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Starfield review controversy traces game journalism's orbital decay (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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More concerning than Bethesda's decision to withhold early review codes from certain outlets is how heavily some sites are relying on the game to drive their business.

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[–] rich@feddit.uk 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I miss the days of N64 Magazine and C&VG in the 90s. Those were reviews you could trust.

If a game was shit, they literally called it shit and gave it a review and score to match.

For example: https://gaminghell.co.uk/images/n64tribute-carmageddon64b.jpg

Review summary: "If you see Carmageddon 64 in the shops, take it off the shelves, rip up the box and throw the cart repeatedly against the wall until it breaks".

Classic

Edit: fuck me, fourty fucking quid for that game back then. That's £70 with inflation!!!!!

Edit edit: I'm looking at the prices of the games I got in the 90s...fucking hell, we have it good nowadays. Of course literally everything else is more expensive but eh