[Ethics] Kotaku writer Patrick Klepek fails to disclose relationship with CEO of Iron Galaxy in article about Arkham Knight PC Port. [x-post reddit] Patrick Klepek and Dave Lang, the CEO of Iron Galaxy, have been friends for years.  Klepek's article on the Arkham Knight PC port mentions that Iron Galaxy worked on the product, but doesn't disclose their relationship. This relationship was built while Klepek worked for Giant Bomb. The Batman article where anonymous sources close to the project are cited to lay blame at WB: https://archive.is/lDsmI  Examples of their relationship:   Dave Lang admitting he's been friends with Giant Bomb staff right at the beginning of a podcast (he even admits to frequently giving them off the record information) http://vocaroo.com/i/s07b4Sj5ybwB  (source: http://justtalkingpodcast.com/2013/05/14/iron-galaxy-studios/ ) Klepek writing about Iron Galaxy's game Divekick getting approved through Steam Greenlight with no disclosure. https://archive.is/J4fMk Klepek using Lang as a source on development of fighting games while calling Lang's game a hit: https://archive.is/Htggu A livestream done for GiantBomb in Lang's Studio: https://archive.is/UyS4q Tweets of their friendship: https://archive.is/6v4dp https://archive.is/d2tvb https://archive.is/zNSV7 https://archive.is/vb11m Now, I'm not saying that anything in Klepek's article is wrong, or fabricated to protect his friend, but as always the issue is with a lack of disclosure. TLDR: Klepek wrote an article involving a company that his friend is the CEO of without any disclosure of their relationship. This post was mirrored from http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3bwori/ethics_kotaku_writer_patrick_klepek_fails_to/ and may have been edited at the original location.