Episode 44: Games Journalists Crucify Erik Kain for Reporting the News

This past week, video game developer Chris Avellone broke his silence on sexual misconduct allegations leveled against him a year ago. Forbes writer Erik Kain was the first to report on this newsworthy event, and for his troubles, video game journalists trashed him. This wasn’t the only heat Kain faced this week; he also garnered attention for criticizing The Gamer’s awful take on a press event. We discuss these happenings, plus Patricia Hernandez’s confusing goals for the future of Kotaku, the failed cancelation of a Factorio developer, and Polygon’s hilarious attempts to retrofit homosexual themes to The Lord of the Rings.