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mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(veb-sayt)" title="Polygon (veb-sayt) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Polygon (veb-sayt)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A8_(%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%9F)" title="পলিগন (ওয়েবসাইট) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="পলিগন (ওয়েবসাইট)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(Website)" title="Polygon (Website) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Polygon (Website)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86" title="پولیگان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پولیگان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(site_web)" title="Polygon (site web) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Polygon (site web)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8F%B4%EB%A6%AC%EA%B3%A4_(%EC%9B%B9%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8)" title="폴리곤 (웹사이트) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="폴리곤 (웹사이트)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(situs_web)" title="Polygon (situs web) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Polygon (situs web)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(laman_web)" title="Polygon (laman web) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Polygon (laman web)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(nettside)" title="Polygon (nettside) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Polygon (nettside)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettstaden_Polygon" title="Nettstaden Polygon – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Nettstaden Polygon" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(strona_internetowa)" title="Polygon (strona internetowa) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Polygon (strona internetowa)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(website)" title="Polygon (website) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Polygon (website)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%86%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF%D9%86" title="پۆلیگن – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="پۆلیگن" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(webbplats)" title="Polygon (webbplats) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Polygon (webbplats)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon_(%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82)" title="Polygon (сайт) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Polygon (сайт)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="Polygon" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q7226423#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div 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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Type of site</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Entertainment website</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor</th><td class="infobox-data">Christopher Plante</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Holding_company" title="Holding company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vox_Media" title="Vox Media">Vox Media</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.polygon.com/">polygon.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commercial</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registration</th><td class="infobox-data">Optional</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">October 24, 2012<span class="noprint">; 12 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2012-10-24</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Active</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Polygon</b></i> is an American entertainment website by <a href="/wiki/Vox_Media" title="Vox Media">Vox Media</a> covering video games, movies, television, and other popular culture. At its October 2012 launch as Vox Media's third property, <i>Polygon</i> sought to distinguish itself by focusing on the stories of the people behind video games and <a href="/wiki/Long-form_journalism" title="Long-form journalism">long-form</a> magazine-style feature articles. </p><p>The site was built over the course of ten months, and its 16-person founding staff included the editors-in-chief of the gaming sites <i><a href="/wiki/Joystiq" title="Joystiq">Joystiq</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kotaku" title="Kotaku">Kotaku</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Escapist_(magazine)" title="The Escapist (magazine)">The Escapist</a></i>. Vox Media produced a <a href="/wiki/Documentary" class="mw-redirect" title="Documentary">documentary</a> series on the founding of the site. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polygon_(website)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The gaming blog <i>Polygon</i> was launched on October 24, 2012, as <a href="/wiki/Vox_Media" title="Vox Media">Vox Media</a>'s third property. The site grew from technology blog <i><a href="/wiki/The_Verge" title="The Verge">The Verge</a></i>, which was launched a year earlier as an outgrowth of sports blog network <i><a href="/wiki/SB_Nation" title="SB Nation">SB Nation</a></i> before Vox Media was formed. Vox Media's <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bankoff" title="Jim Bankoff">Jim Bankoff</a>, approached <i><a href="/wiki/Joystiq" title="Joystiq">Joystiq</a></i> editor-in-chief Christopher Grant in early 2011 about starting a video game website.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Inside_Story_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Inside_Story-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bankoff considered video games to be a logical <a href="/wiki/Vertical_market" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertical market">vertical market</a> for Vox, whose sites attracted an 18- to 49-year-old demographic.<sup id="cite_ref-All_Things_Digital:_Begin_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Things_Digital:_Begin-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also saw games to be an expanding market in consideration of <a href="/wiki/Mobile_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Mobile games">mobile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Social_network_game" title="Social network game">social network game</a> categories.<sup id="cite_ref-All_Things_Digital:_Begin_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Things_Digital:_Begin-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> described Bankoff's offer as a "serious commitment to online journalism" in an age of <a href="/wiki/Content_farms" class="mw-redirect" title="Content farms">content farms</a> and disappearing print publications, but Grant did not trust the offer and declined.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Inside_Story_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Inside_Story-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon seeing the effort that Vox Media put into <i>The Verge</i>, their Chorus <a href="/wiki/Content_management_system" title="Content management system">content management system</a>, and the quality of their content and sponsorships, Grant changed his mind and returned to pitch Bankoff. Grant wanted the new site to compete with top gaming websites <i><a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a></i>, but still be able to run longform "magazine-style journalism" that could be of historic interest.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Inside_Story_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Inside_Story-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the site's attempt to "redefine games journalism", Vox Media made a 13-part documentary series of the site's creation ("Press Reset") that tracked the site's creation from start to launch.<sup id="cite_ref-All_Things_Digital:_Begin_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Things_Digital:_Begin-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Forbes</i> described <i>Polygon</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> original 16-person staff as "star-studded" for including the editors-in-chief from three competing video game blogs.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Inside_Story_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Inside_Story-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant left <i>Joystiq</i> in January 2012 and brought the editors-in-chief of <i><a href="/wiki/Kotaku" title="Kotaku">Kotaku</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Escapist_(magazine)" title="The Escapist (magazine)">The Escapist</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Crecente" title="Brian Crecente">Brian Crecente</a> and Russ Pitts.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Inside_Story_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Inside_Story-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other staff included <i>Joystiq</i> managing editor <a href="/wiki/Justin_McElroy" title="Justin McElroy">Justin McElroy</a> as well as weekend editor <a href="/wiki/Griffin_McElroy" title="Griffin McElroy">Griffin McElroy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_Departure_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_Departure-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and staff from <a href="/wiki/UGO" class="mw-redirect" title="UGO">UGO</a>, <i>IGN</i>, <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, VideoGamer.com,<sup id="cite_ref-All_Things_Digital:_Begin_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Things_Digital:_Begin-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VG247:_group_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VG247:_group-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/1UP.com" class="mw-redirect" title="1UP.com">1UP.com</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-VG247:_becomes_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VG247:_becomes-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Polygon</i> team includes <a href="/wiki/Remote_work" title="Remote work">remote workers</a> based in Philadelphia, Huntington, San Francisco, Sydney, London, and Austin, while Vox Media is headquartered in New York City and Washington, D.C.<sup id="cite_ref-Inc.:_NBCUniversal_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inc.:_NBCUniversal-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Poynter_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poynter-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site was developed over the course of ten months, where the staff chose the site's name and set standards for their reporting<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Inside_Story_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Inside_Story-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and review score scale.<sup id="cite_ref-Mashable:_2012_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mashable:_2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Polygon</i> staff published on <i>The Verge</i> as "<i>Vox Games</i>" beginning in February 2012<sup id="cite_ref-All_Things_Digital:_Arena_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Things_Digital:_Arena-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and ending with their October launch.<sup id="cite_ref-All_Things_Digital:_Begin_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Things_Digital:_Begin-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site's name was announced at a <a href="/wiki/Penny_Arcade_Expo" class="mw-redirect" title="Penny Arcade Expo">PAX East</a> panel in April.<sup id="cite_ref-VG247:_becomes_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VG247:_becomes-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It refers to a <a href="/wiki/Polygon" title="Polygon">polygon</a>—"the basic visual building block of video games".<sup id="cite_ref-Poynter_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poynter-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After raising money in a second round of funding in late 2013, Vox Media announced that they would be investing further in the site's video product, such that the site's experience would feel "as much like TV programming as magazine publishing".<sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_raises_40m_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_raises_40m-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Polygon</i> announced that it would run fewer features in June 2014, with the departure of features editor Russ Pitts, their video director, and video designer.<sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_three_staff_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_three_staff-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Polygon</i> hired Susana Polo, founder of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mary_Sue" class="mw-redirect" title="The Mary Sue">The Mary Sue</a></i>, in 2015, which marked a transition in the site's scope to add pop culture and entertainment alongside their video game coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-GamesIndustry:_Mary_Sue_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamesIndustry:_Mary_Sue-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/GamesIndustry" class="mw-redirect" title="GamesIndustry">GamesIndustry</a></i> added that the hire marked a changing cultural sensibility in game and tech media towards the acceptance of progressive, feminist principles in the wake of <a href="/wiki/Gamergate_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Gamergate controversy">Gamergate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GamesIndustry:_Mary_Sue_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamesIndustry:_Mary_Sue-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vox Media later created several sites dedicated to specific video games with editorial staff from <i>Polygon</i> and <i>SB Nation</i>: <i>The Rift Herald</i> (for <i><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a></i>) in March 2016,<sup id="cite_ref-GamesIndustry:_LoL_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamesIndustry:_LoL-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>The Flying Courier</i> (for <i><a href="/wiki/Dota_2" title="Dota 2">Dota 2</a></i>) and <i>Heroes Never Die</i> (for <i><a href="/wiki/Overwatch_(video_game)" title="Overwatch (video game)">Overwatch</a></i>) in June 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_esports_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_esports-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brian Crecente left <i>Polygon</i> for <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> gaming website <i>Glixel</i> in July 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-GamesIndustry:_Crecente_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamesIndustry:_Crecente-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Chris Plante replaced him as Executive Editor.<sup id="cite_ref-GamesIndustry:_Plante_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamesIndustry:_Plante-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Polygon</i> video producer Nick Robinson left <i>Polygon</i> in August 2017, following allegations of inappropriate online sexual advances.<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku:_Robinson_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku:_Robinson-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Video producers <a href="/wiki/Brian_David_Gilbert" title="Brian David Gilbert">Brian David Gilbert</a> and Jenna Stoeber were hired soon after. In 2018, Griffin and Justin McElroy announced their departure from <i>Polygon</i>, in order to focus on their podcasting and families.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_Departure_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_Departure-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2019, Editor-in-Chief Christoper Grant was elevated to the position of Senior Vice President of <i>Polygon</i> and <i>The Verge</i> by Vox Media.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_SVP_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant_SVP-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant was replaced as Editor-in-Chief by Christopher Plante.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_SVP_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant_SVP-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 28, 2020, Brian David Gilbert announced he was leaving <i>Polygon</i> via Twitter and his final Unraveled video, saying he left "because it feels like the right time!".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Content">Content</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polygon_(website)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:30em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>We want to focus on the human side of development, and focus things on people. I want people to feel the respect that we feel for them. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style=""><a href="/wiki/Justin_McElroy" title="Justin McElroy">Justin McElroy</a> on <i>Polygon</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> editorial strategy, October 2012<sup id="cite_ref-Mashable:_2012_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mashable:_2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p><i>Polygon</i> publishes video game news, entertainment, reviews, and video.<sup id="cite_ref-All_Things_Digital:_Arena_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Things_Digital:_Arena-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They sought to set their content apart from other games journalism outlets by focusing on the people making and playing the games rather than the games alone.<sup id="cite_ref-Mashable:_2012_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mashable:_2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the site's outset, <i>Polygon</i> planned to run multiple longform feature articles weekly, which they intended to be comparable in intent to the cover stories of magazines.<sup id="cite_ref-Mashable:_2012_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mashable:_2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also decided to allow their game review scores to be updated as the games were updated,<sup id="cite_ref-All_Things_Digital:_Begin_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Things_Digital:_Begin-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> so as to more adequately reflect games that had changed with <a href="/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">downloadable content</a> and updates since their original release.<sup id="cite_ref-Mashable:_2012_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mashable:_2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In consideration of games that may differ in quality before and after release, <i>Polygon</i> later began to mark pre-release reviews as "provisional" to defer final scoring until after their public release.<sup id="cite_ref-Ars:_scores_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars:_scores-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Polygon</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> emphasis on video production expanded in late 2013,<sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_raises_40m_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_raises_40m-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and waned in mid-2014 with the loss of video staff and the editorial decision to run fewer feature articles.<sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_three_staff_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_three_staff-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2015, the site began to shift from games-only coverage to pop culture coverage, similar to the scope of rival sites <i>IGN</i> and <i>Kotaku</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-GamesIndustry:_Mary_Sue_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamesIndustry:_Mary_Sue-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Polygon</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> <i>Minimap</i> podcast was named among iTunes's best of 2015,<sup id="cite_ref-Vox_Marketing:_2015_podcasts_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vox_Marketing:_2015_podcasts-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_(magazine)" title="New York (magazine)">New York</a></i> praised the site's <i>Car Boys</i> web series.<sup id="cite_ref-NYMag:_Car_Boys_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYMag:_Car_Boys-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The website's flagship podcast, called <i>The Polygon Show</i>, launched in 2017 and discusses gaming and culture.<sup id="cite_ref-Adweek:_The_Polygon_Show_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adweek:_The_Polygon_Show-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was named one of the "10 gaming podcasts every gaming nerd should know" by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Dot" title="The Daily Dot">The Daily Dot</a></i> in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Daily_Dot:_podcasts_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Daily_Dot:_podcasts-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2018, <i>Polygon</i> launched the YouTube series "Brand Slam", in which brand mascots battle against one another.<sup id="cite_ref-AdAge:_Brand_Slam_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdAge:_Brand_Slam-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting in September 2018, the site opted to drop scored reviews for games, as to let their reviewers have more freedom in how they review a game; they will substitute their scoring system for a "Polygon Recommends", a game that the reviewer, having played enough of the game to make a determination, can stand behind and support for the site. These Recommended titles subsequently will serve as the basis of selection of "Polygon Essentials", games that the site feels everyone should play.<sup id="cite_ref-Review_scores_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Review_scores-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Design">Design</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polygon_(website)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The site uses a pink color palette<sup id="cite_ref-All_Things_Digital:_Begin_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_Things_Digital:_Begin-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and emulates the magazine-style layout of <i>The Verge</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-VG247:_dedicated_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VG247:_dedicated-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their longform journalism was optimized for reading on tablets.<sup id="cite_ref-Mashable:_2012_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mashable:_2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2024, <i>Polygon</i> migrated their site to the <a href="/wiki/WordPress" title="WordPress">WordPress</a> CMS.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Business">Business</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polygon_(website)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Business"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The site uses a "direct content sponsorship" model of online advertising used by <i>SB Nation</i> and <i>The Verge</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Inside_Story_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Inside_Story-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, a video series sponsorship pairs brands with specific editorial content. <i>Forbes</i> wrote that Vox Media's avoidance of content farm and news aggregator tactics, and interest shown in building communities is desirable to "magazine-quality advertisers".<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Inside_Story_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Inside_Story-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site pitched its longform journalism to advertisers as an indicator of high-quality content.<sup id="cite_ref-Mashable:_2012_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mashable:_2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site's founding sponsors included <a href="/wiki/Geico" class="mw-redirect" title="Geico">Geico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Unilever" title="Unilever">Unilever</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes:_Inside_Story_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes:_Inside_Story-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2014, <i>Polygon</i> ranked fourth among games sites by <a href="/wiki/Comscore" title="Comscore">Comscore</a> web traffic data, behind <i>IGN</i>, <i>GameSpot</i>, and <i>Kotaku</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_three_staff_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_three_staff-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same month, Grant reported that the previous month had been their most popular.<sup id="cite_ref-MCV:_three_staff_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCV:_three_staff-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Polygon_(website)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/VentureBeat" title="VentureBeat">VentureBeat</a></i> criticized the site for accepting $750,000 in sponsorship from <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> to make documentary <i>Press Reset</i> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Game_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Game Revolution">Game Revolution</a></i> criticized the site's comparatively low review score given to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us" title="The Last of Us">The Last of Us</a></i> in 2013,<sup id="cite_ref-GameRevolution:_7.5_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GameRevolution:_7.5-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was later increased with the game's remastered edition.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_TLoU_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_TLoU-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Polygon</i> released a gameplay video of <i><a href="/wiki/Doom_(2016_video_game)" title="Doom (2016 video game)">Doom</a></i> in May 2016, which was ridiculed online for being played by someone who appeared to be a <a href="/wiki/First-person_shooter" title="First-person shooter">first-person shooter</a> novice. 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