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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 9649704" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>[ATTACH=full]404218[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In what seems to be a recurring story these days, yet another gaming news outlet has hit rocky times. In 2023 <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/g-o-media-lays-off-journalists-including-linda-codega.700938/" target="_blank"><strong>iO9/Gizmodo</strong> shuttered its tabletop gaming coverage</a>, and <strong>ComicBook.com</strong> follow suit last year, <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dicebreaker-closing-where-to-get-your-ttrpg-news.704723/" target="_blank">as did <strong>Dicebreaker</strong></a>. The latest in this list is <strong>Polygon</strong>, a site which--amongst many other things--covered a wide array of tabletop gaming news stories.</p><p></p><p>Polygon has been <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250501630767/en/Valnet-Acquires-Premium-Gaming-Publication-Polygon-from-Vox-Media" target="_blank">acquired by The Valnet Group</a>, which owns outlets like Game Rant, Comic Book Resources, and others. Polygon founder Chris Plante <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/plante.bsky.social/post/3lo4mn4noqc26" target="_blank">posted on Bluesky</a> -- "I'm no longer with Polygon. If you're hiring, please consider the many talented writers and editors now on the market. Every one of them deserves a spot on your staff. I won't be talking more about the sale because I wasn't involved. Going to hang out with my kid. Taking wins where I can."</p><p></p><p>Many Polygon staff members have publicly posted, saying that they have lost their jobs.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“I’ll say more later, but I no longer have a job. I’m looking for work, as are so many of my amazing colleagues. I have lots of ideas and things I’d like to write. I’m really in shock.” - Nicole Carpenter, Senior Reporter.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“I had a great time working at Polygon. Please let me know if you have any cool job openings!” - Michael McWherton, Senior Writer.</li> </ul><p>For those of us in the TTRPG industry, we'll be most familiar with the work of the senior editor for tabletop games, <strong>Charlie Hall</strong>, who said "I am no longer with Polygon, my home for nearly 13 years. I am proud of what my colleagues and I have accomplished over that period, and I am especially proud of the role the [Vox Media Union] and [Writer's Guild of America] played in it all. Organize. Now. I am immediately available for hire."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 9649704, member: 1"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2025-05-01 at 5.51.14 PM.png"]404218[/ATTACH] In what seems to be a recurring story these days, yet another gaming news outlet has hit rocky times. In 2023 [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/g-o-media-lays-off-journalists-including-linda-codega.700938/'][B]iO9/Gizmodo[/B] shuttered its tabletop gaming coverage[/URL], and [B]ComicBook.com[/B] follow suit last year, [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dicebreaker-closing-where-to-get-your-ttrpg-news.704723/']as did [B]Dicebreaker[/B][/URL]. The latest in this list is [B]Polygon[/B], a site which--amongst many other things--covered a wide array of tabletop gaming news stories. Polygon has been [URL='https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250501630767/en/Valnet-Acquires-Premium-Gaming-Publication-Polygon-from-Vox-Media']acquired by The Valnet Group[/URL], which owns outlets like Game Rant, Comic Book Resources, and others. Polygon founder Chris Plante [URL='https://bsky.app/profile/plante.bsky.social/post/3lo4mn4noqc26']posted on Bluesky[/URL] -- "I'm no longer with Polygon. If you're hiring, please consider the many talented writers and editors now on the market. Every one of them deserves a spot on your staff. I won't be talking more about the sale because I wasn't involved. Going to hang out with my kid. Taking wins where I can." Many Polygon staff members have publicly posted, saying that they have lost their jobs. [LIST] [*]“I’ll say more later, but I no longer have a job. I’m looking for work, as are so many of my amazing colleagues. I have lots of ideas and things I’d like to write. I’m really in shock.” - Nicole Carpenter, Senior Reporter. [*]“I had a great time working at Polygon. Please let me know if you have any cool job openings!” - Michael McWherton, Senior Writer. [/LIST] For those of us in the TTRPG industry, we'll be most familiar with the work of the senior editor for tabletop games, [B]Charlie Hall[/B], who said "I am no longer with Polygon, my home for nearly 13 years. I am proud of what my colleagues and I have accomplished over that period, and I am especially proud of the role the [Vox Media Union] and [Writer's Guild of America] played in it all. Organize. Now. I am immediately available for hire." [/QUOTE]
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