KLXVER said:
Nuvendil said:
Also, love this update bit he added ti the article:
"People have pointed out that Edge got the review copy early because they're a print magazine and it wouldn't come out until after release, but as far as I can tell the issue came out yesterday. Indeed, if you look up the current cover of the issue, you'll see that it shows a picture of Mario in a white suit with the words Super Mario Odyssey Review at the top. It released on October 12th, 2017, fully fifteen days before the game's launch and certainly sooner than any other review (12/10/2017 in UK format means Oct 12th). So much for that reasoning, then."
Did this idiot not even have five minutes to do a quick google search?! Edge is a MONTHLY publication. Odyssey releases at the end of the month. So they were either going to be early - anywhere from the 7th to the 12th - or come out after launch in NOVEMBER. The two week gap is irrelevant, it was then or after release.
Does Forbes just not give a crap who writes for their gaming division?! |
Again why just EDGE and not other publications released around the same time?
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I don't know if any ARE. Not of any notoriety. Edge has spent decades becoming established and respected. When they ask, publishers are more likely to listen. The only other big gaming magazine I know of in print is Game Informer. And they are a late month publication, meaning this is almost never an issue. The only other paper publications I can think of that review games are not game focused, like city papers and thus...don't care enough to ask. It's really that simple. Shoot half of them don't even reach out for review code, all their writing for games is freelance, so their reviews are always late.
Virtually all other reviewers are online or video. Edge is one of the few if not the only gaming focused paper publication in this position. Maybe JeuxActu has been in this position before? But I have a hard time finding out since the site and everything about it is in French :P
