Nathan Grayson's discussions

I want to check out galaxy’s edge, but haven’t had the time. however, maddy wrote something along the lines of what I think you’re maybe asking for about disney world. it’s a super good piece! https://kotaku.com/a-newcomers-take-on-disney-world-1834218483 Read more

every rpg until the end of time as imagined by larian (the makers of divinity: original sin 2) Read more

sometimes this stuff ebbs and flows. maybe a reporter is working on other projects and doesn’t have time to hit nitty gritty news on a particular day. this is true of many games--not just fortnite. our staff is not particularly large, but we do what we can Read more

in harming one of my beloved coworkers, the only person I’d really be dropkicking is myself Read more

I think a lot of the actual criticisms of the epic store are overblown, for sure. there are some concerns that seem valid (fraud, a lack of security), but steam has had and—to a lesser extent—continues to have similar issues. the most valid concern, in my eyes, is the one that’s likely underlying a lot the others:… Read more

I’m a huge fan of noah caldwell-gervais’ video essays. they’re incredibly long but also in-depth in a way I wish I had time to be in my own criticism Read more

I LOVE video game footstep sounds. if I wasn’t writing about video games for a living, I’d probably make a youtube asmr channel that was just video game footstep sounds. my first video would be a bunch of shrines from breath of the wild. THEY CLACK SO GOOD Read more

basically every dumb joke article I write, but especially these ones: Read more

to be fair, felix was the first character I tried to recruit. he’s a mopey sword boy who’s also hecka dreamy. and he has good stats! I understand and respect your choice Read more

I second the pyre recommendation. *easily* one of my favorite games of the past five years Read more

ooo, this is a really tough one! disclaimer: I might be forgetting some pieces, and honestly, I generally love all of my fellow kotaku staffers’ work. that said: Read more

I’m post-timeskip now, but I still haven’t made up my mind. it’s gonna be either edelgard or dorothea, but I like both a lot! choices are hard. it’s just so difficult being a cool and beloved-by-everybody professor, you know? Read more

what heather said Read more

everything is gamergate now https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/15/opinion/what-is-gamergate.html Read more

here’s a page with all relevant emails, including our pitch email: https://kotaku.com/whats-a-kotaku-who-works-here-458637663 Read more

sports have also been intrinsically political for a long time, and especially now! look at all the stuff about football players kneeling, and that’s just a super obvious example. it’d be weird for a site like deadspin to *not* write about politics imo Read more

is that thing taco bell did were they made a taco shell out of chicken a sandwich? because if so, that Read more

underappreciated nintendo 64 cult classic mischief makers Read more

I think regularly spreading awareness of the underlying mechanics of these campaigns is important. when one is in full swing, you can’t do much to head it off at the pass, but it’s important for Society At Large (lol) to recognize that social media and the priorities of social media companies enable hate/harassment… Read more