That’s not paid advertising. And review scores only tend to slide by a couple of points in aggregate after everyone else gets their review in.
Comment on Sid Meier's Civilization VII | Review Thread
essteeyou@lemmy.world 6 days agoWhen Civ VIII rolls around they won’t send review copies to anyone who gave bad reviews last time.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Ashtear@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Just like they wouldn’t the last time…and the time before that…and the time before that…
It’s not a thing at outlets like these. Paid promo from influencers and independent reviews are not the same thing.