Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs (kotaku.com)
from Hisnitch@beehaw.org to gaming@beehaw.org on 01 May 18:58
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SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org on 01 May 19:43 next collapse

Indulging in layoffs? [Sarcasm] What a surprise.

ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net on 02 May 19:02 next collapse

I gotta admit, I was pretty amazed when they built Polygon out of scratch. It was just passionate game writers who is wanted to share the content they like reading. The first year was full of great writing. Then it kinda faded into the background, which isnt a problem.

Seeing how that happened gives me hope that a new website filled with passionate game writers will sprout up.

ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org on 02 May 21:38 next collapse

This is a big hit to gaming. Polygon was a reliable source and employed a lot of knowledgeable and passionate writers and creators. It had its critics because it didn’t cater to gamergate, but for most of us that was a good thing.

Valnet has blown up many sites before to make unreliable content farms. They practically invented the business.

I hope the laid off writers at Polygon are able to make something like 404media.

endeavor@sopuli.xyz on 04 May 18:03 collapse

I’ve never liked either kotaku or polygon but less variety is bad.