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Michael McWhertor

Contributor Since May, 2012
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About Michael McWhertor

Michael McWhertor is a New York-based journalist and editor with more than 18 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. He previously worked at Gawker Media’s Kotaku and Gizmodo, MTV’s GameTrailers, and UBM TechWeb’s GameSetWatch, covering the game industry, its culture, and its people. Michael joined Polygon for the website’s launch in 2012, and has covered major events like E3, Gamescom, Tokyo Game Show, and the Game Developers Conference, and major console launches by Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox. He plays too much Overwatch, Pokémon Go, Dark Souls, Elden Ring, and Resident Evil.

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Activision's promise to bring COD back to Nintendo is finally honored

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Check out an exclusive clip from the home release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

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Rockstar will start the Grand Theft Auto 6 marketing machine soon enough

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