Polygon (website) (May 2025present)

Polygon (website)
Typewebsite
ShortcutWP:POLYGON
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Recency2025
Domain polygon.com
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In May 2025, Vox Media sold Polygon to Valnet and promptly laid off most Polygon staff; as of May 2025, this event's long-term impact on reliability is unknown. Editors have expressed concern over the site's ownership by Valnet, which runs several content farms. Articles should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis until the status of editorial deterioration is confirmed. See also: WP:VALNET

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Polygon is an American entertainment website created by Vox Media covering video games, movies, television, comics, and other popular culture. At its October 2012 launch as Vox Media's third property, Polygon sought to distinguish itself by focusing on the stories of the people behind video games and long-form magazine-style feature articles.

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    		 In May 2025, Vox Media sold Polygon to Valnet and promptly laid off most Polygon staff; as of May 2025, this event's long-term impact on reliability is unknown. Editors have expressed concern over the site's ownership by Valnet, which runs several content farms. Articles should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis until the status of editorial deterioration is confirmed. See also: WP:VALNET 1 Links Spamcheck