• CodexArcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 hours ago

    “The addition of Polygon not only strengthens our editorial muscle but also amplifies our ability to deliver unmatched value to both audiences and advertisers,” said Valnet CEO Hassan Youssef in a statement.

    That seems like it really won’t be true when you’ve laid off all the writers and editors who were doing that.

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    “sheds” like a snake, like video game layoffs are this naturally occurring phenomenon; like corporate acquisitions are kinda beautiful, actually. /s

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      20 hours ago

      Everyone remembers their class room pet corporation, each season change it would peel back it’s labor investments and hiss about buybacks. One time I even got picked to feed it the kindergarten sacrifice. Super cool learning experience for fifth graders.

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      A bunch of sites that have seen a noticeable downturn in quality since being acquired by Valnet. XDA and Android Police have really gone to shit lately. GameRant and Collider too. The Valnet guys founded Brazzers, if that gives you any idea of how shady they are.

      RIP Polygon.

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        Them owning OpenCritic was a big surprise to me. Wasn’t that site founded specifically because MetaCritic was shit? Might as well just use MetaCritic if both are run by assholes lol.

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      I use to read android police daily when I was younger, often checking multiple times a day for new articles. This was a routine of mine for years and these cock suckers bought them and it went to shit.

      Very noticeable shift in content and quality, wouldn’t recommend reading any of their stuff.

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    the comments on the article on pcgamer are fascinating to me. i’ve enjoyed polygon for years now, and all this time it was a hipster art installation for communists? hell yeah!