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Nick Robinson Apologizes To Sexual Harrasment Allegations, No Longer Associated With Polygon
As you may have read on the internet, Nick Robinson, the video producer for Polygon recently came under flak following a string of sexual harassment allegations. All this was started when Nick posted an insulting tweet regarding Overcooked’s Nintendo Switch version. He was met with responses that he could have helped the developers if he weren’t too busy flirting with women in the games industry on Twitter. Now, Nick has apologized for his behaviour publicly, saying that he did not realize the responsibility that he had as a person who had a large following on the internet. You can read the whole statement below: Additionally, Chris Grant, Polygon’s Editor-in-Chief posted on his Twitter account that Polygon will be parting ways with Robinson, effective immediately. Update...
Polygon’s Nick Robinson Gets Suspended Following Sexual Harassment Allegations
Last week, Polygon’s Editor-in-Chief Chris Grant posted on his Twitter account that the company is suspending video producer Nick Robinson, with a pending thorough investigation by Vox Media, their parent company. I’ve heard the allegations re Nick Robinson and am taking them seriously. Nick has been suspended pending a thorough Vox Media inquiry. — chris grant (@chrisgrant) August 5, 2017 Earlier, Nick Robinson had tweeted about Overcook’s Switch port insulting the developers, following a video put up by Digital Foundry showing the game’s performance issues on Nintendo’s new console. This was met with a number of responses saying that Robinson could help the developers if he hadn’t been busy with Twitter DMs of women who worked in the games industry. &#...