Has anyone else been unable to read Kotaku this entire day? They said they were having technical difficulties on Sunday, and now I can't reach it at all.

heh when I read the title my first response was "it sure is"
Kotaku au is fine but I can't seem to load the main one
http://www.kotaku.com.au/

Let's get in there quickly and start our own gaming blog, with blackjack and hookers.

Who in their right mind would want to even read Kotaku? Horrible journalism.

Its a sacrifice of credibility for speed. They're usually the first place to have any major gaming news, you just have to ignore the crap to find the good stuff
Basically its the web analogue of g4tv, full of vapid superficial self congratulatory shit that you have to sit through to see the few bits of good information
In fact, forget the gaming blog and the blackjack!

All about speed nowadays, huh? :\

I visit Kotaku; don't always read it though. I have no particular problem with the style of reporting, though I also wouldn't really call it journalism so I don't hold it to a very high standard.
I really don't like Owen Good's articles, though. Never before have I seen a writer that so perfectly represents his target audience; It's like he's some kind of new consciousness born from the collective mind of internet gamers. He is a comments page given flesh.
(Though, to be honest, my problem with his writing is pretty much an extreme version of the problem I have with 99% of gaming websites anyway. They're so tribalistic and desperate to please.)

Who in their right mind would want to even read Kotaku? Horrible journalism.
I like to laugh at the poor quality of the articles which often indicate a complete lack of even being bothered to proof read before hitting the post button. I won't even bother voicing my views on their comment system as they ain't pretty.
I certainly wouldn't say they have credibility -- like pretty much the rest of their so-called "empire", they like to jump the gun and report any old crap even if it turns out to be fake or simply them being unable to read and comprehend a simply statement correctly.

Depends on the level of importance you place on the information. Quality is worth the wait but when the end products of either form of writing act to communicate the same information from a third party it makes no difference to me.
For example a new video of assassin's creed 2 could have a lengthy and detailed description of the setting of the game and the advancements made from assassin's creed 1. In the end, no matter how eloquent or well written, all its saying is "Here's a new video, watch it". To my way of thinking, the exact same information is communicated by a post saying "new stabby stabby vid, lol!" just in a more annoying and inarticulate manner.
For actual information analysis and reviews of products, there's no way in hell I'd trust anything from kotaku or something similar.

I agree, and I also see many other websites in the same light, like Destructoid's opinion articles. They are like twenty million Owen Goods bundled together in a shiny interface with a strange green robot.
The one website that contains both class and a lively, humorous spark that keeps it away from corporate, soul-sucking entities like GameSpot would have to be Giant Bomb. They always find a way to entertain you while informing you what they think about games and the games industry.

My choice is Eurogamer. There's a bizarre consensus in the gaming world that they write "controversial" things, or give "controversial" scores "just to get page hits" - but if you actually read the articles and reviews, that's quite clearly bollocks. It's just that we've become so acclimatised to the patronising hive-mind approach taken by most websites that it's a system shock for a lot of us when an article comes along that's actually written by a real human person.
And I agree that Giant Bomb is another site that gets it right - the first thing that springs to mind is Jeff's glowing review of MK vs DC. That went completely against the gamer zeitgeist, but it's clear from the review that he genuinely believes what he says.
In other news, I promise never to never again overuse quote marks in this way.

If you look at Destructoid's tagline, it says "Brutally Honest Game Reviews". I've experimented with the site for about two weeks, and there's nothing "Brutal" about the reviews they dish out. They're just like most sites who write about video games. The only thing that really makes them something that you kind of want to keep your eye on are the Rev Rants. He has some very interesting ideas and opinions, and while I don't agree with them all the time, and throwing in forced swearing waters down the quality of the video, many of his arguments are very thought-provoking.

Kotaku steals breaking news stories and exclusives from smaller sites ad dosent give credit. If you need up to date news at least go to Joystiq