Polygon is an American entertainment website by Vox Media covering video games, movies, television, and other popular culture. The gaming blog Polygon was launched on October 24, 2012, as Vox Media's third property. The site was built over the course of ten months, and its 16-person founding staff included the editors-in-chief of the gaming sites Joystiq, Kotaku and The Escapist. Vox Media produced a documentary series on the founding of the site.