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i always thought "legitimate" sites and reveiwers got advance copies of games to play and complete so they could review them in advance?

i'm not sure how it works in the gaming industry but i know in the music industry you recieve an album about a month or so before the release date so you can reveiw it by the time it hits the stores and add hype to it.

that's how i always assumed it worked. that being said i think it's up to the staff and sheer volume of games that they they have coming in.

if you work for a site/mag that only has 10 people on hand to review ps3, ps2, 360, ds, psp, wii games every month? then it might get a little hairy.

but i think a lot of the top tier sites have a staff that can cover those things on hand.