Darth Tigris on 24 November 2013
I think advertising drives their content more than anything. Controversy and negativity bring the traffic and traffic brings more revenue potential. That colors journalistic integrity whether people want to accept it or not.
As for Polygon, a mountain is being made into a molehill by internet conspiracy hounds and those with an unhealthy bias (which are the worst kind) against Microsoft. Journalist and game reviewers WILL have leanings toward and against all kinds of things and those have more weight with Polygon than any amount of money would. Heck, the anti-MS sentiment at The Verge is FAR greater than any pro-MS sentiment at Polygon, but you'd have to live in the world outside of the microcosm of gaming to be aware of it.
