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To: Luke From: Owen Re: The Weekends are Made For https://kotaku.com/the-weekends-are-made-for-452583642 The dirty secret here is we’re all mindful of our traffic. Why not? The running total is right there beside every story, and I refer to it when I write this note to tell you what the big stories were the past two days.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Assigning a number to a big story is not fundamentally a bad thing. In 18 months here, I’ve found that figure gives me a closer understanding of my rummy new app readership’s preferences, interests and demands than I ever had as a newspaper reporter, when the circulation was a rule-of-thumb guess that rarely moved, and was most likely inflated. And yet some days, I’m not rummy nobel sure the pageview count creates the kind rummy royal of relationship that’s good for either side. This weekend’s report included a major reveal about a game releasing Tuesday; a peek inside a dead studio working on a sequel to one of the most famous franchises ever, and a neat story about a teenager raising $3,000 to fly a major studio chief to Australia to look at his mod – not to mention a sports column that took a couple hours to report and write. https://kotaku.com/all-22-802-words-in-scribblenauts-5358054 And the single-biggest traffic winner? Implied tits on a headline roundup. Sure, the image choice was mine, and was deliberate. But I don’t know whether the hits make me smug or disappointed. https://kotaku.com/kotaku-originals-safesearch-is-on-5357713 The news value of weekend posts is always a hot topic on my shift; I’ll remember this the next time the subject comes up in discussion. It often does. Some news you might have missed: A Final Look Inside GRIN’s “Fortress” Is Left 4 Dead’s Crash Course Coming Sept. 23? ‘Fly Gabe Newell’ Raises $3,000 Nintendo Files the Trademark to End all Trademarks Got Red Baron Source Code? It’s Worth $1,500 All 22,802 Words in Scribblenauts https://kotaku.com/is-left-4-deads-crash-course-coming-sept-23-5358347 Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ. https://kotaku.com/a-guide-to-proper-commenting-5131097