DtoidHolmes

Hi ZombiMonky!

My thought is that disclosure never, ever hurts. More than anything, recent months have shown me that our readers think we (game bloggers) are way more important than I thought. In the past, I may not have disclosed that the creator of Catlateral Damage gave me a Smash Bros. towel, not because I wanted to hide it, but because I didn't think anyone would care.

If our readers want disclosure, we're happy to give it to them. It's easy , fun, and benefits everyone. Hooray!

Hi TheKittyCommander!

I don't think GamerGate is a movement, or an event, or a belief system. It's a flag. That flag has been flown by the nicest, most sugary sweethearts, the most foul, mean-spirited folks on the planet, and everyone in between. Right now, the people who get the most attention with the hashtag are the foul group, which is a shame for everyone involved.

I hope the sugary sweethearts find their own hashtag, as they are inevitably going to be lumped in with the other folks as long as they wave that flag.

Hi Aoibhin!

My first kiss was against my will. A girl with big hair and braces pushed her mouth on mine. I got cut. It hurt.

She was pretty happy about it though. I think I was 13. She scared me but I was also really flattered.

You could say she was the original Jim Sterling.

Hi Drofnasleinad!

The day I started as Dtoid EiC, I started sending out emails to past staff to see if they wanted to start doing guest editorials. Some have accepted, some have declined, and some are undecided. There are even more I haven't had the chance to reach out to yet.

I would love for Jim to come back and write a monthly editorial and/or video for Dtoid. Id' want him to write about literally anything he wanted. Anything he doesn't think any other site would be willing to run. For me, that would be a great use for the unreasonable amount of power I am currently wielding.

Hi Wakers!

We've been having discussions internally at Dtoid about what to do about post-release embargoes. I'm of two minds about it. On one hand, I don't want to abide by a practice that is designed to keep our readers in the dark. On the other hand, refusing to accept post-release embargos just means we wont get an early review copy of that game, which means we'll likely be delivering an even later review. That doesn't help the reader either.

If you have ideas on how to encourage publishers to do away with the whole concept of post-release embargoes, I'm all ears. It's an ugly practice that I am happy to publicly denounce, but I think publishers are more concerned about what you, their bread-and-butter, have to say about the topic. That said, it's my job to help signal boos the voice of Destructoid's readers, which is something I love doing anyway. If a reader were to write a cblog about how much they despise post-release embargoes, I'd work to have it promoted to the front page.

Oh, small note, we just got our review copy of Sonic Boom Wii U sent to us. Hard to be optimistic about that one at this point...