DoctorFling
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I'm sure Randy's no stranger to Jim's Gearbox, the problem is commitment is an Alien concept to Pitchford.
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Jimquisition (August 31st, 2015) - Review Events And Boot Camps
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I'm sure Randy's no stranger to Jim's Gearbox, the problem is commitment is an Alien concept to Pitchford.
That's good. Is that a standard policy in all instances, or is it a decision that's made on a case by case basis?
I broadly think Kotaku does a pretty good job of reviews. Can't think of any instances where you've given a game a positive review and then the game releases and it turns out the review was unrepresentative of the actual game. The worst offender for something like this of the big sites is probably Polygon, and some of their worst reviews have been conducted at review events, and they've had to edit these reviews after the game has come out and they've already recommended that their readers buy it,
Certainly there is some reviews I disagree with, but that's just opinions, not a result of attending review events or bad review policy.
I guess my point is that you shouldn't really hit publish on a review unless it is a review you are going to stand by, and I can't really see how you can stand by a review with any conviction if you've not played it in real world settings, on your hardware, and with the same online infrastructure that customers will be using.
(Disclosure for anyone else reading this, I did write a little bit for Kotaku UK, but wasn't really privy to their editorial policy outside the scope of my work, and Kotaku UK is largely independent from Kotaku.com).
BreezyLimbo
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I imagine that the vacuum a massstrike against review events would cause however. Suddenly smaller game sites will jump at the chance to attend an event to have a review up a week earlier than the competition. Given enough time and enough occurrences, its possible that this would upset the traffic of bigger sites and shift their popularity.
Jim Sterling
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I think this is part of the code that outlets have yet to crack - they're so convinced they need to be first, without realizing that maybe their audience actually, y'know, cares what they have to say about the game.
I've run late reviews. I've run early reviews. Back when I tracked traffic, it rarely ever mattered if a review was late or early. In some unique situations it might have, but generally, I could be a week late, even more, and still get great numbers.
So, even if you're not in my unique current position where it doesn't ever matter how much traffic I get anymore, you don't have to break your back for a publisher. If you've created a good publication with an audience that cares about you, then you could post the review a month late and still do great (I speak from experience, having reviewed GTAIV a month after it launched for Dtoid).
If you haven't been able to create such an outlet... then like I said, you've got no justified reason not to tank.
Yabberwocky
Member
Three of my favourite things in one Jimquisition: Jim + Splatoon, Jim vs. Konami, and Jim 'n Randy Pitchfoooord, sittin' in a tree...
Can the squid hat be a permanent fashion addition? It's too wonderful for words.
Can the squid hat be a permanent fashion addition? It's too wonderful for words.
Yeah I switched tabs for that reason.
CaviarMeths
Member
Honestly, Pitchford giving me a BJ while I played Colonial Marines would probably not even break my immersion.