Yeah really started going downhill after Brian Crecente left. But still, after so many sales to people just unfamiliar with gaming and good journalism practices there’s just no hope for them to return to form.

It's not just a recent thing. I don't know when Crecente left, but even back within 10 years ago when I watched Game Grumps regularly, Arin would mention how Kotaku never writes anything positive about him and his work despite things like Dream Daddy getting positively received.