At the start of May 2025, much of Polygon’s core staff was laid off, and most of Giant Bomb’s staff was either fired or resigned. I give my thoughts on both sites, what this means for games journalism and criticism, and why this is an overall loss for gaming as a whole.
Polygon’s Oral History of Final Fantasy 7: https://www.polygon.com/a/final-fantasy-7
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