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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Polygon

Polygon polygon.com

Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

Wikidata: video game website

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Polygon tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

5 of the 19 alternatives below have fewer, 10 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
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US company
1 tool

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Polygon

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Fewer trackers than PolygonNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    gamespot.com Top 10K English

    video game website

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  2. 02
    Kotaku kotaku.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.

    video game website and blog

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  3. 03
    eurogamer.net English 6 trackers

    Eurogamer.net

    Your trusted source for video game news, reviews and guides, since 1999.

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  4. 04
    GameRant gamerant.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    GameRant - Breaking News, Reviews & Everything Else in the World of Video Games

    GameRant delivers content written by gamers for gamers with an emphasis on news, reviews, unique features, and interviews.

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  5. 05
    TheGamer thegamer.com English 1 tracker

    TheGamer - The Leading Source for Gaming News, Reviews, and Interviews

    TheGamer delivers the biggest video game news, in-depth interviews, honest reviews, timely previews, and surprising stories.

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  6. 06
    gamesradar.com English 3 trackers

    GamesRadar+

    GamesRadar+ takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love.

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  7. 07
    Rock Paper Shotgun rockpapershotgun.com English 7 trackers

    Rock Paper Shotgun

    PC gaming news, previews, reviews, opinion.

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  8. 08
    PC Gamer pcgamer.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    PC Gamer | THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES

    British-American video game magazine

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  9. 09
    PCGamesN pcgamesn.com English 2 trackers

    PCGamesN | PC games news, reviews, guides, and hardware

    The latest PC games news, guides, and reviews. Expert opinions on the PC gaming gear you need and the games you play.

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  10. 10
    CBR cbr.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    CBR - The World's Top Destination For Comic, Movie & TV news

    Covering comics, movies, TV like no other in the world. CBR.com is all you need!

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    comicbook.com English 5 trackers

    Comicbook.com: Comics, Movies, TV, Gaming and Anime

    Comicbook.com is the #1 site for everything geek. Get news, opinion and exclusives on movies, TV shows, video games, comics, anime and more.

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    ScreenRant screenrant.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    ScreenRant: Movie News, Movie Reviews, Movie Trailers, TV News

    ScreenRant debuted in 2003 and has grown into the largest source of breaking entertainment news & original features for movies, TV, comics, + more!

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    Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

    Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

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  14. 14
    NME nme.com English 2 trackers

    NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News

    NME brings you the latest music and pop culture news and reviews, along with videos and galleries, band features, concert tickets, magazine, radio and more.

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  15. 15
    Anime News Network animenewsnetwork.com English 1 tracker

    Anime News Network

    English/French website about anime, manga, and Japanese culture

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  16. 16
    Consequence consequence.net English 8 trackers

    Consequence | Music, Movie, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground

    Consequence is your source for breaking news about music, film, and TV, plus daily reviews, exclusive interviews, original videos, and more.

    Compare Consequence with Polygon →
  17. 17
    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    The Verge

    The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

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  18. 18
    MovieWeb movieweb.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    MovieWeb - Movie News, Trailers, Reviews, and Exclusives.

    The latest movie news, trailers, reviews, and more.

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  19. 19
    Mashable mashable.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Mashable

    Mashable is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company.

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  20. 20
    GameWith gamewith.net English 2 trackers

    GameWith

    Welcome to GameWith; Your daily source of the latest and hottest Game Guides and News.

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04 · History

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05 · Details

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