• deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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    2 days ago

    Because you might click the link and leave the news site.

    Source: worked in the industry, literally told this.

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        1 day ago

        Been there too. I think it was Warner Brothers (at the time) that had a hissy fit about a review of a game. They didn’t like the review: they wanted advertising rather than editorial. We told them to talk to the sales department.

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              6 hours ago

              Interesting. I actually remember this game very fondly. It’s a well made mid-budget game for kids, in my opinion. Nothing groundbreaking, but charming, atmospheric and with fun gameplay. I was young when it came out, definitely part of the target audience (despite not caring about Harry Potter), but even revisiting it as an adult, I still found it to be enjoyable. Reading the Wikipedia article, I’m actually surprised by how low its review scores are.

              How did your magazine cover it?

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                2 hours ago

                Pretty much what you said, but that’s from memory. The site and the review is long gone now.