Polyglot was a biweekly online newsletter about the game hobby industry that ceased publication in 2012.
Many of the items that appear in the newsletter have contact information for the game company or the publicist who issued the press release.
"[12] Cole also stated in his blog that "If you really want to know what's going on in the adventure game industry, you can't do better than" reading Polyglot.
[13] Polymancer Studios encouraged other companies in the game business to adopt professional press release writing techniques such as using the inverted pyramid in a style guide on their web site.
[14] A press release by Polymancer Studios in Polyglot Volume #3 Issue #1 indicated that this has had the effect that the company intended.
Traditional wargame companies like Amarillo Design Bureau and Avalanche Press also have sent product announcements on a regular basis.
Some toy companies (e.g. Briarpatch), conventions (e.g. Gen Con), game industry professional associations (e.g. GAMA, and film festivals (e.g. Fantasia) have also had marketing material appear in Polyglot's "Traditional" gaming section.
Activision was the most frequent contributor, generally having several press releases, product announcements, and pages of screenshots or video stills placed in every issue of Polyglot.