Polygon
Founded in 2012 by journalist Christopher Grant and acquired by Valnet, Inc. in May 2025, Polygon is a trusted news source in the gaming space thanks to its legacy of original reporting, thoughtful reviews, detailed guides, entertaining videos, and a progressive approach to the gaming community. We follow that playbook across all our coverage, which has now grown to include the full breadth of our audience’s interest, from anime and tabletop games to movies and streamer culture.
Basic Information
- Category: Media & Entertainment
- Founded: 2012
- Headquarters: New York, NY
- Website: https://www.polygon.com
Documented Facts
- Founded: 2012 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: New York, NY (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Category: Media & Entertainment (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Email: legal@valnetinc.com (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Products and Services
- Polygon Products: American entertainment website from Vox Media.
Evidence and Sources
- Official Website (Primary Source)
- Polygon on instagram (social)
- Polygon on facebook (social)
Citation Guidance
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- Canonical profile: https://brandsource.ai/brands/polygon
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- Citation profile API: https://brandsource.ai/api/brands/polygon/citation-profile
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (82/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2025-10-01
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AI summary
Founded in 2012 by journalist Christopher Grant and acquired by Valnet, Inc. in May 2025, Polygon is a trusted news source in the gaming space thanks to its legacy of original reporting, thoughtful reviews, detailed guides, entertaining videos, and a progressive approach to the gaming community. We follow that playbook across all our coverage, which has now grown to include the full breadth of our audience’s interest, from anime and tabletop games to movies and streamer culture.
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 3 supporting sources linked.
- 4 structured facts available for extraction.
- 1 product or service signal captured.
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