Bodhesatva said:
There are plenty of examples of studios doing exactly what Kaz said. MGS4 was famous for this: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/02/egm-delays-mgs4-reviews-konamis-limitations-cited/ You could only publish your review if you did not talk about certain aspects of the game. Similarly, we are all familiar with the Gamespot Kane and Lynch fiasco, and I'm sure we're all aware of Sony's refusal to work with EGM as well. This happens all the time, and this is only the stuff we know about. Imagine how many rules of this nature are enforced under the radar. In other words, you're simply wrong, and Kaz is absolutely right, publishers do this sort of stuff all the time. |
How am I wrong? I said that game companies set review embargo dates. He said that publishers sometimes make reviewers wait until 3 weeks after a game is released and place a score cap on them. Give me examples of where that was the case.
MGS4's limitations were not around the score they gave, merely in the content of the review.