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.