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To: Ash
From: Crecente
Re: Did You Play with Toy Robots?
Since I'm going to be vacationing in Australia for three weeks, I thought it might be fun to fill up that time, all of those empty slots, with guest editors. Guest editors are something that have a long tradition on other Gawker sites but something we've never done here on Kotaku, so I thought, "why not?"
After thinking about what sort of person I'd like to be posting on the site in my place, I came up with my own dream team. And when I approached the three, they all agreed, despite having incredibly hectic lives. So for the first week Geoff Keighley, of Game Head fame, will be posting on Kotaku, helping to keep the good tower tidy and even writing you his very own Day Notes. Week two will be in the hands of long time Kotaku friend and incredibly brainy Ian Bogost. Bogost, a professor at Georgia Tech, author of several books on serious gaming and one-time guest of the Colbert Report, should bring an interesting, and academic tone to his posts. Finally, the third week will be in the always charming hands of Gamasutra's Simon Carless. Besides once running Slashdot Games, he's also the guy most responsible for getting me hooked on Indie Games and helped me figure out which title to use in our practice run of the Game Club. (An idea I promise is not dead, just molting.)
I am overwhelmed that all three of these talented writers and gaming thinkers were willing to make the time to sit in the tower and keep things moving. It should be a blast. My only regret is that I won't be around to read their stuff.
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Nice lineup there. Have a great trip!
Hope you're OK after "vacating in Australia for three weeks."
Seriously though have a good time, and I look forward to the guest editors.
Jeebus, Crecente, do you have some sort of timeshare down there? I recall similarly lengthy vacations to Aussieland in the past.
Clearly Crecente is trying to push Kotaku ahead of SSBB with his very own star lineup/feature enhancements. I wonder what's baking in the Kotaku Dojo for next month...
lol @ "not dead, just molting."
(my girlfriend and i currently have 4 hermit crabs, and the "dead or molting?" question is all too familiar. I killed quite a few of the poor guys as a little kid, but as a quasi-adult armed with the powers of the internets and the wikipedias, i now know how to keep the little crabbies alive and happy)
have fun down under!
So does that mean there will be a chance for a few beers when you are down in Aus? Which state will you be in?
Oh man, Bogost is an academic god. His work is so important to this medium and I really look forward to reading his posts.
That's Awesome! Have a great time!
It'll be fun to see some fresh perspectives and writing styles.
Have fun Crecente, I'm jealous!
Let the hazing begin! ;)
Looking forward to the Bogost week most; I've gotten to perk up when I see that name. It's usually followed by a lot of excellent and sensible academic work on gaming, which is unfortunately rare.
Great guest lineup! Can't wait to see what they bring to the table. Enjoy your trip!
@lombot: I'm with Lombot... any chance of having a drink or six with Crecente and Plunkett?
Way to not ask me, damn it! I could totally blog with style and panache. See that? I used the word panache in a sentence! That's unpossibly intelligent and wordy for internet people!
This is me shaking my fist at you, Cree-chent-ay!
@The_Foo: lol
My wife is Australian, so we try to visit her parents every year or two. My son actually has dual citizenship. It's like he's a friggin spy or something. He just needs a dapper mustache now!
AMAZING lineup, Crecente! I'm looking forward to it :)
It'll be pretty cool but I know from previous posts that there has been extensive Kotaku hate on the first 2 guys although I'm sure those attitudes will probably change now. Still, pretty cool. Geoff posting on Kotaku may actually make me remember to record Game Head.
Definitely looking forward to the Bogost week. Might not want Keighley to read my post history...
I'm excited for these guest editors! We'll all give Geoff the brunt of our hatred and the others will get off easy.
Nice move with the guest editors. Although, this list needs more of Mr. Florian Eckhardt.
Or.. whatever. :)
hey, australia is a good country the accent is so damn hard to understand at first. i love the culture. and also the accent!
Go find a kangaroo and show it a good time.
Gamer Club? If it includes free stuff then I'm all for it.
Crecente, good choice with Geoff Keighley, for some reason I always liked his writing.
The lineup of guest editors are awesome. Can't wait to see the different writing styles. Nice catch Crecente.
@Qube: Yup, I'm up for it too. Wouldn't mind flying interstate for the drink up as well since there are so many bargain flights at the moment.
@crecente: While in Australia, be sure to go pay homage to His Lord and Holiness Yahtzee Croshaw (PBUH) of Fullyramblomatic.com. Would be great if you got him as a guest editor.
Guests? Hurrah! I love company and we don't have to clean the house ahead of time, either.
Bring 'em on!
(And have fun with the kin, Crescente.)
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