BTW, I have to mention... When we start expecting this stuff and saying "that's just how it works," lowering our standards for journalism, it's the richest companies who win.
Like in that Mercury News link (and in other discussions I have read), when people say good reviewers would keep the bag/raffle it to readers, and insult the journalists who made some noise and sent the bag back... That's stunning. When you hold the sites who make no bones about receiving bribes in higher regard than the ones who refuse to accept them, now it's YOU who are being bought and sold by major corporations, not just the reviewers, and you aren't even getting the goodie bag. How pathetic.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
