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Showrunner For Netflix’s Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Says Faye Valentine’s Updated Costume “Felt Like It Was Telling The Story Of That Character In The Best Way Possible”

September 12, 2021

According to André Nemec, the showrunner for Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, the various changes being made to the series in its translation to live-action - including Faye Valentine’s toned-down...

Respawn Entertainment Faces Criticism For Correcting Polygon Article Discussing Titanfall II Lore In Apex Legends

Spencer Baculi

April 23, 2021

Video Games

A tweet from Respawn Entertainment correcting Polygon on their Titanfall II lore in an article discussing the newest Apex Legends hero, Valkyrie, has sparked backlash from critics on social media who found the ...

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

Spencer Baculi

March 10, 2021

Video Games

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...

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