example, check out this sentence, taken from a recently-published article about Capcom's Dead Rising:
"After all, who doesn't enjoy running over 50 zombies with a lawnmower? Nobody. Except communists."
Wow Mr. Journalist! Way to keep up with 1980s humor!

Now, what I'd have done there is made a witty allusion to a similar scene from Night of the Creeps by cinematic auteur Fred Dekker, eliciting chirps of laughter from the schlock-horror/Kotaku reader fan base cross-section. See? We clearly don't need the help.

But if you don't think your game writing is up to snuff, do yourself a favor: read this editorial. It has tons of tips and tricks on how to unlock the elite journalist within. Hell, with enough practice and dedication, combined with less time fan-ficking Final Fantasy X-3 erotica, you might actually turn this little hobby into a "career". Michael McWhertor

How to Become a Better Videogame Journalist (thanks, Ben!)

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