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Re:Ex-Kotaku staff go independent and launch Aftermath by throw3823423 on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @09:25AM (#38177070)
It's a turbulent time in games media: See how Yatzhee just quit The Escapist, taking with him most of the video team.

Either way we slice it, we'll all soon see what is what brings people to certain publications? The brand? Long form, high research articles that just take too much research? The wokeness/andti-wokeness posturing? Is it a matter of just a few extremely talented people, carrying a publication?

We all can make our guesses, but the market will say who is right.

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Re:Ex-Kotaku staff go independent and launch Aftermath by falcor84 on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @09:37AM (#38177220)
Oh wow, I didn't know about Yatzhee. I really need my Zero Punctuation dose, and turns out he doesn't own it

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-escapist-staff-resign-foll...

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Re:Ex-Kotaku staff go independent and launch Aftermath by loganfrederick on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @10:06AM (#38177573)
I worked as a contract writer for The Escapist from 2005-2009 and consider Yahtzee's resignation the end of the publication. Zero Punctuation was most likely the primary revenue driver as I know how he had an outsized impact even back in the heyday when all of the content was getting accolades.
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Re:Ex-Kotaku staff go independent and launch Aftermath by marklar423 on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @10:44AM (#38178145)
That's crazy, I didn't know either.
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