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Nyrael

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Instead they give them to "streamers" and "youtubers"...

Almost all Developers give preview copies only to reviewers and streamers, both for one simple reason: they serve the developers as advertisements. Feel as much contempt as you want for them, but these people have many people following them and thus will advertise their games to these followers, bringing in more buyers.
 

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Does anyone know if there is a review embargo up? I would like to read some reviews about the game before launch day. I almost never pre-order games, and am even less tempted to do so when a dev/publisher doesn't allow reviews to go up prior to release.
I know as a fact, that there is a review embargo... until tomorrow I think it is... I know since a friend of mine who does youtube, got his copy and we discussed the terms... We found it odd, that you couldn´t make a review but you could play it and show it... where you effectively give your opinion :) since... well... youtubers discuss with themselves when playing ;-)

I guess the difference is, that they can´t rate the game... only discuss the new mechanics and let viewers decide on their own...
 

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Almost all Developers give preview copies only to reviewers and streamers, both for one simple reason: they serve the developers as advertisements. Feel as much contempt as you want for them, but these people have many people following them and thus will advertise their games to these followers, bringing in more buyers.

yes, of course it's advertisement and I'm fine with it really. I'm sure it has an important part in promoting games nowadays. But in this case, where it's a DLC and the possible buyers are basically mostly people that already play the game, modders with many subscribers could be the perfect target to promote the dlc. Why it's not done? No idea.
 

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I don't think there is a review embargo, I just don't think people have gotten their hands on it yet.

People have been streaming it over the last couple of days.
 

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Almost all Developers give preview copies only to reviewers and streamers, both for one simple reason: they serve the developers as advertisements. Feel as much contempt as you want for them, but these people have many people following them and thus will advertise their games to these followers, bringing in more buyers.

So they have to choose between youtubers and modders?
 

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I read 2 "reviews". One said it "Sucked Donkey Balls!"
The other "review" said it was absolutely "Stellar!" :)

I will leave you to decide which one was correct. lol ;)