rip polygon

polygon is dead, here's some other sites people have recommended that are doing good work.

see also: sixoneindie's list of indie games media / united video game workers union / bsky thread with links to these sites' accounts / indie games media bsky starter pack

remap Remap is a new media company from the creators behind Waypoint. aftermath Aftermath is an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture. rascal news Rascal is a tabletop roleplaying game and culture outlet striving to sustainably publish voicey journalism that is compelling, deeply-reported, and fearlessly honest. 404 media 404 Media is a new independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox. minnmax MinnMax is a YouTube channel and podcast that covers video games, gaming culture, and personal development. second wind group (youtube) Second Wind is the home of informative, interesting, and entertaining content from creators like Yahtzee Croshaw, Jack Packard, James Read, Nick Calandra, Darren Mooney, and more. no pun included (youtube) Board game reviews by Elaine and Efka. defector Defector is an employee-owned sports and culture website. the besties podcast Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Chris Plante, and Russ Frushtick rank and review their favorite video games. side story podcast Side Story is a bi-weekly podcast about games and the stories we tell about them, presented by Friends at the Table and supported by patrons at friendsatthetable.cash.

places to support former polygon employees


this is a super incomplete list based solely on information on peoples' social media profiles & put together by someone who isn't in the games industry at all. * links are to the post where they confirmed they were laid off, the rest are various places to support their work & follow what they do next.

see also: bsky polygon staff starter pack

gofundme set up by members of the vox media union to support fired union members

alice jovanée commerce writer * bsky
ana diaz culture writer * bsky
austen goslin curation editor * bsky
cass marshall games writer * bsky
charlie hall senior editor, tabletop * bsky
chelsea stark executive editor * bsky
chris plante co-founder/EIC * bsky post games podcast newsletter
clayton ashley senior video editor * bsky
jeffrey parkin guides writer * bsky
julia lee guides writer * bsky
matt leone special projects editor * bsky website
matthew reynolds deputy editor * bsky website youtube
michael mcwhertor senior writer * bsky
nicole carpenter senior reporter * bsky
nicole clark editor * bsky
patrick gill senior video producer * twitch bsky
pete volk curation editor * bsky
petrana radulovic entertainment reporter * website bsky
ryan gilliam guides producer * bsky twitch
samit sarkar deputy managing editor * bsky
susana polo senior entertainment writer * website buy 'year of the ring' book bsky
tara long executive video producer *
toussaint egan curation editor * bsky
tyler colp games writer * bsky
xtina gg social video producer * music youtube linktree
zosha millman entertainment editor * bsky

folks who were laid off from polygon before the most recent mass-firing

ashley oh website
jenna stoeber website twitch youtube patreon

message me to let me know about any incorrect/incomplete info

a small disclaimer: i don't work in the games industry & don't even really play video games (aside from neopets), i've just enjoyed the work of folks at polygon for many years & want to give them some support and solidarity where i can. workers of the world unite.