Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon announced his retirement after receiving death threats and harassment over his benign, right-leaning political views. We discuss games journalists’ reaction to his political donations along with the good and bad of E3, the laughable state of Kotaku since Patricia Hernandez became editor in chief, and a cringe VG24/7 article comparing Mass Effect 2 to the United States funding terrorist groups.