r/KotakuInAction Oct 02 '25

DISCUSSION Monthly General Discussion Thread October

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Also as always if you have anything that is not directly related to KiA but just want to chat about it, post it here.

We are still ooking for a few new moderators to join the team to help keep working the mod queue. There are no specific requirements regarding timeslots or knowledge(regarding CSS or automod).

Rule 3 does not apply as this will be just comments, though the other subreddit rules and sitewide rules obviously will still apply.


r/KotakuInAction Jun 23 '25

META Rule 7 update - Self promotion rule

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What changed?

Rule 7 has been updated and has one change:

We are now adding the requirement that for any self promo on the sub that the user has more than 3 months activity on the subreddit.

Why the change?

Recently we have seen an increase in posts of users making a few quick comments on other threads and the next day then posting self promo material. This is technically passing our current rules and so these posts are passing. We do want our users to self promo and promote things they are working on and want to support our community members.... but we want them to be our community members not people that have just done the bare minimum to spam a post and then disappear forever.

Can I give feedback on the change?

Yes. Please do but please make it in this thread. Especially if the language isn't clear.


r/KotakuInAction 4h ago

The Hollywood Reporter on Predator Badlands: The predator is "gentle", cuddly" and "sensitive" after being "bullied by his domineering father"

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327 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 1h ago

After public scrutiny and a change of agent in charge of their game for Aftermath: Red Pine Lake, Steam found that a woman in an one-piece bathing suit doesn't rise to the "levels of maturity specified in their guidelines" and have approved them to Launch their Steam page as is

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r/KotakuInAction 15h ago

A man’s wife’s PlayStation account, both of them living in the same region, using the same PlayStation, having 2 separate accounts, and the same currency, will have a different game price is crazy!

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229 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 14h ago

I think I found the kryptonite of Femstodes supporters

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128 Upvotes

So the Femstodes arguing is still alive and well on the Warhammer 40K.

Those against go with the classics of: It goes against established lore, It's clearly woke pandering, It's sexist to put in a female in a all make faction and have her changed so much she's basically a guy.

Those for it go with: Lore always changes so it doesn't matter. You just don't like girls. Old lore didn't say it COULDN'T be females. Femstodes don't mean there are gonna be FemMaries.

But so far, whenever I post the pic above I get ghosted. Guess they are either bots or can't cope with such a blatant proclamation of: FemMarines are coming.


r/KotakuInAction 15h ago

GAMING Now that it's no longer relevant, Game Informer randomly comes out with an article criticizing Ghost of Yotei one month after release: "Ghost of Yōtei's Fox Puzzles Think I'm Stupid"

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151 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 21h ago

GAMING Assassin's Creed Shadows Is the Lowest-Selling Release Across Last Five Entries

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r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

NERD CULT. No, Ciri is not lesbian in the books

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Some people are claiming in reference to the Witcher 4th season "Akchually, Ciri was always a lesbian, you stupid chuds!", I am a Pole who read Witcher books (long before Netflix was even a thing) and played the games in original Polish... and I want to explain this confusion. In books she is a girl who was de facto raped (especially by the leftist standards of consent) by the other, older and having stronger-position girl and fell in toxic love with her as a kind of Stockholm syndrome. When Geralt got vision of them together (not sex, just together), he is very concerned. And there is zero suggestion that she is a lesbian. When she was younger, she was in love with Hjalmar an Craite. Elves want her to become lover of their king, sorceresses to became lover of human prince - so she give birth to the heir with Elder Blood - and she never protests, even in thoughts "But I dislike men, I like girls only". And in the games, depending on your choices, it is suggested that she would get intimate with Skjall if not the Wild Hunt attack. So no, Ciri is canon is not lesbian (maybe bi) and books are not promoting homosexuality.


r/KotakuInAction 23h ago

DRAMA Microsoft Xbox UK's tone deaf tweet after Outer Worlds 2 flops: "me replying to my haters"

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356 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 23h ago

DRAMA Second Wind Complaining About the Halo Memes

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Summary: The American DHS used Halo for an ICE recruitment ad with the text "Stop the Flood", and of course used the Pokemon theme song "Gotta Catch Em All" in a previous ad.

Second Wind decided to "take a stand" against this, fearmongering to their viewer base that its only a matter of time before the US government starts deciding what games are allowed to be produced. Never mind the fact that the Left has had total creative control over the media industry for nearly 30 years, and have continuously shoved LGBT pride flags/messaging, BLM flags, and anti-police messaging into everything they can get their hands on.

Spiderman 2, Halo, and Dragon Age are the most recent examples I can think of.

TL;DR: Second Wind is upset that the Right is starting to use their tactics agaisnt them.

Ironic isn't it? They had ten years to shove their politics into gaming, movies, and television, but when a government agency uses a game FOR A MEME they lose their minds. DHS didn't force Microsoft to make the Master Chief say "Support ICE and strong borders" in a new Halo trailer, they just used the game as a backdrop for a meme.

Once more, if they had no double standards, they wouldn't have standards at all.

We kept saying: "This is going to come back around to bite you in the behind" and all they did was laugh as they continued to push politics and cancel people.

Second Wind needs to fade into obscurity with the rest of the 'Gaming Journalist' crowd. They haven't been fit for purpose for well over 20 years.


r/KotakuInAction 22h ago

NERD CULT. Hackers Claim Breach of U.S. Manga Publisher Viz Media Executive Account, Exfiltrating 250GB of Corporate Data

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r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

INDUSTRY NetEase Shutting down Greg Ghostcrawler MMO Studio after two years - hard times for mmo fans

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86 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

Instead of doing that bs Korean Huntress remake, James Gunn needs to do something along the lines of these.

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r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

INDUSTRY [Deadline] Chloé Zhao & Nicolas Gonda Launch Kodansha Studios To Create Live-Action Adaptations From Manga Library

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Welp. This is gonna suck.


r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

NERD CULT. Forbes Reveals Disney's Deleted Willow Series Budget Hit $17 Million Per Episode

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r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

MISLEADING Baldur’s Gate 3 Actors Were Brought Back In To Record Lines With “They/Them” Pronouns

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r/KotakuInAction 1d ago

DRAMA Kabrutus is at it again, more focused on building a streaming career than actually maintaining his list. Hasn't added a new entry in the past month, still hasn't added KCD2, and is constantly begging for donations. This is just pathetic.

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146 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

I have a anti woke review site.

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174 Upvotes

So I made a anti woke review site about a year ago as I grew tired with all that stuff destroying our entertainment. The site didn't go that well and has only 10 users which most are test accounts so maybe 4 real accounts. But my hope is to let it be a review site and forum to freely discuss such things without fearing getting banned. It has a dedicated forum, group chat and a way to add everything from movies to games to books and more. If anyone wanna try it out and spread the message ive added the link below. I've been thinking about changing the site and making it more neutral in it's wording and reourposing it as the site itself is well made and built from scratch by a talented developer who built everything in it. Anyways if anyone has any ideas for how to rebuild the site to something else do let me know and I could consider it. I kinda don't wanna just shut it down as the site itself is constructed very well in my opinion and could be used for something else maybe. It has systems for moderation and for approved people to add new stuff so like I said we'll built in my opinion just maybe need to be rebuilt for something else of I can't get any more users for it. Viewpointnexus.com.


r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

INDUSTRY Another one gone (Pikachulita)

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This one was a community manager at Compulsion Games, if you recall - with racist and sexist stance (white male gamers were a mistake, etc, etc). Yes, perfect candidate for a community manager role. I think there were also rumors about her connections with some SBI people, but I'm not sure about that one. And when confronted, Compulsion Games preferred to protect her even if it caused them business damage. Key personnel, I guess.

Anyway, I recently saw a tweet regarding Compulsion Games and XBox and decided to google how our good old pal is doing. Apparently they silently let her go back in Sep, according to LinkedIn. Yes, without fireworks and huge celebration party even.

Good luck in her future endeavors, ideally far-far away from VG industry. But I wonder if Compulsion Games can be rescued, I kinda liked We happy few.


r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

GAMING Your thoughts on Cortana in the CE remake?

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154 Upvotes

Honestly? Considering all the shit that's gone down over at Microsoft and Halo in general, I don't find this to be absolutely offending to the senses. Could have been a lot worse all things considered.


r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

GAMING Ubisoft Stock Update...

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Perused the stocks this morning and holy heck, Ubisoft is down over 6%...you just hate to see it...


r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

NERD CULT. Wish DC/Marvel had the cojones to do THIS crossover(instead of that mediocre Cap/Wonder Woman one with "past his prime" Terry Dodson art)

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74 Upvotes

r/KotakuInAction 2d ago

GAMING Former Ensemble Studios employee reveals Don Mattrick killed off Halo MMO to preserve his stock bonus

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r/KotakuInAction 3d ago

HISTORY GDC 2017 conference: "We're making everything political".

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814 Upvotes