New Episode! Bethesda's Review Policy: Can Some Good Come of it? (Patreon)

Hey! Just to let you know that despite feeling like shit all week, I still managed to work through it and get the episode out!

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Read Bethesda's statement here: https://bethesda.net/en/article/42QH1pTNpKSYIcgKK2C4wW/bethesda-and-game-reviews

The purpose of game reviews, in their most prevalent form, is diffuse to say the least - hell, I made a video back in April as to why that is the case (you can watch it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQrUQmdcVUM). Now that Bethesda have updated their review policy to send code out to press no sooner than a day before launch for titles such as Dishonored 2 and Skyrim Remastered, prepare for these waters to become muddied even further.

In this episode of Writing on Games I contribute to the melange of opinions you're currently seeing - examining the nonsensical nature of Bethesda's statement, why in a utopian world it could lead to some positive change, but why it probably won't. Ultimately, however, the reason is not Bethesda's business practices or big outlets crying about them - it's you, as a consumer, who has to expect more from your games criticism.

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Thank you SO much for your continued support. Means so much to me. Thanks to Carlos for picking this episode's topic after pledging a certain amount!

Hope you enjoy it!

Hamish