This allowed the PR departments of the game publishers to stage manage coverage in a number of ways they really shouldn't have, either by
providing game reviewers with freebies to curry favour or by threatening to pull advertising and deny review copies if they didn't toe the line.
Not exact matches
I don't remember seeing any other
game reviewer that would concentrate the temporary downfalls of a
game as if it's a Core Problem to the
game fundamentally, that shows zero foresight into the content that the
game does
provide.
Reboots are indeed dangerous territory, and sadly there's no manual that tells
reviewers how they should tackle them, which is why it's wonderful that so many talented writers can voice their views on the Internet,
providing a range of ways to look at a single
game.
We know you trust us to help you make buying decisions; our reviews should
provide you with sufficient analysis and context to allow you to put yourself in our
reviewer's position and help you determine if a particular
game is worthy of consideration.
«If you're not able to
provide the full context to people who are critical
reviewers of it, it can leave you exposed to «I played this
game and I saw something that was out of context and was jarred and it's left me feeling a little bit uncomfortable»,» Devolver Digital's Graeme Struthers admits to us.
In order to give
reviewers an idea of what they can do with crystals in the new Marvel Comics action RPG Future Fight, developer Netmarble
provided special builds packed with more than $ 9,000 worth of in -
game currency.
# 6 Gifts, gaming swag related to the
game being given, or special editions
provided to
reviewers which are rarely ever disclosed in review
There are 4 gameplay modes; Elf the tiny dog is back to help you get into tight places; there's a new «Gift of Sight» element and I agree with other
reviewers that it's a bit clunky but it does
provide some answers in a «this is what really happened» way; hidden objects are presented in a variety of ways; puzzles and mini
games are pretty good even though it might take a minute to figure out what you're supposed to do.
We also have access to external
game reviewers who can
provide mock reviews and give you an insight into how your
game will be critically received.
And this month: «Taking a hard look at the
games most recently missed by the gaming public, four
reviewers rate this month's Independent and Downloadable
game releases,
providing a meta - review within an article of the best
games from the indie scene.
While the
game has been
provided, we still encourage our
reviewers to approach the
game unbiased as they deliver their thoughts and opinions.
We appreciate the positive response and thank the
reviewers who
provided such thoughtful commentary on the
games.»
«Conversely, publishers no longer are primarily concerned with
providing a «gold,» or functionally complete copy, of a
game to magazine
reviewers three months ahead of release,»...