About
Polygon is a video game news site owned by Vox Media.
History
On October 4th, 2012, Polygon[1] was launched as the third web property by Vox Media out of the company’s tech news blog The Verge.
Controversies
GamerGate
In the wake of the Zoe Post that spawned the GamerGate movement, many criticized Polygon editor Ben Kuchera for donating to the Patreon page of video game developer Zoe Quinn prior to reviewing her game. On August 26th, Polygon released a statement announcing that all writers must disclose any contributions they have made to developer’s Patreon accounts.
Rock Band 4 Review
On June 1st, 2015, Polygon[2] published an article about the game Rock Band 4. The article was widely criticized for
The following day, TotalBiscuit posted a dramatic reading of the article on SoundCloud, in which he mimics the accent of a wealthy aristocrat (shown below).
Doom Gameplay Footage
On May 12th, 2016, Polygon uploaded a 30-minute video containing footage from the recently released reboot of the “Doom”: video game series (shown below). In the video, the player is shown moving erratically and repeatedly missing targets while shooting various weapons. After many viewed left comments pointing out the player’s lack of first-person shooter experience, the comments and ratings were disabled for the video. That day, the video was mocked on the /r/gaming[3] and /r/KotakuInAction[4] subreddits.