Video game journalism faced a troubling week as key contributors from Giant Bomb left following the removal of a controversial podcast episode. Meanwhile, Polygon's sale led to numerous job losses, highlighting the commodification of esteemed sites in the industry. These changes, criticized for their perceived lack of necessity, reflect a broader trend of corporate restructuring that threatens the integrity and investment in progressive journalism. The sale has raised questions about future editorial standards amidst dwindling resources, prompting industry observers to express their outrage at the decisions being made by executives.
This transaction will enable us to focus our energies and investment resources in other priority areas of growth across our portfolio.
It felt gross, to be honest, to see this decade-old bastion of progressive video games writing being reduced to an asset ripe for off-loading.
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