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                    nickisnixed jedpressfate I've actually been thinking about this a lot, is it a conflict on interest? It really depends on the situation...
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                  nickisnixed jedpressfate The big problem is that the indie community and the AAA community both deal in shared distribution platforms.
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                nickisnixed jedpressfate If you were to publish a book with Tor, it would be unethical IMO to review some other Tor book. But...
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              nickisnixed jedpressfate ... all games distribute through Steam pretty much. It gives incentive to promote, which could be an ethics issue
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            Chronotope jedpressfate JMan240 The big issue is you don't want a revolving door of dev-to-journ-to-dev high-five-ing each other.
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          jedpressfate JMan240 nickisnixed There's clearly some ethical concerns with dev/journos. The game industry is perhaps unique in this...
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        jedpressfate JMan240 nickisnixed ... because, IMO, more reviewers have an interest in making games than in other media criticism.
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      jedpressfate JMan240 nickisnixed Far bigger issues: both press junkets & gifts are considered unethical, but mainstay of games journalism
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    jedpressfate JMan240 nickisnixed The other half of the question is that critics are generally forbidden from being involved in PR tasks.


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