KLXVER said:
Nuvendil said:
Maybe, maybe not. But blacklisting major publications is something done fairly rarely as it really doesn't stop anything and only earns you blowback. Again, given the fact that positive reviews don't necessarily help sales and modest ones don't hurt, is it really worth fussing over?
I mean, Bayonetta 2 got a 93 and won awards, yet never crossed 1 mil. Destiny got a 72 (I believe that was it) and crushed it, selling absolute gangbusters.
The prestiege is lovely ammunition for marketing, but you can spin anything above an average score.
Also, not sure what other big paper magazines there are for this other than maybe GameInformer? But they conduct things on their own timeline as well.
Also, remember this guy works for Forbes reviewing and writing about games. EDGE is a direct competitor who beat them to a headline. Keep that in mind when considering his accusation.
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Well any article from a bigger news site or publication dealing with video games are in competition with EDGE, so I dont see how thats relevant. I just see it as maybe some sort of deal was reached between Nintendo and EDGE. Not necessarily anyone paying anything, but Nintendo cherry picking that review. If EDGE gets to publish their review on October 12th, then everyone should be able to.
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As far as i understand it, EDGE gets 1st review exclusivity with Nintendo. Not sure if it applies to all of their games but i know it did to BOTW too. As for breaking the embargo date, it was a leak, possibly leaked as the magazine went to print. Not sure if the magazine is physically out yet. I went to 7 stores looking for it without any success last week. Am gonna try again today.
