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[OdysseusVA]

Polygon was hurt when they lost the title of "Shitiest Videogame website" after the whole VG24/7 this morning so they had to strike back to re-take the crown.

Nailed it

in before someone makes a thread about this on the gaming side

You got it, strafer.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

Best response.
https://twitter.com/alex_navarro/status/654434918815109120

I'm so happy that Alex is back.

Trash website staying trash.

Jeff apparently got the whole thing sorted quietly and they turn it into some navelgazing bullshit story without even reaching out. Classy.

Contacting Jeff first would require them to actually learn from the mistakes someone else committed in the "story" they're writing and that's hard.

 

[daydream]

"Anyway, WWE 2K16 launches Oct. 27 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One."

lmao polygon

 

[TharpDaddy]

Jeff should go meta and create an article on the site about Polygon creating an article from a journalist's tweet.

 

[MassiveNights]

Ugh, Polygon.

I finally cut them off after that article thus year that portrayed Yu Suzuki as some kind of heartless, money grabbing monster.

Don't react or give them attention. They will be looking for hits and interest from the GB audience.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Seems more like a Kotaku article.

considering owen good was kotaku's weekend guy, you're not far off

 

[schlongdog]

Wait, was Jeff actually annoyed about that trailer? Why?

 

[kingocfs]

.

 

[Lunar FC]

I don't hate Polygon, but wtf even is that article. "Journo's"? Seriously?

 

[Tubobutts]

Jeff should go meta and create an article on the site about Polygon creating an article from a journalist's tweet.

That would be giving them what they want.

 

[Gandie]

Man, Polygon is really trying to be as shitty as possible in this situation.

 

[Mister Negative]

hey let me know if you guys can read this sentence or if it just looks like a bunch of dollar signs

"lego pokemon toys to life"

 

[Myggen]

Say what you will about that character, I always enjoy when sites link to Jeff's page on the GB Wiki to explain who he is. So much nonsense written on that page throughout the years.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Wait, was Jeff actually annoyed about that trailer? Why?

He didn't like his likeness being used without his permission, considering his position in the industry.

hey let me know if you guys can read this sentence or if it just looks like a bunch of dollar signs

"lego pokemon toys to life"

my wallet

 

[TharpDaddy]

Wait, was Jeff actually annoyed about that trailer? Why?

They used his client's likeness for marketing their mediocre to bad game without his permission. Just kinda a crappy thing to do.

 

[MassiveNights]

I hope Dan's roommate isn't in shit now!

 

[mnz]

Not a surprise, Polygon and Kotaku write about every fart related to gaming in any way.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Man, Polygon is really trying to be as shitty as possible in this situation.

Just in this situation?

Not a surprise, Polygon and Kotaku write about every fart related to gaming in any way.

#TeamPatrick

 

[BanGy.nz]

.

Leave the McElroy's out of this!

 

[Myggen]

I hope Dan's roommate isn't in shit now!

I doubt he had anything to do with it since he's just the community manager, and I can't imagine anyone's in trouble over this.

 

[Lelcar]

This seems like standard Polygon fare. Why is anyone surprised? They found a topic that has a clikcbait-y headline and then ran it for the clickz. Makes perfect sense to me.

Polygon has been trash and controversy from the beginning, I'm constantly amazed that they still exist. I'm so happy Alexa Ray Corriea moved to Gamespot. I don't generally like to attack a thing like this, but boy, Polygon has been something else.

 

[LegoArmo]

He didn't like his likeness being used without his permission, considering his position in the industry.

Yeah, while it's a cool homage, Jeff is first and foremost a video game reviewer and seems very strict on what he allows himself to be associated with, seemingly to avoid COLLUSION claims.

 

[danm999]

I wonder how Brett will react to this news.

 

[Brashnir]

hey let me know if you guys can read this sentence or if it just looks like a bunch of dollar signs

"lego pokemon toys to life"

Wouldn't those be Legamiibos?

 

[OdysseusVA]

I hope Dan's roommate isn't in shit now!

He's sleeping on the couch tonight

 

[Jothel]

Wait... So who is Dans room mate? Or is that all a running joke?

 

[Bacon]

Are we sure jeff is upset about that article or is that just speculation base on that tweet?

 

[omgkitty]

Wait... So who is Dans room mate? Or is that all a running joke?

Dan's roommate is the community manager for the WWE games.

 

[mnz]

Wait... So who is Dans room mate? Or is that all a running joke?

Community manager at 2K

 

[OdysseusVA]

Wait... So who is Dans room mate? Or is that all a running joke?

Dan's roommate is a community manager at 2K

Are we sure jeff is upset about that article or is that just speculation base on that tweet?

I think it's more "WTF?" than being upset.

 

[daydream]

Are we sure jeff is upset about that article or is that just speculation base on that tweet?

i saw the tweet first so i thought it was his reaction to them just quietly taking tracksuit out of the trailer and pretending like nothing's happened

so yeah, we don't know what he's reacting to exactly. maybe the whole "situation"

 

[Jothel]

Dan's roommate is the community manager for the WWE games.

https://twitter.com/bryan_vore

...huh well that's something

 

[SmithnCo]

lol polygon

Anyway they could have a Breaking Jeff if they bought one of those huge Star Wars lego sets and had him build it, based on this lego QL

 

[mnz]

i saw the tweet first so i thought it was his reaction to them just quietly taking tracksuit out of the trailer and pretending like nothing's happened

so yeah, we don't know what he's reacting to exactly. maybe the whole "situation"

Has to be the article, come on

I just realized people could make a big fuss about Dan's roommate if they decided to latch on to it...

Yeah, I'll remove the link...

 

[MassiveNights]

I doubt he had anything to do with it since he's just the community manager, and I can't imagine anyone's in trouble over this.

I know, I was kidding.

 

[Mister Negative]

every time polygon does something dumb just remember that the mcelroy brothers are angels

 

[TheMrPliskin]

Are we sure jeff is upset about that article or is that just speculation base on that tweet?

Speculation based on that tweet and the response from Alex.

 

[OdysseusVA]

I just realized people could make a big fuss about Dan's roommate if they decided to latch on to it...

 

[danm999]

I just realized people could make a big fuss about Dan's roommate if they decided to latch on to it...

Only if they never heard any of Jeff or Dan's coverage of those games and were just looking to be upset for the sake of being upset.

So yeah, that seems like something people on the internet might do.

 

[Volotaire]

Oh, Freedom got banned.

 

[Twin Tails]

Better news story.

 

[neshcom]

This would literally be nothing if Polygon didn't decide to write it up. What a joke.

 

[TraBuch]

So I got an Amazon Echo and while it's pretty unnecessary, it's kinda neato.

 

[popo]

lol polygon

Anyway they could have a Breaking Jeff if they bought one of those huge Star Wars lego sets and had him build it, based on this lego QL

Jeff is old school. Make him do that 32,000 piece jigsaw someone posted in OT.

So I got an Amazon Echo and while it's pretty unnecessary, it's kinda neato.

 

[Myggen]

I just realized people could make a big fuss about Dan's roommate if they decided to latch on to it...

Nah, not really. Dan disclosed it when he talked about WWE2K16 on the Bombcast a couple of weeks ago (and he went on to shit on the game). As long as you're up front about it no one can really say much about it.

 

[Mister Negative]

wait the subtitles in lego dimensions are in fucking meme font

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Nah, not really. Dan disclosed it when he talked about WWE2K16 on the Bombcast a couple of weeks ago (and he went on to shit on the game). As long as you're up front about it no one can really say much about it.

Myggen, come on, you know people will still make a fuss out of it if they really want to. People still complain about Dan being hired.

 

[MadLaughter]

Jeff getting Streisand Effect'd. Different in that he's not trying to erase something that was his own decision, though.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

lol polygon

Anyway they could have a Breaking Jeff if they bought one of those huge Star Wars lego sets and had him build it, based on this lego QL

This has very little with what you said, but whatever police state. I love building Lego sets, but then I have this giant stupid thing in my house that I don't want. So, aspiring Bay Area technocrat fuckheads, I need you to build and franchise out a chain of stores where I can go, pay a reasonable fee, and build Lego sets.

 

[MG310]

lol polygon

Anyway they could have a Breaking Jeff if they bought one of those huge Star Wars lego sets and had him build it, based on this lego QL

Jeff is a Lego master.