If you don't like it don't publish the review until it's released is a LOT different then "don't mention game flaws".

I'm wavering. Being an advertising whore myself, I'm still debating whether to say "screw it" and buy the game anyway or hold to what little morals I have left. :D

Rocket, I may disagree with you, but at least you're honest with yourself. Gotta respect that. I say keep your slight morals, losing one MGS4 sale won't kill it, and then after you rent it you can decide if it's worth selling your soul :P.

I think you should rent it but not buy it even if its amazing

that way you can play it and still not pay full price..

why did konami want to avoid any of that info from getting into the review? Did they think people wouldn't buy it?

@Riachu

dunno....for me it was potential spoilers...

but it may be marked down if the 90 min cutscene was crap (which I doubt)

So basicly what you are saying is that any kind of media-embargo is perfectly acceptable.

I may use the slippery slope fallacy here but to me, this is no different then the Birmese government dictating what can and cannot be seen. Sure, the lives of thousands upon thousands of people cannot compare with a simple review grade but I hope the picture is clear - let this slide and we will go from dictating rules to clear bribery - if that doesn't happen already.

And just like the Birmese situation, this should warrant a massive outcry from the world to the people dictating what we can and cannot see. Where we can and cannot aid.

If you don't get why it's different by the way.

It's a different between hiding opinions and hiding content.

Hiding opinions... whatever, but hiding content about the game that doesn't involve spoilers is just downright horrible.

As has been stated, restrictions on reviews prior to release is industry standard, especially big budget games. That's one reason never to completely trust high scores prior to or day of a release.

I am glad to hear that EGM has the integrity to delay their review a month. Maybe they started to have regrets about giving GTA IV a perfect score, and don't want to do that again...

I'm proud of EGM, I haven't read the whole topic so you may be talking about kitten pizza by now, but I just want to say that it's great that they are sticking up for journalistic integrity, and also showing that a game can be reviewed without giving it an arbitrary numerical score.