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Six Days In Fallulljah Publisher Sets Record Straight After Misleading Headlines From Video Game Press

March 10, 2021

Victura has issued a statement clarifying the politics of the upcoming Iraq-War based shooter Six Days In Fallujah after the mainstream video game press misrepresented statements given by creator Peter Tamte to...

Polygon Removes Context To Claim Six Days In Fallujah Creator Aiming To Make Apolitical Game

Spencer Baculi

February 16, 2021

Video Games

Through the misrepresentation of a quote given by the game’s creator in a recent interview, Polygon has falsely reported that the upcoming Iraq War-based FPS Six Days in Fallujah is aiming to be devoid of polit...

Cyberpunk 2077 Reviews Accuse CD Projekt Red of Transphobia

Drew Taylor

December 9, 2020

Video Games

It's no surprise that a staggering amount of media outlets have chosen to review Cyberpunk 2077 through a lens of critical social justice theory, especially given how mainstream journalists have spent months wa...

Former G.I. Joe Writer Aubrey Sitterson Pens Piece Arguing Western Super Heroes Are “Rooted in Authoritarian Impulses and Nigh-Fascist Logic”

Spencer Baculi

November 21, 2020

Comic Books

A new op-ed written by former G.I. Joe writer Aubrey Sitterson claims to reflect on “the political history of caped crusaders”, but is in actuality nothing more than a thinly-veiled piece of self-promotion for ...

Polygon’s The Last of Us Part II Review Contradicts Naughty Dog’s Claim Players Can Avoid Killing Dogs

Spencer Baculi

June 15, 2020

Video Games

With the embargo lifted and reviews for The Last of Us II beginning to arrive online, a review from video game outlet Polygon appears to directly contradict Naughty Dog’s previous claims that players could avoi...

Polygon Remains Unsatisfied With Changes to Persona 5 Royal’s Ryuji Scene: “It’s Still An Uncomfortable Sequence.”

Spencer Baculi

April 2, 2020

Video Games

Despite Atlus’ efforts to change certain scenes in Persona 5 Royal after receiving complaints of homophobia regarding the original release, their efforts have failed to satisfy video game news outlet Polygon, w...

Journalist Sophia Narwitz Blows The Lid Off The “Clique” Anti-Conservative Gatekeepers In Games Journalism

Jorge Arenas

February 21, 2020

Video Games

The subject of ethics within the games journalist industry has been a hot topic over the years. Back in 2014, then Breitbart London writer Milo Yiannopoulos exposed a private Google Groups mailing list calle...

Polygon’s Emily Heller Stokes Outrage Mob: Nancy Drew “Getting Fridged”

John F. Trent

January 24, 2020

Comic Books

Polygon writer Emily Heller stoked an outrage mob by declaring that Nancy Drew is "getting fridged" and being replaced by the Hardy Boys. The article written by Heller titled, "New Nancy Drew comic celebrate...

Polygon Eviscerates Attack on Titan: “Appears to Have Anti-Semitic and Pro-Fascist Leanings”

John F. Trent

June 19, 2019

Anime, Manga

Pop-culture website Polygon joined in the attacks on popular manga and anime franchise Attack on Titan when writer Tom Speelman declared the the "message of Attack on Titan appears to have Anti-Semitic and pro-...

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