I'm such a trouble maker.

Alyssa Mercante: blames KZfaqrs for the shutdown of Kotaku AU. Me: thanks KZfaqrs for the shutdown of Kotaku AU.

She's the one who wanted to fight people and then backed down like a wuss

She always thinks she's calling out groups of people for being toxic, all the while being beyond toxic herself

That chick’s permanently smug face and matching personality is the perfect symbol for games journalism today.

"Never go full Mercante" daaaamn lol

Kotaku hates gamers, they absolutely despise us, so I don't feel bad (sorry to say that). Why should I feel bad for someone who literally hates me?

Them losing their jobs being miserable humans is actually a good thing here. Maybe they will adjust to the real world and heal.

RGT does what Alyssa Mer-CAN'T 😂

Nothing of importance was lost

Never go full mercante is valuable wisdom

People often deflect any personal wrongdoing in place of acknowledging their own shortcomings.

This is why people wanna see Kotaku fail... they never accept the criticism to potentially self-reflect and improve, they double and tripledown and will complain about the hate they receive all the time in things that have nothing to do with it... even in fucking game reviews

Really dope of you shouting out the editor I hope he gets picked by somebody from this🔥🔥

VERY well spoken, and full of truth. I think the reason a lot of games journalists hate KZfaqrs is that YT has made them obsolete. When writing, your personality doesn't usually matter that much. Because people are only reading your words. On YT, you need to have a personality. You need to have a presence. Just having the words isn't enough. And, when writing, you don't HAVE to deal with the backlash from people, whereas on YT, the buck stops at YOU, so YOU get ALL the comments, good AND bad. And that's why they hate us. Because they KNOW they don't HAVE the personality OR the thick skin to actively BE a KZfaqr. They also probably feel like, if they DID start a channel, they should be entitled to 1 million subs and instant major income. They don't think they should have to build a brand and build a following the way others do. I've been making content steadily for the last 3 years. And I just now have gotten over 700 subscribers. I'm not anywhere NEAR being monetized yet. But I still put out the videos because I have the passion and I have fun doing them. And yeah, it's a slog. Yeah, there's a lot of effort you have to put in. But the fact that I'm ABLE to do so, that being an entertainer is no longer something that is closed to me...THAT makes it all worth it.

I like how instead of saying that business executives/suits/investors were making money from the layoffs, she just said "men" were profiting off of it. Not everything has to be about sexism. It's like when you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Ayo get this man to 500k THIS video, he’s the best Nintendo KZfaqr on this platform

Although it was founded by the original, Kotaku Australia actually was owned by a different company at the time of their demise. The were purchased in 2018 and probably licensed the name from that point onward. (Kind of like Toys R Us Canada, which never went out of business, is now a separate company from what remains of the original Toys R Us.)

I'm Australian and totally forgot Kotaku AU was still a thing. Oh and Holden died years ago, after the death of the Commodore their death was an eventuality and they shut their doors at the start of 2020.

"Don't go full Mercante." Don't go full Frosk either. Those two are prime examples of how NOT to act when being criticized.

3:36 you're right, whinging is the word we use instead of whining. It's pronounced "winj-ing"

People who push out nothing but toxicity and then complain about it and play the victim are beyond pathetic.

I read Kotaku in 2006. It used to be really good, and gave IGN a run for their money. Then Brian Crecente left and the site became the Kotaku everyone loves today 🙃

When all of Kotaku shutters I'm going party hard!!

Kotaku used a clip of mine once and never credited me, never liked them since!

I would laugh my butt off if she tried doing YT 🤣

I am an Aussie, Kotaku Au was owned by a completely different company and it was that company that decided to close Kotaku Au. There were some great people there and it really helped having a local Australian news outlet. We don't have a lot of Aussie only gaming news so it is sad for us to lose one.

8BitEric would be proud.

Accountability is an alien concept to these people, they always gotta blame somebody else. That said... 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

Whingers is similar to whiners. "a person who complains repeatedly"

Oh yes… “good friends” at Kotaku 😂

You mean Miss Pissa Mypante? She's spineless

She needs to get a life

Perfect example of ‘using video games as a stepping stone”: Olivia Munn

No offense to Kotaku but us content creators do better than them anyway lol.

Why was there an australian site? I get if you need a page for spanish, french etc but australia should be covered by the default kotaku

I expect it look like carnival the day Kotaku completely shuts down.

Maybe game journalist websites , should have stuck to covering games , and not become thinly vailed social political commentators, attack their core audience of customers .

OYI DAT CRICKEY! Its bullocks!

“Don’t go full Mercante” best advice

Your Adam Duritz channeling is fierce in this video.

RGT 85 - living by example. Dude literally gives a shout out his part-time editor and plugs his Twitter to help him find work after being laid off. Alyssa should take notes

It's not ALWAYS bad when people lose their jobs.

I ate a paper plate today

This is a big win for mankind.

She threatened violence against all gamers but oh men are the big problem in gaming. This little girl is the most childish pushover in the entire industry.

We did it bois 🍻

It cracks me up the way you just lackadaisically trounced that lady (who I've never fucking heard of) with the greatest of ease. Based on the stuff you showed, it looks like she's been asking for it.

The GOAT NINTENDO KZfaqr

Kotaku AU is a separate entity from Kotaku. The parent company of Kotaku AU just licenses the name, completely different companies

so close to 500k !!!

It's NEVER thier fault, they tried blaming gamers and we didn't bite (or care cos lets be honest, they haven't been relevant for years) then they started blaming KZfaqrs. I can not imagine being so self centred that I can't see people prefer independent You Tubers over Activist Crap, i mean Journalism.

She will get her comeupance pretty soon after she went full Frosk a few weeks ago, Kotaku is slowly dieing and its great to see. She's a full on narcissist and when they fall from the gaming industry when it finally happens is going to be a great day

who? oh the mullet girl with corny glasses, what she do now? :D

Kotaku brought this upon themselves, instead of changing for the better they put up fake rage bait articles and when gamers called them out they called us haters and toxic and wanted us gone, now they blame us again for their own miss doings, Kotaku never changes and never will until they are gone.

Dont forget "all men are enemies" lol

Does this woman not realize that video games and therefore gaming journalism wouldn't exist without capitalism? Lol

To the former Kotaku AU employee, let me give you some sound advice... learn to mine coal.

Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast - Ron Burgundy 😂

Waaay overdue!

You totally get it

Im glad youtube allows others an opportunity to work in the industry. It’s more relatable.

Your opinion is not Drama...(my opinion)...😎✌️

Never heard of her

I don’t care if they lose their jobs. Maybe if they did a better job and didn’t spread propaganda they would still have a job!

I could care less about the people at Kotaku I just hate the negativity they perpetuate 24/7

I agree, Making good KZfaq content is no easy feat... and there are plenty of people doing it and many are small channels like myself!

Looks like someone who is quick to point the finger at anyone but themselves for their failure.

Right after quoting her with "Capitalism is cruel," it should have cut to the clip from the first Austin Powers movie, "Groovy, smashing, yay capitalism!"

All of it can shutdown, it was a place to get gaming news..

You're totally right! Apart from plateau, guess you meant platform.

Serious questions, Has Alyssa Mercante done anything of substance in the world of gaming journalism? Has she written anything worth reading in her “career”?

Preach brother preach. Bet if she ever did a solo youtube channel, she's not getting 500k subs.

The reason why there's a AU version of Kotaku is so they can report on the Australian side of the gaming industry that the US branch of Kotaku wouldn't bother or even know to report. So no, it's not to do with language. But with that said, even if they're gone, we have Press-Start and other sites to fall back on, so not a massive loss (except for those who worked at Kotaku and other partner sites)

I spotted Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 in your shelf !

CRIKEY!

"good reporting" DOUBT

The worst mentality in the world: I had it rough/I worked really hard so I automatically deserve better and everyone else should have it just as rough as me and should work just as hard as me, no one is allowed to have it easy. Funny how people don't ever want you to have an easier/better life but don't mind it when your life is harder/worse than theirs. I'm sure she puts up with a lot of crap to be a videogames journalist but that's on her KZfaqrs have nothing to do with your life choices.

Sorry, man, but I shed no tears for anything Kotaku. Seeing the editor-in-chief's tweet, I say they truly got what they deserve.

Rgt, I have a Mac Air with a built in web cam, is that acceptable? I don't have a Razer

That shirt goes hard 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Whats this thing called twitter

Sorry to break it to you, Holden was shutdown a few years ago.

Sites under the G/O media banner have been a mess for quite some time, internal issues with the site owner and the various writers & editors is practically their brand at this point. Them also attacking the fandoms/enthusiasts is a surefire way to cause the sites traffic to hemorrhage (Kotaku & Jalopnik being repeat offenders in that case).

RGT da realest 💯

i liked that drinking video when you where live full of loudness and excitement lol

Keeping it real 👏

If you make more videos on lolcows like rtu we will come 😁

Alyssa, does she make game guides or hate men full time which?

9:57 I had the same reaction 😂

David Smith techinically got "Hard Banned" from his job! 🤣🤣🤣

It's nice to get this kind of info from RGT because you know he doesn't have any political agenda

'whinge' is basically the same as 'whine', it's a regional dialect!

People losing their jobs is always a good thing when the employee in question isnt producing.

NEVER go full Mercante 🤣🤣🤣

Sweet Baby inc and the likes are ruining the gaming industry. Crashing massive games and losing tons of money for business. All the while turning gamers on each other trying to figure out who is ruining gaming.

It's good to watch a videos that doesn't include the Switch promo reel.

2:22 you mean the one that perfectly describes Alyssa Mercante!? 😂

Sadly Holden isn't around any more either 😢

All I have to say is 😂😂😂😂😂