So this generation and previous generation the thing i have seen coming up are non disclosure agreements and embargo's. Basically from what i can gather sites and magazines get early access to a game but that is providing they do not disclose information until a specific date. The idea (supposedly) was so no specific site or publication had the advantage of a early review and everything was equal.
Nice in theory not that good in practice firstly when the embargo ends can be a big giveaway.If for example the embargo ends on the release date of the game or worse later on you can usually guess they do not have much faith in the game. Second if a certain site or magazine has a earlier then the rest review you can guess there was a specific deal done with them and i would be very wary of there opinion.
I do have a concern on how much hold a publisher has on the sites if for example they give a bad review would they blacklist them with holding future games ?. If a site was under that much pressure i would imagine it would be really hard to be unbiased.
Its even happen with youtuber's recent one was the middle earth lord of the rings game if you wanted a early access to it you needed to comply with a huge list of demands (Rather then requests) like for example not mentioning any negatives.
Have to say it has changed my buying habits and i no longer preorder games at all i wait until i get variety of opinions before i put down my money. I think in the end publishers need to give a lot more leeway it would be fairer for the consumers aswell as the reviewers.
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