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26 October, 2016

Bethesda’s New Review Policy is Risky Business

Bethesda’s New Review Policy is Risky Business

In a recent Blog post, Bethesda has revealed it will no longer send out advanced review copies of games to media, a move that is sure to flood the internet with inaccurate information and poor reviews.

Bethesda Softworks is one of the brightest emerging publishers in the video game industry. Building on the storied foundation of its own Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, the company – a subsidiary of Zenimax –snapped up a number of other big name studios to its label earlier this decade. In quick succession, the legendary id Software, Arkane studios, MachineGames and Tango Softworks signed on, and soon after Battlecry Studios was founded. Together, they have released such games as Doom, Dishonored, The Evil Within, Wolfenstein: New Order and Fallout Shelter.

In short, Bethesda has become a source of high quality, highly anticipated video game experiences. And having spent plenty of time with the developer, I applaud the way they operate; with each team completely free to explore their creative visions without overseers spoiling the broth.

In the past 24-hours, Bethesda has declared that it is changing its review policy. It wants media and gamers to experience a new title at more-or-less the same time as each other. As such, review copies will arrive with journalists the day before release, and there are some big problems with this stance.

15 October, 2015

Fallout 4 Heading for Huge Day One Patch?

The install size of upcoming Bethesda blockbuster Fallout 4 has been announced and it’s a heck of a lot smaller than we would have expected.

Anyone else remember the days when you could put a disc or cartridge into a console and be playing the game barely a minute later? It was an awesome time. Nowadays, you can spend all your available time just jumping through hoops waiting for your game to start. One of the more annoying situations modern gamers face – and something that is becoming a growing trend – is the scourge of the day one patch.

Check Out: The awesome iOS game Fallout Shelter

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