MSMrRound Originally Posted by



I like Jason when he puts out those RPGs/research articles, but this was seriously one of the lowest he went as a gaming journalist. I like Jason when he puts out those RPGs/research articles, but this was seriously one of the lowest he went as a gaming journalist.

In case you are wondering why journalists in this field burn out and leave so often, consider this: For the crime of saying something too snarky about a game developer, I have gotten thousands upon thousands of tweets, e-mails, and other nasty comments that have escalated even further over the past few weeks in the wake of a certain hashtag movement involving women and journalists in gaming. Two years and thousands of articles later (including -- *gasp* -- real journalism on everything ranging from unpaid Crytek employees to what Blizzard's Titan actually was), this is what people are still bringing up, despite the fact that shortly afterwards, I apologized both publicly and privately to the developer involved. Fortunately, I have a very thick skin, and I fully intend to keep reporting and working my ass off to bring Kotaku readers great stories about interesting things in the world of gaming. But this shit can bring you down.