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As for special interest it would be high prase for gamesite to be owned by publisher and make it have fair review ESPECALLY Of games that compettitors make.
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What is a competitor? As a niche game publisher, we compete with other niche games publishers for developers products. And that is all. Once a competitor has a game it is in the best interest of
all publishers to have that game be a success. The more successes the greater the market.
This isn't automobiles we are selling here, where there will only be two or three to a household. Most gamers, those that account for almost 80% of games sold, buy many games. It is not a matter of I can buy x publisher's game or I can buy y publisher's game. If they like both games, they will buy both games.
So, being a publisher and being fair in reviews is not a problem that I really see. Our policy to reviewers is very simple:
1. Write the review to the products audience. (Don't reveiw a hardcore wargame as it applies to a casual gamer, because that is not the market the publisher is going after).
2. Give the pluses and minuses fairly. (Tell the audience what you like and don't like about the game).
3. Don't score it as this is subjective. (Reveiwer A may not have the same interpretation of scoring as reviewer B).
4. Treat every game equally, regardless of publisher.