PA comic: Friday January 13, 2012 - I Put Some News In Your News

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Kagnaros

i went to this kotakucore hoping it would sport the old page design, but alas.

EvilRedEye

I literally don't know how to use Kotaku these days. I just end up looking at it going "Uh... how do I make this go?"

It's like I'm my gran or something.

Ed321

Kotaku is pretty awful for a variety of reasons, but as someone who pops over there now and again, I think this'll make it a lot more bearable.

facetious

The funniest part of this strip is the basket full of the exact same outfit.

Loopy1492

So when they talk about how posting a link to someone's website on the P.A. news post is like "focusing the eye of Sauron" on said website, they are talking about Gabe's dong?

Ivar

facetious wrote:

The funniest part of this strip is the basket full of the exact same outfit.

Does that mean he has a ton of underwear just like in the last panel? And wears it every day? D:

kingworks

Nit pick of the moment: The "yo dawg" feels shoehorned in.

J-mental

kingworks wrote:

Nit pick of the moment: The "yo dawg" feels shoehorned in.

But it's still funny considering it's grammatically correct. Who puts a semi-colon in front of slang? Tycho that's who.

bloodatonement

Is that the eye of sauron?

Penumbra

I thought it was either the Eye of Sauron (most likely) or the Darkmoon Faire logo from WoW (not very likely).

belligerent

Definitely the Eye of Sauron. Also, I see this complaint on every "news" blog. If it's not factual news, someone has to make a post about how this isn't news and you shouldn't post it.

But they're wrong. Not wrong because whatever cosplay post isn't news, but that kotaku isn't a news site. It's a video game blog. That releases news-like info from time to time, but the site's main goal is to generate page views by posting content. Full stop. They'll post anything to generate traffic.

Ivar

kingworks wrote:

Nit pick of the moment: The "yo dawg" feels shoehorned in.

It's not shoehorned in when they explicitly mention the reference they're making with the title

Aurich

I totally thought it was the Darkmoon Faire eye. The Faire seems like the kind of joint that would sell thongs with its logo right on the moneyspot. The Eye of Sauron is much funnier though, so I happily change my mind.

Noisymunk

Loopy1492 wrote:

So when they talk about how posting a link to someone's website on the P.A. news post is like "focusing the eye of Sauron" on said website, they are talking about Gabe's dong?

We don't call it "wanged" for nothin'.
http://wanged.urbanup.com/303781

kingworks

Ivar wrote:

kingworks wrote:

Nit pick of the moment: The "yo dawg" feels shoehorned in.

It's not shoehorned in when they explicitly mention the reference they're making with the title

I don't see where 'yo dawg' and the title are explicitly connected but my (admittedly very minor) point of contention is that 'yo' is what you lead with, not something that you say after you have greeted and/or begun discourse.

Hi Ivar, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

Black_Heart

I can see why they are doing this.

Years ago I used to visit Kotaku everyday and spend much time there. Nowadays I might pop in once every few weeks.

I just don't have a desire to read articles on infants beaten to death with video game controllers, Japanese idols who happen to play video games, the latest Fox News panel extolling the horrors of video games because "Wife Beater 7" was released, feminism and LBGT articles on how gaming is terribly terribly politically incorrect, and whatever other random garbage or memes lifted straight out of 4chan they decide to post.

I just want to know about video games themselves.

Lucascraft

Yeah, I don't have much patience for all the extra bullshit they throw in on Kotaku. I go there for gaming news. I spend about 10 minutes scrolling news about once a week and that's good enough for me. Well, actually I don't do that anymore. Not since the site redesign. And if the core site uses the same format as the main site, I still won't use it, even if its a condensed news-only site.

kingworks

Google reader is the only means by which I visit Kotaku.

POKÉMON MASTER WT SHERMAN

kingworks wrote:

Ivar wrote:

kingworks wrote:

Nit pick of the moment: The "yo dawg" feels shoehorned in.

It's not shoehorned in when they explicitly mention the reference they're making with the title

I don't see where 'yo dawg' and the title are explicitly connected

http://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/xzibit-yo-dawg

kingworks

Henroid

Birthday comic!

Aurich

Grats! The Eye is watching you today.

Peccavi

Will they be selling that thong in the PA store?

Knara

belligerent wrote:

Definitely the Eye of Sauron. Also, I see this complaint on every "news" blog. If it's not factual news, someone has to make a post about how this isn't news and you shouldn't post it.

But they're wrong. Not wrong because whatever cosplay post isn't news, but that kotaku isn't a news site is a Gawker website, and they carefully formulate every article post in order to generate the most comments possible in order to achieve as many ad-view impressions as possible, with no real regard for quality or accuracy.

Though we may be saying the same thing, there.

Inquisitor

I am trying to figure out why Tycho looks shocked in the last panel. At first I was thinking that maybe he was shocked to see an intimate item of Gabe's wife, or the implications of Eye of Sauron panties.

But then it dawned on me:



They belong to Tycho.

Fatty McBeardo

Gabe's expressions look more and more like those of Jughead Jones with the passing of each comic.

KalTorak

I like the idea that Gabe separates his laundry into "darks" and "yellows and oranges"

Elderlycrawfish

Ivar wrote:

facetious wrote:

The funniest part of this strip is the basket full of the exact same outfit.

Does that mean he has a ton of underwear just like in the last panel? And wears it every day? D:

No, just that pair.

That's the only pair he has.

Antimatter

Black_Heart wrote:

I can see why they are doing this.

Years ago I used to visit Kotaku everyday and spend much time there. Nowadays I might pop in once every few weeks.

I just don't have a desire to read articles on infants beaten to death with video game controllers, Japanese idols who happen to play video games, the latest Fox News panel extolling the horrors of video games because "Wife Beater 7" was released, feminism and LBGT articles on how gaming is terribly terribly politically incorrect, and whatever other random garbage or memes lifted straight out of 4chan they decide to post.

I just want to know about video games themselves.

:\

i can understand just wanting video game news but some of this stuff you said here is pretty questionable.

admanb

Antimatter wrote:

Black_Heart wrote:

I can see why they are doing this.

Years ago I used to visit Kotaku everyday and spend much time there. Nowadays I might pop in once every few weeks.

I just don't have a desire to read articles on infants beaten to death with video game controllers, Japanese idols who happen to play video games, the latest Fox News panel extolling the horrors of video games because "Wife Beater 7" was released, feminism and LBGT articles on how gaming is terribly terribly politically incorrect, and whatever other random garbage or memes lifted straight out of 4chan they decide to post.

I just want to know about video games themselves.

:\

i can understand just wanting video game news but some of this stuff you said here is pretty questionable.

For me it's not that I don't want to read about any of those things, it's that I don't want to read what kotaku has to say about any of those things. You can pretty much extend that opinion across the entire range of "serious" Gawker content, tbh.

ThreeCubed

Peccavi wrote: »

Will they be selling that thong in the PA store?

Yes. That's what Khoo was hinting at for the Big News in February in his Reddit IAmA

ThreeCubed

Wasn't MTV doing this with MTV2?

And then they just filled THAT with inane bullshit, too.

LuDux

Who else thinks we should add three further subforms to this subforum, each subforum explicitly for on-topic discussion of individual panels 1, 2, or 3? With further subforums for multiple panel conversations, for example a subforum for conversation about panels 1 and 2, 2 and 3, or 1 and 3? /Possibly/ we should keep this subforum for conversation about all three panels at once.

Elderlycrawfish

LuDux wrote:

Who else thinks we should add three further subforms to this subforum, each subforum explicitly for on-topic discussion of individual panels 1, 2, or 3? With further subforums for multiple panel conversations, for example a subforum for conversation about panels 1 and 2, 2 and 3, or 1 and 3? /Possibly/ we should keep this subforum for conversation about all three panels at once.

You should probably have touched on those points in individual subposts.

Shady3011

admanb wrote:

Antimatter wrote:

Black_Heart wrote:

I can see why they are doing this.

Years ago I used to visit Kotaku everyday and spend much time there. Nowadays I might pop in once every few weeks.

I just don't have a desire to read articles on infants beaten to death with video game controllers, Japanese idols who happen to play video games, the latest Fox News panel extolling the horrors of video games because "Wife Beater 7" was released, feminism and LBGT articles on how gaming is terribly terribly politically incorrect, and whatever other random garbage or memes lifted straight out of 4chan they decide to post.

I just want to know about video games themselves.

:\

i can understand just wanting video game news but some of this stuff you said here is pretty questionable.

For me it's not that I don't want to read about any of those things, it's that I don't want to read what kotaku has to say about any of those things. You can pretty much extend that opinion across the entire range of "serious" Gawker content, tbh.

My beef at least with Kotaku is you can't have it both ways. You can't post anything and everything for page views and then turn around and act like you are a serious journalistic outlet. It's like The National Enquirer wanting to be compared to The New Yorker.

admanb

That basically describes Gawker in its entirety.

Galactic

Kotaku doesn't even know what it wants to be yet. Some of the headlining articles are hilarious. "Why Feminists Hate Gamers" right under "Top 10 Jiggliest Video Game Boobies"

Good Looking Fat Guy

If Gabe's underwear indicates his wang is anything like the Eye of Sauron, he may want to visit the nearest walk-in clinic as soon as possible.

Hahnsoo1

Good Looking Fat Guy wrote:

If Gabe's underwear indicates his wang is anything like the Eye of Sauron, he may want to visit the nearest walk-in clinic as soon as possible.

There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.

Fiskav

This comic made me read into Kotaku Core. I had never heard of it before now.